Joel Gross's Blog

The NFL is being pressured into taking steps to reduce the occurrence of concussions by the media and fans right now.  Reducing concussions is a great goal, especially since concussions have been shown to cause brain damage, alter personalities and cause Alzheimers later in life.  Football players at every level from Pee-wee on up through high school, college and the professional leagues should be required to wear better protective gear and use tactics on the field that reduce concussions. … read more “Concussions”

Below an excerpt from an article by Gregg Easterbrook, a writer for ESPN.com.

Heads of State Pause Their Limos at Their Personal Jets to Denounce Fossil Fuel Use: As the Copenhagen climate summit grinds on with — big surprise! — nothing specific agreed upon, here’s my summary of what you need to know about the global warming issue, bearing in mind yours truly is the author of an 800-page book about environmental policy (that book was so fast-paced, it only seemed like 700 pages):

• There is indeed a strong scientific consensus regarding climate change.… read more “Good Piece on Climate… by ESPN???”

I go back and forth sometimes between two schools of thought on resource usage:

A) Conservation- resources are limited and must be saved (environmentalists, energy & water conservation, etc.)
B) Exploration & Development- the universe holds infinite resources and we should focus on finding new ways to exploit these rather than waste time on conservation.

Lately I have been leaning towards B. … read more “Resource Use”