This is funny, but I often think how glad I am that our planet is (probably) not being visited by an advanced civilization. I can’t think of how embarrassed I’d be to take an intelligent alien to my “leader.”
Category: Renewables – Politics
Trump Mystifies
Concerns over President Trump’s mental health have waxed and waned over his term in office. At times he appears extremely consistent in his demagoguery as well as his wanton destruction of American values (like honesty and decency) and institutions (like democracy).
Here’s Why Trump Needs To (Physically) Survive
Most of us have encountered those who hope Trump somehow dies. I sure have; I know tons of them. Here’s a discussion, at the bottom of which I present my thoughts on why this isn’t a rational wish.
Let’s Hope the White Supremacist Movement Is Waning
Those who have never experienced an earthquake can only imagine how terrifying it is. Yet the terror resides exclusively in the fact that, when the ground starts to shake, no one knows if it’s going to be a 4.5 (no …
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The Oil Companies Have Our Backs, Don’t They?
The oil companies would like you to believe that they have your best interests at heart. You may have heard, for instance, that ExxonMobil is working on algae-based biofuels and developing the separators for the lithium-ion batteries that are the …
Tagged with: Chevron and Shell have both cancelled their algal fuels programs because it's now clear that such technology isn't feasible, ExxonMobil is working on algae-based biofuels, Greenwashing, lithium-ion batteries are the heart of our electric vehicles, make a dent in our planet's consumption of fossil fuels, oil companies have your best interests at heart
Wow, It Really IS Hot in Arizona
The race for the open senate seat in Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema (D) vs. Martha McSally (R), is one of the most hotly contested in the country. RealClearPolitics has it as a tie.
The Trump Phenomenon Is Bizarre
What this boy’s sign means is that there is a very low probability that his dad is a Republican, since 72% of GOP voters believe that Trump is a good role model for children. I wonder what they most admire. His …
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Getting Money out of Politics
Well, it could have been done at the time TR said this; now that’s not so clear. Yet as recently as a few years ago, it seems that the move to overturn Citizens United and get money out of politics …
America in Transition
In a post earlier today I lamented what appears to be the transition the U.S. is making from democracy to oligarchy. This raises a couple of questions, like How did it happen? and How strong was the democracy in the first place? …
Greed: The Religion of the Billionaire Class
What Bernie Sanders says here may or may not be correct. I see no evidence that the nation won’t survive its transition from democracy to oligarchy, at least on the basis of economics or politics.
