The meme here reminds me of a conversation I had with a park ranger in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Eastern California, when I went into her office to get a permit for our party to hike and camp. I …
Category: Sustainability
Right-Wing / Libertarian Think-Tanks
I interviewed the spokesman for the CATO Institute for my third book, Renewable Energy — Following the Money, and I have to say that it was a profound experience. Here’s a group whose only reason for being is its attempt …
From the File Named, “Now THAT’S a Human Being” ….
… comes this video of sportsmanship and true decency. We have every reason to be utterly disappointed in the character of the people we live among. But maybe we have an even better reason to love and respect one another.
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We Can Be Better People
American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, and cultural critic Wendell Berry is often quoted nowadays for his unflagging optimism and his fierce confidence in the true goodness of humankind. IMO, we can’t get enough of this.
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Biodiversity
This translates as: Ants rely for their physiological health on food variety. Please take care of biodiversity. The sign reads: I’m hungry. Please plant flowers. I had standard, boring, grass lawns around every home I every owned. But if …
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What Type of World Do We Want To Live In?
Among the problems associated with unbridled capitalism is that it creates a society that is both mean and stupid. Speaking for myself, I really don’t like living among hateful idiots. It’s depressing. Fifty years ago, we had our share of …
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The Gift That Is David Attenborough
Here’s a good example of what makes David Attenborough an international treasure. In just a few words, he explains precisely where humankind finds itself — “like it or not.”
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Animal Rights
Human civilization is making slow progress in the direction of reducing cruelty to animals. Unacceptably slow, IMO, largely driven by our lack of willingness to change our diets. I’ve always gotten a smile out of the cartoon here. In particular, …
All You Single Ladies: If You Like It, Go and Put a Ring on It
Amazingly, this guy is single! I would have thought that this way of thinking, so in vogue during our Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal days, would have endured over millions of years. I guess times change.
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Restaurant Chain Cracker Barrel Called “Woke”
Those unfamiliar with American lower-end eateries may not know of Cracker Barrel, a chain of country-themed restaurants, mostly found in the southeast portion of the nation (read: red states). As one might suspect, patrons are generally not gourmets with high-powered …
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