Here’s a little piece of renewable energy fraud that I thought readers might enjoy. It relies on people’s abundant ignorance of solar thermal itself (aka concentrated solar power/CSP), a technology that has been around for decades, and is struggling to …
Author: craigshields
Let’s Celebrate a World of Intelligence and Warmth!
This meme reminds us of the capacity for kindness and human compassion that lives deep within all us. From Wikipedia: The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas 1914.
I love the guy wrote that “this is shocking.” Really? Yes, it’s domestic terrorism, and as such , it’s a criminal felony, but “shocking?” Fron what part of history do you hail from?
Trump Supporters Are Happy People Just Now
I just had a sad realization, but one I wanted to share nonetheless. I got a Christmas card from an old college buddy who wrote, among the usual seasonal messaging, “Everyone here had a very good year.” I turned immediately …
Greenpeace Gets This One Wrong
It’s a shame when an organization that does so much good in the world says something so totally unfair. Greenpeace says Bloomberg’s environmental plans “have holes in them,” but report that he’s coming out soon with revisions to address those …
Debunking Nonscientific Theories on Climate Change
A reader explains his viewpoint on climate change: My view is fairly simple. While carbon emissions are something that we need to have common sense about, and pollution of the Ocean is definitely a serious concern, I do not believe …
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There Actually ARE Biodegradable Plastics
A reader asserts: Governments love peddling this gimmick. Assuredly, we live with false claims and all kinds of greenwashing in this space, but biodegradable plastic is a real thing. Look it up. Or hit “contact” on the website and ask me.
Old-vs.-New Testament Dichotomy Hugely Important in Shaping World Societies
I thought this was good, and I hope readers enjoy it. The folklore of English-speaking people has no equivalent of Knecht Ruprecht (see right), a crude hooligan known to German children, who shows up at Christmastime and scolds them for …
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American Steel Industry Sputtering
Re: the meme here, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich notes: Just in time for the holidays, US Steel has announced 1,545 layoffs at two plants in Michigan.
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations at a Three-Million-Year High
Turning this around will require the complete cooperation of every major government on the planet, as supported by the vast majority of Earth’s people. Think for a moment about the scope of that task. Perhaps the true gift of Christmas …
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