Here’s a jolt to the system: an expose’ by none other than Fox News on vulture capitalism, how heartless, greedy billionaire hedge fund managers are destroying rural America, eliminating thousands of jobs and turning formerly-thriving small towns into boarded-up shells of what they once were.  How is all this possible? (more…)

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As mentioned previously, one of my best friends from college is the mayor of Broward County in Southern Florida.  Below is part of a presentation he made recently on sea-level rise.

Obviously, there is plenty of time to adapt, e.g., build seawalls, but it’s still hard to imagine wanting to buy coastal real estate. (more…)

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From Green Car Reports: Fisker’s new mainstream Ocean SUV may still be more than a year away, by optimistic time frames, but the company’s marketing machine has been hard at work. (more…)

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Meet Kerry Roberts, and let say that I like his style.  Keeping people ignorant of history, math, science, and all the rest of that liberal garbage is a sure way to Make America Great Again. (more…)

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“There is a grain of truth in every joke.”

“A joke is truth wrapped in a smile.”

The Onion has nailed this one.

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From Politico: Just yesterday, Senator John Kennedy was on national television promoting a Russian disinformation campaign narrative alleging that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election. But two years ago, his own Senate colleagues debunked that very theory when the Senate Intelligence Committee produced a bipartisan report finding absolutely no evidence of Ukrainian interference. (more…)

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We see pictures of dead whales with hundreds of pounds of trash in their bellies; I’ve chosen not to post one, as we all have enough sadness in our days without my adding to it.

At the same time, we see films like MOCEAN, a clever name for the ocean shot in slow-mo, that remind us of the stunning beauty of sea waves.

It really is something worth protecting.

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Love this cartoon!

My wife’s birthday is today, and, as soon as I finish this post, I’m going to make her a card. “Make?” you ask. Don’t you mean “buy?” (more…)

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Good going Ireland.  The bar chart below presents the contribution that wind energy made to each European country’s overall grid-mix.  Note the breakdown between onshore and offshore.  Impressive stuff. (more…)

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….the majority of which are children and the elderly.

Every day it’s a new exercise in cruelty.

Merry Christmas.

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