Though the quality of the education offered at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia is probably the main reason parents work hard to send their kids there, the overlay of Quakerism and everything it stands for is important as …
Category: Sustainability
We Used To Be Able To Think
As suggested here, watching the decline of the American education system and the consequent damage it’s doing on our ability to think can be a painful process.
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Can “We” Afford Another War?
A reader sent me this (at left), and I thought I’d answer his question, i.e., “How can we afford another war?” The answer lies in what is meant by the word “we.” If you believe that “we the people,” i.e., …
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Artificial Turf and Environmental Stewardship
I just met a guy who sells and installs artificial grass, and we had a nice chat about how far this industry has come from the days of the first “Astroturf” in the late 1960s. At that point, it was …
Azimov’s Frightening “Cult of Ignorance”
If this was true when Azimov died almost 30 years ago, think for a moment how much more pronounced it is now. To be sure, it’s part of the “perfect storm” that has brought us to where we are now. …
Trump Administration Recommends Evisceration of U.S. Core Environmental Protection Law
Why would anyone want an environmental review of projects that have the largest potential environmental impact? That would suggest that we apply common sense, instead of letting corruption run rampant. From the New York Times: (The suggested upheaval in environmental …
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Eco-Bull?
Some ideas for creating a sustainable planet are beyond inane. This coffee cup grows a tree “when thrown away?” Are you suggesting throwing away this coffee cup somewhere you’d want a tree to grow? Have you ever heard of littering?
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In the U.S., It Was a Banner Day for Purposeful Environmental Destruction
Lots of news under the “reckless abandonment of environmental laws” heading today. Earlier, we saw that our children face horrific health consequences from toxins that were banned under Obama, but re-approved for use as of today. But what good is …
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The Trump Administration Does NOT Hate Your Children, Per Se
From the Union of Concerned Scientists: Years ago, the EPA determined that use of the popular pesticide should be banned. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for the Trump administration’s first EPA chief, Scott Pruitt, to reverse the decision in 2017 …
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Criminal Obstruction
This is just another is a long string of obstructions of justice. We are (or were) a nation of laws. Talk about “unsustainable.” The only thing that can stem from tolerating this is authoritarianism, if we’re not already there. Just …
