Summary of reports on DEMOCRACY NOW! by Terrie Brady On Democracy Now! on December 23 there was a report about an effort by Exxon Mobil to start off shore oil drilling off Guyana. There is a lawyer, Melinda janki, who is from Guyana trying to stop this. Antonia Juhasz wrote in WIRED magazine about this. Antonia Juhasz also wrote a book , The Tyranny of Oil on this subject. Also on Democracy [...]
By Theresa Brady We are entering an existential crisis. We can no longer go about business as usual. The idea that if one superpower threatens something, we should meet or exceed that threat is not going to get us out of this one. we need to find common ground. We need to find some points that would deescalate this that would be tolerable to both sides. The US has not been always on the high ground [...]
Refrigerants a Priority to Address Climate Change by Terrie Brady Drawdown by Paul Hawken rates refrigeration as the number one driver of climate change. These refrigerants are ubiquitous. They are in our air conditioners, in our homes and cars. They are in our refrigerators in our homes and in the refrigerators in grocery stores, restaurants and the transport chain for refrigerated goods. The problem with these appliances is the chemicals in them [...]
Update on “Improved Medicare 4 All” CA Senate Bill 562 By Terrie Brady (Links, resources, and photos from Maureen Cruise) What is SB 562, The Healthy California Act (Lara and Atkins)? It’s a bill to provide single payer healthcare coverage for all for Californians. Many of us became familiar with the concept through the film “Sicko” by Michael Moore. This film shows that “single-payer” health care covers all the health needs of [...]
