In her fantastic article in Nature Magazine, Dr. Gretchen T. Goldman (pictured) writes, “Cuts to science advisory panels for federal agencies will haunt the United States long after the current administration finishes.” She continues: (more…)
Here’s a sad story on climate inaction. If we’re having trouble getting ‘er done in Oregon, it’s hard to know where else to turn.
What’s especially tragic is that experts agree that the bill in question would bring jobs along with it. One would think that blocking the passage of such a measure would be impossible. One would be wrong. (more…)
Clearly, there are two types of Trump supporters: Trump’s “base” of ignorant and hateful racists (perhaps 80% of the total), and wealthy conservatives who profit from things like his tax cuts and his deregulation of banking and industrial pollution. (more…)
It’s the birthday of philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre, born in Paris in 1905. Though most of his work is hard to follow, his short essay “Existentialism and Humanism,” based on a lecture he gave in 1945, is quite straightforward; I recommend it for those who want simply to understand the core concept. (more…)
Regardless of what happens to this civilization, it’s quite likely that the Trump phenomenon, as described so eloquently at the left, will very likely be regarded as a watershed moment. We will either turn this around, or we won’t. We’ll either find a way to conquer the hate, the bigotry and the mass hysteria, or we will descend into a societal abyss. (more…)
Question: What state just passed the most ambitious climate target in the country, calling for carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net-zero carbon economy by 2050? (Hints: a) it’s not California, and b) see pic here.)
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. (more…)
Those who eagerly await the Apocalypse will like this: the latest roll-back of environmental regulations concerning the consumption of coal. Andrew Wheeler (seated), administrator of the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is shown here repealing the federal law (The Clean Power Plan – CPP) that kept all those heavy metals: mercury, cadmium, selenium, arsenic, etc., all those carcinogenic radioactive isotopes, not to mention greenhouse gas emissions, out of the air we breathe. (more…)
The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras), the country’s sixth largest, is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry, which has resulted in a severe water shortage, lasting weeks at this point. As reported here: “Millions of people are running out of usable water in Chennai, which is currently experiencing major droughts and a rapidly worsening water crisis.”
Glenn Doty responds: (more…)
There’s lots of buzz here about President Trump’s public warning of a mass deportation effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to start next week. “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” he tweeted. (more…)
American life in 2019 is steeped in frustration. We all want a better country and an improved quality of life, but we have an incredible divergence of perceptions as to what our real problems are and how to solve them. (more…)
