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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

In the world of rock and roll, it’s hard to think of anyone who has been more committed to activism than Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters.

Over the years, and especially within the past decade, Waters has supported matters as diverse as Palestinian rights, Black Lives Matter, relief after Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami, justice for Chelsea Manning, opposition to Brexit, stopping construction of the wall at the U.S. southern border, opposition to Brazilian neo-fascist Jair Bolsonaro, the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, environmental litigation against Chevron, and support of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

My hat’s off to him, and to creative genius who dreamed up the Christmas decoration here.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability
From Steve Schmidt, former campaign manager to John McCain and lifelong Republican:
“No, Biden’s rallies weren’t bigger. No, you didn’t see many Biden flags on houses or Biden bumper stickers on cars. No, you don’t know a single person on your street or at your church who supports Biden. But guess what? We’re here.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

This is precisely where 74 million American voters live.  It’s astounding.

When you’re wrestling with questions like Why won’t people wear masks? keep in mind that this is the level of intellect you’re dealing with.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

As we all learn when we are young, some subjects of conversation are taboo, chief among them politics and religion. But what about societal disruption and collapse?

According to 500+ scientists and other scholars, there is a real possibility that, by the end of the 21st Century, humankind will have reached a breaking point, associated with the relentless and ever-increasing exploitation of nature–and of each other. Yet try to remember the last time anyone mentioned this, or published it in the media. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Someone made the selection shown here in blue, but a reader and I disagree with him.  He notes: A republican lawmaker is saying Trump “wants to burn the house down before he leaves office.”

FWIW, this is what I believe too.  During his term in office, Trump did everything he could to negate as much of Obama’s presidency behind him, and now he’s trying to destroy Biden’s presidency ahead of him. It’s the only thing that makes any sense, and it’s entirely consistent with his mental disorder.
We’re still 24 days out; I’m afraid we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

From Scientific American:

A big slice of corporate America—including utilities, banks and auto manufacturers—signed onto a statement yesterday calling on President-elect Joe Biden to work with Congress on “ambitious, durable, bipartisan climate solutions.”

I’d like to believe this is true. Yet even if it is, a lot of these people speak with “fork-ed tongue.” Big banks want climate change solutions?  Where do you think the financing for the fossil fuel infrastructure is coming from? Santa Claus?

I suppose all this turns on what the author here means by “big.”  Yes, there are industries that don’t have dogs in the fight, but please don’t tell me that Ford wants to see a dramatic reduction in VMT (vehicle miles travelled), e.g., by replacing passenger cars with mass transit, or that no one will be building oil pipelines because capital formation is no longer possible, or that retailers are hoping for a less consumer-driven society.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Someone asked a 2GreenEnergy reader: Why don’t you own an AR-15 yet?

He responded: I don’t own an AR15 because the only reason one would buy one is to murder large groups of people very quickly. I do not intend to do that.

Me: What are you, some sort of leftist?
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

But when we do, it will be excellent. The very best plan. Far better than Obamacare. And less expensive. All your pre-existing conditions will be covered. The perfect plan. Actually, there will be several different plans.

Seriously, 74 million Americans voted for this sick joke of a human being.  That he has no interest in nor capacity for telling the truth means nothing to them whatsoever.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

This clearly isn’t the type of country that Americans want to live in.

That’s why the mobster lost by more than seven million votes.

This is as close as a free society can come to failing, while still making it through.

We all need to stand behind whatever pieces of our democracy that are still in place, and remove this human malignancy.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

And people say we have nothing to celebrate.  Horse hockey.  Rush Limbaugh is going off the air.

For more than 30 years, Limbaugh, the country’s most popular incendiary radio talk show host, had been spewing his hate speech into millions of Americans’ minds. (more…)

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