Here’s a greatly abbreviated version of the science: • Increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere come into contact with surface ocean waters and cause a series of chemical reactions that acidify the water.
Category: Renewables – Science
Interconnectedness: MLK Put It Well
Over the past couple of decades, there have been quite a few efforts in print and cinema to present a scientific basis for the interconnectedness of all life. What the Bleep Do We Know (see below) and I Am jump immediately …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: EPA on Obama-Era Mercury Emissions from Coal Plants
Question: What are the three most dangerous effects to human health that derive from ingesting/inhaling the mercury that gets into the food supply and atmosphere from coal plant emissions?
Scientific American: Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior
Now we’re learning about what was happening at the U.S. Department of Interior (DoI) before Ryan Zinke was removed from the helm, and found himself the subject of a Justice Department investigation for violating federal laws that prohibit the use …
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Renewable Energy Claim Reminds Us of Turtles
A friend writes, “Here’s a really beauty for you to debunk on 2GreenEnergy. I got an email from these guys today and belly hurts from laughing so hard at the magical ability to extract more power than is put in, …
Tagged with: Renewable Energy Bologna
Religion and Science Don’t Always Agree, But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Crazy
I get that there are religious people, and that they often have viewpoints that fly in the teeth of science. No problem there. Scott Pruitt, who resigned in disgrace from his position atop the EPA, was apparently motivated in his …
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It’s Trump v. Science, But Who Cares?
According to this article, climate scientists are roasting Trump over his response to his own administration’s climate-change report.
Science in Peril
I couldn’t resist this short post to offer readers the same smile I got when I saw the front page of the NY Times here. As is the case with all humor, it wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t based …
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Drop in City’s Emissions Chalked Up to Coal Plant Closures. Wow!
Here’s an article called “Drop in city’s emissions chalked up to coal plant closures.” How totally unexpected. It’s along the lines of “Birth control reduces unwanted pregnancies.”
Tagged with: arsenic, cadmium, Coal Plant Closures, mercury, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, radioactive isotopes, selenium
Bizarre Viewpoints on Science
Very few people ignore scientists when they tell us to evacuate in front of a hurricane, or not to eat Romaine lettuce, or to take a certain medicine to cure a horrible disease. But some of these same people are …
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