List of Contributions

It's hard to think of a more political topic than current Supreme Court decisions. SCOTUS is not a scientific body and it is not involved in any scientific debates on climate change. And whether the US Government has a right to protect the environment has no bearing on whether engineers should prepare ...

The problem is not that climatologists have ignored or forgotten about tectonic activities. Geologists in California and Washington would've reminded them in a heartbeat. The problem is that even taking such factors into account, there is still sea level change due to changing climates. Just like ...

Tino above brought up a good point, which is that some professional organizations demand requirements that are similar to licensure. It also shows how difficult it is to come up with one rule to satisfy every scenario. I'd like to point out that the world can't run on licensed engineers only. Unlicensed ...

I agree that it's a purely political and economic issue. It has even less salience to the engineering profession than how best to respond to changing climates. ------------------------------ Tsee Lee, A.M.ASCE General Services Administration New York, NY ------------------------------

A fact that no climate scientist would challenge. To state the obvious, the problem climate scientists--and obviously ASCE--have with climate change is that the losers will easily outnumber the winners in quantity and magnitude. Do you accept that global warming has many harmful implications? --- ...