As expected, the Environmental Protection Agency delivered its proposal to scale back fuel economy standards to the White House yesterday.
Author: craigshields
Here’s What We’ve Become
You and I live on a planet in which two of today’s most important world leaders are Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Great job, humankind!
Tagged with: Donald Trump
It’s a New World’s Record!
Humankind has a certain fascination with world records, which explains how Guinness has sold more than 138 million copies of their book of World Records in more than 100 countries since it was first published in 1955.
Tagged with: global temperatures
Normalize Trump’s Behavior At Your Ethical Peril
It’s hard to add anything to Bonhoeffer‘s words. Those who tolerate Trump’s behavior are really not much better than he is.
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Staying Excited About Moving To Cleaner Energy Sometimes Requires Work
In the U.S., new capacity for electrical power generation will consist almost exclusively of solar, wind, and natural gas this year, according to the Energy Information Administration. And actually, if the new gas plants don’t come online this December as …
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EPA Administrator Aggressively Stopping Himself
Thank God for small favors. According to the American Energy Society, there are currently 12 unique investigations of EPA Director Scott Pruitt; these investigations have slowed his attempt to roll back a half-dozen EPA regulatory reviews, including delaying review of rules to …
Evolved Thinking on Climate Change Is Both Encouraging and Terrifying
Here’s a feature from the current edition of the American Energy Society’s newsletter: Energy Quotes: Jim Bridenstine, New head of NASA:
Humankind Seems To Be Missing the Main Point Re: Sustainability
Though we humans account for only about 0.01% of the mass of all living beings on this planet, we “big-brains” don’t really act in accordance with this remarkable fact, do we?
Notions of Compassion and Sustainability Expressed Without Words
The written language has certain limitations. One can push the envelope, trying to be funny, impassioned, sarcastic, or bellicose, though writers face the constraints placed on us by the finite nature of words and the syntax in which they’re used.
Tagged with: Live in concert with nature
What Is Fair and Balanced Reporting?
I’m spending the weekend with a friend who reads the digital version of the New York Times every day, though he points out it has a liberal bias because so many of its articles bash Trump.
Tagged with: Reporting On Climate Change
