Category Archives: Energy

Two Big Things Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know or Even Think About

(Nobody can cut to the chase better and help us understand the important factors in any political event than Robert Reich. What is Trump doing by suddenly attacking Iran? He saw he was in in trouble on several fronts and … Continue reading

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It Just Keeps Getting Worse

So much news happening…On my weekly appearance on Halitics (a daily YouTube videocast) with Hal Ginsberg, we got into the ongoing government shutdown, We agree that the Democrats have the right idea, pushing for health care access only. As much … Continue reading

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What’s With This Weather?

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Where is the Accountability for the Killers Ushering in the Climate Apocalypse?

Today’s climate crisis dwarfs the 1940s threat of Nazism, the 9/11 attack, or the massive bank robberies that took place during the Reagan & Bush administrations. It threatens all life on earth… By Thom Hartmann/ hartmannreport.com/ May 25, 20 If … Continue reading

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Teen Shames World Leaders

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THE SURPRISING CAUSE OF THE RISE & FALL OF OUR CRIME RATE?

America’s Real Criminal Element: Lead New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing. By Kevin Drum/ Mother Jones/ January/February, … Continue reading

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Japan’s “China Syndrome” is “Beyond Containment”

“Very likely some of Fukushima’s melted cores have moved into the earth — It’s beyond containment right now.” Paul Gunter director of the reactor oversight project at Beyond Nuclear: “Indications are right now that the reactor structures themselves have been … Continue reading

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A Very Inconvenient Truth

BPR Quote of the Day “If people insist on living as if there’s no tomorrow, there really won’t be one.” Kurt Vonnegut 

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The Price of Cheap

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Consumer Capitalism Wins Again

Twenty years after the first substantive Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, representatives from more than 190 countries met again. Hopes were high, but unlike the first one, the 2012 Summit was mostly window dressing. President Obama, Prime … Continue reading

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