From “The Daily Stoic“: U.S. General Fox Connor would tell his young protege Dwight D. Eisenhower: “Always take your job seriously, never yourself.” It’s a paradoxical truth: The responsibilities thrust upon you are important and your duty to those you …
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I just came across this dollar bill, and got a chuckle out of the fact that some prankster somewhere saw fit to make an alteration in our U.S. currency. Maybe I shouldn’t be laughing, since defacing currency is a crime, …
One of the great ironies of the “life with Trump” is that, in general, those calling for his removal are harmed by him the least, while those who support him are in the process of having their lives further torn …
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One of the greatest misconceptions lies in the idea that true capitalism can’t be eco-friendly, seeing as how it relies so heavily on exploitation. However, in the present state of the global market, nothing could be further from the truth. …
A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted every day as a result of human beings’ activities. Emission of carbon dioxide pollutes the environment. Driving, cooking, manufacturing of various products, and heating are some of the common activities …
When it comes to offshore wind, there are a number of important ideas afloat, if you’ll pardon the pun. Most of the concepts that will be implemented in the near-term are based on seabed mounting, and likely, most of them …
Since the free-speech movement that began at Berkeley in 1967, academia has been beset by the complexities of free expression, namely, the limits past which free speech has no place in a civilization society. This topic, of course, has come …
We can learn a great deal from the European Investment Bank’s recent decision to pump $5 billion to renewables in the Eastern Hemisphere. Principally, greening up the energy landscape in Europe and Asia is a bit more complicated than dumping …
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Ok, that’s fake news. But would anything surprise you at this point?
This sounds like an important question, doesn’t it? After all, we know that the consumption of fossil fuels is causing a huge amount of damage to our environment and our physical health. No one with any sense denies that we …
