From Reuters:

Governments should focus on climate protection when considering fiscal stimulus packages to support an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. Her comments are the clearest sign yet that Merkel wants to combine the task of helping companies recover from the pandemic with the challenge of setting more incentives for reducing carbon emissions. (more…)

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Imagine living in a country whose law-making process isn’t completely controlled by moneyed interests.  What would it be like if our legislative bodies here in the United States functioned so as to protect our people’s health and safety, educate our children, safeguard our environment, and stay out of useless wars?

I’ll probably never know, but places like Canada, New Zealand, and the rest will be looking pretty damn good if Trump gets re-elected.

 

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I write the content of at least 99% of my posts here before I even think about a photo.  This one of a few that is all about the picture.  In fact, I can’t think of a single thing that would confer the least bit of value or meaning.

All I can add is that I don’t know where PR’s Saloon is, and I’d like to keep it that way.

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In my recent post: Trump–Armed Protesters in Michigan State Capitol Are ‘Very Good People,’ I predicted that this will fragment his base, rather than unite it.  I argued that there must be some voice of reason and moderation in the Republican party, one that refuses to endorse these vulgar criminals.   (more…)

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We should begin by noting that it is illegal to carry umbrellas into most state capitol buildings, since they can be used as weapons.  For some reason, this concern does not apply to AR-15s. (more…)

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There is so much about America today that is utterly incomprehensible.  Today in Lansing, Michigan, people with assault rifles entered the state capitol building and had altercations like the one depicted here.  Now, I’m a peace-loving fellow, and thus it’s hard for me to recommend violence or engage in it myself, but if I were young and strong and getting this moron’s spit shot into my face, I’m fairly certain I would have beaten him, at least to the point that he no longer posed a threat to my health and safety. (more…)

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Here’s a short video that explains the pace at which we need to move in terms of clean energy growth to avert climate catastrophe.  The United States is not at all homogeneous in terms of the adoption of renewables and other low-carbon energy sources. (more…)

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“Misinformation” was provided as the reason that “Planet of the Humans” was pulled from distribution.  How about “100 minutes of solid, deliberate misleading bull****, calculated to embarrass and attack proponents of renewable energy and other environmentalists.

Talk about embarrassment; if I had had anything to do with making this movie, I’d be looking around for a hole to climb into right now.

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The United States has 4.29% of the world’s population, but more that 25% of its COVID-19 deaths.  Our death rate is higher as well (61,700 dead out of 188,700 resolved cases = 32.7% in U.S., vs. 228,000 dead out of 1,214,000 resolved cases = 18.8% worldwide). (more…)

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2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie writes from his home in England:  Hi Craig,  If these people succeed in their target of achieving long term energy storage at a cost of $10 per kWh using sulfur flow cell batteries, they could change the world!

I have three concise comments:

It would absolutely change the world.

This isn’t brand new; it’s been around 2 -3 years.

A friend used to say that the world’s biggest liars operate in three areas: politics, used cars, and batteries.

 

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