Author: craigshields

Here’s a nifty new appliance for the scientifically/environmentally impaired.  Just separate out the vegetables from the rest of your kitchen garbage, put the veggies into the container, plug it in, and go!  Three hours and 1.2 kWhrs of electricity-turned-into-heat later, …

Using Large Amounts of Electricity to Make Microscopically Small Amount of Compost Read More »

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There are pregnant women who smoke cigarettes who wouldn’t think of going outdoors without sunscreen. There are guys who ride motorcycles with no helmets who drink a pint of fresh-made vegetable juice every morning. There are also those who think …

Potholes in U.S. Roads Not a Top Priority Read More »

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When we think of Texas, we tend to call to mind tough-minded ranchers, pickup trucks with gun racks, cowboy boots,  death penalty advocates, high school football as a virtual religion, and perhaps a few oil tycoons–each one a societal element …

Texas Governor Removes All COVID-19 Restrictions–Deaths Stemming from Power Outages Weren’t Enough Read More »

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Are you trying to tell me that an actual educator will be functioning as Biden’s Secretary of Education?  We were just getting used to that post being held by a person with no background in the subject, whose only qualifications …

Lifelong Educator Confirmed As Education Sec Read More »

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What a disappointment.  Pathological liars like Trump can never be trusted to tell the truth, but wouldn’t it have been nice if, just this once…….

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I was a young boy in 1964, but old enough to remember Barry Goldwater and the conservative ideals he represented.  I didn’t agree with  him, but I had a great deal of respect for his intelligence, his honesty, and his …

The Seismic Shift in the Republican Party Read More »

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Here’s a subject we haven’t covered in a while: the net eco-benefit of electric transportation.  It seems so straightforward at first glace: add up all the environmental footprint associated with putting an EV on the ground, add in that of …

How Eco-Friendly Is Electric Transportation? Read More »

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Pictured here is a set of devices that are designed to extract the kinetic energy out of ocean waves. The rising and falling water lifts and drops the blue paddles which compress a fluid, whose tubes are connected to onshore …

Eco Wave Power To Install Ten “Floaters” for Ocean Wave Energy Project in Israel Read More »

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The United States has become a complete circus, and as we all know, no circus can function without a barker.  One might have thought that when Trump lost the 2020 election by 73 electoral college votes (not to mention 7+ …

Nobody Knows More Than Donald Trump Read More »

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The meme here is funny, but it’s not 100% true. My mom is a political junkie who has little patience for liberals, but even she has to smile when I ask her about Bernie Sanders. “Oh, poor Bernie.  He really …

Are All Politicians Insincere? Read More »

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