Emerson wrote, “Nothing great ever happened without enthusiasm,” and that’s a concept that’s certainly not lost on this little girl. Averting the collapse of our world’s ecosystems is going to require hard work on everyone’s part, so why not enjoy …
Author: craigshields
America Plays a Strange Role in the World
“He is the only one who seeks to punish Iran, to increase sanctions. All the others are searching for a solution.” #G7 Here’s an illustration of the difference between the present-day U.S. and the rest of the world: where everyone else …
Greenland Ice Melt
Traveling to Greenland and watching glaciers fall apart must be a life-changing experience. For those of us who must content ourselves with videos, I offer this. We live in a time of environmental upheaval, and the survival of our civilization hinges …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Racism and Sustainability
Question: In what time period of American history was the photo at the left taken, featuring the Ku Klux Klan at the courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina? What are the current trends in hate crime in America?
David Koch: New Insights into Human Cruelty
As we look back at the life of David Koch and come to understand the extent of the damage he inflicted on the planet and the people who live on it, we begin to see this in strange new ways. …
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The “Car Culture” Is SOOOO 20th Century
Here’s what the largest European cities are doing to reduce the impact of automotive transportation, and it’s having some extremely positive impacts. Great stuff. What would you like to see in your city?
Tagged with: reduce the impact of automotive transportation
Renewable Energy and Electric Transportation: Making ‘Em Happen
It’s good to see Jim Stack still hard at work helping folks understand the rapid migration to renewable energy and electric transportation. Linked above is a piece he wrote for Quora, the popular question and answer blog.
Sea-Rise Algebra
Who’s up for a little climate algebra? Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice the other day. What contribution did this single event make to sea-level rise?
Climate Science and Labor Law
What happens when scientific integrity runs into political interference? More specifically, can a scientist, fired by the Trump administration for doing her job, successfully sue for wrongful termination?
News Media: “After a Life of Incalculable Harm, Billionaire Climate Denialist and Right-Wing Villain David Koch Dead at 79”
I had to laugh when I saw this headline this morning. The author apparently is either unaware of or not compelled by the two thousand year old aphorism: “De mortuis nil nisi bene dicendum,” or “Of the dead let nothing …
