RFK, Jr. has quit the Democrat party to run as an independent, and already, we’re seeing pundits on both sides of the political aisle grousing about how this will potentially impact the 2024 presidential election.
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Treehugger – After Being Insulted, I Ask THE Important Question!
Again, from the same post from TH: Are British Conservatives Really Committed to Climate Action? Note the nuance of the structure of the post title – can we TRUST Conservatives? Do they really accept Climate Change – and are willing to use Government (in this case, the new and then quickly former Prime Minister Liz … Read more
Treehugger – What’s Faster? Fracking or Weatherizing Every Building in the Country?
While Treehugger is still alive, barely, it isn’t the harder hitting / deeper posts of the past. Thus, I’m spending far less time there and I’m just going to put up the last comment threads from some of the posts I thought were worth keeping. This set is both timeless, in the past, and kinda … Read more
Dang! I’m Not Going to Have Treehugger as a Foil Any Longer
I received word from Lloyd Alter yesterday that DotDash-Meredith, Treehugger’s corporate head, had decided to “go in a different direction” and has laid off all of the staff and writers.
Quick Thought: So What Is Government Good For? Treehugger Commenter Would Make a Good Progressive
TreeHugger, either the writers nor the commenters, ever want to discuss what should be a fundamental question within Society: WHAT is the role of Government? So when someone there decides to squeak out an opinion on this, I jump all over it. In a post (“The Comeback of Small Cars and Trucks Is Good for … Read more
Quick Thought – What’s the Ramifications of Building Less/Owning Less?
Yep, Treehugger time again. This time, Lloyd asks the “hoisted on his own architecture petard” question (reformatted, emphasis mine): Can Architects Survive in a World Where We Have to Build Less? The key to green building is to use less stuff. In a recent post on the subject, I quoted engineer Scott Brookes’ answer when asked how … Read more
Disqus Doodlings – A Full on Assault and Defense of Capitalism vs a “Guided Economy”
Yep, I have a few of these to catch up on. What started as an observation by TreeHugger author Lloyd Alter that Germans were “gamifying” the use of less energy (“Germans Are Competing With Each Other to Save Energy“), my first thought was “oh, competing to see who could have a worse standard of living … Read more
DISCUS Doodlings – Behavior Must Be Legislated
From “Progressives and the Proper Role of Government – and your subservience to it”: NH State Rep Kris Roberts (D): “Government has to protect us from our own stupidity.” NH State Rep Leigh Webb (D): “The role of government is to legislate behavior“ NH State Rep Laura Pantelakos (D): “I don’t care about protecting peoples’ Liberty“ NH … Read more
DISQUS Doodlings: No, Lloyd, SCOTUS Didn’t Limit the EPA Powers; Congress Never Gave It That Power to Begin With! Part 1
The absolute beserk attitudes of the Greenies continues as the SCOTUS decision concerning the EPA’s capability to regulate CO2 emissions from power plants is still reverberating (along with Dobbs (abortion back to the States), NYC (Second Amendment / Conceal Carry), and First Amendment (Religious Liberty for a football coach and religious school student vouchers)). This … Read more
Disqus Doodlings – Biden’s DPA Invocation for Non-military Reasons – Green New Deal Part 1
DPA standing for the Defense Production Act. This legislation was passed for national emergency reasons – specifically during times of war. However, Biden has declared that the Green New Deal (which Congress failed to pass for many reasons) is such a crisis to have industry work on, not material for war, but for insulating houses … Read more
DISQUS Doodlings: Are You Willing to Pay My Larger Marginal Costs That You Wish to Foist upon Me?
OK, over at Treehugger on this older post, I got more than a little pointed. I’m tired of the virtue-signaling of these Eco-Socialists and their nonchalant /passive-aggresive manner of telling people what they are supposed to be doing in prostrating themselves before GAIA in earning their way into No-Carbon Nirvana. No matter how much it costs those of us on the wrong end – mandatory indulgences.
DISQUS Doodlings: Socialism Disavows Individual Responsibility – The Old “Makers vs Takers” Connundrum
Note: No, not me this time but from “Vindaloo Bugaboo”, also a frequent commenter at Treehugger who would fit in well here at GraniteGrok. I liked what he wrote at one of TH those posts and asked if he’d “translate” it for GraniteGrok. And no, I had no input in that commenting series as he was doing so splendidly well!
As a child, one of my favorite bedtime stories my mum would read me was the 1974 Scholastic Books classic, “Little Red Hen” by Paul Galdone.
Disqus Doodlings – If You Point Out Their Technological Delusions They Gat Mad at You For Destroying Their Narrative
We are back to battling the Eco-Socialist’s over at Treehugger. This time, it isn’t so much the politics “of the thing.” Rather, it’s them saying something stupid about technology.
DISQUS Doodlings: “EAT THE RICH” – There’s Always a Problem with Going after the Richest 1%
Back to Treehugger and Lloyd’s post, “Individual Actions Can Reduce Emissions Up to 70%, Says IPCC Report.” Where two Liberty-minded folks (such thorns in their socialist sides) decide to zero in on another part of Lloyd’s outing of himself.
DISQUS Doodlings – Is It Individual Action or Government? Throw in Some DavosSpeak Goals as Well and Get A Mess
My head hurts and it isn’t even Grokster Ian that wrote this. At least with his writing, it’s cogent and thoughtful – the headaches come from that he forces you to think orthogonal / sideways from your normal thought patterns. However, this post from Treehugger is none of this.
Progressive Believes That All Accidents Can Be Eliminated – It’s Just a Matter of “Design”
Lloyd believes that all accidents can be eliminated. Except he lives in Toronto, Canada so that would make him either be Liberal or Socialist. Either name still means the same thing – Big Government forcing decisions upon the rest of us to “make us safer.”
Eco-Socialists vs Conservatives vs Constitutional Republic vs the Administrative State
The Eco-Socialists are getting upset as more Conservatives offer alternatives to and criticism of the “Government is GREAT!” fallacy they all share. The ad hominem attacks are increasing.
It’s EASY to Make Shared Misery “Equitable”! – Freedom vs Coercion
With ad hom attacks thrown in. Yes, I’m getting more militant on Treehugger – time for us ALL to heed Glen Reynold’s admonition to Conservatives and Libertarians to “punch back twice as hard” and that’s what the deal is here. Take the eco-socialists words and turn them right back on them. Make them come out … Read more
It’s EASY to Make Shared Misery “Equitable”! – Part 3
“How Can We Make 1.5 Degree Lifestyles Equitable?” is a POLITICAL issue and not just an environmental one. And it’s one thing to be green but they keep pushing this into the political realm by “asking” everyone to be like them.
It’s EASY to Make Shared Misery “Equitable”! – Part 2
In the last episode of “Govt Decides, You Obey” (actually “It’s EASY to Make Shared Misery “Equitable”! – Part 1“). I began refuting Eco-Socialists at Treehugger (TH) who believe that implementing a “1.5-degree lifestyle” is Equitable isn’t “share misery” as I hold.