Each one of us makes a difference. How we live our lives and do what’s right has a huge influence on the well-being of humankind. And keep in mind that the battle for a sustainable civilization is becoming more interesting …
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The Banning of Books Is Terrifying
Here’s another thing of beauty from Ken Burns, a man with an unsurpassed understanding of world history. Doesn’t the banning of books scare the hell out of anyone who might have read Fahrenheit 451 or 1984? If left to its …
At the Core of a Sustainable Civilization
This is great. I’d like to think that the dozens of times my kids watched me do precisely this as they were growing up has helped bring two kind young adults into our world. A sustainable civilization is a kind …
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Kindness
The Dalai Lama says, “My religion is kindness.” It’s easy to forget that people who are treated kindly tend to treat others in a similar fashion, and that the way we treat others has an effect that ripples through hundreds …
From Whence Does Peace Derive?
Here’s a powerful reminder of an important fact: the road to the civilization we’d all like to see isn’t rooted in hate and violence, but in love, and respect for people who may not look or think like you. It’s …
Nationalism
If you’ll excuse this guy’s French, he’s making an excellent point, one that had an attraction for me even as a small child. We boys of the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia were part of the so-called “Interacademic League,” …
Renewable Energy Headed for “Global Domination”
It’s the birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who reminded us that “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” And who wouldn’t be enthusiastic about the prospects for a sustainable civilization, given progress like that covered in these three news items? …
We Want a Sustainable Civilization, But There’s a Catch
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of novelist Joseph Heller (books by this author), born in Brooklyn (1923) and best known for the novel Catch-22 (1961), about an American bombardier named John Yossarian. During World War II, Yossarian …
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Achieving Sustainability Doesn’t Require Laser-Precise Accuracy
Let me begin by offering this two-minute video that I think you’ll find worthwhile. The reason I showed you that is so I could tell you this: What we need to do to achieve a sustainable civilization does not call …
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7000 Is a LOT of Comments on Renewable Energy
Sometime later this evening, someone will post the 7000th comment here at 2GreenEnergy. My thanks to everyone who has participated so vociferously, and who continues to keep this site growing, both in size and importance. When I go to conferences, even …
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