In response to a pro-capitalist/anti-social screed, the following discussion ensued. The essay Stuart linked to is very interesting and worthwhile, btw. Stuart: For those more interested in substance than rhetoric on this issue, please check this out, explaining how capitalism …
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Capitalism and Socialism
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Trump Confirms U.S. Will Withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement
I met a couple from Australia the other day who remarked how mean-spirited all this is. The husband said, “The countries of the world work like dogs, for years, to get to the Paris Agreement; sure it’s imperfect, but it’s …
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There May Be Blood
Now might not be a bad time to remind this Major League Baseball umpire and others like him that participating in a cival (sic) war, if that means committing an act of violence, will meet with immediate and overwhelming force …
Tagged with: Hate crimes and mass shootings
Expressing Oneself Creatively
I know what it’s like to struggle to be heard. Yes, 2GreenEnergy has 6K+ subscribers, but I sure wish it were 6M+ or 60M+. That’s why it’s so easy to appreciate the creativity others are showing in developing novel ways …
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“Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime”: The Epitome of Ignorance
It’s hard to imagine what thoughts shot through the minds of the collective Republican establishment when the president’s former acting attorney general made this statement earlier today. One would have to speculate the following: If this is the best defense …
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Republicans Storm Impeachment Inquiry Deposition in House Intel Hearing Room
Glenn Doty writes, “We are rapidly devolving as a country. They will gladly pull down every single institution – including their own – rather than allow the constitution to be followed and the rule of law to be enforced. It’s …
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After Improving for Years, U.S. Air Pollution Is Now Worsening
How completely unexpected. No one could have guessed that gutting the EPA and rolling back air pollution standards could possibly have worsened the quality of the air we breathe and caused more people to die. This is equivalent thinking to …
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Future Phone App Will Help EV Drivers Charge with Wind
Referring to the screen shot here, EV World’s Bill Moore writes: Look what I discovered! The US Wind Turbine Database. It has an API, so I am wondering if I could use Google Flutter to create an App that would …
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The Migration to Renewables Is Often Political, Thus Painfully Slow
Regarding my recent piece The Caribbean: Making Renewables Happen, a childhood friend with whom I’ve recently reconnected Candace Sneberger (of international travel fame) writes: When will be get the USVI (U.S. Virgin Islands) on board with renewable energy? So glad …
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Knowingly Destroying the Planet? Boys Will Be Boys. Cheating Investors? Oooh, That’s Bad.
From The Wall Street Journal: Exxon Mobil Corp. and New York’s attorney general are headed for a showdown this week over accusations the company deceived investors, a rare trial over how the oil industry accounts for the impact of climate …
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