May 19, 2016 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, mic, Science and Technology, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: The Good Men Project (May 19, 2016)
America is in a “boy who cried wolf” situation right now. We’ve grown so accustomed to comparing our presidents with tyrants, or insisting that a candidate’s ascent to power will result in calamity, that even those of us who see an actual wolf in our midst aren’t being taken seriously.... Read Original Article
Dec 26, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, mic, Science and Technology
Published: The Good Men Project (December 26, 2015)
I’ve lived in Pennsylvania for 18 years and, despite the state’s frosty winter reputation, this is the first time I’ve ever witnessed a snowless December.
My personal observations aside, this has been a big month for global warming. On December 12, nearly two hundred countries signed an agreement in Paris that will help bring global warming under control.... Read Original Article
Jun 11, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (June 11, 2015)
Can a little respect make a difference? The Respectful Revolution believes it makes all the difference.
The term “respectful revolution” may sound like a contradiction, but the site is quite real indeed … and it is already making waves.
“I’ve always resented meanness and wastefulness a great deal,” explained Gerard Ungerman in an interview with The Good Men Project.... Read Original Article
May 19, 2015 | Class Issues, Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Education, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Original Source Salon.com, Plutocracy
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May 8, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, mic
Published: Daily Dot (May 8, 2015)
Right now, more than a billion people live without access to fresh water. When the number is expanded to include those who spend at least one month out of the year without fresh water, it comprises more than one-third of the world population. Even though water covers 71 percent of our planet’s surface, very little of it can be used by humans.... Read Original Article
Feb 5, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (February 5, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa reminds us that man-made global warming is a fact, and we as a species need to grow up and take responsibility.
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The Paris climate summit is showing the early signs of failure. “2C is an objective,” insisted Miguel Arias Canete, the European Union’s climate chief, referencing the dangerous threshold of having the average global temperature increase by more than 2 degree Celsius by the end of the century.... Read Original Article