Anyone who thinks things have improved since the Obama days is kidding himself. And now, we’re talking about issues that are far less supportable than they were in 2008. Texas is suing the federal government because the state’s OBGYN doctors …
Anyone who thinks things have improved since the Obama days is kidding himself. And now, we’re talking about issues that are far less supportable than they were in 2008. Texas is suing the federal government because the state’s OBGYN doctors …
The logjam in the U.S. Congress has meant essentially zero progress of environmental sustainability, and climate change mitigation in particular. This is hardly a surprise, due to the demands of the billionaire class and the stranglehold it has over our …
Here’s a New York Times article that describes the efforts of Republicans to mount legal blockades against climate change mitigation. It begins: Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could …
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This from climate activist Greta Thunberg: Yes, the climate crisis is the most complex issue that we have ever faced and it’s going to take everything from our part to ”stop it”. But the solution is black and white; we …
From the charismatic physicist Dr. Michio Kaku: They say, “the truth is out there.” The United States just hosted the first public hearing on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in decades and declassified some related findings. There are …
“For another decade or so, climate change will get worse and farms like mine will die,” says a desperate farmer in West Virginia, imploring Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to do something about it. For one, climate change will get worse …
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Here’s RMI’s cofounder Amory Lovins shaking hands with Jimmy Carter. It may come as a surprise that there was a time before environmentalism became a partisan issue. The Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the Nixon administration. Nowadays, notions like …
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Political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor Hannah Arendt gave us the words here. In the context of the Holocaust, this makes perfect sense. We can say that the people who committed those atrocities failed to think of the consequences, and …
We’ve all heard: If God had wanted us to talk more, He wouldn’t have given us two ears and only one mouth. Fair enough. Most of us, if we’re honest with ourselves, agree that we should be better listeners, so …
Growing up and losing one’s innocence certainly does come at a cost. Speaking for myself, until Nixon came along when I was 13, I felt very sure that the grown-ups were doing everything possible to deal with our world’s problems: …