Over the past 50 years, there has been a close correlation (0.97) between total energy production and inflation-adjusted GDP in the US. We have seen a slow increase in energy efficiency averaging about 1% per year, but otherwise an increase in GDP generally requires a proportional increase in energy production ( Read more... )

I'm seeing this phrase pop up more and more in the news media I consume, as the nationwide campus protests of the Hamas/Israel war spread and continue. Columnists who claim sympathy with Palestinians nevertheless focus their criticisms on pro-Palestinian protesters, not on the genocidal overreaction of Israel, not on Biden's unconditional military ( Read more... )

This military aid (for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine) bill passing the House on a bipartisan basis increases my determination to vote for and fund Green Party candidates in the US and around the globe ( Read more... )

I visited the website of the 5th largest political party in the US, ranked by ballot access, a communist one -- not, however, the Communist Party USA -- and saw "For the planet to live, capitalism must end."I like that they're environmentally aware, but I disagree. I don't think that environmentalism and capitalism are fundamentally opposed. I ( Read more... )

Given unlimited time to answer, Jill Stein is asked why she's running again.

First issue: peace not nuclear war with Russia

Second issue: the horrible economy for the working class

Third issue: the climate crisis

Fourth & overriding issue: fighting the two-party system, preserving ballot access for the Green PartyInteresting that this interview ( Read more... )

I literally fell asleep in the hot tub yesterday afternoon, until my phone buzzed & dinged because T sent some text messages. I don't think I've ever fallen asleep in the hot tub before? That sounds dangerous, although maybe it isn't, maybe people wake up immediately upon drowning? Yeah, I barely slept Friday night because of the anticipation of ( Read more... )

The 13 largest energy companies on Earth, measured by the reserves they control, are now owned and operated by governments. The private companies in the industry-Shell, Exxon, BP-are rightly taking heat in the fight against climate change, but their combined output is merely 10% of fossil fuel production in the world. 90% is produced by state-owned ( Read more... )

Today he abandoned the Green Party for an independent bid for the White House -- I sure would like to know the actual reasons and the gossip and the intrigue -- why wasn't the Green Party a good fit for him? Running without a party apparatus is much more difficult and requires the backing of a billionaire (or several ( Read more... )

I was looking at Cornel West's presidential platform -- reportedly he's seeking the Green Party nomination -- and the only item I would disagree with is "ban nuclear weapons globally"First, I don't think any other current nuclear power would go along with this proposal. But I propose lots of things that other people/countries wouldn't go along ( Read more... )

After watching the Green Party fall off the ballot here in Maryland, I did some quick legal research on the Constitutionality of ballot access requirements in the US, and learned that the Supreme Court has been quite friendly toward states that want to limit ballot access.

Political parties do not have a Constitutional right to ballot access, ( Read more... )