In 2011, clean energy author and consultant Craig Shields made international news by divesting his 401(k) of fossil fuels and all other extractive industries. OK, that was a joke. I actually did that, but, I can assure you, no one noticed …
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True to form, frequent commenter MarcoPolo stands up for the coal industry in response to my recent post “What’s Happening in the U.S. Coal Industry Is Most Certainly Not Helping the Miners”, in which he begins: I’m astounded by your ill-informed and deliberately …
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In response to my post in which I discussed the futility of trying to convert climate change deniers using data and reason, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: You are quite right, there’s little point in discussing anything, with anyone, if you …
I’m lucky enough to have been born a straight while male, adopted as an infant into an affluent family with terrific values that included the importance of education. As a result of this fortuitous combination, I personally have relatively little …
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Here’s a cute and funny piece that gets at something most of us have experienced: encountering a climate change denier in a public setting like a holiday dinner. Personally, I’m content to keep to myself and to refuse to be drawn …
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Re: my recent post on Popular Mechanics’ predictions for our future, my friend who had originally sent me the article writes: I can’t disagree with your balancing the good with dystopian probabilities. Regarding global warming, your predictions are likely spot-on. …
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A friend sent me this wonderful piece in which Popular Mechanics lists its top predictions on what life on this planet will be like in the year 2050 and beyond. I hope you’ll check it out; it’s really worthwhile, and …
Like so many young people in America, I was introduced to an important academic discipline in college purely by accident. In my particular case, the year was 1975, the subject was philosophy, and the accident was the person of one …
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About 20 years ago I had a client in Copenhagen who, one night after work, invited me to dinner at his lovely suburban home. When we walked in, my friend introduced me to his charming wife and two little daughters, …
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo offers this response to my recent post on the 16,000 scientists from 83 countries who issued a warning to humankind to knock off the environmental recklessness or face catastrophic consequences:
