Bob Morris

The 2020 campaign doesn’t get started until about April 2020, an eternity away in politics. So much can – and since it’s 2019 now – will happen, that predicting now who the candidates might be seems pointless. Instead, Democrats and…

The Camp Fire destroyed 90% of the homes in Paradise CA. The forests in the area hadn’t burned for years and were overgrown. The fire became a conflagration due to extreme dryness and forests that had 10 times more trees…

The governing body for maritime shipping is mandating sharp reductions in sulfur emissions by 2020. Sulfur caps are already required by governments in parts of China, the US, and Europe. However ships often switch to high-sulfur fuel after leaving those…

You would think the Marxist Left would be organizing nonstop against a racist, mentally unbalanced, extremist right wing president. But, they aren’t. There’s been a few desultory Trump Must Go editorials, however they’ve put practically no people in the street.…

Millions of furloughed federal employees live paycheck to paycheck and will be hurt by Trump’s temper tantrum over the budget that forced a government shutdown. Yes, they will almost certainly receive full back pay when the shutdown is over (as…

Perennial crops have huge advantages over annual crops. They are much better for the soil and planet. The Land Institute in Kansas is developing new crop perennials, including wheat, sorghum, wheatgrass, oilseeds, and legumes. Kernza, a perennial grain, was developed…