The Environment – Beta V—Creating, Mentoring, Storytelling

Saving Water 1.6 Gallons at a Time

Posted on September 18, 2020 by William Vaughn in American Life, Heath and Safety Tips, The Environment

I have an aversion to cold showers. I expect most of us do. To make sure the water temperature is closer to 98.6° before I expose my skin to the spray, I run the shower or a bathroom fixture for about 45 seconds (yes, I measured it) to bring up hot water from the water … Continue reading Saving Water 1.6 Gallons at a Time →

On Overpopulation and Global Warming

Posted on February 5, 2019 by William Vaughn in American Life, Human Rights, The Environment

I saw a post which blamed the world's problems including (and especially) global warming on over-population. I won't repeat the horribly racist comments, but given the number of people who piled on to this theory, I can see there are a host of others who ascribe to its tenets. I cannot.However, I agree, more people … Continue reading On Overpopulation and Global Warming →

The Wall

Posted on December 31, 2018 by William Vaughn in American Life, Politics, The Environment, Veterans Issues

I wrote a letter to the editor of the Seattle Times and it was published on Dec 26, 2018. I have included the original text--their version gets to the meat of the subject, but is somewhat abbreviated. There should be no walls in the wilderness... The poor cannot eat a wall. While bridges fail, forests … Continue reading The Wall →

Pictures and Stories from Alaska

Posted on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 by William Vaughn in American Life, The Environment, Travel Photographs and Stories

I met many, many delightful people on my last tour/cruise to Alaska. This was Marilyn and my eleventh (or is it twelfth) trip to this beautiful state. I promised many of these people that I would post some of the best of my pictures here on my website and I'll put a few of them … Continue reading Pictures and Stories from Alaska →

On Direction

Posted on August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by William Vaughn in American Life, Politics, The Environment

Since I (really) hate pollsters who call just as I put the first fork of Marilyn's hot dinner in my mouth, I rarely answer, so when I was sent an online poll just recently by one of our Congresswomen, I responded. Many of you know I spent over forty years in information technology handling data, creating … Continue reading On Direction →

Solar Win for California and China

Posted on May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 by William Vaughn in American Life, Technology, The Environment

Great. Every new home in California will have solar panels. Too bad we didn't invest more heavily in the technology so American companies would be manufacturing the panels. Most will be built in China. Know an American company which does manufacture panels and roofing tiles? Tesla. https://www.tesla.com/solarroof I checked out the Google Project Sunroof site … Continue reading Solar Win for California and China →