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William Becker

Waunakee, Wisconsin

Contributor at Freelance

Contributor at Meer

Author, columnist: Expert on green energy, climate policy expert, sustainable community development, disaster recovery, and more.

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  • 2 months ago | meer.com | William Becker

    It happened at a dinner reception many years ago in Geneva, Switzerland. I was chatting with other guests when Mikhail Gorbachev entered the room. He spotted me, strode up, and grabbed me in a bear hug. Then, he went off without a word to talk with other guests. We had no further encounters with each other that evening or ever again. The hug dumbfounded me for decades. Then, during a meeting recently, a colleague said something that hit me like a slap in the face.

  • 2 months ago | jamanetwork.com | William Becker |Karen H Seal |David Nelson

    Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial Key PointsQuestion  For patients with moderate to severe chronic pain despite high-dose, long-term opioid therapy, does having the option to switch to buprenorphine compared with not having the option result in more pain improvement and opioid dosage reduction?

  • 2 months ago | jamanetwork.com | Michael Incze |Timothy Anderson |William Becker |Karen H Seal

    Integrating Buprenorphine Into Chronic Pain Treatment—Putting the Choice in VOICE Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids William C. Becker, MD; Karen H. Seal, MD, MPH; David B. Nelson, PhD; Beth M. DeRonne, PharmD; Allyson M. Kats, MS; Benjamin J. Morasco, PhD; Joseph W. Frank, MD, MPH; Una E. Makris, MD, MSc; Jacob T. Painter, PharmD, MBA, PhD; Kelli D. Allen, PhD; Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MS, MSPH; Amy Bohnert, PhD; Thomas E.

  • Feb 8, 2025 | meer.com | William Becker

    Communications experts all agree that a picture is worth a thousand words. It's true. A striking image has an instant emotional impact that even a thousand words cannot create. But the intellectual impact is more complicated. An image does not have full effect unless we take the trouble to understand what we see. Our failure to connect the dots can be tragic.

  • Jan 8, 2025 | meer.com | William Becker

    With 2025 underway, we are entering the ninth year since the historic Paris Climate Agreement took effect. It's the pact in which nearly 200 countries promised to each do its part to keep the planet from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. Scientists warn that warmer weather would be calamitous. By the end of the year, countries will submit more ambitious voluntary plans to slow down and eventually reverse global warming.

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Bill Becker
Bill Becker @sustainabill
25 Sep 23

The fossil-fuel insdustry says it's helping fight climate change. Really? https://t.co/oSGzJkGTs0

Bill Becker
Bill Becker @sustainabill
25 Sep 23

Al Gore is still fighting the good fight. https://t.co/oSGzJkGTs0

Bill Becker
Bill Becker @sustainabill
5 Aug 23

They say all's fair in love and war. But we should raise the fairness standard in political debate today. Even cage fighters have rules. The Hill has just posted my thoughts at https://t.co/SegrwLfdrE.