In response to my post yesterday: Not a Great Day for Those of You with Lungs in which I lamented the sad outcome of the U.S. midterm elections vis-a-vis the environment, frequent commenter Brian McGowan writes: Relying on the government will not work. …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Not a Great Day for Those of You with Lungs
Our political pundits here in the U.S. tell us the Republicans are very likely to take back control of our Senate in today’s elections, granting them complete power over both houses of Congress. This means that our most important law-making …
Election Day in the U.S. Poses Tough Questions—Even For Environmentally Conscious Voters
It’s Election Day here in the U.S., and, as is my custom, I’ll be heading to the polls this afternoon with my young daughter, in part to remind her of one of the responsibilities that all U.S. citizens take on …
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Tons of Key Environmental Issues At Stake on Tuesday
Here’s a note, albeit an obvious one, to U.S. voters about the mid-term elections on Tuesday. Get out there and vote! As the Sierra Club quite correctly informs us: Some candidates are already busy making plans that threaten our lands, …
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Campaign Reform Juggernaut MaydayPAC Targets Fred Upton for Removal: It Can’t Happen Too Soon
I hope a great number of readers here are following the “MaydayPAC,” which, according to its website, is: an independent political action committee (“superPAC”) that aims to elect a Congress committed to fundamental reform in the way political campaigns are …
“Realpolitik” and the Cause of Environmentalism
Readers who subscribe to dictionary.com’s “word of the day” know that today’s offering is “realpolitik,” meaning “political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.” Apparently, “The word comes directly from the German word of …
On Taking Care of Mother Earth – Another Thought
Here’s another remark for our reader who denies a duty to take care of our planet, expressing himself in this comment in my recent post: There is no “Mother Earth”, nor are we required to be “good stewards” to anyone …
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What Will Happen If the Republicans Take Back the U.S. Senate?
Here’s what Bernie Sanders says on the subject. Of course, I tend to focus on the energy side of things, and I fear that if they are successful in bringing the U.S. Senate back under Republican control, the Koch Brothers, …
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Tactical Solutions Needed to Deal with Climate Disruption
Apparently, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said recently that the U.S. is considering making a major contribution to a fund that would help developing countries deal with both the causes and the effects of climate disruption. Money would …
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A Sustainable Approach to Energy: Let’s Give It a Chance
It’s the birthday of John Lennon, which provides me the opportunity to relate the following little anecdote. About 10 years ago when my daughter was a little girl, we happened to be driving somewhere when “Give Peace a Chance” came …
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