Author: craigshields

In the course of writing my books, I met several climate scientists who attend these “COP” summits on global warming, and they were, to a person, extremely disappointed. One told me, “We had to stay another day to work out …

Losing the Battle To Stabilize the Planet’s Climate Read More »

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It took 13 years to happen, but happen it did.  Back in 2006, then-Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Million Solar Roofs Initiative into law, providing support for home-owners, schools and businesses to go solar.  This Thursday, the former …

Champagne Corks Fly as California Hits One Million Solar Installations Read More »

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Suppose you’re: A parent of a 9-year-old girl who was brutally raped, or The wife of a man killed by a hit man his business partner hired, or

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Can 60 minutes on this bicycle power your home for a day?  Let’s think about that for a moment.  Let’s assume the guy in the pic here is a trained Olympic athlete and can generate 350 Watts. Thus in 60 …

Quick Physics Problem Debunks Claim Read More »

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I recently realized that I should reach out to a boyhood friend who had spent his entire career in military justice and ask him about one of the important matters of the day. A few years ago he retired after …

Trump and Military Injustice Read More »

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As young Americans grow up, we are told that their country is superior to all others, largely on the basis that we are all free to act according to our wishes, and the only thing reining in our choices is …

No Checks, No Balances Read More »

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A few days after he was inaugurated President of the United States, Donald Trump said about his base, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.”  To our horror, it appears …

Is It Possible for Trump to “Cross the Line?” Read More »

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Energy storage consulting group CleanHorizons offers this week’s top five projects in this space:

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As we look at the graphic here, comparing wealth inequality in the United States with that of Western Europe, we need to understand that there are both moral and practical problems associated with this phenomenon. Most people have ethical issues …

Ever-Widening Wealth Inequality Spells Trouble Read More »

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This morning, the President of the United States sent a tweet to his followers mocking Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old girl with Asperger’s, who stands at the center of the rally for climate change mitigation. Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person …

Trump Appalling? Isn’t That the Entirety of His Brand?  Read More »

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