Can Nuclear Be Safe?
On my post “Adventures in Biofuels,” a reader notes: One thing I notice is you continue to point to nuclear as an option. Do you really believe humans can build a facility, operate it efficiently and dispose of the waste safely? I do not.
I don’t see any a priori reason that human beings can’t control nuclear energy. In the first place, even with 60-year-old technology, it’s already several orders of magnitude safer than fossil fuels in terms of deaths and illnesses. Most environmentalists don’t want to admit this, but it’s completely true. On top of that, we have the promise of “advanced nuclear,” and, while that means several different things like aneutronic fusion and liquid fluoride thorium reactors, all of this looks extremely appealing (albeit a couple of decades away from commercialization).
Our environment is a precious resource that we all know is being rapidly exhausted by conspicuous consumption, and dangerous fossil fuel use. Finding ways to circumvent the trappings created by society that often find us in an endless cycle of having to buy products and create waste is a challenge, but still possible. Here are a few wonderful ways to both cut your budget, and be kind to your planet. 
There were two stories in our news last week that bear notice. One was the discovery of a mass grave in Kenya in which the bodies date back 12,000 years. It was clear that these people met their demise in a war; most had their skulls smashed in by clubs or hatchets.
Vertical Farming
When my wife just walked into my office (at lunch time) and watched a few seconds of this video on the melting of the glaciers in Greenland and the Antarctic, she said jokingly, “Let’s break out the bourbon,” meaning that we’re doomed anyway; let’s live it up while we can.
Though I wasn’t an Eagles fan, I certainly was upset to hear about the passing of Glenn Frey earlier this week.
The time when most homes’ energy bills tend to sky rocket is during the winter. Heating is certainly needed during those cold winter months. People are also usually forced to spend more time inside when frost bite and hypothermia are real dangers. However, if you use certain strategies, you can bring your winter energy costs down. 
In today’s world, the degradation of the environment is a serious cause of concern. 
Sandalwood is a natural oil that 
