In January of 1970, our 10th grade English teacher read the class 12 short pieces of advice that were part of a calendar, one for each month of the year. The advice pertained not how to be healthy or how …
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2GreenEnergy Readers Are Generally Not Conspiracy Theorists
We’ve all seen the comments of the QAnon-style conspiracy theorists like the fellow at the left. Are there powerful and rich people, perhaps Bill Gates among them, who are trying to enslave us? Here are the remarks of a reader …
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Optimism and Pessimism Re: the Environment
The piece at left comes from legendary environmentalist Paul Hawken. The way I simplify this in my own mind is as follows: We (progressives) have the people; they have the money. The vast majority of people on this planet understand …
Trump’s “Virtues”
Below is a video from an ultra-right-wing fellow who favors Trump in 2024, based on the concept that Trump loves America, and all who oppose him hate our country. This is the type of infantile thinking that must prevail in …
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Trump, Trees, and American Stupidity in 2024
It could be said that what America is engaging in now is a giant test for what could be called our “boob appetite.” How much stupidity is too much when it comes to a presidential candidate? Is there, in fact, …
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Glacier Calving
The video below shows the largest “calving event” (a piece of a glacier breaking off and becoming an iceberg) ever recorded. It’s the size of Manhattan, but 2 – 3 times taller than the actual New York City buildings. The …
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Understanding the Media’s Coverage of Trump and Biden
At left is essentially what I believe about the media coverage of the presidential election campaign. When you think about it, the money associated with making this look like a tight contest is so large as to be virtually uncountable, …
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Wildlife Crossings
Wildlife crossings like the one shown here are common in many parts of the world. Here in California, we’re just about to get one on the 101 Freeway a bit north of Los Angeles. Better late than never, of course, …
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Trusting Scientists Re: Climate Change
The answer to the question at left is that there is an entire industry that has formed over the last half century whose purpose is to sew doubt into the public mind regarding the validity of anthropogenic global warming. In …
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The Banana Republic That Is the United States
A reader notes: Trump is responsible for a ‘bloody insurrection’ (per John Boehner). The Republican former Speaker of the House blames Trump and his lies about election fraud for the January 6th riot at the Capitol, writing that the former President …
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