Author: craigshields

The United Kingdom just hit 74 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour. For comparison, here in the U.S., we run around 450, according to our Energy Information Administration. Most countries around the globe are making sincere and committed efforts in the  …

Congrats to the UK for its Stellar Performance in Lowering Carbon Intensity Read More »

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Doctors worked hard to get where they are, and they tend not to suffer fools gladly.  Their thinking is fact-based, and they have little time for assertions on medical manners that are anti-scientific, politically motivated, and just plain incorrect–particularly when …

Physicians Don’t Like Fake Science Read More »

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Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: Dud ticket. Two conservatives running on the Dem ticket = no enthusiasm. BIG. BIG. MISTAKE!!!! I’m not a political advisor, but I’m not sure this is a big deal.  Would there be more …

Biden’s Running Mate Read More »

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Here’s a conversation on Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s reopening the state in the midst of the pandemic, based on reports that Georgia officials bungled the data in a way that’s hard to believe wasn’t deliberate. Glenn Doty: I knew that …

Georgia’s Rosy Coronavirus Data Is a Lie Read More »

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We really do live in a polarized world. No one could have imagined anything like a “MAGA rally” before 2017.    

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From Desmog: In January, a trio of climate science deniers with ties to fossil fuel funding published a flawed paper claiming that models of the social cost of carbon pollution are underestimating CO2’s impact on plants and that carbon pollution …

Climate Deniers and Flawed Science Read More »

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Here are 28 of the 101 laws on our books aimed at environmental protection that the Trump administration has either gutted or is in the process of gutting. Those wishing to profit from befouling our skies and waterways have walked …

Eviscerating Our Environmental Protections Read More »

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I think longingly about the days before I retired from my career as a marketing consultant, which were punctuated by numerous trips to great business centers abroad: Berlin, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Geneva, Zurich, Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and the spot featured …

Recalling the Early Days of Business Consulting Read More »

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As a result of the pandemic quarantine, alcohol consumption is going through the roof, as people are bored and lonely, and yes, there will be repercussions to our physical and mental health accordingly. Of course, the photo here could also …

Coronavirus Gives Rise to Humor Read More »

The cost-benefit analyses of offshore wind projects differ from those of their on-shore cousins, in that the installation of each turbine is a far bigger component of the total cost.  For that reason, bigger is always better, and this is …

Details Released on 14-MW Offshore Wind Turbine Read More »

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