#449 – POTENTIAL ENERGY AND RISK: MITIGATING HURRICANES AND WAR – JON BIEMER PE

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Engineering dynamics tells us to pay attention to “potential energy”. That’s the energy that will be released if some restraining condition is removed. A simple example would be a glass sitting on the edge of a table. If the glass is knocked off the table, the glass crashes to the floor – turning potential energy into kinetic energy. Continue reading

#445 – CALIFORNIA’S CLIMATE RISK REGULATIONS – KELLY EISENHARDT

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On the 7 October 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law two new mandates that are unparalleled to any in the nation, California SB 253 and SB 261. The purpose of both laws is to bring more transparency to the public regarding the contributions big business makes to climate change. Continue reading

#435 – SYSTEMS CHANGES NEEDED IN GOVERNANCE, INSURANCE, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS – BOB LEONARD

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I was in the room seven years ago when David Houle, the futurist, addressed the annual conference of Sarasota County realtors. If you don’t know, Sarasota is a seaside city on the Gulf coast of Florida. It has several heavily populated barrier islands just a couple feet above sea level. He said, “When will it become illegal to list properties vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge without notifying potential buyers?” Continue reading

#434 – WHAT’S YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTION AND FIGURING IT OUT – DAVID ROSS PH.D.

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It is so easy for me to remember leaving an old employer’s large meeting room, gauging the reaction of my colleagues to “the launch of our new plan” for the company. It was easy because they all had the same response as I had to the CEO’s spiel: confusion and bewilderment.

“[With a giggle and shake of the head] Don’t ask me what that was all about. But, what I can tell you is that was an hour I will never get back.” Continue reading

#434 – CALIFORNIA CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY – KELLY EISENHARDT

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On the 7 October 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law two new mandates that are unparalleled to any in the nation, California SB 253 and SB 261. The purpose of both laws is to bring more transparency to the public regarding the contributions big business makes to climate change.

It is acknowledged that California’s law will be stricter than the impending Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling on Climate Disclosure. Continue reading