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Category: Renewables – Science
Dealing with the Sheer Enormity of Human Suffering
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A Contributed Post: Geospatial Intelligence Is Helping the Green Energy Movement
Technology has always been the driving force behind green energy developments. We’ve reached an amazing level of efficiency in terms of how renewable, natural energy sources are harvested. We also have newer technologies designed to make green energy consumer-friendly and …
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The Black Swan Effect: Why Predictions of the Future Are Hard to Make
A friend sent me this piece predicting a spike in worldwide political violence in the 2020s. Craig: I don’t put any credence in this at all, for a few reasons, primarily the so-called Black Swan effect, i.e., we tend to …
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Climate Change Deniers and the Anti-Science Movement
Here, Neil Degrasse Tyson provides his explanation as to why there are so many anti-science, climate change deniers in our population. As is a common characteristic of intelligent people, he looks inward: Where did we fail? How did we allow …
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James Watt and the Unit of Power Named for Him
It’s the birthday of the seminal Scottish chemist and mechanical engineer James Watt, best known for his improvements in the steam engine that provided a considerable boost to the nascent Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century. Watt’s name, of …
How Much More Technology Does Humankind Actually Need?
According to the Writer’s Almanac, today would be the 102nd birthday of American poet and pacifist William Stafford. When he was asked if he felt accomplished, Stafford answered: “This may sound brutal, but I don’t cherish the poems that are …
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From Guest Blogger Jayde Ferguson: Five Benefits of the Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater Treatment Process
Water usage, and its effect on the environment, is a hot topic in Australia. Between 2014 and 2015, it was estimated that 76,140 gigalitres of water were required to support the country’s economy and infrastructure. This places a great deal of strain …
Are We Headed for Environmental Catastrophe?
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo often derides my concern for our civilization’s future. In response to my post: Will We Survive Long Enough To Enjoy the Fruits of Science? he writes, “Doom, doom, doom I tells you! Down to the abyss, to ruin …
Will We Survive Long Enough To Enjoy the Fruits of Science?
According to the Writer’s Almanac: Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the discovery of other galaxies beyond the Milky Way on this date in 1924. Before he made his discovery, everyone thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the only galaxy in …
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The Pollution That Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas
Here are two stories whose ultimate point is that pollution doesn’t stay in the place from which it was generated; it tends to spread itself around the globe. We start with the plight of Northern China, where the intensely thick …
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