Here’s an article that discusses the boom in solar PV that’s taking place in the southern part of Ohio. It’s a reminder that the politics of a certain region of the country has very little to do with the success of renewables in that area. (more…)
I have the thought expressed in the meme here constantly. In addition to catastrophic climate change, we have the retrogression into fascism and tribalism, genocide and mass starvation, all of which receive a small fraction of the attention we pay to professional football and the country music awards.
Here’s a short but wonderful video that presents what five large European cities are doing to reduce emissions, while improving the quality of their peoples’ lives.
It’s hard to imagine what these folks think of the U.S. at this point.
From this article: In the wake of a near-political annihilation in California that has left even longtime conservative stronghold Orange County bereft of a single Republican in the House of Representatives, a growing chorus of GOP loyalists here say there’s only one hope for reviving the flatlining party: Blow it up and start again from scratch. (more…)
True to form, one of our frequent commenters cherry-picks a few aspects of plant-based meat that are sub-optimum for health. In fact, here’s one he missed: Both the Impossible Burger and the Beyond Burger have more than five times as much sodium as an unseasoned beef patty. (more…)
2GreenEnergy super-support Gary Tulie writes from England: Edible insects have slowly been gaining acceptance in Europe as a more sustainable alternative to main stream meats. Now Sainsburys, one of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK has begun to stock insects such as roast crickets. (more…)
Question: What is the Alliance of World Scientists? How many scientists from how many countries participate? What are they beseeching us to do?
It’s hard to understand how Trump’s approval rating is hanging steady, since entire constituencies keep getting bad news. Say you’re a Kentucky coal miner, and you liked Trump because of his promise to put more coal miners back to work. You know, “Trump Digs Coal.” But now you see people losing their jobs, and you wonder if you’re next, as the number of jobs in this space has actually decreased.
John Schindler (pictured) is a security expert and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer. A specialist in espionage and terrorism, he’s also been a Navy officer and a War College professor. (more…)
This is funny, but I often think how glad I am that our planet is (probably) not being visited by an advanced civilization. I can’t think of how embarrassed I’d be to take an intelligent alien to my “leader.”
