Author: craigshields

This takes us back to the absurd notion that Trump supporters stand behind law and order.

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At left is something quite pathetic, albeit completely common for today’s right-wing America: slandering those who care enough about their country to stand up and articulate their feelings. “Let’s see who shows up,” says Trump mouthpiece House Speaker Mike Johnson. …

Trump Administration’s Predictable Response to “No Kings” Rally Read More »

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I hate to think of myself as prejudiced, i.e., making judgements about people before the facts are available, but I suppose I’m really kidding myself.  When I see someone driving a truck like this, I can’t help but think he’s …

Sneak Preview: New GM Trucks Read More »

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In virtually all arenas of technology in which there are (or were at one time) many different competitors, we inevitably reach the point that “the winners win and the losers lose.” In renewable energy, we recently said goodbye (except for …

There Is No Way to Prevent the Winners from Winning–and That’s a Good Thing Read More »

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Just yesterday, we learned that: GM has ended its development of next-generation hydrogen fuel cell technology for everyday passenger vehicles, citing a need to focus resources on its electric vehicle (EV) strategy. As part of this change, the company has canceled …

The Death Knell for Hydrogen-Based Transportation Read More »

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Re: a supposed new mode of renewable energy generation, a representative of the “Sumner County Kansas Republican Party” writes: No one care (sic) what power they can harvest/generate, the question is “what tax benefits are there?” I’ll file this comment …

Wind Energy Making Real Progress, Regardless of what Trump and Cynical Republicans from Kansas Say Read More »

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About 15 years ago, this whole subject held huge promise. That’s because each year, about 280 million old tires find themselves in landfills, releasing greenhouse gas emissions and wasting enormous amounts of chemical energy. It appeared that a large opportunity …

Waste-Tire Pyrolysis Read More »

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Whether these days of hate and oppression will persist for a “long, long time,” or whether the pendulum is about to swing back the other way remains to be seen. It’s certainly a terrible time to be an American, if …

Photography of Violence and Hate Read More »

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Recently, there have been a few posts here to the effect that Antifa is not a group, and that it has no headquarters. The author of the meme at left has a differing point of view.

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There are so many examples of “taking the sides of the weak against the strong” in today’s world it’s hard to count them all.  And, as 19th Century abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe put it, “the best people” have always been …

Siding with the Weak Read More »

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