Americans Struggle To Understand Their Most Important Document
The bad news is that only 43% of Republicans think that Trump should be able to shut down any news media outlets that he deems to be serving up “fake news.” Thus the good news: 57% of Republicans have at least some understanding of the U.S. Constitution. To simplify, the (slim) majority of Republicans understand the First Amendment, and some of them, presumably, know that there are legal and constitutionally valid remedies to libel that are available to the president, and anyone else.
A sharp surge in demand in electricity in Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces of China has led to a re-appearance of coal-fired power plants, according to 
Here’s a piece from our new intern Kevin Kuttumkal, covering the latest development in smart grid and smart cities, and how they affect energy markets. Enjoy. -ed 
As presented in this short, animated video, our 
It would be hard to list all the reasons that the leader of the free world should not tell his followers that journalists are the “enemies of the people,” but here’s perhaps the most obvious: 
Here’s a 
Because I’m not a member of the National Academy of Sciences, I would have to pay to download the entirety of their latest report, “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene,” which suggests that the effects of climate change may be far worse than currently believed. I am, however, able to cut and paste the abstract for free, which I republish here: 
00 million in Africa who currently live without it is arguably the single most important humanitarian task before us. That’s because electrical power means better education, which in turn brings productivity and, most important, family planning. If you want to alleviate suffering, it’s a good idea to manufacture less of it in the first place. 
At left we find a quote from American historian and political dissident Howard Zinn; it’s from the transcript of his opening statement in a debate at Johns Hopkins in 1970.
According to those in the know, the EV revolution is just around the corner. But, despite a greater number of models available, improvements to batteries and increased mileage ranges, many drivers remain unconvinced of the benefits of switching to a fully electric vehicle. 
