ecosystem

“Where No Man Has Gone Before”

As economic inequality has continued to dominate our society, I am constantly reminded of the original Star Trek series, and more specifically a particular episode. This essay has really nothing to do with the future of space travel or exploration (a word the precedes exploitation). Instead I use that series to address what is going on Earth in the present as the original series did.

The Weekly Watch

Coral Chorale

Today I would like to sing the praise of coral and lament it's rapid demise. I'm in Key West hoping to see a reef or two. I've been fortunate to visit the second largest reef system, the Mesoamerican reef, but this is my first visit to the keys. We were invited by a friend whose relatives have a house there which they are not renting out this month. So let's dive in and see what we can find under the surface of things.

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