I’d say it’s more like 60 years. It’s a regression to the purely patriarchal society we had before the rights of women, LBGTQs, and people of color began to emerge. It’s what those on the radical right mean when they …
Tag: Climate Change
Dealing with the Pandemic Rationally
An apparently angry reader says: “PROMOTE THIS!!” I believe we can fulfill everyone’s objectives simultaneously, if we all acknowledge certain truths here: Yes, there is a 1.5% fatality rate, though many will suffer horribly, and a great number will live …
Andy Borowitz Handles Political Comedy Like No One Else on Earth
I have to admit that I’m extremely jealous of The New Yorker’s comic writer Andy Borowitz. How does he do this? Just look at what he wrote here. We all have access to the same information. How is it possible …
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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words, But What Exactly ARE Those Words?
I’m sure the picture here could be interpreted differently, but to me it says, “Yes, climate change, with its floods, droughts, wildfires and famines is ruining our planet, but we’ll be damned if it will ruin a good day of …
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From Guest Blogger Jenna Tsui: Amazon Fails to Appeal to Environmentalists
Amazon and sustainability. These two words have always felt odd beside each other — and they still do. There is only one reason why Amazon.com encourages people to ship bottled water and single servings of Cup-O-Noodle halfway across the country: …
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Wow, They Hate Greta Thunberg
There are so many features of American life I’ve just never been able to understand. The popularity of NASCAR and professional wrestling. Now it’s the death threats against 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. She’s just a girl with a devotion …
The Future Is China
Let’s suppose that next 50 years produces no unpredictable Earth-shattering events. Let’s speculate that the world of 2070, given what we see today re: environmental decay/climate change, the trend towards fascism, the threat of nuclear war, and all the rest …
Climate Change: What It Is, What It Isn’t
This piece in The Economist puts humankind’s position vis-a-vis climate change into perspective. It’s not the end of the world, and it’s not the end of humanity either.
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Cause of Wild Fires
I had the pleasure of meeting a local fire fighter recently. Out in the country, that means wildfires, and out in this particular part of the country (Santa Barbara County) that means you’re a very busy fellow, because, in the …
From The American Energy Society: INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS SET TO SOAR
So as to bring 2GreenEnergy readers the latest and best thinking on the world energy market and its implications on our civilization’s ultimate sustainability, I subscribe to a few paid publications and quote them liberally in our blog posts here. …
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