Tag: Trump administration

I’m lucky enough to have been born a straight while male, adopted as an infant into an affluent family with terrific values that included the importance of education.  As a result of this fortuitous combination, I personally have relatively little …

What’s Happening in the U.S. Coal Industry Is Most Certainly Not Helping the Miners Read More »

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The only nice thing to be said about the Trump administration is that, despite the way it’s often portrayed in the media, there really are no surprises.  We have seen that the president micro-manages the entirety of the federal government, …

Another Day, Another Wrecking Ball Read More »

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Here’s an article (with great graphics) that helps us understand the limits to the power of the Trump administration in the outcome of our civilization.  Can he slow down the integration of renewables into the grid-mix?  Yes, at a certain …

Coal Is Going Away, and It’s Not Coming Back Read More »

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We’ve all heard the aphorism: “Physics doesn’t care what you believe.”  Here’s a wonderful case in point: the U.S. Department of Energy has banned the use of the term “climate change.” It can’t get any more asinine than this, can …

Science Is Indifferent To Our Beliefs Read More »

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We use the term “unsustainable” a great deal here, referring to processes that lack the potential to continue indefinitely into the future. Normally, we mean processes that have some bearing on environmental justice; things like consumption of fossil fuels or …

David Brooks: “What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like” Read More »

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