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2020-12-11

Pollinator-Friendly Solar Could be a Win-Win for Climate and Landowners, but Greenwashing is a Worry

Solar developers are planting native flowers and grasses near—or even in between—solar panels, addressing the twin problems of pollinator decline and climate change. Between a colorful array of wildflowers and the harmonious buzz of bees and butterflies circling overhead, the aesthetics alone of so-called pollinator-friendly solar farms may intrigue developers—making for easy marketing. But proponents […]

Article posted by Michael Krakowiak / Articles, CACOR Groups / bees, solar panel, win-win Leave a Comment

2020-12-04

How meritocracy entrenches inequality

A conversation with political philosopher Michael Sandel Meritocracy is not an alternative to inequality. If you think about it, it’s a justification for inequality. That’s what it’s become, and the effect of this has been to generate hubris among the winners and anger, resentment, even humiliation among those left behind. Because it is not only […]

Article posted by John Verdon / Articles, CACOR Values / Accounting for Values, Egalitarianism, Equality, Fairness, Justice, Merit, Meritocracy, Moral Accounting, Moral Frameworks, Moral Politics, Social justice, values, Valuing Values Leave a Comment

2020-11-27

Preparing for Disaster While Making Electricity

Humboldt County, California, is at the end of the line, electrically speaking. Earthquakes, floods, landslides, and wildfires cut off utilities—and roads—into the area. PG&E, the state’s largest utility, has begun preemptively cutting power when the fire risk along the path of its transmission lines is high. So, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, a coalition of local […]

Article posted by Michael Krakowiak / Articles, CACOR Groups / disaster, Microgrid Leave a Comment

2020-11-20

COVID-19 in the U.S.: How do Canada’s provinces rank against American states?

by Jesse Tahirali, CTVNews.ca TORONTO — How do Canadian provinces compare to American states in terms of COVID-19 cases? We’ve calculated reported cases per million people each day of the pandemic to get an idea of how the two countries stack up. Overall, even Canada’s highest-reporting regions are low compared to places south of the […]

Article posted by Michael Krakowiak / Articles, CACOR Groups / Coronavirus, Covid, covid-19 Leave a Comment

2020-11-08

The World’s Most Influential Values, In One Graphic

Our basic values can inform ideals, interests, political preferences, environmental views, and even career choices. With sweeping data covering half a million surveys in 152 languages, Valuegraphics identifies 56 values that influence human behavior. It uncovers what people care most about around the world, through a contextualized dataset. The 10 Most Important Values Individual motivations and values are universally organized. That […]

Article posted by John Verdon / Articles, CACOR Values / Accounting for Values, Infographic, Moral Accounting, Moral Values, Social Values, values, Valuing Values Leave a Comment

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