UK: No Coal for Two Weeks Straight, Longest Period Since 1880s
Hip outfit! Good things are happening all over the world, firmly rooted in humankind’s commitment to survival. Though Britain has a long way to go before it will have eliminated coal from its grid-mix entirely (target: 2025), they have made enormous strides in that direction. Kudos.
Obviously, none of this matters if our civilization is unable to get a grasp on coal consumption in places like India, China, Australia, and Indonesia, not to mention the U.S.
One doesn’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to believe that major sociological phenomena in our culture doesn’t “just happen.” Take the climate change denial movement as an example, how did it come to pass that the judgment of the scientific community is successfully called into question by a significantly large group of people? How did a matter of science become a function of one’s political leanings? 
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Those who have never been to one of the annual 
Whither goest thou, the obstruction of justice case against the U.S. president? Here’s a video that may answer that question. 
I am such a sucker for these time-lapse graphics! They make me feel like I own a racehorse that’s miraculously made its way to the Kentucky Derby; it didn’t break out of the gate well, but it’s closing like gangbusters in the final furlong.
I’m not sure the concept on this 
Would it be helpful to know the effects of pesticides and other toxic chemicals on developing bodies and minds? Well, that’s a moot point, because 
I’m simply going to republish this without comment, other than to say that it’s extremely worthwhile. – ed
