According to Bloomberg, the terrifying new IPCC report on climate change has caused scientists to re-assert the need for negative CO2 emissions technologies, i.e., those that actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. There are several problems associated with this, …
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The Lighter Side of World Geography and Climate Change Mitigation
The diversity we see in human civilization comes as a result of the fact that the homo sapiens who left Eastern Africa about 30,000 years ago went in different directions, and eventually formed nations. This was problematic from the start, …
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Science Is Down, But It Isn’t Out
It’s no secret that science is taking a terrible drubbing here in the United States, as tens of millions of people, without any education in the arena, are “doing their own research” by watching media outlets like Fox News and …
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Environmental Apathy
Here’s a little zinger from cartoonist Dan Piraro, reminding us that our society in doing essentially nothing about a set of conditions that is in the process of wiping us out.
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Our Horrifying Realization
This is a good representation of the horror of the last five years of life here in the United States. Of course, it’s what the Trump supporters think about people like me, whom they dub “sheeple” and “libtards.”
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What To Make About This Concept In Ocean Wave Energy?
When I come across an idea like this, one that requires angel investment to bring this new concept in ocean wave energy into fruition, a project that is clearly asinine, I ask myself: Is this fraudulent? Are these people simply …
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Re: Climate Change Mitigation, Is Congress “Dithering?”
I hate to base an entire blog post quibbling about the meaning of a word, but the problem with the U.S. Congress and climate change mitigation is not “dithering,” which means being indecisive, vacillating. The fact is that Republicans and …
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Why We Need To Be Involved In Politics
Being uninterested in politics was never a reasonable position to take, as people 2400 years ago, including Socrates and Plato, told us. Yet, until 2015, American politics was something of a snooze. It was defined, unfortunately, by corruption, meaning that …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Renewable Energy Production in the United States
Question: As you look at the bar chart below, presenting the renewable energy generation in each of the 50 states, what’s the first thing you notice? (If you wish, see if your observation coincides with mine.) Answer: Can be found …
The Vaccine and the Cult of Trump
A friend who sells water purification systems to homeowners just got the vaccination, after holding out these many months. I commended him, and said that, since he goes into other people’s houses, and some of these people must be concerned …
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