On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Germans shut down their last three nuclear power plants. Greenpeace and others have been working on the de-commissioning for decades. Nuclear power has always been the most expensive and dangerous. The Comanche Peak nuclear plant near Dallas was supposed to cost $779 million to be completed in 5 years. Fifteen…
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Human Survival on Earth – The Latest from Noam Chomsky – Ed O’Rourke
The One Percent are working on a detailed plan to destroy life on Earth. I remember movies on the Wannsee Konferenz where the Nazis refined their Holocaust efforts. The fossil fuel companies, the military industrial complex, banks and Wall Street want to continue business as usual which will extinguish life on our planet by 2050. I…
Looking Forward to Visiting Knox County in October
Terry and I visited during the summer in 1959 and 1961. There were several memorable events at the VFW Hall in Novelty, Friday night at the Auction Barn and Sunday Mass at St. Joseph’s. If there were a Red Holman fan club, Terry and I would have joined. The Google Map photos are treasures. I include…
The Runaway Pentagon Budget – Ed O´Rourke
Some years back there was a fictional story about a hibernation experiment. A gentleman in the story woke up 100 years later to find that he was the only smart person on the planet. Everybody had been dumbed down. Nowadays about 90% are dumbed down. Our society is addicted to the Pentagon budget like heronin addicts. See…
The Coleman Highlands – A 4 Minute Tour – Ed O’Rourke
The Coleman Highlands is an especially pretty place. The neighborhood tour lasts about 4 minutes followed by a look at a home’s interior. The Glynn family lived at 3300 Karnes Blvd. See you in October, Ed and Silvia Kansas City neighborhood tour Coleman Highlands – Living in Kansas City Kansas City neighborhood tour Coleman Highlands –…
Nuns in Big Numbers Have Spoken for the LGBTQ+ Community – Ed O´Rourke
See the story here along with the commentary´s introduction. Sincerely, Ed Nun coalition rebels against anti-trans stance of Catholic leadership Nun coalition rebels against anti-trans stance of Catholic leadership Nun coalition rebels against anti-trans stance of Catholic leadershipA large coalition of Catholic nuns has issued a public letter supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-expan… A large…
No Effective Factory Farm Regulations in Missouri – Ed O´Rourke
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that regulations for factory farms are invalid. The article in the Edina Sentinel refers to them as CAFO, concentrated animal feeding operations. State Representative Greg Sharpe has an ad in every Sentinel with his contact information. Below is the e-mail that I sent to Mr. Sharpe. Factory Farm Legislation Urgently Required…
Guns Don’t Kill Americans — Republicans Do Ed O´Rourke
Guns don’t kill Americans — Republicans do See a few excerpts first. I’d add that we should include mandatory liability insurance, like we do for cars: the insurance companies would then sniff out the “high risk” gun owners and refuse to insure them, thus preventing them from easily and legally owning a gun. (San Jose,…
See the Latest on Geothermal Energy – Ed O’Rourke
This is the environmental section from today’s NY Times, available to subscribers but not to the public. Sincerely, Ed FOR SUBSCRIBERS MARCH 28, 2023 By Hiroko Tabuchi Meet the geothermal champions There’s a lot to like about geothermal energy. It’s clean, it’s renewable and it generates electricity 24/7. It taps heat from Earth’s interior that,…
A Look at Kansas City, Kansas – Ed O’Rourke
I found this video to be interesting. Hopefully, it is accurate. Sincerely, Ed Here’s What Kansas City, Kansas Looks Like These Days | Midwest Road Trip Day 1 Here’s What Kansas City, Kansas Looks Like These Days | Midwest Road Trip Day 1 Here’s What Kansas City, Kansas Looks Like These Days | Midwest Road Tri…