Since Trump became a thing on the U.S. political scene in 2015, there has been a running debate: Is Trump the cause of the hate, racism, and lies that is enveloping our formerly great nation, or is he the symptom …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Wind Turbine Placement
Question: There are at least three central problems with the idea put forth here, i.e., installing wind turbines under bridges. What are they? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: A great deal of thought goes into siting …
The Cult of Ignorance
From this: A South Dakota nurse whose tweets went viral over the weekend says the hardest part of her job is convincing some critically ill patients that they really do have COVID-19. “Their last dying words are, ‘This can’t be …
Living Life To Its Fullest
Obviously, there is a difference between cancelling and altering plans for the holidays, but that’s not the most objectionable aspect of this meme. Rather, it promotes the idea of violating state and local government guidelines that are put into place …
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Young Trump Aide Fights Uphill Battle
The task of this “gentleman,” which is rooting out disloyal staffers, is a difficult one indeed–and one that will soon become impossible, simply because there will be no one left. We can try to put ourselves in these unfortunate people’s …
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Trump’s Legacy
Impeached? Lost popular vote twice? One-term president? Each one perfectly true. Yet all this will pale in comparison to the prison term to which he’s sentenced. We’ve never had a president come out of the White House and into the …
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When the Eyes of Two Environmental Leaders Meet
Chief Arvol Looking Horse met with Greta Thunberg on October 8th when she received a name, translated into English, means “Woman Who Came From the Heavens.” Chief Arvol is the 19th generation keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe …
Path To Sustainability Includes Competence and Awareness
In a recent post, I pointed out the road to sustainability starts with caring about each other and the respect for nature. It may start there, but I forget a key ingredient in the achievement of the goal: competence and …
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Our “Plastic-Surgery World”
My brilliant and sensitive friend Zan Dubin Scott writes: This is why we can’t have nice things: we live in a plastic-surgery world and buy too many new things all the time. They’re spraying this gorgeous fir GREEN! It’s not …
Citroën’s New EV
French automaker Citroën has developed a wonderful battery electric vehicle, targeting the European market, initially Holland, the UK, and Germany. Its MSRP in the UK is about $25,500 USD, which sounds quite attractive, given its modern styling, fabulous accouterments, and …
