The big issue for me in 2014 is climate change. It's scary to hear that it's getting worse faster than anybody had predicted. It's frustrating that plenty of people still don't care. And it's confusing that even those who do care disagree on how bad it will get and what, if anything, we can do about it at this late date. It could be that humanity is doomed. Melting ice … [Read more...]
America isn’t broke just yet
Peak oil, which will bring the end of economic growth, may bankrupt the United States sooner than anybody thinks. But in the meantime, when our problems are more about finance than energy, there still seems to be plenty of money to go around if you can get your hands on it. Rich people have always been first at the line for government handouts, but ever since Ronald Reagan, … [Read more...]
Why corporate “free speech” means climate and peak oil doom
"The corporations won't get out of our democracy until we the people get back in," says Annie Leonard in her new video on big money in politics. So keep fighting for renewable energy, green jobs, healthcare, safe products, and top-notch public education. But save some energy for the battle of our lifetimes. A battle that can open the door to solving all of these things. It's … [Read more...]