Social/Environmental

Environmental and social issues

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Mankind is a virus

06/14/2012 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Mankind is a virus
I’d like to share a revelation that I’ve had during my time here.  It came to me when I tried to classify your species, and I realized that humans are not actually mammals.  Every mammal […]
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How to fix the Congress

05/18/2012 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on How to fix the Congress
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC.   “You just pass a law that […]
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Welcome to America circa 1950

04/02/2012 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Welcome to America circa 1950
Being black could turn an ordinary situation into a life-or-death moment even if you’re doing nothing wrongCommentary, How to Stay Alive While Being Black, Time, 2-Apr-2012What the Frack is wrong with this country?  Does the […]
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Did You Know?

03/25/2012 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Did You Know?
My brother asked me if I could remember seeing this, and before I had tracked it down, he emailed me back with a link to this very interesting video about the exponential speed of growth […]
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Fairness

01/13/2012 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Fairness
When you don’t have an argument against fair taxation, you come up with a slogan.  Class Warfare.Lawrence O’Donell, host of MSNBC Lean Forward
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Blog Action Day

10/16/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Blog Action Day
This year’s topic for Blog Action Day is Food.  Do you know where your food comes from?  Have you ever been on a farm?  There are several excellent documentaries on food that you can watch […]
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Solar Power

08/27/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Solar Power
For the most part people don’t install solar just because they like the idea of clean electricity. They do it because they can make money.John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Sierra, September 2011, Pg 50