It’s never a bad time to be reminded that we all share a responsibility to one another, insofar as we have been given this fabulous opportunity to keep our planet safe from environmental destruction.
Category: Sustainability
Plant-Based Meat
Here’s a little jab at plant-based meat, e.g., Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. The problem, of course, is that raising the number of cows in this serene environment would require far more deforestation than what we’re experiencing today. McDonalds alone …
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The Strange Transformation of American Medical Professionals
In an alternative universe, the doctors in the United States have transformed themselves from health practitioners to foot-soldiers for the political left. This is another good example of how anything is possible once you’ve taken an immovable stand on something, …
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The First Amendment, Tucker Carlson, and COVID-19
Here’s an excerpt from a piece that I hope readers will find to be an informative summary of our rights to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: On Friday night, Carlson was back on …
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Sustainable Shopping
This shopping mall in Sweden has a unique characteristic: everything in it is second hand. Yes, this sounds like a huge thrift store, but that’s only part of the story. Most of the items are upcycled by the employees, e.g., …
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Describing Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in a Word
Calling Tucker Carlson a “coward” is not incorrect, but it’s kind of missing the point. He’s knowingly sending thousands of people to agonizing deaths while prolonging a pandemic that is ravaging human civilization in every conceivable way: medically, of course, …
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Chicago To Begin Dispatching Mental Health Clinicians, Not Cops, To Some 911 Calls in Chicago
From the Chicago Sun-Times: For the first time in Chicago, some 911 calls for mental health emergencies won’t be answered by police officers but by mental health professionals paired with paramedics. In one pilot program starting this fall, a paramedic …
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Children and Guns
From NPR: The shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Kentucky at the hands of her 5-year-old brother has opened up yet another debate about gun control. While no one favors the idea of 5-year-olds using weapons without supervision, there is …
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Billionaires Choosing Space–At Their Peril
Rightfully, those billionaires choosing to build new businesses in recreational space travel rather than addressing the vast suffering here on Earth are taking a terrible public relations hit. Here’s a clever meme that speaks to that. On a personal note, …
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Anti-Vaxxers Know No Limits
If you think that certain strains of illogical beliefs are just too insane to court a wide news viewership, think again. Here we have an anchor from the ultra-right wing Newsmax expressing his viewpoint on vaccinations: What I’ve always thought about …
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