Between 1942 and 1945, my father, a B-17 bomber pilot and the crew he commanded, flew missions “disturbing” 29 German oil refineries that were being used to fuel the cause of white supremacy and world fascism. They didn’t call themselves this at the time, but it could be said in retrospect that they were the “Antifa Class of 1945.” (more…)
It appears that there may be some truth to the meme here. Think of what’s happened since Trump took office:
• A continuous stream of lies, corruption and criminality that has resulted in the disgrace of the United States on the world stage
• Institutionalized cruelty to the world’s most desperate people
Here’s an interesting story out of Canada that addresses their take on free speech. Like America’s, the Canadian Constitution protects citizens’ rights to speak freely under most circumstances. Yet their courts’ interpretation of what we call our First Amendment is apparently a bit different. This climate denier’s (pictured) right to free speech is guaranteed, but he’s still subject to libel charges. Contrast that to the U.S., where things like libel, incitement, child pornography, and several others are explicitly not protected. Check this out: (more…)
The George Floyd story will come to hurt Trump far more than it has so far, after we’ve gotten over the raw shock and revulsion and had time to piece together what all this means to our country’s well-being. That’s because, where Trump has succeeded thus far by dividing America, the anger that nearly every American is feeling right now is having precisely the opposite effect. (more…)
The Story of Stuff Project points out: Corporations that flouted environmental regulations and dumped pollutants into air and water won’t be required to pay the fines they’ve already agreed to during the pandemic.
We Americans are getting precisely what we deserve for enabling large corporations to make minions of our law-makers. Until we get money out of politics, there is no reason to expect any improvement along the lines of the travesty shown here.
It’s becoming clear that Big Oil is in the process of losing its death-grip on the world energy industry. Though this will be an uneven process, it clearly is moving in this direction. Sure, it will be helped along by progressive world governments whose people demand action in the form of plans like the Green New Deal; it will also face a headwind in the form of cheap gasoline that encourage consumers to take road-trips in their SUVs, but it is happening nonetheless. (more…)
This is illustrative of why the transition to renewable energy is such a slog: Oil companies speak with forked tongue. They lead people of conscience to believe they’re on board with renewable energy, while they’re re-assuring their investors that they’re on track to suck the last molecule of crude out of the ground.
From Greenpeace: (more…)
Minnesota defines third-degree murder as “depraved-heart murder,” i.e., without intent to effect the death of any person, caus[ing] the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life”). This seems exactly correct. He should get the maximum, 25 years. (more…)
The developments in renewable energy over the last decade can be summed up as follows: the winners have won and the losers have lost. The plummeting costs of energy from solar and wind have put extreme pressure on things like hydrokinetics and the others. (more…)
Of the 100+ rollbacks in environmental regulations under the Trump administration, its official replacement of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks is probably the most egregious. (more…)
