Back on the East Coast for a wedding and a short vacation; time for blogging will be sporadic over the next week. We’re actually near Gettysburg, PA, a reminder of the phrase “… a government of, by, and for the …
Author: craigshields
Establishing the Realities of Climate Change Requires Observation, Not Speculation
I suppose I would have some small level of sympathy for climate change deniers if all this were theoretical and based on possibly flawed models. But when it’s happening right outside your front door, doesn’t that make their position a …
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Energy Storage Making Progress
As a colleague of mine likes to say, “Even sushi has a better storage model than energy.”
Mike Pence
I’m not completely sold that the content of the meme here is true; it’s possible that Mike Pence, being a politician, is simply pandering to his base, i.e., hardcore Christians who take every word of the Bible literally and discard …
Nicola Tesla Bio
When we see the name “Tesla” in the world today, we normally think of the car, rather than the man for which it’s named. Here’s a short but interesting biography of Nicola Tesla, the Serbian-born electrical engineering genius.
Environmental Consequences To Solar and Wind
Here’s an article that examines the consequences, both intended and unintended, that would result from switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy, i.e., how a mass deployment of renewable technology might affect the surrounding climate.
Preserving a Clean Planet Now Seems Controversial, But When and How Did This Happen?
As the photo for my earlier piece, Maybe This Isn’t Really Happening, I used a piece from my favorite surrealist painter, Rene Magritte, but I thought I’d offer this companion post to show the meme that actually inspired me to …
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Maybe This Isn’t Really Happening
If you had come to me 20 years ago and wanted to bet me that one of the two main political parties in the U.S. would be actively working to destroy the environment, I would have bet you $1000 against …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: U.S. Federal Government May Be Aggressively Destroying the Environment, but U.S. Cities Sure Aren’t
Question: How many U.S. cities have pledged to go to 100% renewables for their sources of electricity in the next few years? What’s the most recent one? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
How Not To Learn About Climate Science
The point I’d like to share here isn’t how morally outrageous it is for a man of God to make a statement like this; that goes without saying. My point is that it’s factually incorrect, and, what’s more, there is …
