Re: my post on Bill McKibben speaking about the U.S. presidential election, frequent gainsayer MarcoPolo writes: Advocates like Mckibben may get cheers from the “converted” but many Democrats will stay away from the polls because they don’t like his rhetoric. …
Category: Renewables – Politics
What We Can Learn from Aldous Huxley
It’s the birthday of Aldous Huxley, best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World. According to the Writer’s Almanac, “(This) was one of the first novels to predict the future existence of genetic engineering, test-tube babies, anti-depression medication, and …
Among Other Things At Stake in the US Presidential Election Is the Tenuous Progress We’ve Made Environmentally
I wrote a post on Facebook in which I provided a laundry list of things (including environmental stewardship) that we’ll be losing if Donald Trump wins the US presidency. In response, my colleague Steve Vachss reprimands me for whining, …
Trends Towards Liberalism
A comment on a recent post contained the phrase: “fantasies created by trendy liberals.” Two points: • “Fantasies” is just a pejorative term for hopes, aspirations, and ambitions. It’s very important to our society and to the outcome of our …
Trump Chooses Mike Pence as Running Mate
It will be interesting to see how they fare with an electorate that includes women, Hispanics and all people of color, LGBTs, Muslims, true Christians, economists and trade policy professionals, military people who understand the realities of war, constitutional lawyers, …
Comedy Delivers Truth So Powerfully
If you don’t know who Jim Jefferies is, now’s a good time to rectify that. The Australian comedian’s routine on gun control took the world by storm, for reasons you’ll appreciate immediately when you check this out. But here’s a …
Happy 4th of July, America!
It’s Independence Day here in the U.S., and here’s a quick reminder of an important concept: Real patriots are those who uphold America’s core values. OK, so what are these values, exactly? Well, at a minimum they include:
Examining Other Aspects of Our Civilization’s Malaise
At 2GreenEnergy, we have a tendency to get so wrapped up pushing for climate change mitigation that we lose focus on other diseases that our civilization has contracted. Here’s something I came upon this morning that reflects a fear that …
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In Choosing Among Various Approaches to Energy, Politics Is a Very Big Deal
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo scolds me for my post on Examining the Validity of Different Energy Resources: “One thing that will not be useful in the development of future sources of power generation is cheap and inane partisan political jibes.” …
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Happy Birthday, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
At 2GreenEnergy, we routinely remind readers of the ideas put forth by the contemporary and historical political philosophers, insofar as, in general, their thoughts have great import on some of today’s most critical issues. We all have a great deal …
