Solar PV Roadway
People have been talking about building roads out of solar panels since long before I developed an interest in renewable energy. (more…)
Trump v. Weld
Anyone who’s tried his hand at the written word and has reread something he wrote last year, or, Gold help him, 30 years ago, has had a feeling of vague self-contempt. As exacting as we try to be with our language, we’re inevitably sickened at our inability to choose our words with the precision that hindsight and a bit more practice will later afford us. Yet this doesn’t stop us from criticizing others, does it? (more…)
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Treason Among Top Ranking Republicans
While American liberals and conservatives have never agreed on much, it’s hard to imagine that anyone expected anything like what we have here today in U.S. politics, i.e., government run by criminals. I didn’t think too much of people like George H.W. Bush or his predecessor Ronald Reagan, but please don’t try to tell me that they would have stooped to this.
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Kindness
The Dalai Lama says, “My religion is kindness.”
It’s easy to forget that people who are treated kindly tend to treat others in a similar fashion, and that the way we treat others has an effect that ripples through hundreds of others.
It’s hard to imagine a sustainable civilization that doesn’t have some level of compassion for others at its core. This may be the precise problem we face in the world right now, with our insatiable appetite for war, our thirst for the cruel treatment of immigrants, and our indifference to others’ suffering more generally.
Trump Impeachment Trial: Well, THIS Is Awkward
With everything we’re reading about the impeachment trial, there doesn’t seem to be a resolution on the fact that top Republicans have sworn to be both impartial and not impartial, i.e., totally committed to acquitting the defendant before the trial begins and the evidence introduced.
At the same time, no one seems anxious to address the minor detail that bushels of new evidence damning to the defendant’s case are coming forth on virtually a daily base. Isn’t it customary to gather the evidence before the trial.
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Clean Energy in Germany: They Never Fail To Impress
Germany continues to impress the world with its bold adventures into sustainable energy and transportation. Their decision to get rid of both coal and nuclear means lots of natural gas, and a huge commitment to renewable energy, which, given the variable nature of solar and wind makes it hard to integrate into the grid mix at extremely larger percentages.
Fortunately, trains do no put a terrible strain on the grid; trains can move a ton of freight over 470 miles on a single gallon of fuel, or its equivalent in electrical energy, which is about 35 kilowatt-hours.
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There’s More Than One Way To Pollute America’s Water
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When Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency was determined to roll back regulations that would keep America’s waterways free of toxic industrial pollution, they faced a dilemma. Could they get away with simply lifting a ban on known poisons? Sure, Trump supporters will be thrilled to see another relic of the Obama-era demolished, but won’t everybody else go through the roof? (more…)
For America’s School Children, Fat, Sugar, and Salt Replace Fruits and Vegetables
For the last few years, American public school children had been the beneficiaries of Michelle Obama’s effort to include more fruits and vegetables in the lunch menus, replacing things like pizza, hamburgers and french fries. Predictably, that came to a stop yesterday, the former first lady’s birthday, when the Trump administration rolled all this back.
These people are extremely good at what they do, which is anything in their power to punish the common American and especially, to destroy public education.
Each of the Past Six Years Were Among the Six Hottest in Recorded History–But What Does That Mean?
Given that 2019 was the second-hottest year since temperature records were first taken in 1880, we have the fact that each of the past six years were among the six hottest out of 140. Of course, we still have people on social media saying that all this is a coincidence; one such fool asserts, “This is precisely what should be expected, given that records have only been kept for a nanosecond of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. (more…)
From Guest Blogger Nina Simons: Seven Eco-Friendly Home Design Tips for Modern Living
Designing environmentally-friendly structures has become a standard in the construction industry nowadays. However, eco-friendly structures are still a challenge to design because you need to incorporate at least 7 features that will ensure the building conserves power. Moreover, a top-notch eco-friendly house should not only save but generate power. (more…)
