01Iceland-master768An article in GreenTech Media this morning asks why most of the countries in Southeast Asia are lagging behind the rest of the world in the deployment of renewable energy.  I skipped it.  The developing world doesn’t have the cash (by definition) and most of those governments are even more corrupt than the U.S.; they pay even less attention to the welfare of their people than the U.S. Congress pays to Americans’, and that’s saying a lot. (more…)

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Clean-Air-ActIn my post Understanding EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, I pointed out that, unlike his predecessor, Gina McCarthy, Pruitt is extremely secretive in his activities. I went on to use Occam’s Razor to explain this phenomenon: Pruitt’s job is to provide favorable conditions for corporate polluters, especially the oil companies, by aggressively despoiling the environment…..and thus we hate his guts. I went on to suggest that Pruitt is in the top five most hated people in the country. (more…)

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Never has a debate been more widespread and divisive than that of climate change. Not a day goes by that there isn’t something on the news related to it in some way or other. (more…)

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Czo5d-BWgAAdxJ-The last post that was written here on John Paul Stevens was published on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010; I certainly didn’t anticipate another–until this stunner.    (more…)

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scott-pruittHere’s a fairly detailed article describing how Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is attacking journalists and stifling the media’s attempts to report on the core actions that the EPA is taking to roll back regulations put in place to keep our skies and waterways clean, suggesting that this is a parallel war to the one Trump is waging on the press by insulting media outlets, withholding information, and flouting public records requests. (more…)

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29594432_10156881049837908_3961284331257450798_nThe March for Life and the debate over gun control is part of a much larger phenomenon that defines the zeitgeist of this phase in American history, which could be summed up as, “We Call BS.” People of conscience, young and old alike (though mostly young), are simply refusing to let this country disintegrate into mayhem that consists of gun violence, bigotry, misogyny, ignorance, racial injustice, radical income inequality, and perpetual war.    (more…)

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images (5)Technology has now emerged as a new dominance in the world. There is no doubt that we all can’t survive without smart technology, apps, software, and fast transportation facilities in this 21st century. (more…)

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a9a1ec9b0ff0f479_4645-w618-h463-b0-p0--contemporary-bathroom-sinksWater consumption levels vary throughout Australia. Although water use was traditionally always higher in dry inland areas than in coastal areas, this graph on consumption per household across the states and territories shows some surprising trends. (more…)

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E-GYRO 3-0Here’s something a reader sent me, a variation on the theme of capturing and reusing the energy dissipated from the activities of the human body.  In this case, it’s a door whose hinge contains a generator.  Hey, no one says you can’t do this, but let’s look at the basic physics to see how feasible such a device might be. (more…)

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Renovating any living space can be a joy. It’s often only a joy, though, if you know that you’re doing everything in your power to keep the environment clean and intact. If you’re planning an upcoming renovation effort, these eco-friendly options can serve you well. Who says that remodeling a property has to take a negative toll on this majestic planet? (more…)

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