Newspaper articles and opinion pieces

Columns and feature articles written for the Sunday Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus in Vermont (and since 2016 the Green Energy Times, which may be edited versions of Herald articles).

For each year, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and now 2022 and 2023 there is an compilation of my "Planet" newspaper columns on the right.

Environmental Journalism Revisited outlines the history, philosophy and vision of the Sunday Environment page; and gives an overview of the published content during the first four years.

This letter from the 1927 flood in Vermont was published in the Herald in memory of the Irene flood.

Since 2016, edited versions of my newspaper articles and recently many new articles have been published in the Green Energy Times (see annual collections to right)

Filter By Topic: Climate Change; Community solutions; Earth system; Forests; Local Food; Policy; Renewable energy; Scientific integrity; Seasonal climate; Waste management; Water

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2023-03-04Confront the Fossil Empire: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2022-10-01Mother Nature reads your mind - The new Climate System: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2022-08-15Accelerating Climate Change and the Living Earth (GET): Green Energy Times
2022-08-06Truth against webs of Lies: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2022-07-02Climate Disasters and Religious Absurdities: Rutland Herald-Times Argus
2022-05-21Lost in the webs of Lies (Global climate challenges and the truth): Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2022-02-19Climate Change and Local Action: Rutland Herald-Times Argus
2021-12-24Freedom from the webs of lies.: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-12-15Limited progress at COP 26: Green Energy Times
2021-11-06“Code red for humanity”: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-09-11The Truth about the COVID Vaccines: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-07-10Trust, Truth and Climate change: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-05-29Choosing Truth or Lies: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-02-27Truth and the Earth: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2021-01-09The Future has Arrived: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2020-11-21Joy and darkness: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2020-11-16The Task Before Us: Green Energy Times
2020-04-02Resolve to save the Earth: Green Energy Times
2020-01-18Resolve to save the Earth: Rutland Herald & Barre/Montpelier Times-Argus
2017-12-23The weather listens to no man: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2017-07-29Be Grateful For Global Society: Rutland Herald
2016-10-21Libertarian Ideology Alleges that Climate Change Is a Hoax: Green Energy Times
2016-09-25Science versus libertarian billionaires - Getting right with the planet: Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
2015-11-22Warming world challenges ideology: Rutland Herald & Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2014-03-23Gov’t secrecy impedes understanding of climate change: Rutland Herald & Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2012-10-07The leaders we have been waiting for: Rutland Herald & Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2011-01-02New Year’s reflections on our responsibility for the Earth: Rutland Herald
2010-02-11Real science, real world: Rutland Herald
2008-03-02The integrity of science: Rutland Herald
2007-03-11Report is a landmark for humanity: Rutland Herald & Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
2007-02-04The real science of climate change: Rutland Herald & Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Yearly Collections of my newspaper articles

These collections of articles blend science and opinion with a systems perspective as they go through the seasons, dealing with weather, climate, energy and policy issues. They encourage the reader to explore alternative and hopeful paths for themselves, their families and society. I have written them so that a scientist will perceive them as accurate (although simplified); while the public can relate their tangible experience of the weather to the much broader issues of climate and climate change. As political attacks on climate science have increased in recent years, I have expanded my social and political commentary, since earth scientists share responsibility for the future of the Earth!

Here is a citable reference list for the Climate, Energy and Community, 'Planet' series with DOIs till 2017; continuing through 2023. My Green Energy Times annual collections run from 2016 to present.

Special climate topics

Short papers covering selected topics in more detail