What happened when the facilities managers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport etched houseflies on the bottom-back of the men’s room urinals? Far less urine wound up spilled on the floor, as men had something to aim at. (more…)
I join the majority of Americans and the super-majority of those in our allied nations in expressing disappointment that the Mueller report appears not to have turned up evidence of Trump’s collusion with Russia. There are a couple remaining questions, however, and it’s possible that we haven’t heard the last of all this. (more…)
Here’s a short video that presents the populations of the world’s largest cities as they’ve changed over the past 500 years. (more…)
Here’s a video about a tram that runs without a track. Around here, that’s called a “bus.”
It runs on batteries. That’s called an “electric bus.”
The batteries can be charged with renewable energy. Are there some that can’t?
I eat with a tetra-tined comestible impaler. Some might call it a fork, but not me.
Glenn Doty writes about this article on coal, solar and wind as follows:
This is the most cruel truth regarding the GOP push for greater pollution/greater emissions/greater climate change. Renewable energy is cheaper. (more…)
It’s safe to say that every single one of us who disapproves of Trump (55% of Americans and 72% of U.S. allies, among those expressing opinions) is saddened by the result of Robert Mueller’s inquiry into the president’s alleged conspiracy with Russia. Sure, we’d all like to see the report itself, but the summary that has been offered must be at least somewhat accurate, or Mueller himself would be on camera correcting the misrepresentation. (more…)
Here’s a post with a dual purpose:
1) Planting trees really IS a fabulous way to sequester carbon. (more…)
Readers who happen to be local to Santa Barbara, CA will want to check out a talk that my colleague Eric Adler is giving on April 3rd on the fascinating topic of holistic land management (see poster below). (more…)
The meme here implies that the presence of hate speech caused the increase in hateful behavior. Yet it’s also possible that Trump chose places to hold rallies in places that happened to be showing increasing susceptibility to his hateful rhetoric. (more…)
Here are some interesting updates on Telsa, from our Kansas City, MO-based colleague Fritz Maffry. – ed
The Perfect Storm (more…)
