In response to the possible end of the Amazon rainforest, a reader notes: In general, human life on Earth is not as intelligent as we wish we were. Intelligence may have something to do with it, but more obvious, to …
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It’s possible that there is no single thing that would be better for this planet than the removal of right-wing strongman Jair Bolsonaro from the presidency of Brazil. His attempt to commandeer the military has the nation horrified, and what …
The Amazon Rainforest houses 10% of the world’s species and helps to regulate the global climate, which is why 2GreenEnergy joins many thousands of environmental groups in an effort to halt deforestation in this critical corner of the globe.
I’m occasionally asked if I have plans for another book project, and at this point, the answer is no. The reason is suggested in this article, pointing to the simplicity of planting trees, or at least stopping the rampant deforestation of …
Our tiny planet is divided up into even tinier sovereign nation-states, numbering about 200, each with its own culture, and more importantly, with its own conception of how it operates vis-a-vis the rest of the world. In many cases, this …
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I know many readers are following the Chevron/Ecuador case, in which the oil giant has been ordered to pay $18 billion to clean up the environmental catastrophe they deliberately caused while operating as Texaco in the 1960s – 1990s, and …
Question: Where is (by far) the largest rainforest in Asia? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance: Rainforests shoulder a huge responsibility for providing the oxygen we animals breathe. The Amazon, for instance, generates more than 20% of the …
Like me, you are inundated with requests for financial support. We write annual checks to our old schools out of a sense of loyalty, and profound gratitude for what we took away. But beyond that, where does smart philanthropy go? …
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We’re starting to hear more about geoengineering, i.e., manipulating the planet’s climate as to undo the effects of greenhouse gases. No major actions have been taken to date, and the subject is so intensely debated that it is extremely unlikely …
A Concept in Geoengineering: Stop Burning the Amazon Rainforest Read More »
I know I’m not alone in my mistrust of the media. Yet I have to think that Time Magazine nailed the biofuels issue in their 2008 article on sustainability and the Amazon rain forest. Particularly telling is the revolting political …
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