U.S. Abdicates Role in Clean Energy
There are several independent reasons that a robust investment in solar and wind on America’s part is a good idea. One is establishing a leadership role in an industry that must grow if our planet is to continue to support our civilization; it really is a “can’t lose” proposition.
Like so many other business arenas, however, low-carbon energy and transportation has become a political football, and Big Fossil Fuels have successfully teamed up with congress and the Trump administration to end efforts in this space and hand global leadership over to the Chinese.
There is no third option?
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It’s understandable that this woman is angry. And she’s not alone; she is joined by tens of millions of our country’s meanest and most poorly educated people who are slowly figuring out that what little money they had is being steadily moved into the hands of the billionaires.
One thing we all need to admit about Trump is that he makes no attempt to lead Americans forward as a united country; in fact, he goes to great efforts to pull us apart.
Obviously this is a glimpse of our future. Higher temperatures bring the energy required for more frequent and more severe storms.
The question posed at left by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a good one: Can we summon the ingenuity and courage required to save us from environmental collapse?
If you think there is a way to deal with people like Julie using reason and logic, you’re out of your mind.
Those who might believe the myth that the United States has become more respected internationally now that Donald Trump has regained the White House may want to take a look at this mural, recently completed on a building in the north of France, depicting Lady Liberty hiding her face in shame.
I was chatting with some Swedes the other day who told me that they have an ongoing rivalry with the Danes. When I expressed surprise, one asked me, “Don’t Americans feel competitive with Canada?”
