Degrading and Debasing the United States of America on a Daily Basis
See if you see anything in common in this list of names, on a quick scan:
Buckminster Fuller
Georgia O’Keeffe
Norman Rockwell (more…)
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Climate Deniers Still Exist, and They Make Lots of Noise Wherever They Go
As suggested here, it’s still possible to find climate deniers with PhDs after their names. There aren’t many, but they still do exist. Patrick Moore, for instance, was interviewed last year on Fox and Friends and said, “The whole climate crisis is not only fake news, it’s fake science.” Moore’s Twitter bio says “CelebrateCO2!” (more…)
U.S. Politics Inflicts Real Suffering
As far as I’m concerned, the Trump administration has been the only “house on fire” incident in U.S. politics. Yes, it could be argued that Jackson was a butcher, that Harding and Nixon were criminals, that Bush 43 was a moron, or anything else you please. But now the man in the oval office is a pathological liar who criminally abuses his power for his own gain, a man in comparison to whom any of these grotesque figures from previous administrations would be considered saints.
There is a majority of Americans, albeit a slim one, who want to see Trump removed. They now realize that it’s not going to happen, and they’re most unhappy.
Goodall: Trump Has Done “Shocking Damage” to the Environment
Over the last 40 years, legendary primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall has won just shy of 50 of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist. It is at least in part for this reason that the world community regards her viewpoints with the utmost of respect.
Here’s a short video in which she presents a high-level view of the shocking ecological damage that has resulted from the Trump presidency. This is nothing short of disgusting.
Wine Making and the Environment
Here’s an article, written in Spanish, that discusses wine-making and how it can be made more sustainable with the use of renewable energy.
With all the vineyards around here, it’s hard not to learn a little bit about the wineries and the processes they employ, but the central premise of the article is debatable. (more…)
Why Are Republicans the Only Climate-Science-Denying Party in the World?
I wrote a post last week in attempt to answer this question, in which I suggested that it’s simple supply and demand. Anywhere there is a demand for contra-scientific thinking, there will be charlatans popping up like mushrooms to supply that demand.
When my wife read the post she voiced her surprise that I didn’t mention corruption, i.e., enormous and dishonest control that Big Oil exerts on the Republican Party. She made a great point. (more…)
Worlds’ Buses Moving Away from Fossil Petroleum
My colleague Jon LeSage serves as Editor and Publisher of Green Auto Market, which tracks the business of green cars, fuels, and technologies. As shown in the bar chart below, pure diesel buses now account for less than half of the total market, and, if the trend holds, will experience zero sales somewhere around 2030. (more…)
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Environmental Activists at Enormous Risk
Violence against environmental activists is skyrocketing.
350.org founder Bill McKibben receives death threats regularly, though, to my knowledge, there have been no attempts on his life. When I met him a few months ago, he seemed assured, though I don’t know how much that means; I’m sure JFK and MLK were calm a second before bullets went through their heads.
Especially in lawless countries, activists risk their lives for the sake of sustainability every day of the week. They deserve our gratitude.
Trump To Make Zero Cuts to Social Security, Give or Take $25 Billion
As you absorb the discussion here, realize what this means. Trump’s fan base will not be told anything about his proposed budget as it pertains to Social Security, and even if they were to come across it accidentally, they would dismiss it as “fake news.”
Having tens of millions of voters who will believe anything their savior tells them, regardless of how demonstrably false, renders a democracy quite fragile, if it doesn’t kill it dead.
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Trump To Be Acquitted, But….
Here are a few words from Neal Katyal, American lawyer and partner at Hogan Lovells, as well as Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Katyal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010 until June 2011. He concludes his note, “Let’s make him pay for it in November.”
One can only hope, and, in fact, this really could happen. (more…)
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