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Reference: Atlantic Council Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for a Post-Western World

Document:  Envisioning 2030: US Strategy for a Post-Western World (Atlantic Council, 10 December 2030) Executive Summary Agree that we are at a potentially historic transition point.  However, the Atlantic Council lacks the strategic analytic model to make the most of its otherwise formidable brain trust.  Agree on the need for a new mental map, but …

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George Abney: Emerging Desalination Technology

Respect is due to those who developed the viable method of desalination of seawater described in this report. A means of mitigating the damage done by fracking to potable ground water should include Canadian advances in desalination technology presented by Tang/Zoshi of rexresearch.com. The cumulative effects of fracking includes networked systems in the environment including …

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2012 Global Trends 2030: Review by Robert Steele — Report Lauds Fracking as Energy Solution, Disappoints on Multiple Fronts

NOTE:  This is the final report with new comments.  Comments were made on the earlier elements of this report on year ago.  Robert Steele: Global Trends 2030 – Gaps + RECAP Best External Snapshot: 2012-12-10 Nicole Gaouette, Four ‘Megatrends’ Reshaping the World: U.S. Intelligence (BloombergBusinessweek) New technologies, dwindling resources and explosive population growth in the …

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SchwartzReport: Sea Levels Rising Faster Than Anticipated, US Coastal Cities at Risk

US coastal cities in danger as sea levels rise faster than expected, study warns Satellite measurements show flooding from storms like Sandy will put low-lying population centres at risk sooner than projected Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 November 2012 Sea-level rise is occurring much faster than scientists expected – exposing millions more …

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Yoda: Mississippi Down? Lower the Ocean, Raise the River — Army Corps of Engineers Finds a New Challenge, a New Way — But Who Will Pay?

Mississippi River may hit record low, halt traffic in December Michael Winter USA TODAY, Obama is urged to declare emergency so Army Corps can take steps to keep 200-mile stretch open. 8:27PM EST November 28. 2012 – A key stretch of the drought-ravaged Mississippi River may fall to a record low by mid-December, halting barge …

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