Author: craigshields

If you object to vulgar language, you’re going to want to skip this one. If, on the other hand, you’re not offended, I hope you’ll check out this wonderful video that describes Australia’s approach to climate change mitigation. In the …

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I’ve heard this argument, and I’m sure there is some truth to it.  After all, more than 90% of the news we receive comes from one of only six different corporate entities, and making money with news means sensationalized journalism. …

What’s Causing All This Divisiveness? Read More »

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Occasionally I like to apply some mathematics to claims that are made about renewable energy technology. Pictured here is something called Kitepower, another variation on the theme that we’ve seen so many times over the years.

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A failing educational system, a television “news” channel based on falsity and twisted half-truths, denial of science, a voracious appetite for presidential lies. A breeding ground for tyranny.  

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Prejudice.  Judging before the fact.  A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.  I find myself doing that nowadays, and it doesn’t make me proud of myself. The photo here depicts a woman at a political …

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Here’s a chart showing the number of acres consumed by wildfires in California since 1990.  Keep in mind that, at 2.2 million acres, we’re only part way through the fire season; that’s because of the hot, dry, Santa Ana and …

How’d You Like To Be in the U.S. Tourism Industry? Read More »

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Since the United States has ~4% of the world’s population and ~24% of COVID-19 fatalities, it’s pretty clear to anyone that Trump’s claim is just one more of his endless stream of lies. But let’s admit something critically important: that …

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In the absence of human intervention, nature tends to fix things. She simply needs to be given a chance.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promises to achieve 100% renewables by 2030 if her party wins re-election in October.  The plan calls for an accelerated schedule and the use of pumped hydro energy storage to make clean energy universally …

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This woman has made the study of pathological liars her life’s work.  I haven’t, and you probably haven’t either.  But doesn’t this ring true? We tend to wonder how it’s possible that one man, who just happens to be the …

“I’ve Studied Pathological Liars, and ……” Read More »

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