Of course the Trump administration will do anything in its power to bury the discussion about climate change and its terrible costs. But in the case of the shut-down of NOAA, we’re talking about the hard, direct costs like rebuilding …
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Living in a Post-Truth World
The most tragic part of life in the United States is that about half of Americans have become indifferent to the truth of a certain statement, if it comes from Trump or one of his lackeys. If you or I …
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Sexuality Is Normally Politicized, But Here’s Some Science on the Matter for Those Who May Care
In a recent post about the meme at left, entitled It’s OK to be Ignorant, Just Keep it to Yourself, I wrote “If you agree, you’re ignorant when it comes to biology.” This type of stupidity has a fantastic level …
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Petitioning Trump on Clean Energy Is a Complete Waste of Time
These folks write: Clean Energy Powers Homes and Lowers Energy Bills in America. Encourage President Trump to support Clean Energy Tax Credits that Power America. When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke, but no, they’re totally …
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Charging Your EV with Solar
There is no law that says you can’t do what Santa Claus on the left says he’s doing. The challenge, however, is that a 1000 Watt solar PV array will take 16 days to charge the typical Tesla with its …
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It Shouldn’t Have To Happen To You
It’s been said that the difference between Trumpists and progressives is that the latter group is concerned about the welfare of other people, regardless of whether or not they themselves are being oppressed.
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How Bad Do Things Need To Get?
According to Trump, “We are losing nothing.” The only group of people who believe this are Trump’s diminishing base of supporters.
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Grammatical Standards Change Over Time
Until recently, “nauseous” meant “causing nausea,” and the correct form of the word at left was “nauseated.” Now, because it was so often misused, it’s acceptable to use “nauseous” in the sense shown at left.
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It’s OK to be Ignorant, Just Keep it to Yourself
Just saw this on Facebook. What I would say: 1) If you agree, you’re ignorant when it comes to biology. 2) If you agree and you post this to social medial, you’re both ignorant and mean. #1 and #2 are …
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Should This Fellow Join the Catholic Church?
We Americans live our lives surrounded by constant reminders of the hypocrisy of the far right wing “Christians,” and incidents like a change in papal leadership serve to heighten our awareness of all this.
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