From Leslie Hyde, an old college friend, who now functions as a chaplain in the tiny village of Yarmouth, Maine: The world feels a little like it’s spinning out of control at the moment.
Category: Sustainability
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sustainable Ag
Question: What did the ingredients in this blender at 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” become seconds after this pic was taken, mostly sourced from a local farmers’ market? Hint: What you can’t see are Worcestershire sauce, white vinegar, a small jalapeno pepper, ginger root …
Saying Good-bye To Animal Cruelty
Living in California isn’t cheap, but there’s a reason for that: lots of people want to live here. And there’s a reason for that too: we make progress happen.
How Do Progressives “Happen?”
I have to say that I love this meme; perhaps one could say it’s a summary of what it means to be a progressive/liberal. Obviously, it’s possible to argue against it, which is why there are lots of conservatives out …
Off-Topic But Interesting: Leadership and Intelligence
This is hardly a surprising result. Leaders need to be certain of themselves; the people they lead need to know exactly where they’re being taken, and fully believe in their leader’s position. High IQ people, generally, have no capacity or interest …
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Let’s Stop Trying To Make Sense of the Senseless
In an earlier post I made reference to how strange things are today, focusing on Trump’s significant approval rating. But when we look around us, there are plenty of things that don’t make much sense. When I first glanced at …
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Tagged with: Trump's significant approval rating
What’s Halfway Between Moral and Immoral?
Yes, the United States has become divided, and that’s not an accident; it’s the prevailing political strategy of the entire American right wing: you’re either on our side, or you’re a weak and/or an evil socialist. We don’t want any …
Tagged with: Ruining the environment for profit
From Guest Blogger Bekki Ramsay: Minimising Carbon Emissions–Four Eco-friendly Cities of the Future
Despite the urban population taking up just 2% of the world’s land, we use 75% of the world’s resources. With the world population estimated to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, conscious countries are building their own eco-cities, hoping to provide …
From Guest Blogger Bekki Ramsay: Four Simple, Sustainable Ways to Start Living ‘Off-Grid’ in the City
Do you ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the stresses of living an inner-city life? If so, you may have considered going ‘off-grid’. This self-sufficient lifestyle disconnects you from the electricity grid, water supply and gas mains, whilst allowing you …
Plant-based Meat Options
A reader who is battling prostate cancer writes: Here is an article on primate diets, showing that our human ancestors were nearly all vegetarians.
