Category Archives: Health

The trouble with plastic waste

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

Originally posted on daryanenergyblog:
Figure 1: The great Pacific Garbage patch [Phys.org, 2018] With large garbage patches of plastic growing in the oceans, the ecological impact of our oil addiction is now a major crisis. And it’s also starting to…

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Unwinding the Human Predicament

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

From here, reproduced with permission from the author Jack Alpert of the Stanford Knowledge Integration Laboratory, with a hat tip to Damn the Matrix for pointing me in this direction: Note: this is an unfinished work, comments welcome alpert (at) … Continue reading →

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Will the plastics industry be the next target of the merchants of doubt?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

A riddle for you: What has three words, eight letters and one meaning? My blog following now stands at 381. This number is special to me because it says 3-8-1, and to me that says “I love you”. I do … Continue reading →

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Yeah, I got Issues about Climate Change.. Turns out a Lot of People do..

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
What about it? Reuters: NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Depression and anxiety afflict Americans who are concerned with the fate of the environment, according to a study of the mental…

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Climbing the Ladder of Awareness

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

Just so there can be no doubt, the following are not my words, they belong to Paul Chefurka. I reproduce them here because I believe they are insightful and worth repeating. Climbing the Ladder of Awareness by Paul Chefurka http://www.paulchefurka.ca/LadderOfAwareness.html … Continue reading →

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The Cube Project: a cure for homelessness?

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

The Cube Project designs and builds low-energy microhomes in partnership with Bolton Buildings. So far, they have developed three models: QB1, QB2 and QB3. From their website: QB3 is a development of an idea that we first explored in a building … Continue reading →

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Arctic Melting as Europe Freezes. Where Where Have I seen this Before? Oh, Yeah Science.

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
https://twitter.com/rahmstorf/status/968036167194169345 And, oh yeah, I’ve been bringing you those voices for years now, at this blog, thru these videos. You’re welcome. Hey, don’t get mad at me. Andrew Freedman in Mashable:…

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Bill Maher on new rules for old fools

Posted on May 1, 2016 by

… and, finally, new rule: Before Americans can laugh at how pathetic Cubans are for driving those old patched-up cars instead of getting new ones, we have to explain why that’s what we’re doing with our healthcare system, our voting … Continue reading →

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How to change the world

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

The illimitable ocean consists of drops of water. Each drop of water counts. When a myriad drops of water move in the same direction, there is the irresistible tide… Continue reading →

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How Man’s Effect On Nature Will Change Your Life

Posted on January 9, 2016 by

Further musings on the absurd antics of the dominant extant species on the only life-bearing planet known to said species. Continue reading →

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