The Sierra Club makes the point that most documentaries on climate change leave their audiences with a sense of hopelessness, whether by design or by accident. And indeed, the problem is large and growing, and human civilization, fragmented as it …
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“Politicians Discussing Global Warming” (Berlin)
Powerful image here. I can’t say what the issues preventing progress are in Germany, but here in the U.S., we have an entire political party that is trying to convince us of something they know to be false, i.e., that: …
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Stolen Election?
Reader “Tom” sent me this and comments, “And the corpse stinks worse with each passing day. We’re not going to let up on this until ethics are fully in, (and the truth of a stolen election prevails).” Scottish empiricist David …
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And Justice for All
Is it just me, or is justice starting to make a comeback? Who knows what will be the consequences to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his role in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Yet it appears …
The Disturbing Shift Towards Indifference
Almost half of Americans look at this quote from British actress Audrey Hepburn with disdain. A left-over hippy? Someone grossly out of touch with the grim realities of living in a competitive world? This wasn’t the case until fairly recently. …
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Generalism vs. Specialization
There is no doubt that our world would be a much better place to live if we used our resources to educate young people across a wider sphere of disciplines. Until the 17th or 18th Century, there was very little …
Welcome Insurrectionists!
The good news is that the United States has a new president who is working hard to undo as much of the damage that Trump caused as possible. The bad news is that 47% of America still favor Trump, who …
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Synthetic Beef
With the help of every mainstream media outlet imaginable, Bill Gates is heavily promoting his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. I won’t be reading it, because based on what I can discern, it contains very little that …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Texas’s Deregulated Electricity Market Cost Residents More Than the Loss of Power
Question: From the Wall Street Journal: Texas’s deregulated electricity market, which was supposed to provide reliable power at a lower price, left millions in the dark last week. For two decades, its customers have paid more for electricity than state residents …
The Role of Hydrogen in Our Quest for Clean Energy
Those for whom this is a new idea will benefit from this article on hydrogen, and how it’s part of Big Oil’s masterplan to forestall “the electrification of everything.” The generation of electricity from low carbon sources like solar, wind, …
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