I told my son the other day that, if Trump is re-elected, a significant number of Americans will be leaving the country, simply because they can’t stand to be led by a criminal sociopath, and all the degrading baggage than …
Author: craigshields
Greenwashing and the Word “Natural”
I remember attending a trade show at which a variety of new-age food items were being introduced. I ran across the vendor of a new orange soda that he marketed as “all-natural.” “How much actual orange is in that can …
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Who’s This Guy Voting for in November?
The meat-eater pictured here is one of a large number of hateful morons who make up the American electorate. Of course, voting is a private affair, and no one will have access to this guy’s preference for U.S. president in …
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The Incursion of American Culture on Others
Immediately after my first business meeting in Paris, I spent some time walking around the City of Lights, trying not to be too conspicuous as the dreaded American tourist. It wasn’t long before I came across a McDonalds, which, I …
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Flower Turbines Looking for More Investors
Other than common sense, there is nothing that prohibits investors from pumping cash into companies like Flower Turbines, that one day, owners claim, will build and sell devices that capture small amounts of wind energy. In fact, until about a …
A Return to Wind-Sailing Cargo Vessels?
Here’s a piece from Fossbytes, the same people who claim that the costs of maintaining EVs is greater than that of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. A cargo ship named the Pyxis Ocean equipped with two 123-feet-tall WindWing sails embarked on …
EVs and Maintenance Costs
Is the creator of the meme at left serious? From this piece: Electric Vehicle Drivetrains Only Have 20 Moving Parts Compared to Over 200 in Conventional Automobiles – This means lower maintenance costs and a radical shift in auto industry …
Saving Humankind’s Home Planet
Re: the meme here, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has said, “If we can explore colonizing Mars because we’ve ruined Earth, we can certainly fix Earth.” The man has a point here. What we need is the political will to put …
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The United States Is Not the Leader of the Authoritarian World
As shown at left, Trump’s reverence for the world’s authoritarian figures is among his most obvious, most glaring characteristics. It jibes with his feelings for our soldiers. i.e., that they are “suckers” and “losers.”
Revering Our Scientists
What physicist Brian Greene says here is true. I would be shocked if more than 10% of high school seniors in this country could name a single living scientist.
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