Each Memorial Day, we Americans commemorate our fallen soldiers, and thank them posthumously for making the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. Unfortunately, few of us take the opportunity to reflect on what the U.S. military actually means to us citizens.
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: The Distribution of the World’s Plastic Pollution
Question: Any piece of plastic, thrown anywhere into an ocean, can be found literally anywhere in the world’s five oceans in as little as 25 years. But are there any points on Earth where plastic waste tends to collect more than …
NBC News Reports on Russia’s Attacks on U.S. Democracy
NBC News: LONDON — Russians who were linked to interference in the 2016 U.S. election discussed ambitious plans to stoke unrest and even violence inside the U.S. as recently as 2018, according to documents reviewed by NBC News. Full article here.
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File Under “Products You Don’t Need”
Participating in the sustainability movement means, among other things, avoiding the acquisition of stuff you really don’t need–and here’s a fabulous example: the transparent bubble tent. Looks vaguely appealing until you realize that it:
Climate Change Graphic
If you’re as big a sucker for cool graphics depicting the increase of global temperatures as I am, you’ll like this.
An Optimistic Thought About These Horrific Times
When the Salem witch trials were over less than a year after they began in 1692, sanity was restored, the apologies were made–and most people had no idea how or why all this had started; some, within a period of …
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Infinite Growth Required for a Planet of Finite Size: What Could Go Wrong?
As we approach the 50th anniversary of The Limits of Growth by Donella Meadows et al., it’s interesting, albeit disturbing, to note all the newly emerging factors that conspire to worsen the prognosis of the survival of humankind since the …
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Books on Deforestation
I’m occasionally asked if I have plans for another book project, and at this point, the answer is no. The reason is suggested in this article, pointing to the simplicity of planting trees, or at least stopping the rampant deforestation of …
In U.S., Far Right Wing Prepares for Civil War
Below is a post from Milo Yiannopoulos, one of the right-wing extremists who, after a great degree of deliberation, has been banned from Facebook.
What’s To Become of the World’s Largest Rainforest?
Our tiny planet is divided up into even tinier sovereign nation-states, numbering about 200, each with its own culture, and more importantly, with its own conception of how it operates vis-a-vis the rest of the world. In many cases, this …
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