Those who eagerly await the Apocalypse will like this: the latest roll-back of environmental regulations concerning the consumption of coal. Andrew Wheeler (seated), administrator of the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is shown here repealing the federal law (The Clean …
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Responding to Climate-Driven Crises
The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras), the country’s sixth largest, is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry, which has resulted in a severe water shortage, lasting weeks at this point. As reported here: “Millions of …
Trump’s Unhinged Behavior Makes Perfect Sense
There’s lots of buzz here about President Trump’s public warning of a mass deportation effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to start next week. “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who …
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American Life: Bizarre and Frustrating
American life in 2019 is steeped in frustration. We all want a better country and an improved quality of life, but we have an incredible divergence of perceptions as to what our real problems are and how to solve them.
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The Costs of Solar PV
In response to my recent piece on the cancellation of subsidies for solar and wind, 2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie writes: “U.S. costs for residential solar are way higher than in other parts of the world.
Why Small Wind Can’t Work
Here’s a renewable energy investment opportunity that I recommend you avoid: wind flower turbines. As shown in the video, the inventor claims that small wind will eventually takes its place in the constellation of renewable energy solutions, along with rooftop …
What’s With All This Good News?
Lots of good news today. The U.S. Supreme Court said no to gerrymandering in Virginia that favors Republicans by minimizing the importance of votes from communities of color.
Visualizing the Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
As we head into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, this may be a good time to look at the melting ice. Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice….yesterday alone. For those wanting to know what this looks like, here’s the approximate …
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Update on Nuclear Fusion
Here’s the latest from nuclear fusion hopeful Tri Alpha Energy, now called TAE. I was introduced to these guys by my friend Jim Boyden, who got his PhD in physics from Cal Tech the same year I entered kindergarten.
Bill Gates Sets His Sights on Energy
Bill Gates is nobody’s fool. A college chum who went on to become one of Microsoft’s first 50 employees told me that, though Gates was always willing to make time for presentations from his staff, he took a very dim view …
