Scott Wahlstrom

@scottwahlstrom

Massachusetts native, father, husband, grandfather. Public school science educator, mechanical engineer, sustainability/environmental management. Environmental protection advocate, hiking, backpacking, gardening, climate. WPI, FSU, Harvard.

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Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· 28d

“Major emitting countries knew of climate risks decades earlier than claimed Governments have known since at least the 1960s that fossil fuel use was warming the planet. They kept quiet to avoid responsibility.” THIS MEMO😳👇 www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/15/m...

September 15, 1969
For John Ehrlichman
As with so many more interesting, environmental questions, we really don’t have very satisfactory measurements of the carbon dioxide problem. On the other hand, this very clearly is a problem, and, perhaps most particularly, is one that can sees the imagination of persons normally indifferent to projects of apocalyptic change.

The process is a simple one. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has the effect of a pain of glass in a greenhouse. The CO2 content is normally in a stable cycle, but recently man) has begun to introduce instability through the burning of fossil fuels. At the turn-of-the-century, several persons raise the question whether this would change the temperature of the atmosphere. Over the years, the hypothesis has been refined, and more evidence has come along to support it. It is now pretty clearly agreed that the CO2 content will rise 25% by 2000. This could increase the average temperature near the earths surface by 7°F. This intern could raise the level of the sea by 10 feet. Goodbye New York.

excerpt from a letter sent by US diplomat Daniel Monaghan to President Richard Nixon’s administration

Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· Mar 30

Meanwhile, in the east, a modest ski mountain in central Massachusetts is likely to be open in a week past it’s originally planned closing date.

Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· Nov 24

Perfect weather and 360° views prevailed on #MountMonadnock today. Good to stretch the legs.

A view from Granite ledge, gazing out into the distance. In the foreground, two hiking poles and the legs of the photographer protrude into the frame. Snow covered ledge with a few scattered pine trees gives way to blue skies and distant views.

A close-up from the same seated position as the previous photograph. A mountain cairn is in the foreground of the ledge, and in the far distance Wachusett mountain can be seen.

A selfie of the author with the eastern Ridge that leads up to the summit of Mount Monadnock via the Pumpelly trail in the background.

Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· Oct 25

In the face of such overwhelming evidence… of such a testament… Only the most callous dismissal can sustain the denial of reality. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/m...

A spot along the edge of the fire that stopped just before reaching Yellowknife.Credit...Brendan George Ko for The New York Times
‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire
Endless evacuations, unimaginable smoke and heat, 45 million acres burned — is this the nation’s new normal?

Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· Oct 16

The first wind turbine out of 62 planned for the Vineyard Wind project has been installed! nantucketcurrent.com/news/first-v...

The First Vineyard Wind Turbine Rises Off Nantucket
Jason Graziadei • Oct 12, 2023
Wind 2
Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen
The first of Vineyard Wind's 62 turbines has been assembled in the waters southwest of Nantucket.

Scott Wahlstrom@scottwahlstrom· Oct 15

NREL: The growing problem of PV module waste is not a problem. Toxicity concerns, negligible. Recycling, ramping up. Total volume of solid waste, a small fraction of other existing streams. cleantechnica.com/2023/10/13/n...