Here’s a guy who says the progressive agenda in America is not dead. He’s right, of course. There is no reason to think the United States can’t or won’t join the rest of the developed world in offering its citizens universal healthcare and free public education, while committing to environmental stewardship and some level of social justice. (more…)
….. and we really wish we could stop landfilling the toxic chemicals in our old, perfectly good electronics. We are becoming increasingly aware of the issues associated with sustainability, and you could help us by selling us less stuff we really don’t need.
Consumer electronics manufacturers could argue, of course: (more…)
A reader asks: We, the vast majority of people on the planet who are healthy, are being restricted because a very small percentage of the planetary population has a virus. Would (you) like to tell me what’s right about that? This is a sincere question.
I have no doubt that it’s a sincere question.
I’m reminded of David Koch, who, when asked what he thought was fair taxation, responded, “I get to keep my money.” (more…)
Here in the United States, we try to hold our public officials liable for acts of gross negligence and reckless disregard for human life, and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirshner (pictured at left) speculated in an April 2 interview that Trump could be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter once he exits the presidency. (more…)
Here’s yet another cool video on beavers, and the salubrious effect on any environment they inhabit.
The dams that beavers build contribute to the health of long grasses, and fungi that grows on their roots that are incredibly effective in sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide into the earth beneath us.
Periodically I mention the extremely popular online vocabulary challenge A.Word.A.Day, written by American author and speaker Anu Garg. Today:
The English language has lots of words. More than half a million by one count. (more…)
The right-wing Wall Street Journal has been pumping out deeply conservative content for 140 years, and now it’s “fake news?” What’s next? The National Review? Sean Hannity? Rush Limbaugh?
The most powerful man in the world, obsessed with his ratings at a time of international crisis, is mentally ill. I can’t be alone in my belief that this is dangerous.
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides a remedy for precisely this situation. Can’t we invoke that remedy before it’s too late?
Here’s a story of the Spanish power behemoth Iberdrola and how they intend to “turbocharge” the world economy with a skyrocketing growth curve in renewable energy, after the core of the coronavirus is behind us.
We’d all love to see this happen. It’s a beautiful thing to imagine the world’s people working hard to improve the quality of life on this planet.
I’m not sure that the fundamental issue inhibiting the growth of cleantech (greed) will go away with the disease, but it’s possible.
IMO, understanding the full impact and severity of the coronavirus is not an exact science. Here’s how I regard this, given the stats in the U.S. as shown here (as of 1 PM PST, April 10, 2020:
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Cases
492,995
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Recovered
27,660
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Deaths
18,248
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Here’s a great article with an extremely meaningful graphic, analyzing each of our sources of energy in terms of where and how it’s used and how much of it is wasted along the way.
Fossil fuels, of course, are inherently inefficient, since it’s impossible not to waste significant amounts of the energy in each unit of coal, natural gas and oil in the process of combustion. (more…)
