Marty's Top Ten Ponderables for the Material World. Some even have answers!

What if the tide does rise?

OK, so we've had Katrina, and the San Diego fires, and who knows what that has not reached my radar. If these really are related to global warming, and are likely to get worse, will we as a society continue to look to FEMA (or governmental agencies of any kind) to bail us out? Or is it just a bad idea to build a house where Mother Nature might smite it? Does it make sense to live in the USA on anything resembling a flood plain?

Live near drinking water.

I'm amazed by the continuing barrage of stories about the fresh water crisis in the American southwest. Amazed that the obvious is not clear; I knew this one in 1979. My rule of thumb was "Don't live where your water is piped in from out of state." A recent article in the New York Times quotes local or regional bureucrats who wax eloquent about the double-digit growth expected in their area, but in the same breath confess that they don't have water to support growth. (Or even the status quo.) Hello? Anybody home? Can you say "empty promises" and "don't go there"?

Reduce Oil Dependence

OK, there's a long way to go here. You can Think Globally and Act Locally.How about a Plug-in Hybrid today?

Avoidable Risks: Avoid 'em, or Be Aware of 'em, or....ouch!

Oh, big fun here. What to stay away from, and away from when.

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