Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us. Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze. It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that …
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What Are Conservatives Conserving?
Ooh! Ooh! Call on me! It’s traditional American values: white superiority, free market capitalism, law and order, small government, little regulation, imperialism abroad, ignoring environmental stewardship, and indifference to the well-being of others, especially those in need, e.g., the poor …
Maine’s Senator From the “Radical Left”
Who in hell is this socialist pansy from Maine, (correctly) pointing out that there is essentially no voter fraud in the United States? Worse, he thinks encouraging Americans to vote makes our democracy stronger? He appears not to understand that …
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Quick! What’s the U.S. Energy Policy?
That’s a trick question. We don’t have one. And it’s not because we don’t have policies. Hell, we have policies on how we create our policies. What’s the matter with saying, “We’re phasing our fossil fuels in favorable of clean …
Getting From Here to 2021
This is funny, but let’s take a serious look at where we are and where we need to be. In particular, where would we be right now if Trump were not president? A pandemic largely behind us, jobs not going …
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Emerson on Enthusiasm and Success
At left is one of the greatest pieces of wisdom ever offered on this Earth. Emerson also said, “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” May that inspire our work as environmental activists. Given the circus that is now the …
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Reversing the Effects of Trump
Here’s a thought (at left) that ought to make you smile. Yes, (Fox News anchor) Tucker Carlson, that’s the plan indeed. Let’s see…..America gets: • A new tax code, reversing huge cuts for the super-rich that came at the expense …
Life’s Often Astonishing
A fellow who is five years my senior at the Quaker-based independent school William Penn Charter in Philadelphia (pictured) went on to graduate from Princeton University. Because Quakers are pacifists and Princeton is such a venerable institution, when I reconnected …
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Harmony Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Like so many presentations on cleantech products and services, this video on the Harmony VAWT starts with some important points about environmental stewardship. No one doubts that supplying energy for use in residential, commercial, and industrial settings is one hell …
Artificial Turf and Environmental Stewardship
I just met a guy who sells and installs artificial grass, and we had a nice chat about how far this industry has come from the days of the first “Astroturf” in the late 1960s. At that point, it was …
