one year

I started this blog in April 2006, so this is the one year anniversary of this blog.

Blogging is interesting in a few ways. When I started this blog, I envisioned it as a place to try my hand at blogging, to learn what it is like, and to offer a portal into some of my interests for friends and family. I have fallen into several common blogging traps, including in no small measure the "cat blog" trap.

Blogging is a useful practice for gathering thoughts on a subject, and finding a way to articulate those thoughts in a personal voice. One blogging trap I try to avoid is to become an "echo chamber".

In this next year, I plan to continue to this blog, and will probably continue to emphasize some photo blogging from my personal life coupled with other observations into areas that interest me as an amateur.

latest IPCC update

So the IPCC issued its latest report (PDF) on climate change impacts, adaption, and vulnerability - summary for policymakers.

I believe the overall work of the IPCC has contributed to a better global understanding of the reality of climate change, and of the need to address it. Even last fall, the Christian Science Monitor published an article "New combatant against global warming: insurance industry" that showed insurance giants giving due consideration to the risks of climate change.

Additionally, in a split decision this week, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as described in this article in USA Today.

It seems to me that the challenge of climate change and global warming is a fantastic opportunity for industry, here in the states and elsewhere, to develop significant new revenue streams and profit centers in all sorts of markets, including greener power generation, more efficient vehicles, smart houses, and so on.

Even top-tier VCs are beginning to look in this direction.