Category Archives: Climate

Let’s talk about today’s issues

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on February 13, 2022 and published on February 18.   Editor: Let’s talk about today’s issues “How about we talk about today’s issues?” These words led the last paragraph of a letter here … Continue reading

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Ocean City is Getting Wetter / Sea Level Rise

Letter below was submitted to the Star Ledger on 03-02-21.  The Rutgers report cited in the letter is here:  STAP_20191204_Sea Level Rise Editor: You published a very interesting article on March 1 on how Ocean City is getting wetter.  A … Continue reading

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Top Down or Bottom Up ???

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 02-19-21.  It was published on line on 02-22-21, and in the print edition on 02-25-21,  with the title “Strong climate legislation needed to ReEnergize America” and with some small differences. Editor: … Continue reading

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With Nature There Can Be No Compromise

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 01-24-21.  It was published on line on 01-26-21 and in the print edition on 01-28-21. Editor: The elections are over and the winners are in their places. Our NJ Congressional delegation … Continue reading

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We will have no regrets

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 05-09-20 and published on line on 05-11-20.  There was no print edition that week.  Two related issues that it did not address are decades of political and military involvement in the … Continue reading

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There Will Be Opportunities

The letter below was posted on the Bernardsville News website today.  Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the print edition is not now being published.  Bill Allen    04-05-20 EDITOR: Some see problems with every opportunity.  I try to see opportunities with … Continue reading

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Whom are you going to believe?

Below is from a talk I gave recently.    Bill Allen    11-10-19 “Who are you gonna believe, me, or your own’ eyes?” This line is from Chico Marx in a 1930s Marx Brothers movie.  But my talk today is not about … Continue reading

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At stake is the society that we know

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 06-11-18.  It was published in the on-line edition on 06-13-18 and in the print edition on 06-21-18. I show two charts below the published letter and a comment.  Bill Allen    06-21-18 ============================================================== … Continue reading

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Some decision makers are stepping up

The letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News and published in the print edition on November 9, 2017. EDITOR: Hurricane Harvey dumped record rains on Houston. Myrtle had Category 5 hurricane winds for a record three days before it … Continue reading

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Two are encouraging. One is scary.

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News, posted on line on May 2, and published in the print edition on May 4. EDITOR: “The times they are a-changin’.” So sang Bob Dylan in 1964. The words apply in 2017. … Continue reading

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