From one of my favorite reads, The Daily Stoic:
Author: craigshields
Hogging, Defiling Natural Resources Becoming a Social Stigma
Most people think less of those who smoke cigarettes; in fact, some would rather be in the presence of projectile vomiters. Here’s good news for our society: we’re starting to place the same type of social stigma on those who …
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Congressional Discussions on Climate Change Would Be Hilarious If They Weren’t So Tragic
Once you get past the fact that U.S. lawmakers are doing a pitiful job mitigating climate change, there are two distinct elements of the congressional discussion that really are amusing as hell.
Like We Needed Another Absurdity in the U.S.
Recently fired U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is back in the news today with this remark: “If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in …
Tagged with: Rex Tillerson
Advent of the Trump Administration Changes Environmentalists’ Focus
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo asks: I’ve noticed (as have others) your change in attitude in the last 18 months. Prior to the 2016 election you seemed very focused on clean energy technology and genuinely interested in promoting debate, discussion and different viewpoints …
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Qualifications for a Career in the Trump Administration Include an Extremely Nuanced Command of the Language
What’s the English word or phrase we use to describe an Israeli sniper shooting and killing (or shooting for the femur so as to permanently maim–see photo) a child throwing rocks? If you said, “Israel defending its border,” you have …
Donald Trump and the Swamp
It’s understandable that some Americans think that its president “has good ideas.” This is exactly where my dyed-in-the-wool-Republican mother is; she approves of his policies on border control, taxation, international hostility, political correctness, reduction in government, as well as the …
Jobs in Energy: Coal’s Loss Is Wind’s Gain
As we’ve discussed so often, environmental stewardship and economic strength are not mutually exclusive; in fact, they often go arm in arm. Of course, there are people who deny this; they’re called “corporate polluters.”
Tagged with: carcinogenic radioactive isotopes, corporate polluters, energy mix, environmental stewardship, environmental stewardship and economic strength, environmentalism good for business, greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and methane), heavy metals, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, wind industry coal plants shuttered
Costa Rica Bans Fossil Fuels
Just when you thought good news had gone the way of the horse and buggy, another country has banned coal, oil, and natural gas. In this case, it’s that eco-tourism haven in Central America, Costa Rica.
Who Wants To Be Like Sweden?
I respond to the smug young lady here as follows: Oh yeah? Well we don’t want to be like you anyway.
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