Yearly Archives: 2021
The sports pages of death
Life in a wounded and wounding land...
U.S. continues to ship illegal plastic waste to developing countries
“You’re starting to see an outcry in countries being flooded with waste. And we are already seeing more countries starting to put their foot down.”
Two bills introduced to save the monarch butterfly
“These bills will provide a lifeline for monarch butterflies whose populations have declined dramatically due to pesticide use, climate change, and habitat loss.”
NO MORE Sympathy for the Devil(s)
“The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars but in ourselves.”
Secretary of the Interior first: Deb Haaland, member of the Pueblo of Laguna
“I’ll be fierce for all of us, our planet, and all of our protected land.”
Making it easier to vote does not threaten election integrity
Simply put, tightening rules to prevent astronomically rare events of fraud is likely to cause far more harm than good.
Argentina’s illegal oil and gas waste dumps show ‘dark side’ of Vaca Muerta Drilling,...
“The companies will leave our country without cleaning up or repairing the profound damage caused to the lands much less compensating the neighborhoods and communities affected.”
Jackson mayor demands help After month-long water crisis amid pandemic, racism, broken infrastructure
The crisis in Jackson, which is 82 percent Black, highlights how climate catastrophe threatens much of the nation’s aging infrastructure.
Electric semi trucks are actually cheaper per mile than diesel trucks, report finds
Electric semis could cost 13 percent less per mile than a comparable diesel-powered truck.
Sanders bill would hike taxes on big corporations that pay CEOs over 50 times...
"We need to take dramatic steps to address wealth inequality in this country and discouraging massive executive payouts is a good place to start."