As presented in this short and entertaining video, there are many things to like about “green roofs,” i.e., roofs on which plants grow, a few bennies of which include:
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Trump’s Presidency: Its Causes and Effects
I don’t think what H.L. Mencken said here is what happened in the U.S. While it’s true that the education level of the common American has fallen, and that Trump isn’t good at anything but lying to and manipulating credulous …
Why We Should Give a Damn
As I have written in the past, I think very highly of journalist, activist and public intellectual Christopher Hedges (photo below), and his inspiring line: “I don’t fight fascists because I think I will win. I fight fascists because they are …
Coal In Europe “On Terminal Decline”–But What About the Rate?
Here’s an extremely detailed report on coal-fired power plants in Europe. The graphic on the left happens to be the annual stats (2016) associated with Germany’s RWE, the company overall most harmful to health, according to modelling – with the …
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How Will Climate Change Affect You?
This is an important, but extremely complicated matter. There are large sections of the globe that will prosper as a result, e.g., cold regions that will enjoy longer growing seasons.
Religion and Science Don’t Always Agree, But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Crazy
I get that there are religious people, and that they often have viewpoints that fly in the teeth of science. No problem there. Scott Pruitt, who resigned in disgrace from his position atop the EPA, was apparently motivated in his …
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It’s Trump v. Science, But Who Cares?
According to this article, climate scientists are roasting Trump over his response to his own administration’s climate-change report.
Science in Peril
I couldn’t resist this short post to offer readers the same smile I got when I saw the front page of the NY Times here. As is the case with all humor, it wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t based …
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Lots of Horsepower Behind Environmental Sustainability
The content of the meme to the right is exactly correct. In fact, there are more than 200,000 groups internationally, some huge, some tiny, whose employees and volunteers are working tirelessly to keep this civilization from going off the rails, …
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Wind Farm Project in Bosnia
Here’s an investment opportunity in a wind project that I thought you may find interesting. When deployed, it will be the first privately owned wind farm in Bosnia (two government owned projects are already operating).
