According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Carl Jung (pictured), born in 1875. He was the founder of analytic psychology. He noticed that myths and fairytales from all kinds of different cultures have certain similarities. (more…)
There are those who think that our civilization will find a way to progress beyond the wanton destruction of our environment, and others who say that we’re doomed, i.e., that we’re past the point of no return. I happen to come down on the the side of hope and optimism; I trust that people’s basic decency and the positivity of the human spirit will eventually persevere. (more…)
The video below is one of many made by a brilliant young man, Derek Muller, under the name of his YouTube channel “Veritasium,” with its 5.9 million subscribers. (more…)
As illustrated here (larger graphic below), there are many ways of presenting data. The intended take-away here is clear: outside of the U.S., Germany, China and the U.K., very little is happening in solar energy at the global level. (more…)
It pains me when two groups under the cleantech umbrella fight with one another. Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence, but it does happen.
A good example is the anti-GMO people going after Impossible Foods (of the “Impossible Burger” fame). For now, it’s true that the Impossible folks use a genetically engineered strain of soy, though this may change in the near future. (more…)
The “war on coal” was not so much a confrontation as it was the result of the inexorable economic pressure placed on energy markets. Strange though it may sound, the demise of coal has very little to do with environmental and health concerns, and everything to do with profit. Whatever; we must take our wins wherever we can get them, and from whatever cause.
This graph shows how dramatically coal is disappearing in the U.S.: (more…)
As the Arctic melts and huge glaciers break free there are bound to be a few wild moments.
Imagine you live in this town, only to notice that a 300-foot hunk of ice is making its way past you, a couple of yards from your front yard. (more…)
I know there are people who believe (albeit incorrectly) that civil unrest in the form of protests is ineffective in causing change, but I’m not sure how well that notion would play to the people of Puerto Rico just now; you’d likely be laughed right off the island. (more…)
I thought this was a joke: an announcement that Team Trump raised $200K in a single weekend, selling packages of 10 laser-engraved plastic drinking straws (shown here). But…, no joke; deliberately destroying the environment is a thing now, as it irritates decent people. (more…)
On this day in 1903, The Ford Motor Company sold its first car, a two-cylinder Model A (shown here). (more…)
