In response to my post Infinite Growth Impossible of a Planet of Finite Size, frequent commenter Glenn Doty provides this cautionary remark: Greta Thunberg’s criticism (of the path our civilization is on) cannot be resolved by simply choosing a hybrid …
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Off Topic Bigly: What Happens When We Die
None of us knows what happens to us post mortem. Personally, I wouldn’t conflate the first law of thermodynamics with the afterlife, but I leave it to readers to come to their own peace regarding this matter. For anyone wishing …
Tagged with: law of thermodynamics
U.S. Senator Working To End Mass Shootings
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is probably best known for his efforts to enact common-sense gun legislation. As shown here, he (like 91% of Americans) is a proponent of universal background checks for prospective gun owners. He’s equally progressive on a …
Tagged with: Mass Shootings
BYD’s Electric Buses
From BYD (Build Your Dreams): The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has ordered 130 of its battery-electric K7M buses, the largest single order of battery-electric buses to date in the United States. The order is a major milestone for BYD …
Some Environmentalists are Optimistic, Others Not So Much
As a gregarious person, I tend to engage strangers in conversation, and I’ve noticed that, before they even open their mouths, some people give up clues as to some of their innermost thoughts. Often these discussions wind up covering our …
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Examining the Evidence Supporting the Theory of AGW (Anthropomorphic Global Warming)
From The Writer’s Almanac: It was on this day in 1832 that the world’s first streetcar began operation in New York City, running between Prince and 14th Streets in Lower Manhattan.
Infinite Growth Impossible of a Planet of Finite Size
For a small but growing number of people, less is becoming more; small is becoming big. Does that mean some people won’t always want their lives surrounded by stuff, pursuing the erroneous notion that things bring happiness? Of course not. …
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The Dystopian Nightmare
Wine is a huge deal in Santa Barbara County in Central California. People come from all over the state to taste our Syrahs, Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, and it is predicted that, by virtue of our unique terroir/micro-climates, that we’ll …
Tagged with: environmental devastation
Concern for the Future
From the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of the man who wrote the first memoir in Western literature: St. Augustine born in 354 in Thagaste, which is now in Algeria. He is best known for his Confessions, a 13-book autobiography of …
Trump to Pay Scottish Government $290,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Over Wind Power Dispute
Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort must pay the Scottish government’s legal costs following a court battle over a major North Sea wind power development. He had battled unsuccessfully in the courts to halt the project (a total of 11 turbines) before …
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