Anyone who has attempted to learn German realizes immediately that the language makes use of compound nouns that seem to have no limit in length. If, God forbid, you’re looking for an insurance company that provides legal protection, you need …
Category: Sustainability
The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ — Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down
Native Americans and climate activists are celebrating what is being hailed as a “monumental victory,” as a U.S. district court delivered a significant blow to the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration—by ordering the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and …
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Won’t Be Happening
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be built, and this came as a terrible blow to Native Americans and environmentalists who had worked hard to block it. Yet just yesterday, the two …
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Trump Supporters Go Lawless, Brag About It
Comments on the fireworks (grossly illegal because of the potential to start wildfires in the semi-desert Southern California climate) by two Trump supporters:
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Return To Normalcy? Why?
There is a great deal of sentiment being expressed right now to the effect that the extreme stresses our society is facing can be used as springboard to launch a new and better civilization–and it’s quite gratifying to see. In …
Canada’s Approach to COVID-19 Very Different from America’s
This video lays out the difference between the Canadian and the American approach to dealing with COVID-19, as well as providing the results. In it, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says, “It’s about vigilance, individually and collectively.” He may have …
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On Environmental Responsibility, Research Has a Firm Grasp on the Obvious
OMG. Researchers say that? We needed research to come to that conclusion? Yes, leaders who are elected by educated and compassionate people, leaders who honestly support the will of those people, are going to promote environmental stewardship. Every. Single. Time.
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Undoing the Damage from Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
A growing number of Americans are expressing their displeasure at their president, given Trump’s insensitivity to spate murders of black people at the hands of police, his gross mishandling of the pandemic, and his allowing Russia to maintain bounties on …
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Overt Racism Is Disgusting; Brandishing a Firearm Is a Misdemeanor
I don’t want to “spread her shame.” I want her arrested, charged with brandishing a firearm, convicted, and sentenced to 3 – 6 months for the misdemeanor, as prescribed by law. Btw, this could also be misdemeanor assault: “a threat …
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Police Violence
Further to our conversation on police violence, particularly against people of color, here we have a case of aggravated battery. Given that it took place in California, we turn to California Penal Code section 243(d), and learn that aggravated battery …
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