December 2015 – the quick Sliver

12.24.15 Dunder and Blixem

December 24, 2015 Mike Keeler

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Twas the night before Christmas. And you might have been wondering about “Donner.” After all, the other reindeer names make sense. Dasher dashes, Dancer dances, Prancer prances. Cupid and Vixen probably hang out together. Comet is clearly the fastest one. And Blitzen is the German one that sparkles like lightning.…

12.18.14 Chests & Nuts

December 18, 2015 Mike Keeler

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Global warming! Immigrant terror! The War on CHRISTMAS! …may all be alleviated though selective breeding. When Europeans arrived in the New World, one of the most valuable things they found was the unfathomably large and widespread forests of mature hardwood trees. The forests back in Europe had been heavily harvested…

2015 Blight Breeding Chestnuts

12.4.15 Climate Christmas

December 4, 2015 Mike Keeler

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On November 30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference began in France. Last night, a 10-ton, 78-foot tall, 80-year-old Norway Spruce was lit up as this year’s Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Here’s the connection. An average-sized mature tree can absorb an estimated 13 lbs of carbon annually, and an acre of…

2015 Rockefeller Center; Christmas Tree; Climate Change