by Mark Poznansky | Apr 19, 2021 | Environment, Politics/Policy
A Place Called KLEEN The name of this fictional “self-contained” entity is KLEEN. You could think of KLEEN as an independent country — although, it could also be a state, a province or a region within a country. Coal, oil and gas were discovered in KLEEN around the...
by Mark Poznansky | Feb 1, 2021 | Environment, Health, Politics/Policy
Our Fossil Fuel Addiction Addiction is defined as a disease in which a person or persons find themselves unable to stop using a substance or engaging in a particular behaviour. Our relationship to fossil fuels is a perfect example of this. However, this is no simple...
by Mark Poznansky | Jan 18, 2021 | Environment, Health, Politics/Policy
Nine Commandments To Save Humanity (From Climate Change) Now that we are close to putting two terrible viruses that have been attacking mankind behind us (Donald Trump and COVID-19), we can get back to the business of correcting the most serious existential threat...
by Mark Poznansky | Jan 5, 2021 | Health, Politics/Policy
The New Medicines of Synthetic Biology The old expression “speed kills” is not always true. As we live through the COVID-19 pandemic and the current vaccination schedules, it becomes equally true that “speed heals.” The noted author and columnist Thomas Friedman said...
by Mark Poznansky | Nov 30, 2020 | Health, Politics/Policy
When Freedom Goes Berserk In 1917, the imminent American Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes wrote in a majority opinion, “speech that is dangerous and false is not protected” under the first amendment of the United States Constitution. This is, of course,...
by Mark Poznansky | Nov 16, 2020 | Environment, Health, Politics/Policy
There’s A War on Science…And It’s Complicated In a sense, there are two wars going on against science. The first, exemplified by Trump and his co-conspirators, is when science is accepted only when it suits political objectives and rejected when it collides with...
