Living in the United States and being told that this is the “best country on Earth,” it’s easy to conclude that this is true, and that any instance of injustice, unfairness, insanity, etc. that exists here also lives elsewhere–in spades.
Category: Sustainability
The Very Nerve! A Justice System That Actually Works
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Key Viewpoint on Sustainability: Words from a Wise Man
American environmental lawyer Gus Speth is so right. The things that are taking our civilization down aren’t slow Internet speeds, imprecise PET scans, or the levelized cost of energy associated with solar and wind energy.
Letter to the Late Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower: Regarding your fantastic quote about peace, I’m afraid I have some news. Things have changed here, but not for the better. The concept of nonstop war is now fully taken for granted; for most Americans, it’s no longer …
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Environmental Protection Agency: Successes and Failures
Given the overall success of the EPA in cleaning up America’s air and water, it’s hard to remember what things looked like half a century ago, before the agency was formed in the early 1970s. At left is a shot of …
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A Sustainable Future Requires Great Compassion
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Carl Jung (pictured), born in 1875. He was the founder of analytic psychology. He noticed that myths and fairytales from all kinds of different cultures have certain similarities.
Warring Factions in Cleantech
It pains me when two groups under the cleantech umbrella fight with one another. Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence, but it does happen. A good example is the anti-GMO people going after Impossible Foods (of the “Impossible Burger” fame). For …
For $15, You Can Troll the Liberals
I thought this was a joke: an announcement that Team Trump raised $200K in a single weekend, selling packages of 10 laser-engraved plastic drinking straws (shown here). But…, no joke; deliberately destroying the environment is a thing now, as it irritates …
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The Key Emotions Required to Change the World
Like it or not, there are powerful forces in today’s world that are working hard to further enrich a very few people at the expense of the health and safety of the other 7.6 billion people on this planet, and …
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Corporate CEOs Need To Be Held To New Standards
This is funny, but what’s truly at fault here is that corporate governance is necessarily about maximizing profit; these people aren’t at liberty to act otherwise. More correctly, if a CEO of a publicly traded company were to act otherwise, …
Supporters of Environmental Sustainability Can Have Fun with Grammar
Of course, condescension like this isn’t cool, but it does have a certain comedic value. So, in that spirit: It’s time for a certain dumbass voting constituency to change its position vis-a-vis environmental sustainability. This is one of two statements directed …
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