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What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change

December 12, 2022

What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change  Corn affected by 2013 drought in Texas. Global warming is making summer droughts in Texas longer and more severe. USDA photo by Bob Nichols In his new book What We Owe the Future, William MacAskill outlines the case for what he calls “longtermism.” That’s not just another word for […]

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COVID and the Noble Lie

May 25, 2021

COVID and the Noble Lie “Unethical”… “dystopian”… “totalitarian”… These are the words of the British government’s primary scientific advisory bunch — the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviour, by title. These scientific advisors presently droop their heads in shame. For these are the very words they employ to describe their own conduct. They concede: Last […]

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A Modern Ethic for a Finite World

November 2, 2018

A Modern Ethic for a Finite World Photo Source Kevin Dooley | CC BY 2.0 At some point, presumably before leaving the relative comfort of Africa and overrunning the more hostile climes and lesser higher primates of Eurasia, ancient man created powerful taboos some of which survive to the present day. The institution of marriage, […]

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The Most Ethical Renewable Energy Systems

August 23, 2018

THE MOST ETHICAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS The main thing in renewable energy systems is the embodied energy: the energy over the lifetime of the product versus the energy of manufacturing it. Lithium batteries are used a lot because they are lightweight, but they don’t last. Lead-acid batteries, like car batteries, are also short-lived. An old […]

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Blowback: UniCredit Becomes First Major Corporation To Sever Ties With Facebook Over Ethics

August 7, 2018

Blowback: UniCredit Becomes First Major Corporation To Sever Ties With Facebook Over Ethics Facebook has lost a major advertiser, UniCredit SpA, which has severed all ties alleging that the social media giant hasn’t acted ethically, reports Bloomberg – which notes that “other large companies” may follow suit. CEO Jean Pierre Mustier says the bank maintains that Facebook hasn’t […]

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Ethics and Ecosystem Interactions: Why Reconciliation Ecology Matters

April 28, 2016

Ethics and Ecosystem Interactions: Why Reconciliation Ecology Matters The problem with ecosystem interactions Here’s a phrase that’s lately been haunting me: “the extinction of ecosystem interactions.” I first encountered it in science writer Connie Barlow’s fascinating book, The Ghosts of Evolution, which is about the plants, mainly trees, that have lingered into modern times even though […]

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Psychologist’s Work for GCHQ Deception Unit Inflames Debate Among Peers

August 9, 2015

Psychologist’s Work for GCHQ Deception Unit Inflames Debate Among Peers A British psychologist is receiving sharp criticism from some professional peers for providing expert advice to help the U.K. surveillance agency GCHQ manipulate people online. The debate brings into focus the question of how or whether psychologists should offer their expertise to spy agencies engaged in […]

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Minority, Low-Income Communities Bear Disproportionate Share Of Risk From Oil Trains In California

July 8, 2015

Minority, Low-Income Communities Bear Disproportionate Share Of Risk From Oil Trains In California People of color and low-income communities are bearing a disproportionate burden of risk from dangerous oil trains rolling through California, according to a new report by ForestEthics and Communities for a Better Environment. Called “Crude Injustice On The Rails,” the report found that 80 percent of […]

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