For those wishing to understand the current status of the war that the U.S. congress is waging against science, I heartily recommend this piece from The New Yorker. Warning: This is really Orwellian. Lamar Smith, the Texas congressman who chairs …
Category: Renewables – Science
Asinine Claims About Energy and Jurisprudence
Here’s a video I just saw on Facebook providing a completely fraudulent concept in energy. Apparently, the guy who posted it believes that: • Energy comes from nowhere, and
Respect for Science
Here’s a T-shirt that communicates an important message. Of course, one might think that the message is so obvious and irrefutable to 99% of the world’s people that it does not need to be communicated. But those living outside the …
Random People on Facebook Offer “Facts” on the Environment; Believe Them At Your Peril
I’m always amused when people on Facebook throw out “facts” that have no basis in reality. Where do they get the idea that they can make things up and people will believe them unquestioningly? I mean, it’s not like one …
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Happy Birthday to a Great Chemist (Or Should I Say Physicist?)
It’s the birthday of Ernest Rutherford, best known for presenting us with the first model of the atom that included electrons spinning around a tiny but relatively high-mass nucleus of the opposite charge. He won a Nobel Prize in chemistry …
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2GreenEnergy Tutoring
I may not have mentioned that I act as a tutor for kids in the local schools and colleges; here’s my flier on the subject. I bring this up because I just got this LinkedIn invitation from a fellow (pictured) …
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Scientific American: The Very Name Carries a Significant Level of Optimism
Today is the 171st anniversary of the first publication of “Scientific American.” The very name of the magazine is hopeful, when you think about it. It’s always been a good time to encourage Americans to be scientific in thinking and behavior. …
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“Science Is Not a Liberal Hoax” – Love It
Here’s a shirt whose message is a straightforward reply to the growing lack of interest in and antipathy towards science. I need to get a few of these. Of course, I live in a hugely “God and country” town; the …
Scientific American, Of All Magazines, Weighs In On Donald Trump
It’s hardly news that Americans show a profound lack of interest in and respect for science, and that this is worrisome to everyone who understands the depths to which this has the capacity to take us. Exactly how this …
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Power Consumption on Earth: We Need It Cleaner, But Do We Need More Of It?
A reader comments: A by-product of permanently reversing greenhouse gas emissions through technological means must be a massive increase in energy availability for all people. These two imperatives are connected and indivisible. I don’t see many comments about these important …
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