A recent study from the Pew Research Center found that Christianity in America as a percentage of the total population is falling precipitously and could eventually vanish. I would submit the following: “Vanish” is a big word. The graph definitely …
Author: craigshields
Self-Awareness Is a Good Thing
As we’ve all noticed, one of the terrible consequences of the erosion of American society is the loss of awareness of other people. We go to the grocery store, for example, and see people pushing their carts around with absolutely …
Notes on the SOLO, a Commuter EV Offered by a Candian Concern
Here’s an EV concept I came across the other day that prompted me to call the local dealer, a fabulous guy, and pose a few questions. In summary: Offered by publicly-traded Electrica Meccanica based in British Columbia.
Tagged with: burgeoning EV consumer base
Focusing on Justice
My daughter, pictured here with her brother and me, just asked her dad what’s new in the “world of 2GreenEnergy.” I replied that my current focus is less on renewable energy per se, and more on removing the criminal insanity …
Tagged with: holding Donald Trump accountable for his crimes
Caution: Shocking Post Ahead
When we come across memes like the one shown here, our immediate instincts tell us that this is satire, that it’s meant to entertain with its sheer absurdity. Unfortunately, that’s not the case here. Here’s the Amazon page for Donald …
Tagged with: societal and environmental woes
For Some People, It Doesn’t Hurt Until It Happens to Us
Here’s a woman who realized to her horror that her “pro-life” position on abortion was likely going to kill her. It didn’t take her too long to figure out that the Republicans’ ban, regardless of rape, incest, or the woman’s …
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Tagged with: Human Civilization
Concrete and CO2
The fellow sitting next to me on a plane-ride this morning was a magnet for information on renewable energy and environmental sustainability more generally. He wanted to know things that most people struggle with, e.g., if CO2 is a gas, …
Tagged with: CO2 emissions
Are Abortion Rights an Important Political Issue?
In less than two months, we’ll see. It strikes me as bizarre in the extreme that any significant number of women are going to vote for the party that grossly restricted their rights over their own bodies. Again, we’ll see,
Tagged with: Abortion Rights
We Are Two Different Types of People
It’s said that there are two different groups of people that constitute human civilization: Those who care about all the issues that affect other people, simply because of their basic human compassion and empathy, and Those who begin to care …
Tagged with: Human Civilization
Decarbonizing Transportation
Here’s a meme that takes the migration to electric vehicles about as far out of context as one could imagine. People in developed countries need transportation, and, since the extent of mass transit is limited, automobiles will be a necessary …
Tagged with: migration to electric vehicles
