Question: Primatologist Jane Goodall asserts three reasons for her optimism about the ultimate disposition of our planet’s health. One is shown at left, i.e., all we need to do is stop poisoning and otherwise harming our Earth, and it will …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Our Planet’s Resilience
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Trump and the Working Class
There are dozens of things to be sickened about re: the outcome of the 2024 election here in the United States. But if you’re looking for the single most nauseating issue, consider this: Trump voters believe he has the backs …
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MAGA Jesus
To the author of the meme here: great job. I don’t think we’ll ever run out of ways to point out the hypocrisy of the MAGA Christians.
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Saying No to Fox News May Save Your Life
I have quite a few childhood friends who are now Fox News acolytes, and I’m convinced that Fox’s “alternative facts” have inflicted untold pain on this nation and the other nations around the globe. From their disinformation campaigns on COVID, …
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The End of American Democracy?
The Americans who voted against Donald Trump in the 2024 election and the vast majority of the citizens elsewhere around the world will read this quote from Steinbeck and hope it doesn’t apply to U.S. democracy.
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Getting Serious about Renewable Energy in Texas
Here’s a piece that suggests that the people of Texas are developing a cleaner grid-mix, because they’re tired of have huge swaths of residential land destroyed by hurricanes, e.g., Beryl of June and July, 2024. This is a great example …
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Discussing Religion and Politics
I agree with the author of the meme here, and I believe that if we were to follow the course he suggests we’d be a lot less steamed about these issues than we are now. Having said that, it appears …
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America’s Horrifying Transition
Dr. Gregg Bloche, a friend who teaches at Georgetown Law School, said on a Zoom call yesterday that the U.S. has transitioned from “a cognitive to a non-cognitive” mode of politics and voting. What a fantastic phrase. It’s terrifying, of …
What the Results of the 2024 Election Taught Us about Ourselves
Perhaps it’s easiest to identify what American voters do not value: truth vs. lies, knowledge vs. ignorance, rule of law, fair treatment of minority groups, environmental sustainability, and democracy. It would be comforting to think that the outcome of this …
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How Americans Voted, By Gender and Race
White folks voted for Trump, 56 – 42. That’s quite a landslide, one that leaves zero doubt about our appetite for racism, lies, and treason. Fron the standpoint of the environment, it says something else as well: we couldn’t care …
