Of the dozens of people I’ve spoken to about climate change, it’s interesting that there are so many different viewpoints as to the gravest dangers it represents to human civilization. The fellow at left seems to think it’s food shortages, …
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The Many Threats Associated with Climate Change
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Her Face Speaks Volumes
This lady is a translator who was sitting there when she heard Trump say, “The United States and Italy have been allies since the days of ancient Rome.” And her face says it all. I’ve seen this lady’s face before …
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Trump Must Return Stolen Money
In January 2016, Trump held a televised “veterans’ fundraiser” that raised $2.8 million. The money was meant for veterans’ charities but was instead directed by his campaign and used to promote his political campaign. This was and is wacky, not …
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Generating Electricity from Water in Pipes
On the surface, this idea has merit, and it’s been considered here in the U.S. for at least the last 20 years. It’s never gone anywhere, because of: The extreme cost of replacing existing pipe, and The fact that it’s …
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What We Can Learn from the Actions of Other Countries
It appears that Trump is running out of room in his claim that he didn’t participate in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking enterprise. Of course, what happens after all this comes out is hard to predict. One of the things that …
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Trump and Climate Change
As shown in this short video, Donald Trump says that climate change is the biggest con job ever perpetrated on Earth. We are to believe that Trump a) understands the subject better than the thousands of our planet’s top scientists, …
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Oooh — Tough Talk Here, But Are They Messing with the Wrong People?
I just got a chuckle that I thought I’d share. One of the Newsmax commentators was talking about “Bad Bunny,” the entertainer who the United States hasn’t been able to stop talking about for the last few months re: his …
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We’re Not as Bright as We Used to Be
I’m a bit unimpressed by the barrage of ads we see like this. Are you 60 or 85? What type of cash-fueled lifestyle do you lead? How’s your health? How much income do you derive from your pension, portfolio, and …
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Solar Thermal
When 2GreenEnergy was launched in 2009, the concept shown at left, “solar thermal,” held great promise. The main reason for optimism lay in its integrated storage, i.e., molten salt, which could take on energy, raising its temperature, and then give …
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Is There a Purpose, a Meaning, to Life?
Much has been written about the purpose and meaning of life. The majority seems to think that human life has no external, a priori meaning, and that we confer meaning to our lives by the decisions we make. This, FWIW, …
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