Tag Archives: India

Heat waves 2015–thousands dead already

July 3, 2015 · by · in climate disruption, History, near term human extinction, Protests · Leave a comment

the iconic photo from India, where a recent heat wave melted asphalt. From Hindustan Times. We’ve been treated (if that’s the right word) to a number of heat waves already this year. The northern hemisphere is currently home to record temperatures all over Europe. England had the hottest July day on record on the First […]

Lies we tell ourselves about climate change

May 27, 2015 · by · in climate disruption, economics, near term human extinction, Peak oil, Protests, unemployment · Leave a comment

There’s an article I’ve been looking at recently from Resilience dot org, and it weighs in heavily against Liberals–yes LIBERALS–about  the issue of global warming. Resilience is the website put up by people who are in the Peak Oil movement. The theory of Peak Oil has taken an undeserved shellacking of late, what with presidential bromides about […]

the back-and-forth on the gun debate

March 8, 2013 · by · in History · Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, I tried to line up the contradictions of the pro-gun lobby’s version of history. This was in reaction to two pro-gun guys being on WBCR Sex and Politics. Last night, we played host to another Second Amendment advocate, and I was able to bring out some of the more nuanced […]