We live in times in which many of us are functioning with a grossly diminished capacity to think. This has numerous consequences that go far beyond our ability to distinguish left from right (see photo), and it explains how it’s …
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As is the case with so many of our human endeavors, there are people on all sides of the issue of climate change, its importance, and tactics for its mitigation. In Apocalypse Never, Michael Shellenberger (cover shown here) argues that …
Please pardon the profanity in the discussion at left, but this is too good not to share. I don’t have the level of animus as this guy, but I totally see where he’s coming from. (Btw, the Dunning–Kruger effect is …
Scottish philosopher David Hume left us with this gem: We always disbelieve the greater miracle. We’re constantly bombarded with information that conflicts with things we believe. How do we sort this out? There is really no other way to do …
Question: The building shown here is (was) in Siberia, but it’s falling down. Why? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: It’s also the cause of a 20K gallon oil spill in the same region.
From “Treehugger,” a couple of powerful images in the “climate change” and “water scarcity” categories:
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed suit against fossil fuel organizations ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute. Minnesota joins at least 15 other plaintiffs, including attorneys general in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island, who have brought …
Question: There are two unique but related things about the small town of Verkhoyansk in Siberia, about 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. What are they? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: If climate change weren’t …
Just a reusable rocket booster, that lands on a tiny little barge named: “Yes, I Still Love You,” 300 miles out into the Atlantic. This one’s been reused five times… This is one of the things that is causing climate …
From E&ENews: Global CO2 has risen for a century. That appears to be over. The pandemic has made a huge dent in fossil fuel consumption, but have we hit the peak of CO2 emissions? Is there any reason that, post-COVID, …
