How Can Carbon Dioxide be Removed from the Atmosphere?

Carbon Dioxide has become an overabundant, invisible menace. Enhanced by the activities of the human race, in this extreme amount, it is a severe disruptor to the natural cycle of this planet. According to the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries need to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius and aim …

Documentary Discussion – John Lewis : Good Trouble

"The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it."Representative John Lewis At the core of the 2020 documentary entitled, John Lewis : Good Trouble is the importance for all people, as a fundamental right, to have access to a …

The Bigfin Squid – Alien of the Abyss

During my research of the deep ocean, I came across the bigfin squid, a real life alien living in eternal darkness. The morphology of this rarely seen cephalopod reminds me of the creatures in the movie Alien (1979) and the artwork of HR Giger. With its extreme body proportions, little is known about the bigfin …

Mebane Community Park

Over 2.5 miles north of a Tanger Outlets, a shopping mall with 73 stores, Mebane Community Park sits quietly nestled in a 32 acre site in Mebane, North Carolina. Opening in 2019, the park provides the community with 2 artificial turf fields, a playground, a splash pad, walking trails, dog park and a large open …

Fours Years of Blogging

Today, I received a reminder from WordPress that I have been blogging for four years. As I look back on the posts I have shared, I am overjoyed and impressed about the wealth of content I have produced. The content ranges from my travels to China and Istanbul to information on the amazing flora and …

The Deep Ocean – Welcome to the Twilight Zone

More than eighty percent of our ocean is unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored.NOAA That fact that we humans, "the most advanced species on this planet", have only explored approximately 20% of the Earth's oceans is amazing and somewhat horrifying. The deep ocean is a another world. Seemingly a parallel dimension, this unearthly place is cold, dark, …