Our tiny planet is divided up into even tinier sovereign nation-states, numbering about 200, each with its own culture, and more importantly, with its own conception of how it operates vis-a-vis the rest of the world. In many cases, this has no real bearing on anything, and certainly not the wholesale viability of the planet and the population that lives on its surface. (more…)
I hope you’ll take a bit over two minutes and watch the video below, featuring Bill Moyers discussing what is perhaps the most vexing challenge facing journalism today. He asks, “(With respect to climate change), can we get this story right? Can we tell it whole? Can we connect the dots and inspire people with the possibility of change?” (more…)
As shown in the graphic below, a very long conversation could be had about the well-being of the people in each of the 50 U.S. states. Maybe what it shows is that, for the most part, the states are composites of extremely large and diverse regions that, in most cases, balance themselves out fairly well. (more…)
None of us is going to make it out here alive, so do something beautiful with the precious time you have on Earth. At least that’s the thought that popped into my head when I came across this photo.
It seems to call out: Go about your day with a pure, unbridled intention to make this planet a more just, verdant and peaceful place to live.
I’ll give that a go.
Here’s something with real merit: floating solar panels, for places where land is at a premium, perhaps Europe and Japan. (more…)
The great cities in California tend to have extremely high levels of participation when it comes to environmental and social causes. (more…)
To the shame of the human race, there are people who feel a sense of pride and accomplishment by shooting innocent and soon-to-be-extinct game animals: elephants, lions, giraffes, tigers and the rest. Though I can’t do anything about this sickening pastime, I can at least promote the people (and baboon?) pictured here.
Want to enjoy nature? Take a lesson from these guys.
It wasn’t that long ago that American diversity was celebrated and racism disdained. True, 1961 saw numerous horrific injustices against racial minorities, but at least our culture had begun viewing this as something grotesque and sickening.
Now, we’re learning that the hatred and divisiveness that we’re living through under Trump was not an accident, nor was Trump himself the proximate cause. Rather, this is part of Vladimir Putin’s extremely successful attempts to destabilize our society.
As you watch the video here, realize that has been, and continues to be, the most effective single take-down of a world power in the history of humankind. If it weren’t so completely evil, congratulations would be in order.
I’ve known environmentalist Forbes Black for over a decade, but it was only recently that I noticed his penchant for sarcasm, and damn, he’s good at it. (more…)
The only complaint that can be made about organic food is that it cannot be produced at prices and quantities such that it can be affordable for a world population soon to hit 10 billion people. Yet people don’t have an issue with those who only eat organic, as they are entitled to their own beliefs, even if those beliefs, at least as they apply to GMOs, are scientifically unfounded. (more…)
