The caption here translates as “Exxon’s climate solution: use algae as biofuel. Experts say it won’t work.” Of course it won’t work, but we can all imagine the conversation in the conference room at ExxonMobil’s public relations firm, where someone …
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Re: the Pandemic, Each Town Has Its Own Ethos
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in Santa Ynez, CA, a fairly rural, “God and country” (read: redneck) part of Santa Barbara County. Ironically, our little burg has the completely opposite ethos of the tiny little beach city that …
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The Oppressor and the Oppressed
Nowhere on Earth is this more apparent, and more devastating, than in the United States, a country in which 97 of the poorest 100 counties are in the states that voted for Trump. What did these folks get in return …
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As We Bid Farewell To the Cruelest and Most Destructive Presidential Administration in U.S. History….
Here’s a meme made in 2016, which foretold of the devastating effect that Trump would make in American education. Four years later, our children are that much further behind their counterparts around the globe in terms of math, science, reading …
When Cruelty Knows No Bounds
Trump’s efforts to make it harder for Americans to receive food stamps ran headlong into the 67-page opinion of Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of D.C. who condemned the administration for failing to consider how the rule would …
That Trump Is Destroying the United States on His Way Out Becomes Clearer with Each Passing Day
In withdrawing the United States from the Open Skies Treaty and destroying the highly specialized aircraft used to conduct surveillance on Russia, Donald Trump has made it impossible for our own nation, as well as all our allies, to know …
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Socialist Snowplows
In many cases, he citizens of the United States pool their resources for the good of all, so as to cover the costs of things like snow removal. This is called living in an organized society.
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Why We Should Expect Further Rise in Conspiracy Theories
A symptom of the decline in the U.S. educational system is the dramatic rise in the number of conspiracy theorists. What these folks have in common is that, by definition, a small, malicious, and clandestine group that has successfully convinced …
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Giuliani and Frivolous Lawsuits
Who didn’t see this coming? Giuliani’s legal actions have the same validity as a urologist performing vasectomies with a hatchet. Both should lose their licenses. Obviously, there is no way to predict the outcome here, but it sure would be …
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David Brooks: “The Rotting of the Republican Mind”
In his most recent article, columnist and social observer David Brooks analyzes the forces that are widening the chasm between the political left and right, noting that it’s not as much economic as it is intellectual. In particular, he discusses …
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