This from investigative journalist Amy Goodman: Protesting is an act of love. It is born of a deeply held conviction that the world can be a better, kinder place. Saying “no” to injustice is the ultimate declaration of hope. Today …
Tag: social justice
Environmental and Social Justice
The other day I mentioned to a friend that there are more than 200,000 groups on this planet in “environmental and social justice,” which sent the conversation down the rabbit hole about controversies surrounding social justice. I’ve had this happen …
Calls for a “National Divorce”
The concept of a “national divorce” is brand new, and people equate it with civil war. I get that, but divorce can be amicable; it doesn’t have to be acrimonious. And trust me, if there were a way to get …
What’s Next?
Well, the obvious first answer is criminally prosecuting Trump. But then, how about promoting: Climate change mitigation Preservation of biodiversity Protecting the rainforests Social justice Reduction in wealth inequality Medicare for all Science in policy-making Quality public education World peace …
Bioneers
To my shame, I’ve never attended a Bioneers conference, but as suggested in this pic I just took, that’s about to change. Founded in 1990, Bioneers is a nonprofit organization that promotes practical and innovative solutions to global environmental and bio-cultural challenges, and is …
Lots of Good People, Hard At Work
Fabulous point here. As you’re reading this, there are many millions of people working in more than 200,000 groups whose purpose is environmental and social justice. If you were to read the names of these groups at one per second, …
Threats to Human Civilization
A friend and I were talking about the threat to our civilization posed by runaway artificial intelligence; I recommended neuroscientist Sam Harris’s TED Talk on the subject (see below). He writes: “It’s excellent. Though I don’t have a well-structured thought process …
Trends Towards Liberalism
A comment on a recent post contained the phrase: “fantasies created by trendy liberals.” Two points: • “Fantasies” is just a pejorative term for hopes, aspirations, and ambitions. It’s very important to our society and to the outcome of our …
Putting the “Civil” in Our Civilization
Because of our focus on clean energy and the environment here at 2GreenEnergy, we tend to tread lightly on unrelated matters in the sphere of social justice. But here’s something I thought I’d call to the attention of readers, especially …
A Post for People Who Wonder If Their Work Makes a Difference
Here’s a post that has nothing to do with cleantech, but everything to do with the heart and soul of the many people who work hard to accomplish something on behalf of others. Did you know that there are over …
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