What Voltaire wrote here seems completely true. Moreover, “our times” are marked by existential threats: environmental collapse in general and climate change in particular, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the trend towards world fascism, as the United States teeters …
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Synonyms for “Crap” — And What They Mean in Your Life
I responded to the reader who sent me the meme at left: Please forward the study from Spain. I haven’t received a response, and I don’t expect to. That’s because this is 100% excrement. Before responsible people share feces with …
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From the New York Times: New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns
From this: Representative Mike Johnson comes from Louisiana oil country and has said he does not believe burning fossil fuels is changing the climate. A Republican who hails from “oil country” is unlikely to hold too much concern about climate change …
More on “Balanced” Reporting
Re: the cartoon at left, a reader notes: “This is why people are afraid of nuclear power.” Exactly. Virtually everyone who understands the threat of climate change and the potential danger posed by nuclear power favors the further development of …
“Balanced” Reporting
The cartoon here describes the essence of the conversation my mom and I have, when, for instance, anti-vaxxers show up on Fox News. Mom asks me, “Don’t any of these commentators have credentials you respect?” My reply is that the …
Californians Worry about Climate Change
From 2GreenEnergy supporter Rafael Quezada who notes: The sadness is, at times, overwhelming for me. I hear you, my friend. I’m reminded of an old pal who sold his house in Ojai (central California) many years ago, when he saw …
From EcoWatch: Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts
As anyone could have predicted, Republicans are lining up behind the fight to ensure that the world suffers the most severe effects of climate change. The reasoning is simple: Democrats accept the findings of science, and therefore, the GOP must …
Recent Data on Climate Change
Translation: Is it still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (above pre-industrial times)? This is what recent scientific data says. The answer presented by a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists is roughly this: Yes, but …
Misplaced Concerns
Here’s another good one that gets at our monumental disregard for the long-term environmental destruction that accompanies climate change.
Love What’s Soon Going to Be in Short Supply
In one of his sonnets, Shakespeare wrote, and I paraphrase, “Love that which you’ll soon be leaving.” It sounds like he was referring to our very lives. (Aren’t we all leaving them?) But, according to experts, he was talking about …
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