Here’s a solar PV device that’s been around for at least the last 8 – 10 years. It opens in the morning and contracts in the evening, and has double-axis tracking like so much of the world’s PV. Their claim: …
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Germany Rejects “Wegwerfkultur”
Anyone who has attempted to learn German realizes immediately that the language makes use of compound nouns that seem to have no limit in length. If, God forbid, you’re looking for an insurance company that provides legal protection, you need …
The End of Trump
Here we are, 120 days before the 2020 U.S. presidential election. We see Trump faltering badly, apparently on the way to his ouster. Yes, there are many factors contributing to his falling in the polls, but what might be the …
Tagged with: Allowing the Russians to encourage others to kill American troops, and the Russian bounty of U.S. soldiers, It's soon clear to everyone perhaps including Trump himself that the decision was a mistake, righteous outrage at police killing of unarmed black people, Trump doubles down, Trump makes an impulsive decision on a matter that he thinks will make him look good
The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ — Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down
Native Americans and climate activists are celebrating what is being hailed as a “monumental victory,” as a U.S. district court delivered a significant blow to the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration—by ordering the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and …
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Won’t Be Happening
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be built, and this came as a terrible blow to Native Americans and environmentalists who had worked hard to block it. Yet just yesterday, the two …
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Up to $14M for Advanced Coal Processing Technologies
The DoE will provide companies funding for R&D aimed at products such as building materials that are based on coal, in an effort to boost demand and keep the industry from disappearing. Obviously, as long as the coal isn’t combusted, …
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Trump Supporters Go Lawless, Brag About It
Comments on the fireworks (grossly illegal because of the potential to start wildfires in the semi-desert Southern California climate) by two Trump supporters:
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Return To Normalcy? Why?
There is a great deal of sentiment being expressed right now to the effect that the extreme stresses our society is facing can be used as springboard to launch a new and better civilization–and it’s quite gratifying to see. In …
Trump Losing Support Among the Elderly
Old white people, i.e., those who were young white people in the first half of the 20th Century, grew up in a time when overt racism was the norm, and it’s for this reason that most of us forgive them …
Tagged with: amoral rich people, harm Trump is inflicting on the reputation of the U.S. stage, Trump losing the support of the elderly, Trump's core of undereducated working class white people, Trump's desperation surrounding his re-election, U.S. viewed as a pathetic bunch of spoiled and diseased bigots
Canada’s Approach to COVID-19 Very Different from America’s
This video lays out the difference between the Canadian and the American approach to dealing with COVID-19, as well as providing the results. In it, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says, “It’s about vigilance, individually and collectively.” He may have …
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