The fact that human activity is unsustainable has been revealed to us gradually over the last century. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” was published 63 years ago. That said, the ideas of climate change, ocean acidification, and loss of biodiversity have …
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We need to keep a couple of things in perspective: 1) Humankind has experienced setbacks a great number of times, including the Dark Ages, the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem witch trials, totalitarianism, and the Nazis. 2) Where the cause of …
As we all know, a great deal of what we see on social media is simply made up, but the meme here is spot on, as I know from personal experience. I needed to rid our ranch of ground squirrels, …
Most 2GreenEnergy readers don’t live in California, and many don’t live in the United States, so they will be excused for not knowing that the Golden State’s wine industry is falling into the crapper. Young people are drinking far less …
Many Americans believe that the water delivered to our homes in five-gallon plastic containers brought to us in diesel-powered trucks is the best way to keep them hydrated. Every ounce of water in the United States exceeds all potability standards. …
There are many countries around the globe whose people have a deep and honest concern for the wellbeing of their planet and its civilization. As shown at left, Costa Rico is most certainly among them. Perhaps you live in such …
At left we see illustrated the core problem with the world’s theistic religions, i.e., that adherents are so certain of the rightness of their beliefs that they have no problem destroying the world. FWIW, I have a friend who takes …
I join those who say that the human race has evolved to be tribal and selfish. We are largely indifferent to the needs of others, and the capitalist society we’ve built has only served to reenforce this. As Tom Waits …
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” One of humankind’s greatest thoughts is embodied in this quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. It’s right up …
It really is amazing that the wealthiest people on the planet are so indifferent to others’ well-being. Instead of being remembered as the guy who eliminated world hunger, or stemmed global warming, you chose to make another $100 billion? Why? …
