We Americans are so wrapped up in resisting the Trump administration’s relentless attack on the environment and social/economic justice that it’s easy for us to forget that, elsewhere around the globe, many good things are happening.
Author: craigshields
When It Comes To Climate Change, What Do You Believe?
Here’s a video on climate change, featuring EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s remarks that it’s inappropriate to talk about the connection between climate change and natural disasters like hurricanes. Pruitt, of course, is a climate denier. The video concludes, “What do …
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News from the World Bank Is Good for Everyone But the Oil Companies
The World Bank (New York headquarters shown at left) was formed at the end of World War II for the purpose of reducing poverty around the globe. Currently, it has 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over …
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Trump’s War on the Environment Is a Yawn
Donald Trump is dropping climate change from the list of threats to U.S. national security, a move bound to please his dwindling base of a) the rich and b) hateful people/morons. (Note to Trump supporters: If you’re not sure which …
We’ll Soon Be Burning More Coal. Sound OK?
A wise-cracking friend of mine in high school used to tell me that I “have a firm grasp on the obvious.” That was the first thing that went through my mind when I came across Jameson McBride’s article that begins: …
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The Dynamics Deep Within the Greenland Ice Sheet
This fabulous video presents the melting of the Arctic sea ice in a totally accessible way, while maintaining enough scientific rigor to leave no doubt as to its validity.
When Trump Loses Support of Fox News Viewers
There are a lot of things to abhor about Fox News based on the effect it has on its viewers, and thus our society. A few weeks ago I mentioned a study from a major university that found that those …
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What Do You Call a Form of Government that Consistently Frustrates the Will of the People? Well, Here’s What You CAN’T Call It.
How does one make sense of the fact that net neutrality is going away, even though its supporters outnumber its opponents by more than three to one?
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Net Neutrality and American Democracy
Question: It’s almost certain that the FCC will repeal the net neutrality regulations, as Republican nominees dominate its leadership, but what percentage of Americans–of all political stripes–say they are against the move? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: …
Trump’s “Divide and Conquer” Strategy May Have Reached Its Limits
Donald Trump is unarguably the most powerfully divisive figure ever to stir the cauldron of U.S. politics; never in our history have so many families and friendships been torn asunder by heartfelt differences in our views on environmental responsibility, fairness, …
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