Author: craigshields

Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: If you want to accept a doctrine based on faith, that’s okay by me. However, it precludes any objective or realistic analysis. No one can accurately predict the future. First, no one’s suggesting that taking things …

Here’s a Prediction of the Future: It Will Remain Unpredictable Read More »

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We’re closing in on 15,000 comments here on 2GreenEnergy, an average of about six per day since the inception of the site in 2009, but that average isn’t reflective of the last six months, during which we’ve had a bumper …

Lots of Comments on 2GreenEnergy Read More »

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Apparently, the scientists of the world are a bit cheesed off with the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency, insofar as, among other catastrophes, it means the end of U.S. conviction to mitigate climate change.

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In response to my post on U.S. military policy vis-a-vis ISIS, frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Craig, you have laid responsibility for the creation of the current batch of terrorists at the feet of U.S. and allied powers who have projected …

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Longtime 2GreenEnergy reader/commenter Larry Lemmert, whom I respect greatly, writes about my suggestion that “war is not the answer” as follows: There are people inside and outside our borders who mean us harm. How should we react to them?  Turning …

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2GreenEnergy megasupporter Cameron Atwood just sent me this from G.K. Surya Prakash (pictured), a chemistry professor at the University of Southern California: “Earth doesn’t have an energy problem. We have an energy storage problem.” There is no doubt that the advent …

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In response to my (admitted off-topic) piece about the suicide rates in the U.S. military, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I’m certain many service personnel wouldn’t thank you for bringing them home. For some this is the job they love. The …

Why Are 22 U.S. Military Veterans Taking Their Lives Each Day? Read More »

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In the last couple of months, we’ve all learned to our horror that 22 U.S. military veterans take their lives every day. In this post I wish to do two things: • Express my deep sadness for these people and …

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Those of us who were around in the 1960s remember the revelation that smoking causes cancer—how it mounted slowly year after year, until it became irrefutable.  This gradual increase in the evidence was due to the time required to study …

Update on the Safety of Fracking: It’s Not Good News Read More »

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For those wishing to understand the current status of the war that the U.S. congress is waging against science, I heartily recommend this piece from The New Yorker. Warning: This is really Orwellian.  Lamar Smith, the Texas congressman who chairs …

Attack on Science Read More »

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