Listening To Nature
When we think about the wonders of nature, we generally think of dead silence, walking a trail with no living thing within earshot. That may be the case in certain circumstances, but most definitely not in all.
Want to test the health of the rainforests? Interested in advising governments and logging companies as to the absolute best approaches to environmental conservation? Sometimes the best approach to solving a problem like this isn’t watching what happens in a certain region of the biosphere; it’s listening. And it can be noisy beyond belief. Hope you’ll check this out.
So many facets of our culture have changed drastically over the past few years, and at this point, many are the polar opposites of what they once were and ought to be.
Here’s a terrifying piece from London-based consultant, author, and economist Umair Haque, who claims that 
Here’s a 
Anyone who has attempted to learn German realizes immediately that the language makes use of compound nouns that seem to have no limit in length. If, God forbid, you’re looking for an insurance company that provides legal protection, you need a Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften. 
Here we are, 120 days before the 2020 U.S. presidential election. We see Trump faltering badly, apparently on the way to his ouster. Yes, there are many factors contributing to his falling in the polls, but what might be the biggest one? Allowing the Russians to encourage others to kill American troops? Could be, but I kinda like the pandemic. 
Native Americans and climate activists are celebrating what is being hailed as a “monumental victory,” as a U.S. district court delivered a significant 
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be built, and this came as a terrible blow to Native Americans and environmentalists who had worked hard to block it. Yet just yesterday, the two energy giants who stood behind the undertaking, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy, made a statement to the effect that they had abandoned their plans, citing “litigation risk” and concern for the financial viability of the project. 
The DoE will provide companies funding for 
Comments on the fireworks (grossly illegal because of the potential to start wildfires in the semi-desert Southern California climate) by two Trump supporters: 
