99% of this is totally incorrect. But hey, who cares, right? There’s a huge market for disinformation, and I’m sure the author of the meme here was handsomely paid.
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The Value of Solar and Wind Energy in Today’s World
In addition to the point made at left, human bodies aren’t being blown to bits in our fighting over energy that is available to us all, at no cost, from that big fusion reactor 93 million miles away from us. …
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Insulting U.S. Allies
The point made at left is an interesting one, but it raises the question: Would our NATO allies have participated in a useless and illegal war even if Trump hadn’t insulted, bullied, and threatened them with military invasion? I doubt …
How Exactly DO Canadians View the U.S.?
At left we see an extremely generous viewpoint on the United States as we Americans are seen from Canada. I have to think that a more honest statement on the topic would be, “You have a tumor, but you voted …
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The “Flat Earth” Theory
This issue was solved long before our journeys into space began 65 years ago. Yes, the spherical shape of the Earth was proved 2000+ years ago by the ancient Greeks, but understanding that requires some fluency with high school math, …
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More on: Are Muslims the Enemy?
It’s incorrect to say that “liberals are furious” on this matter. We’re deeply disappointed that about one-third of our population is a blend of greedy pigs and hateful idiots. I was on a Zoom call this morning with some people …
Are Muslims the Enemy?
In today’s world, a significant number of Americans hate everyone but straight white Christian males. Hatred of other people has replaced baseball as our national pastime. Ignorance is what we’ve become known for around the globe.
Iran’s Nuclear Program and the Lies that Surround It
In the last two days, I’ve met two people from Portland, Oregon, both of whom I told the same story about my reaction to the Trump administration’s claim that they brought in federal troops into the city to stop the …
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The Value of Wind Energy
Wind contributes about 12% of the U.S. grid mix, though it’s over 70% in some of the plains states. As one reader pointed out, “It’s great for the common American. Sorry it doesn’t work for billionaires.”
“No War Required”
The shot at left was taken in 2006, during another war in the Middle East. We often talk about the “externalities” of fossil fuels, normally referring to things like lung disease, climate change, ocean acidification, and so forth. But we …
