Monthly Archives: October 2019

Canadian politics

Posted on October 29, 2019 by JohnMatel

he program was organized by Chris Sands, Johns Hopkins, and featured University of Calgary Professor Ian Brodie, former Chief of Staff to Canadian PM Stephen Harper talking about post-election politics in Ottawa.  The event seemed mostly for Hopkins’ students, who … Continue reading →

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The whole forest life cycle

Posted on October 28, 2019 by JohnMatel

My contribution to Virginia Forests Magazine The whole forest life cycle Most of our mid-rise and almost all our tall buildings are made mostly from concrete and steel. Production and transport of concrete and steel buildings is extremely energy intensive … Continue reading →

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Biggest private longleaf forests in Virginia

Posted on October 25, 2019 by JohnMatel

Everything I can do, Bill Owens can do better, at least when we are talking about longleaf pine in Virginia. This is all to the good, since we all benefit from the good works of others. Bill has a lot … Continue reading →

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Mass Timber road show

Posted on October 22, 2019 by JohnMatel

The Think Wood mobile tour is a beautiful museum-quality display showing environmental & economic benefits of different softwood lumber and engineered wood products. I attended the launch at the National Building Museum. New wood technologies New technologies and innovative techniques … Continue reading →

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Brush cutting

Posted on October 18, 2019 by JohnMatel

Chrissy jokes that I talk so much about my brush cutter that I like it better than I like her. Of course, that sure is not true. You can see all the pictures of Chrissy that I proudly post on … Continue reading →

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Origins of Internet

Posted on October 17, 2019 by JohnMatel

Vint Cerf, Steve Crocker, and Radia Perlman were pioneers of the Internet. Vint Cerf is recognized as one of the “fathers or the Internet.” I can’t say I really knew how eminent they were, but the subject “Origins of the … Continue reading →

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2019 update on Brodnax plan

Posted on October 16, 2019 by JohnMatel

Keeping up with our plans for our forests. Tract 1 Acres: 20 Forest Type: Longleaf pine Species Present: Loblolly & longleaf pine, ailanthus, American sycamore, sweet gum, yellow poplar, eastern red cedar, hackberry, shortleaf pine, Virginia pine, mockernut hickory, white … Continue reading →

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What TV programs did you watch as a kid

Posted on October 16, 2019 by JohnMatel

What television programs did you watch when you were growing up? My Story Worth for this week. The ubiquity of television We were lucky to have two televisions when I was growing up, and one of them lodged in my … Continue reading →

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More From Less

Posted on October 15, 2019 by JohnMatel

The free market system works & all successful societies today are free market democracies. Free market democracies vary from the social democracies like Denmark and the less government involved democracies like the USA or Australia, but they are of the … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Nature

Posted on October 15, 2019 by JohnMatel

Humboldt is the most “famous” guy you have never heard of. His influence is big. Alexander von Humboldt influenced Thoreau, Darwin & environmentalists generally in the most recent centuries. More thing are named for Humboldt than probably for anybody else. … Continue reading →

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