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Observer Interview: Peter Kalmus

May 21, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Interview – Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’ Ian Tucker May 21, 2022 The Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous: ==================================== Do you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: civil disobedience, climate crisis, Cop26, fossil fuel, fossil fuel industry, grief, humans, madness of billionaires, money in politics, Opec, Peter Kalmus, profit, the future

HATELAB

May 8, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the Guardian, May 7, 2022, an article on hate speech Hate speech online has escalated to unprecedented levels. Matthew Williams, a professor of criminology, is shining a scientific light on who is behind it and why. “It is no coincidence that soaring hate-crime figures are found in countries where the extreme right is rising … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Feminism, IT Failures, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: big tech firms, Cardiff University, Civil Rights, criminology, governments, hate, hate speech, hate statistic, hate-crime, HATELAB, incels, Internet, internet hate, Matthew Williams, Misogyny, organisations, Twitter

America’s Pandemic Orphans Are Slipping Through the Cracks

April 10, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Atlantic has an article about a pressing pandemic problem with orphaned children. Losing a parent may be one of the most destabilizing events of the human experience. Orphans are at increased risk of substance abuse, dropping out of school, and poverty. They are almost twice as likely as non-orphans to die by suicide, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Obituaries, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Caregiver loss, Orphans, pandemic

Commentary: Utility profits the unspoken factor in California’s rooftop solar fight

March 30, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Commentary: Utility profits the unspoken factor in California’s rooftop solar fight

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Politics, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: California, Pacific Gas & Electric, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rooftop solar, San Diego Gas & Electric, solar farms, Southern California Edison

In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things

March 28, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the New Yorker, Bill McKibben wrote an essay titled “In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things” Here, he references many new reports which fortify the case for moving to renewable energy now and reinforcing the need to stop burning. On the last day of February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Nuclear Industry, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene Tagged: climate change, fossil fuel, IPCC, World On Fire

Energy efficiency guru

March 26, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Interview – Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis’ by John Vidal “Solar and wind are now the cheapest bulk power sources in 91% of the world, and the UN’s International Energy Agency (IEA) expects renewables to generate 90% of all new power in the coming … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Future of Work, Nuclear Industry, Pandemic, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: Amory Lovins, civil engineering, climate economics, climate solutions, energy conservation, Energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental engineering, insulation, renewables, Stanford University, The Guardian

Drought 2022

March 9, 2022 by sergneri 1 Comment

March 9, 2022, Petaluma CA I just searched this blog for the word DROUGHT and found all the entries dated from 2020. I decided to start this journal due to the household conversations we’ve had on how we are going to ration our irrigation water this year. Water is due to become even more expensive … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: California, Drip Irrigation, drought, Eel River, irrigation, La Niña, Lake Sonoma, Petaluma, Rain, Russian River, Sierra Nevada, Sonoma County, toilet, Water, Water Rationing, water year

Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why?

February 26, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In The Guardian: Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why? We analyzed 27m news articles published between 1970 and 2019. Our study reveals a substantial shift has occurred, and it may have important implications. by David Rozado, Musa al-Gharbi and Jamin Halberstadt Contemporary US media workers … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: #MeToo, antisemitism, discourse, discrimination, gender, homophobia, Islamophobia, prejudice, print media, race, sexism, sexuality, Television, transphobia, US media, white supremacy

‘Noise radar’ in Paris

February 14, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Guardian: ‘Noise radar’ in Paris will catch raucous cars and motorbikes System promises to issue tickets automatically in attempt to address sound pollution in the city Under existing legislation authorities can already sanction the owners of noisy vehicles, but police need to have the necessary equipment and catch the driver in the act. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Noise, Paris, radar, sound pollution

Abolish internet shopping in Belgium

February 13, 2022 by sergneri 1 Comment

In the Guardian: Abolish internet shopping in Belgium, says leader of party in coalition Paul Magnette, the Socialist party leader, describes e-commerce as ‘social and ecological degradation’ There are no options for commenting on this idea on the Guardian itself, so after you read it, come back here and let us know what you think.

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Belgium, COVID, e-commerce, pandemic, shopping, Socialist
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