Most of our coverage on Iceland has dealt with its fabulously passionate approach to environmental sustainability. Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003 and has been their chairperson since 2013.
If you want a good laugh, check out the meme here. Good to see that Iceland’s progressive demeanor doesn’t stop with environmentalism; as shown at here, they don’t do homophobia. LOL!!
Trump’s behavior, with the frantic, bald-faced lying at every turn, and for no reason, is unsustainable. This cannot continue; it’s going to cross a line somewhere, and soon. The man is insane. This must cease. I feel very strongly that the end is near.
One thing you can say about humankind is that, when we have a crisis, lots of creative ideas pop up like mushrooms after a summer rain. Of course, like mushrooms, some are better than others. (more…)
There are so many enormously positive developments in our civilization it’s hard to count them. As noted, the second quarter of 2019 saw record sales of wind turbines to project developers, which surprised those who had thought that the industry was mature and might have topped out. (more…)
When my wife and I were taking our daughter Valerie to visit prospective colleges we took a tour of San Francisco State University. During a stroll along the streets downtown afterward, she told me, “Daddy, I don’t think I like this city,” to which I replied, “Well that means you don’t like cities. Outside of Paris or Prague or New York, you’re not going find more fun concentrated in one place.” (more…)
At a certain point in his life, Nikola Tesla thought about powering the world with Niagara Falls. Let’s do some rough math on that. (more…)
The U.S. Senate is an extremely powerful institution whose tasks include the approval of treaties, the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court justices, federal judges, as well as conducting the trials of those impeached by the House. Senators serve six-year terms, and thus one-third of the body come up for election every two years. (more…)
The caption to the left should actually read, “The Amazon Can’t Recover Quickly Once It’s Gone.” The Amazon will recover from literally anything our greedy, selfish plutocracy can throw at it. (more…)
Who knew that Maine would become the first state to officially ban single-use polystyrene (Styrofoam) containers? (more…)
For those who want to treat themselves to a sickening display of what America is fast becoming can feast their eyes on this appalling act: fans in New York City booing tennis great Novak Djokovic off the court after an injury forced him to retire mid his match with Stan Warinka in New York City a couple of evenings ago.
This country is composed of many fine people who, unfortunately, find themselves surrounded by complete pigs.
