[Prof. Dr. Tony Pereira, UCLA ME PhD]

Thx Paul, fabulous. Appreciate that the MAHB membership is reading these pages, are in contact with the members, and honor the membership. 
The Royal Academy of Sciences also endorsed the NAS statement to no avail.
We need an effective plan, as I allude in the op-ed, in education, in politics/civic life, and in commerce/business/industry. There are some lights at the end of the tunnel, such as the Transition Cities, Sustainable Communities and other work by individuals and corporations. One recent development is organic ag going from $1B/yr to $30B/yr in just a couple of decades. Another is Germany, going from zero to 24% (some days of low use almost up to 100%) use of renewables, solar and wind, 22.5GW generating capacity and growing, and their commitment to eliminate the use of all fossil fuels and nukes. Liechtenstein also announced to go 100% solar/wind. To put it in perspective, 22.5GW is half peak power demand of California on a hot summer day with air conditioners going full blast. It is also ten San Onofre nuclear plants, now closed for good.  I had the great pleasure of inviting the late Dr. Scheer, NP, Bundestag, the architect of Germany’s FIT (feed in tariff) plan to a free lecture at UCLA. 
We do not have a concerted plan in our country, economic, educational, political. We have a blunt campaign of disinformation on global warming and climate change powered by billions of dollars from the oil/gas/nuclear/coal ‘industries’ taking advantage of the lack of education in the population by manipulation and lies. Your thoughts ?

[Prof. Dr. Tony Pereira, UCLA ME PhD]

Thx Larry, terrific.
At the end of the op-ed I propose an action plan.
Ttalk is fine, we need more doing, action is what counts:
1. in education2. in commerce/business/industry
3. in politics/civic society
Twenty years ago I searched for a doctorate in engineering sustainability.I could not find one in the 50 states. Then I called the U of Edinburgh,one of the oldest Us in the world, and yes, they had one covering wind, pv,hydro and geothermal. I was tempted.
Then I called Sweden, and againtwo decades ago there were two of their most prestigious universitiesoffering fully accredited PhDs in engineering sustainability covering thesame topics, Lund and KTH, their MIT. I asked ‘how much?’ and they did not understand.
So I explained what fees/tuition are. ‘Ha, those, we don’t have those. Education in Sweden is free. You only need room/living money.’ I wasn’t convinced, and explained that I had no blonde hair and was a gringo, not Swedish. Makes no difference, they said. Now I was really tempted. 
Two decades later, I know of no U or college with accredited degrees in sustainability.
We have our work cut out for us, better get started, yesterday.
Plz take a look at my website http://www.ise-now.com, an LLC that I founded, President and CEO, and some of the projects I am interested in developing. Your thoughts ?
Smart menthose Toltecsfor they knowhow to maintaina dialoguewith their heart.
Toltec poem circa 500 B.C.
 
 
 
 

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