Anyone who thinks it’s a strong idea environmentally to use electricity from the grid to accelerate the composting of garbage hasn’t studied the matter too carefully.
Author: craigshields
With “Lomi” You Can Roast Your Garbage, But Is that a Good Idea?
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Our Most Tragic Losses Don’t Just Happen; They’re Caused
There is no doubt that the level of corruption in American politics makes it difficult for this nation to make progress, and that’s essentially true regardless of what one thinks of whatever the word “progress” means: universal healthcare, quality public …
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Bringing Climate Science into Public View
It’s “were in love” (rather than “was in love”), but Ms. Herbers makes an excellent point. Professional football gets plenty of public attention, but the fact that we’re baking our planet could use a bit more of our focus and …
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Bottled Water
I approve of the guy who wrote, “If you’re drinking Smart Water, it isn’t working.” Seriously, smart (and decent) people try to avoid single-use plastics, regardless of what’s inside them.
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Defending Trump
As suggested here, attorneys who defend Trump must have certain key characteristics, one of which is a thorough indifference to getting paid. Others include a profound desire for ignominy.
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Great Contrasts in World History
If we still have an organized civilization here on Earth in the year 2100, it will be interesting to look back and ponder the works of our great leaders. At left is what Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius …
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Can Young Voters Be Counted Upon?
We all hope that “Gen Z” voters will take the political issues seriously, and get to vote in impressive numbers. The expectation is a reasonable one, as, if they remain on the sidelines, it will be they who will inherit …
The PR War on Electric Transportation
As the world transitions from gasoline and diesel to EVs, we can expect to see propaganda designed to impede this process.
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The War on Plant-Based Diets
The meme here is illustrative of the level of rank dishonesty to which the beef industry will sink in order to poison your mind against planet-based meats. Of course, all this comes as a horrible insult to the reader’s intelligence, …
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It’s Not Your Father’s Republican Party
I suppose it’s easier to make a statement like Kinzinger’s here once you have become a retired congressional Republican. The point made in the “lower third” of the screen is also apt: this is a Republican party that bears very …
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