Author: craigshields

Obviously, this is pure crap. 1) Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are less efficient than their horizontal counterparts. More importantly: 2) Wind turbines are not cited in areas with buildings that block wind currents. 3) Cities are not built in …

More Crap re: Renewable Energy Breakthroughs Read More »

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For some reason, people post a great deal of pure bullshit on social media on the subject of renewable energy. Some of it requires some level of knowledge of the subject to figure it out, but not the one at …

Run-of-River Hydro — Just When You Thought You’d Seen it All Read More »

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Funny stuff.  

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I don’t know who Jason Bateman is, but I do know that calling out people for voting for Trump can only make these people dig in their heels even deeper.

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It pains me that humankind has fallen to the level of contempt for humanity expressed at left. If the Right doesn’t regard every human being as a “child of God” or some such, I suppose I can live with that.  …

Not Sure Buddha Would Approve Read More »

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When political consultant and chief presidential strategist (to Barack Obama) David Axelrod made the statement at left, I asked myself, “That may sound good, but are you sure he doesn’t have the right?” No one seems absolutely sure.

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I would be very interested to know how far back in time the idea expressed at left goes.  One thinks immediately of the French Revolution, but I’m sure that true world historians can cite periods that go back perhaps thousands …

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I was lucky enough to have come across this short video just now. Had I been the father, I would have had tears streaming down my face.  

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Maybe it’s time we simply accept the fact that Trump and his cabinet members really couldn’t care less about the welfare of the people they “serve,” who need help from the federal government. Let’s understand that Trump and his people …

Kristi Noem and Her New Private Jets Read More »

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I can’t swear that the photo here is authentic, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Of course, strange stuff like this is regional within the U.S.  This is not something you’d find in New England.  But the culture of places like …

This Store Sign Is a Model of America, at Least Parts of It Read More »

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