From CNN: “A global tipping point is a threshold when the planet’s systems go beyond the point of no return — such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest, accelerated melting of ice sheets, and thawing of permafrost — the …
Author: craigshields
Trade War Delivering a Sharp Hit to American Manufacturing
“Either you manufacture things or you’re leaching off the people you do,” a kid I knew in college told me. “You mean the dentist who keeps my teeth from rotting out of my head is leaching off some guy who …
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Trump: Perhaps at Loggerheads with Military Brass?
While nobody knows precisely what the top people in the U.S. military are thinking and saying about Trump in their private conversations, anybody could guess the basic gist. For a moment, let’s forgot all about the Ukraine, the nonstop torrent …
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Tagged with: clandestine and sinister forces within the U.S. intelligence apparatus “Deep State”, Mueller's 10 points of obstruction of justice, nonstop torrent of lies, the violations of the emoluments clause and campaign fiance laws associated with ripping off a charity to cover personal expense, what the top people in the U.S. military are thinking and saying about Trump
Bad People Do Bad Things
The guy who commented “Karmic Asskicking!” to what happened here got 510 likes on Facebook, but, while I admit that this is a bon mot if there ever were one, I like to be a bit more scientific and see …
Tagged with: Bad People Do Bad Things
Not Sure This Is Making America Great Again
There have been 17 “significant” pipeline incidents (defined in the article linked above) thus far in 2019. Now we learn that, a week after another rollback in safety measures, an explosion at a chemical plant in Texas, noted for its …
Political Rancor at Thanksgiving
I don’t have any empirical data to support this, but I’m guessing that arguments over Trump’s impending impeachment were actually fewer than expected. That’s because this whole thing is so completely out of hand at this point.
Bicycling in Holland Goes All the Way to the Top
I couldn’t have told you that The Netherlands has both a prime minister and a king, but I could have predicted that bicycling would have somehow been involved in a meeting of the two. Like good people all over the …
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Tagged with: environmental stewardship
A Tale of Two Nations
Asia Times reports on China: A 600km/h maglev train prototype will be ready for trial runs in 2020.
Local Politics Gets Fiery
As mentioned previously, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara County, CA. Where the city of Santa Barbara is extremely progressive, Santa Ynez is very “God and country,” and it’s obvious everywhere one looks, from pictures of John …
Sustainable Products Made from Hemp Include Biofuels
The first question that essentially everyone asks about this subject is: What is the difference between cannabis and hemp? From Sensi Seeds: The main difference between cannabis and hemp is in our perception of two different expressions of the same …
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