A reader asks: How many windmills would we need per person to replace fossil fuels? How much room would this take up? In the United States, we consume 5.4 terawatts (5.4 * 1012 Watts). The average wind turbine is a …
Converting the Entirety of Americans’ Energy Use to Wind Read More »
Over 2,000 people without masks at a huge sand bar bash at Lake Butte des Morts (translates to “Hill of the Dead”) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin yesterday. Given that we live in a country of selfish morons, getting a handle on …
There is no reason to doubt that the fossil fuel industry is pouring money into the coffers of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign; after all, he is an outspoken and dedicated ally, and it’s easy to see how keeping him …
Fossil Fuel Donations to Trump Have “Greater Zeal” Than in 2016 Read More »
Holy cats. Check out the last three paragraphs of this obituary. Expect to see more anger as the weeks pass and the death toll rises. Of course, about one-third of American voters continue to believe Trump is doing an adequate-or-better …
Trump’s Name Appears in Shocking COVID-19 Obituary Read More »
About 2% of all natural gas produced in the U.S. leaks into the atmosphere before reaching the end customer – about 600 billion cubic feet each year, or the annual gas consumption in Virginia. This, of course, is one of …
There’s a lot of content in this one little photograph. The eye goes initially to the thin women, gazing peacefully forward, holding the “love” sign, but then soon moves to the gloved hand of the thug who’s constricting the neck …
One of the few good things that’s coming out of the white supremacist movement is our ability to improve our understanding of the laws in various states that address assault and battery. Check this out.
Socrates would do what he’ll always be remembered for: hosting a series of dialogues with people who had certain ideas going in, but who were willing to think differently by the time they got up to leave. And there’s the problem: …
This is not a post on astronomy, but on science generally, and its importance to society. As suggested in the text at the bottom, though we knew that the Milky Way is a spiral-shaped galaxy, we didn’t know until recently …
This proud member of the “master race” is making a very important, albeit unintentional point about the current state of affairs in America, and it’s not so good, is it? We can only imagine how the rest of the world …
