Internet history was made on Monday as Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the United States, banned half the members of a discussion group dedicated to Thanos, the villain of Avengers: Infinity War. In one fell swoop, some 300,000 users got the boot, and they were excited about it. Josh Brolin, who played Thanos, even made a short video to commemorate the event.
Ecologist Susannah B. Lerman believes most homeowners fall into one of three groups when it comes to lawn care. Group #1 includes “lawn people,” who covet the perfect lawn and “spend thousands of dollars each year to have a lush, green, weed-free lawn,” she said. Group #2 is made up of “neighbors of lawn people,” who are clueless, but watch what their neighbors do with their lawns, and follow their lead. “They figure that they, too, should irrigate, fertilize and mow,” she said. Group #3 are those who just don’t care, and “do the minimum to keep the lawn alive,” she said. Which group are you in?
In what may be the most scathing indictment of a sitting president ever, the editorial board of USA Today has published a searing critique of Donald Trump. Does it signal an end to his reign of terror in America?
We can look to resources to help us speak about sustainable change as a way to empower our communities to fight against climate change.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has changed the rules about how small investors can participate in crowdfunding. Indiegogo offers a chance to support good causes and to (hopefully) generate a profit.
Originally published on Planetsave. Endorsing Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, two former EPA chiefs, both Republicans, are warning that Donald Trump’s energy policy “would set the world back decades.” William D. Ruckelshaus, head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Presidents Nixon and Reagan, and William K. Reilly, EPA … [continued]
As we reported last week, InsideClimate News has an investigative series going about Exxon (a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, called ExxonMobil since 1999) quietly studying fossil fuels and global warming. Reporters at ICN’s Pulitzer Prize-winning website searched the record and interviewed retired Exxon employees and officials … [continued]
Originally published on Red, Green and Blue by Acadia Otlowski Residents of New York state need not worry, there will be no fracking in New York. The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) banned the practice by issuing the final document needed to ban the practice. The state DEC … [continued]
The word “stupid” is one that I shy away from due to it being judgmental, emotionally charged, and insensitive to the mentally handicapped. However, this documentary, The Age of Stupid, makes a compelling case for how things are not being done to mitigate climate disruption, and how things are not … [continued]
Congress can while away the hours debating over EPA regulations. It seems to be the plan of some congresspeople who would rather see a broken government than a useful one. However, they should note that a strong majority of Americans support strict limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, even … [continued]
