LYON Associates, Inc.

Improving Island Life since 1961

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Richard Branson on LinkedIn: "My top 10 quotes on living life better https://virg.in/UJB"

January 21, 2019: Richard Branson posted images on LinkedIn

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Cheddar Inc. on LinkedIn: "This gate disappears into the ground."

January 24, 2019: Cheddar Inc. posted on LinkedIn

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Interesting Engineering on LinkedIn: "This bicycle parking system fits neatly in your living space via giken.com"

January 23, 2019: Interesting Engineering posted on LinkedIn

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Cheddar Inc. on LinkedIn: "It took 16 specialists 13,000 hours to create this Lego Bugatti."

January 21, 2019: Cheddar Inc. posted on LinkedIn

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World Economic Forum on LinkedIn: "20% of the Amazon rainforest has already been destroyed. Learn more about the value of nature: https://wef.ch/2ERe6S0 #nature #environment"

January 21, 2019: World Economic Forum posted on LinkedIn

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Interesting Engineering on LinkedIn: "This bike has a hidden trick 🚲 via http://bit.ly/2MkvazU"

January 20, 2019: Interesting Engineering posted on LinkedIn

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Solar Powers India's Future

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49 Of The Most Beautiful Places In The World

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How North America's Largest Mural Brings a Community Together

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Why is Singapore so rich? | CNBC Explains

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Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues

Many of the big economic questions in coming decades will come down to just how extreme the weather will be, and how to value the future versus the present.

Consider three possible ways that climate change could exact an economic cost:

1. A once-fertile agricultural area experiences hotter weather and drought, causing its crop yields to decrease.

2. A road destroyed by flooding because of rising seas and more frequent hurricanes must be rebuilt.

3. An electrical utility spends hundreds of millions of dollars to build a more efficient power grid because the old one could not withstand extreme weather.

The farmland’s yield decline is a permanent loss of the economy’s productive capacity — society is that much poorer, for the indefinite future. It’s worse than what happens in a typical economic downturn. Usually when factories sit idle during a recession, there is a reasonable expectation that they will start cranking again once the economy returns to health.

The road rebuilding might be expensive, but at least that money is going to pay people and businesses to do their work. The cost for society over all is that the resources that go to rebuilding the road are not available for something else that might be more valuable. That’s a setback, but it’s not a permanent reduction in economic potential like the less fertile farmland. And in a recession, it might even be a net positive, under the same logic that fiscal stimulus can be beneficial in a downturn.

By contrast, new investment in the power grid could yield long-term benefits in energy efficiency and greater reliability.

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World Economic Forum on LinkedIn: "And it's getting worse. Read more: https://wef.ch/2sxZL40 #nature #environment"

January 17, 2019: World Economic Forum posted on LinkedIn

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Cheddar Inc. on LinkedIn: "This skyscraper escape elevator is designed to save people from high rise fires."

January 18, 2019: Cheddar Inc. posted on LinkedIn

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Interesting Engineering on LinkedIn: "This Device Makes Climbing the Stairs Easier for the Handicapped via http://bit.ly/2RwAAO8"

January 17, 2019: Interesting Engineering posted on LinkedIn

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Implementing Smart Power in India

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Why Singapore Is Heating Up 2x Faster Than The Planet | Why It Matters |...

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Cheddar Inc. on LinkedIn: "These systems transform theaters in minutes, allowing the venue to host several events per day."

January 16, 2019: Cheddar Inc. posted on LinkedIn