Author: craigshields

Truth and reason are coming up on the losing end in present-day U.S. politics, and perhaps the meme here indicates the reason.  Yes, those who try to draw comparisons between the Third Reich 75 years ago and today’s United States …

“Truth Was Unimportant” Read More »

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At the end of their lives, most trees re-release the CO2 they’ve absorbed back into the atmosphere, whether they decay naturally or are consumed in fire.

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Obviously, we shouldn’t expect what’s pictured here to be the norm, if for no other reason than even fast charging takes longer that anyone would want to stand around in what used to be a gas station.  Yet at the …

Oil Industry Death Spiral Read More »

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Heavy rains have caused flash floods in large parts of fire-ravaged Australia, but they’re the answer to many people’s prayers nonetheless. Climate change isn’t a pretty thing, but when relief comes from one of its disasters (what would formerly have …

All Hail the Rain in Australia! Read More »

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Iceland is an admirable land, and there is certainly a reason to smile at this announcement, but I would let the free market decide on matters where no real injury is born, except to those willing to choose it.

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From the “Good News Network“: David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, recently wrote an editorial in the Financial Times in which he laid out the premise behind a $750 billion plan for a decade of investing, financing, and advisory …

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People have been talking about building roads out of solar panels since long before I developed an interest in renewable energy.

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Anyone who’s tried his hand at the written word and has reread something he wrote last year, or, Gold help him, 30 years ago, has had a feeling of vague self-contempt.  As exacting as we try to be with our …

Trump v. Weld Read More »

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While American liberals and conservatives have never agreed on much, it’s hard to imagine that anyone expected anything like what we have here today in U.S. politics, i.e., government run by criminals.  I didn’t think too much of people like …

Treason Among Top Ranking Republicans Read More »

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The Dalai Lama says, “My religion is kindness.” It’s easy to forget that people who are treated kindly tend to treat others in a similar fashion, and that the way we treat others has an effect that ripples through hundreds …

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