Problems, Predicaments, and Technology

  Dave Gardner is going to run for President of the USA in 2024!   I've never been much into politics simply due to the fact that there are no political (or any other types) solutions to the predicaments we face. This is extremely difficult for most people to fathom, as denial of reality and optimism bias seem to rule the day with so many people who think technology or some other form of idolatry will save us. I also realize that reducing overshoot in the US might not have much effect around the rest of the world. As I've seen some people put it, so-called "solutions" are 4 or 5 decades too late. Still, I do see benefit in attempting to reduce the harm by reducing overshoot. Whether or not such attempts are successful are not as important as simply making the effort, in my mind. Of course, I've been made fun of for quite some time for this very stance, and yet it doesn't really bother me anymore. More often than not, the reasons folks laugh are because they...

  Good News The chemistry of Christmas baubles, and the great scientist who made them possible Rare Sierra Nevada red foxes survive massive Dixie fire that burned habitat Federal agency withdraws plan that would all but end protection for red wolves in NC Owl unseen for 150 years has been photographed in the wild for the first time Late October rains could dampen wildfires and help with drought, forecasters say California OKs new protections for leatherback sea turtles Biden restores protections to Utah land where dinosaurs once roamed Australia's Daintree rainforest returned to Indigenous owners More than 3,000 shark fins confiscated in Colombia 4 famous giant trees unharmed by Sequoia National Park fire Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling Nature congress calls for protecting 30% of Earth, 80% of Amazon Ocelots rescued from traffickers returned to wild in Ecuador Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming On the 'Island of the Blue Dolphins,...