A reader sent me the meme here, and asked (implicitly) for my comments. It’s hard to know where to begin. Robert E. Lee was a traitor to the United States, and led a force that would have promulgated slavery, an …
Category: Sustainability
Lab-Grown Meat Is Here
Laboratory-grown meat is now available for human consumption for the first time, having been recently approved by the relevant government agency in Singapore. This is a huge deal for environmentalists, who point out quite correctly that the destruction of Earth’s …
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Bernie Sanders: “Betsy DeVos Worst Education Secretary in U.S. History”
As if this were in doubt? She was put in place specifically to destroy public education, and she put on a stunning performance. She has promoted the privatization of public schools through vouchers, called for deep cuts to federal funding, …
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Bueller?
As the blog at 2GreenEnergy shoots past its 11,000th post, the world seems to be crumbling. People say we’re making a positive difference in the world, though sometimes it’s hard to know if people are listening. It’s reminiscent of this:
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Today’s Society May Not Be Sustainable, But Not Everybody Cares
There’s a great deal of truth in the graphic here, but it really isn’t a perfect analogy. If you’re an amoral member of the top 1%, there’s no reason for you to concern yourself with the well-being of other members …
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Achieving Peace on Earth
When I was a little boy, news anchor Walter Cronkite was voted “the most trusted man in America.” He earned that trust through fair and objective reporting, while not shying away from offering an occasional bit of social commentary, as …
Trumpism and Education
The ascension of Donald Trump has virtually the whole world wondering one thing: How did this happen? Many people speculate that it was the perfect storm of the frustration that working class Americans had with a black president, and the …
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2020 Really Has Been Tough
We see a ton of reminders as to how terrible the year 2020 has been. And now, Christmas is delayed because the goddamn reindeer are trying to develop herd immunity, or going on strike, or whatever they’re working on here. This …
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Sustainability: A Few Data Points
Can anyone look at this and say, “Well, this looks like a reasonable course for humankind to be taking?” (Note: Until just a few decades ago, CO2 measurements hadn’t been over 300 PPM in the last 800,000 years.) Yes, there …
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The Horrific Impact of Big Money in Politics and Where This Ultimately Leads
Here’s an interesting piece, pointing to the failure of both major American political parties to address the declining quality of life of the people in rural parts of the country. At the risk of sounding fatalistic, there is very little …
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