A few points on the trillion tree initiative: • This is an irrefutably good idea, as trees absorb CO2 and convert it to both above- and below-ground tissue that remains sequestered, at least until the end of their lives.
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The Trillion Tree Campaign
Tagged with: environmental sustainability, meteoric rise in greenhouse gas emissions, trees absorb CO2 and convert it to both above- and below-ground tissue that remains sequestered, trillion tree initiative, Trump's utter disdain for environmental responsibility, widespread destruction of the Amazon rainforest
Economic Losses from Climate-Fueled Disasters in the Last Decade: $3 Trillion
The economic losses from 2010 -2019, according to Aon’s Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report (pdf), hit nearly $3 trillion. That’s up from 1.8 trillion recorded between 2000 and 2009.
Bruce Springsteen: ‘Trump Doesn’t Understand What it Means To Be American’
Readers may find this piece in The Independent to be of interest. I would submit that it’s more complicated than that; it depends on what it actually does mean to be an American. In a way, America is at war …
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Tagged with: greed and selfishness
Climate Change Poses Real Threats
I had to laugh when I saw this. I love PBS and I understand the horrors that climate change poses, but …. The melting of the Greenland ice sheet threatens to plunge our coastal cities under water, and we’re talking …
Some Remarkably Bad Lawyering in Washington
Yes, Trump’s lawyers are hopelessly unprepared and undertalented. As someone put it, “This is like watching the New York Yankees play the Bad News Bears.”
How We Got Trump Was Largely Just Bad Luck
At this point it’s unclear how successful Trump will be in leading this country further into the putrid miasma of racism, violence, cruelty, environmental ruin, executive lawlessness, and all the rest. What’s completely certain is that, as long as there …
America’s New Monarchy Is on Our Doorstep
The impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate is arguably the single most important event in this country’s history, as it’s a watershed moment that could push us over a cliff into lawlessness. If Trump isn’t held accountable, we will have …
Tagged with: America's New Monarchy
Who Isn’t Impressed with Russia’s Political Tactics?
We’re just now becoming aware of the incredible talent that Russian operatives brought to bear to help elect Trump in 2016. As I looked through some of the screen shots below, I thought how this guy, or perhaps a team, …
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Gun Rally at the Virginia Capitol: Where’s the Line?
Nice outfits, guys! You with the gray scarf: Love the knee pads. Seriously, a few thousand white nationalists and other cretins held a protest in Richmond, Virginia today, expressing their viewpoint that any gun laws, regardless of how minor, are …
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On the EV Adoption Curve
Here’s a fabulous article that nails the seven most important reasons that the adoption curve of electric vehicles has been so unexciting. A point I found interesting is “lack of clear superiority” (in terms of performance).
