The diversity we see in human civilization comes as a result of the fact that the homo sapiens who left Eastern Africa about 30,000 years ago went in different directions, and eventually formed nations. This was problematic from the start, …
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Here’s a little zinger from cartoonist Dan Piraro, reminding us that our society in doing essentially nothing about a set of conditions that is in the process of wiping us out.
I hate to base an entire blog post quibbling about the meaning of a word, but the problem with the U.S. Congress and climate change mitigation is not “dithering,” which means being indecisive, vacillating. The fact is that Republicans and …
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Who doesn’t wish he were in a position to do something akin to what this gentleman did? As denizens of Earth, we can only hope that the wealthiest among us focus their immense power on addressing the existential threats that …
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Here’s an open letter from a number of top scientists to key elected officials that includes this excerpt: As our nation reels from extreme heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and abnormally warm ocean waters fueled an early start to a projected more …
As suggested in the “welcome” mat here, these aren’t particularly amiable time in the U.S. The right-wing’s position on things like COVID-19, climate change, the insurrection, and the legitimacy of Trump has us progressives in a snit.
As shown at left, the rapidly increasing volume of climate-related disasters, the horrors of the pandemic, and America’s recent brush with authoritarianism have us thinking in new, frightening ways.
It’s the birthday of humorist and poet Don Marquis, who, before he died in 1937, left us with this: I have noticed that when chickens quit quarreling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of …
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Biden’s saber-rattling with China is at odds with his wish to address the climate crisis, as discussed here. From the article: The Biden administration came into office promising a return to both climate action and diplomacy after years of confrontation and denialism …
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Here’s a video that addresses an important form of adaptation to climate change: relocating entire communities. The U.S. federal government shelled out $48 million to move a low-lying community in Louisiana to higher ground. Why? Less than 10% of the …
