Tag: environment

  • A simple life respectful of the natural world

    A simple life respectful of the natural world

    The idea is nothing new. Diogenes of Sinope and Francis of Assisi both promoted a simple life lived in accordance with nature, and both defied those in power. They were not afraid of poverty, even though they had both been raised in comfort. Diogenes was the son of a money changer. The job of a…

  • Air Conditioning – La clim’

    Air Conditioning – La clim’

    Heat makes people sick and can even kill them. Lack of sleep or poor sleep quality due to the heat can have serious consequences for your health and life. For example, excessive irritability at work or at home can have serious consequences. Telling people not to use air conditioning is criminal. Most people didn’t choose…

  • Shopping Malls

    Shopping Malls

    At the edges of cities, one can see the development of stores in corrugated metal (or metal cladding) warehouses — with ground-floor layouts and extensive parking lots in front, behind, or surrounding them. These prefabricated structures offer significant cost savings and rapid construction. The investment per square meter is substantially lower than that of an architecturally…

  • They say it’s us, when in fact it’s them

    They say it’s us, when in fact it’s them

    In 1933, the German people had largely voted for the socialists. President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor despite the nazi party receiving only 18% of the vote in the parliamentary elections. Hitler came to power legally, but certainly not democratically. The German people of that time did not choose Hitler; they were forced…

  • People complain about children

    People complain about children

    People complain about children instead of complaining about merchants.People complain about children making noise in buildings that were built without soundproofing or double-glazed windows, even though we know how to do it and it was to be expected that there would be childrenall to the benefit of real estate developers who make huge profits and…

  • The diesel engine

    The diesel engine

    Diesel engines are more efficient, more reliable, easier to repair, and more polyvalent than gasoline engines. Diesel engines produce combustion particles, but their ecological footprint can be reduced through the use of filters and additives. Like all combustion engines, they pollute, but they are the most efficient — meaning they use less fuel and emit…

  • Teleworking

    Teleworking

    Teleworking and flexible working hours have many advantages and are easy to implement. The legal framework is already in place, teleworking has been experimented during COVID, and many office tasks are now digitized and can therefore be performed remotely. This improves citizens’ lives without the need for politicians, voting, or conflict. With more teleworking, the…

  • Mission Possible – Options

    Mission Possible – Options

    Achieving long-term social and environmental development goals requires a systemic approach. In every country, there are very different opinions on what should be done. We must live together. No group, whether on the right, left, or center, can impose its will on the rest of the population. Punishing part of the population is unnecessary. Governing…

  • Robots use the internet to communicate with each other and gain power over humans

    Robots use the internet to communicate with each other and gain power over humans

    60% of internet traffic is generated by machines communicating with each other. They distribute views, comments, and likes. They rate products and services. This obstructs public debate, influences humans, and therefore hinders democracy. It causes massive pollution because it consumes enormous amounts of electricity for computing and cooling servers. The use of AI must be…

  • No to piecemeal solutions, let’s change the system

    No to piecemeal solutions, let’s change the system

    Le systémisme – France Inter: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/en-quete-de-politique/en-quete-de-politque-du-dimanche-11-mai-2025-7099785 To protect the environment, we need to emit less CO2 and pollute less. Governments are proposing to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles. This is a half-measure. What about truck traffic, container ships, and the consequences of lithium and steel mining? To really tackle the issue of transport-related pollution,…