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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

How far America has slipped away from democracy

April 17, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In Politico, this interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat – An expert on autocracy assesses how far America has slipped away from democracy, and what it will take to get it back. Ben-Ghiat: One of the big talking points and strategy of right-wing authoritarianism, is to label democratic systems as tyrannical. Mussolini was the first to say … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: authoritarianism, autocratic, bully, democratic, democratic systems, Democrats, GOP, Republican, right-wing

The Rockbridge Network – Rich Republicans form coalition

April 13, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The New York Times article about a new coalition of wealthy conservative benefactors that says it aims to “disrupt but advance the Republican agenda.” Our favorite players, Peter Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, et al, are at it again.

Posted in: Politics, Trump Tagged: activist groups, alt-right, Blake Masters, Caroline Wren, Charles G. Koch, Chestnut Street Council, Cleta Mitchell, conservative megadonors, David H. Koch, government-in-waiting, J.D. Vance, Matt Schlapp, media organizations, Paul Singer, Peter Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, Republican, Republican Party, Robert Mercer, Rockbridge Network, think tanks

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

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

What does society owe immunocompromised people?

February 16, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Atlantic The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo By Ed Yong February 16, 2022 Two years later, COVID-19 is still all around us, everywhere, and millions of people like Landon are walking around with a compromised immune system. A significant proportion of them don’t respond to COVID vaccines, so despite being vaccinated, many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: AIDS, antibodies, COVID-19, Immunocompromised, immunosuppressants, lupus, mask mandates, rheumatoid arthritis, vaccination, Vaccines
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