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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

I think almost everyone has observed this. All you have to do is deliver pizzas to a few mansions and others to a few trailer parks, and see where your tips come from.  You’ll see this principal in action immediately.

There are several factors that may contribute here:

• Poor people know how far a few extra dollars go. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

In our ongoing quest here at 2GreenEnergy to find the most clever statement pointing out the difference between true Christianity from the GOP/evangelic sort, we offer this guy’s shirt.

If you want to argue about the validity of endless wars or the chasm between rich and poor, go for it.  But please don’t claim Christ would have supported the torture of 70,000 children, hundreds of them under four years old.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

The meme here speaks to an important issue in current-day American society.  Does the First Amendment protect all our speech, and is it acceptable for anyone to block it?  This issue comes up constantly, though most people realize it’s a bit more nuanced than the buffoonery depicted here.

First, there is a difference between liking or disliking what someone is saying and blocking the proliferation of harmful lies.   Suppose you want to express the completely baseless claim that Joe Biden traffics cocaine and little boys.  Go for it, if you’re prepared to deal with the resultant slander cases that may result.

But can you expect that all media institutions, that may have standards about truth, have the obligation to publish and help you disseminate that?  Does the First Amendment force electronic or print media sources to publish your bull****?

No, it doesn’t.

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Wind Energy

Here’s a video that will test your understanding of physics, if you don’t have a 5th or 6th grade education. It’s a wind turbine on a kite powered by eight motors that push the device into and  through the wind (or something like that).

If you respond, “Well, you’re not going to get more energy out of this than you put into it, you have what it takes to graduate into junior high school.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Check out the meme here, and then realize: it’s not quite right.

This excluded the amoral rich.  Most rich people know that Trump is terrible for the country and the world at large, but he’s fabulous for them personally, and they couldn’t care less about anyone but themselves.

They make huge campaign contributions in exchange for tax breaks, and those gifts are worth every nickel.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

Here’s a fabulous graphical presentation on how economic growth going forward and the proliferation of clean energy solutions are, in fact, one in the same.

It’s from the Years Project, whose mission is “to compel measurable and effective action on climate change through trusted storytelling across all media.” And damn, they’re good at it.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

From a reader:

What are farmers doing besides feeding the rest of us? A NASA satellite found some odd readings over the United States. Global warming proponents thought they were onto something. They were surprised to find this image was a manifestation of the force of farming in the United States. This satellite image shows the photosynthesis of America’s 100 million acre Corn crop. Further research found the US corn crop, at it’s (sic) peak, produces 40% more oxygen than the Amazon rain forest. Thank you farmers. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Regarding the suggestion here about writing in cursive, a friend writes: Handwriting is an essential skill, helps develop individuality, hand-eye coordination and a more intimate form of communication not deluged with mechanical devices. One’s signature and the sadly endangered art of the hand-written letter. Bring it back!!! (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Right this moment, 11.6% more Americans disapprove of Trump than approve of him.  This is according to fivethirtyeight.com, a composite “metastudy” of different surveys, weighted in favor of the most recent.  Yesterday, the figure was 10.4%, so this has moved dramatically in the very recent past. (more…)

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