I don’t think what H.L. Mencken said here is what happened in the U.S. While it’s true that the education level of the common American has fallen, and that Trump isn’t good at anything but lying to and manipulating credulous people. But the real driver behind Trump’s presidency isn’t actually stupidity in and of itself, but rather: (more…)
As I have written in the past, I think very highly of journalist, activist and public intellectual Christopher Hedges (photo below), and his inspiring line: “I don’t fight fascists because I think I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.” (more…)
Here’s an extremely detailed report on coal-fired power plants in Europe. The graphic on the left happens to be the annual stats (2016) associated with Germany’s RWE, the company overall most harmful to health, according to modelling – with the citizens of west Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands suffering the most. (more…)
This is an important, but extremely complicated matter. There are large sections of the globe that will prosper as a result, e.g., cold regions that will enjoy longer growing seasons. (more…)
I get that there are religious people, and that they often have viewpoints that fly in the teeth of science. No problem there. Scott Pruitt, who resigned in disgrace from his position atop the EPA, was apparently motivated in his planet-destroying policies by religion, i.e., the lines in Genesis that provide believers the notion man has dominion over the Earth and the animals that live on it. (more…)
According to this article, climate scientists are roasting Trump over his response to his own administration’s climate-change report.
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I couldn’t resist this short post to offer readers the same smile I got when I saw the front page of the NY Times here.
As is the case with all humor, it wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t based on a certain truth.
It’s common for households to want to change their lifestyles to help the planet. However, getting started can seem like a daunting task without guidance. These 10 keys to an eco-friendly way of life offer straightforward steps to try. (more…)
The content of the meme to the right is exactly correct. In fact, there are more than 200,000 groups internationally, some huge, some tiny, whose employees and volunteers are working tirelessly to keep this civilization from going off the rails, in terms of environmental damage, social injustice, fascism, etc. That’s a lot of horsepower.
Here’s an investment opportunity in a wind project that I thought you may find interesting. When deployed, it will be the first privately owned wind farm in Bosnia (two government owned projects are already operating).
