Tag: environmental protection

This is funny, of course, but the sad part is that, regardless of how totally unfounded and asinine Greene’s arguments are, there will be people who will come away from the debate claiming she won. The idea that government can …

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One has to like this guy’s style, yet what’s the forecast for 2021? In large measure it depends on deposing Trump and his administration of criminality, brutality, and stupidity.

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As shown here, it’s possible for top-level Republicans to say literally anything they like and not be ridiculed by the Trump base. Trump’s results?  Let’s think about that, and consider how he’s led this nation in terms of the pandemic, …

“Trump Gets Results” Read More »

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Amee, I understand that you’re upset, but I want to point out that it wasn’t “for nothing.” 83% of his enormous tax breaks went to making rich people richer. News flash: rich people like that.  They adore that, and donate …

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From The New Yorker: Donald Trump may be the most erratic and intemperate man ever to occupy the Presidency, but, when it comes to protecting the public health of Americans, his actions have been unfailingly consistent. Since the day he took …

Trump and American Public Health Read More »

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The incredible photos here remind us of one thing: the power that rests in all of us to change the world.  When Greta Thunberg would skip school each Friday to protest here government leaders’ indifference to environmental protection, she could not …

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When you spend four college years with a class of about 400, you get to know a great many of them, from course work inside and outside your major, dorm life, sports, fraternities, and other social activities.  A great many …

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It’s useful to look at the planetary transition from fossil fuels to renewables in three phases:

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Does limiting the role of science in environmental protection and public health policy-making seem like a good idea to you?  If so, here’s a short video featuring a few scientists whose opinions may change your mind.

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There are about 8,000 blog posts here and about 19,000 comments on them, some of which get pretty far out into the weeds.  Accordingly, now and then it may be a good idea to discuss the simplest, most basic concepts …

Environmentalism: Taking It Back To Basics Read More »

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