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.
When I saw this just now I thought, OK, I’ll bite. What is it?
Almost every adult American has an opinion as to what educational class, formerly taught in public schools and discontinued due to lack of funds or interest, should be brought back and reinstated in an attempt to address some glaring defect of American culture. (more…)
Though we commonly think of each successive mass shooting as a tragedy, it may be more accurate to refer to these incidents as complex sets of interconnected tragedies. Yes, each means the shocking and senseless killing of groups of innocent people, coupled with the agonizing loss that pierces through each victim’s family. But sadly, there is more to it than that, when we add in: (more…)
As coal-fired power plants are shuttered due to the high costs of operation relative to renewables and natural gas, it is natural to worry about the financial well-being of the people formerly employed in the industry–even though we need to be happy for their now-extended life expectancies, given the recent surge of black lung disease. (more…)
Biodiesel from used cooking oil? Nobody’s saying you can’t do it; in fact, this is being done “as we speak.” But keep in mind that a) you need trucks to go out and collect it, and b) even if that weren’t the case, there isn’t enough of it to make a material improvement in the carbon footprint associated with transportation.
Life for federal judges in the northern climes has certainly gotten more interesting since the Trump administration came to town. Here, we learn that one of Alaska’s U.S. District judges, Sharon Gleason, handed down the third legal setback to Trump’s energy and environmental policies in less than a week. (more…)
