As noted on the Windfuels website, “no year (from 1880 when records began) before 1973 was hotter than 1973. Every year since 1978 was hotter than 1978.”
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Does Philosophy Have any Real Importance?
I laughed out loud at this cartoon, perhaps only because of the considerable ribbing my father received when I was in my graduate program in philosophy. On the golf course one afternoon, one of Dad’s friends asked him, “How’s the …
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Oh, Wait. That’s a Joke?
Has anyone else noticed that it’s getting harder to recognize the difference between humor from news? As our world disintegrates into ignorance and hate, perhaps this shouldn’t come as a shock, but I have to confess that I’m having a …
A Civics Lesson Every American 10-Year-Old Understands: Balance of Powers
Here in the good ol’ USA, we have three branches of the federal government: the legislative (makes laws), the judiciary (interprets laws), and the executive (enforces law and appoints judges to the judiciary). Case in point, the Clean Water Act …
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Electric Vehicle Conversions
There was a time at which it appeared that swapping out an internal combustion engine (ICE)-based drivetrain with a battery, controller and electric motor might be a viable way for the world of transportation to go.
Trump “Tellin’ It Like It Is” on Wind Energy and Electric Transportation
Here is the result of some fact-checking on Trump’s recent statements on wind energy and electric transportation; readers can guess how it turned out. The only thing that makes it noteworthy is that it suggests that someone somewhere could possibly …
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Gasoline Really Isn’t the Bargain of the Century
As you look through the photos in this article “Nearly All of Yemen Demonstrates Against 4 Full Years of US-Saudi Attacks” (of which the one to the left is an example), consider that all the misery you’re looking at is …
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Keeping Rhetoric Fair By Understanding False Dichotomies
The statement to the left here is very much worth reading, as it speaks so beautifully to the core reason that the nation is so divided at this point. The mayor refers to what’s called a “false dichotomy,” not unlike, …
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From “The Guardian” — Energy Analysts Forecast ‘the End of Coal’ in Asia as Japanese Investors Back Renewables
At a glance, the coal industry looks like this: • The U.S. is phasing it out, not because of environmental issues, but because of the relatively low cost of natural gas and renewable energy. We do, however, export the stuff.
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When It Comes to Environmental Destruction, Private Jets Offer Plenty of Bang for your Buck
A great deal of cleverness has gone into our present-day assault on the environment, as some of the decisions made by the Trump administration do double- or even triple-duty. Here’s a great example: tax reform that has allowed individuals and companies …
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