The Story of Stuff Project is asking Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, to ban the sales of single-use plastics from all U.S. national parks. Click here to add your name to the petition.
Category: Sustainability
Sustainable Living Means Not Buying Things You Don’t Need, and Here’s a Fantastic Example
The Story of Stuff people would have a field day with this “foraging bag“–something that no one could possibly need. Harvesting your garden vegetables? Take bags from your “to be re-used” collection.
Tagged with: sustainable living
An Update of Chevron’s Ongoing Abuse of Power
In the video below, American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author and television host Chris Hedges interviews Steven Donziger, the human rights attorney that won a $9.5 billion damages claim against Chevron, based on its acquisition of Texaco, an oil company that …
Alligator Blocks Progress
There are over 12,000 blog posts here, perhaps 1000 of which contain memes of someone else’s creation. This is the first one of my own.
Shocking Things Liberals Believe
(Larger version below) There are a few things I would add. Police who use excessive force, especially when a suspect’s death comes as a result, should be held accountable. War should be used as a last resort, and America’s defense …
Tagged with: environmental stewardship
Has Rule of Law Been Restored?
This guy has a good point, but we all need to recognize that the wheels of justice turn slowly. It is still reasonable for Americans to believe that rule of law has been restored (at least to the degree that …
Tagged with: rule of law
The U.S. Needs To Abolish the Death Penalty
From this piece on the death penalty: In this past 50 years, the US has put to death at least 1,536 individuals, 34 per cent of them Black, and 8 per cent Latino. Study after study has shown the death …
Tagged with: Death Penalty
California Moves Closer to a “Circular Economy”
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed five new bills into law, each mandating advancements in product packaging, labeling, recycling and waste reduction. The Instagram presentation linked above provides more information. These new laws are part of what is called a “circular …
The “Good Old Days” Actually Were Pretty Darn Good
The point being made here isn’t entirely incorrect, but life in the United States 50 years ago actually was better than it is now in many important ways. What we didn’t have then was technology that makes our lives longer, …
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Is a Clean Environment a “Human Right?”
I’m not one to make fun of the impotence of the United Nations; I wish it weren’t so. But this one does seem to be a bit outside their realm. What does the UN’s declaring something to be a human …
Tagged with: clean water
