A great deal of cleverness has gone into our present-day assault on the environment, as some of the decisions made by the Trump administration do double- or even triple-duty. Here’s a great example: tax reform that has allowed individuals and companies to write off 100% of the cost of a new or used private jet against their federal taxes. (more…)
At left is the late astronomer Carl Sagan’s theory as to how we came to live in a post-truth world.
Whether or not it’s correct remains to be seen, but one thing’s sure: we certainly do require an explanation as to how we got here. In particular, how is it possible that we reject facts that come into conflict with our most cherished beliefs? How has science itself fallen out of favor? How could our society have elected Donald Trump, a pathological liar, to be the most powerful person on the planet? (more…)
Anyone could have predicted how Donald Trump might address the subject of wind power. He’d start by falsely claiming that he “knows a lot” about the topic, then, in an effort to denigrate clean energy, he’d prove the precise opposite by making assertions critical of the wind industry that are 100% incorrect. (more…)
While low marginal income tax rates are part of the issue, I believe the bulk of the problem is corruption in the larger sense of the word. (more…)
What happened when the facilities managers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport etched houseflies on the bottom-back of the men’s room urinals? Far less urine wound up spilled on the floor, as men had something to aim at. (more…)
I join the majority of Americans and the super-majority of those in our allied nations in expressing disappointment that the Mueller report appears not to have turned up evidence of Trump’s collusion with Russia. There are a couple remaining questions, however, and it’s possible that we haven’t heard the last of all this. (more…)
Here’s a short video that presents the populations of the world’s largest cities as they’ve changed over the past 500 years. (more…)
Here’s a video about a tram that runs without a track. Around here, that’s called a “bus.”
It runs on batteries. That’s called an “electric bus.”
The batteries can be charged with renewable energy. Are there some that can’t?
I eat with a tetra-tined comestible impaler. Some might call it a fork, but not me.
Glenn Doty writes about this article on coal, solar and wind as follows:
This is the most cruel truth regarding the GOP push for greater pollution/greater emissions/greater climate change. Renewable energy is cheaper. (more…)
It’s safe to say that every single one of us who disapproves of Trump (55% of Americans and 72% of U.S. allies, among those expressing opinions) is saddened by the result of Robert Mueller’s inquiry into the president’s alleged conspiracy with Russia. Sure, we’d all like to see the report itself, but the summary that has been offered must be at least somewhat accurate, or Mueller himself would be on camera correcting the misrepresentation. (more…)
