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Friends in High Places

I have just returned from the first of three quick trips to China. Even by my standards, the first journey was extremely peripatetic, full of constant motion. But sometimes having so many changes in quick succession shows surprising connections — hidden threads and themes.
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Tough Talking

I'm just back from a quick three-day trip to Austin, Texas, where I gave a talk with a Hewlett-Packard manager to some undergrads. I gave three of these talks in Pennsylvania about a month ago at three different universities. The basic point of these talks can be summarized as an answer to the question, What is anyone doing about climate change? I'm describing climate adaptation, and then talking a little about my work in China. Then the other person -- Pierre in PA, John in TX -- talk about HP's climate mitigation work to reduce the company's carbon footprint.
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