It was on this day in 1848 that the American Association for the Advancement of Science, known as AAAS, was created. Until recently, math and science were exalted as the disciplines that separated truth from falsity, fact from opinion or propaganda.
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Maine Bans Styrofoam
Who knew that Maine would become the first state to officially ban single-use polystyrene (Styrofoam) containers?
What’s To Become of the World’s Largest Rainforest?
Our tiny planet is divided up into even tinier sovereign nation-states, numbering about 200, each with its own culture, and more importantly, with its own conception of how it operates vis-a-vis the rest of the world. In many cases, this …
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Environmentalism: Understanding the Issues
Here’s a regular feature called “Campaign Watch” from the American Energy Society’s weekly publication: A survey of 20 declared Democratic presidential candidates (and incumbent President Trump’s response) on climate change policy:
Notes on Sustainability
I had a nice chat with an entrepreneur in waste-to-energy yesterday; that’s always an experience I enjoy. Near the end of our talk, we broadened the subject matter to include the entire sustainability movement, at which point she lamented how …
Here’s a paraphrase of the discussion that governors of some of the most conservative states had regarding wind energy with the governor of Iowa, an equally conservative state: Other governors: Renewable energy is what the liberals want. We’re the Midwest; …
How Much Bad News Can Trump Supporters Absorb?
It’s hard to understand how Trump’s approval rating is hanging steady, since entire constituencies keep getting bad news. Say you’re a Kentucky coal miner, and you liked Trump because of his promise to put more coal miners back to work. …
Why White Women Like Trump
This post is for my wife, my daughter, and any other female who can’t understand why any woman of any age, race, IQ, or blood type would vote for Donald Trump.
Tagged with: vote for Donald Trump
Vote in November
Whatever could this gentleman mean? Well, perhaps it’s a reference to the fact that the will of the people has exactly zero bearing on the way those people are governed. Over 90% of American voters favor universal background checks for …
Tagged with: a functioning EPA, banking regulations, better public schools, full support for the Mueller investigation, no looting of the U.S. treasury to provide tax cuts for billionaires, Renewable Energy, the will of the people, universal background checks for prospective gun owners, universal healthcare
Mike Pence
I’m not completely sold that the content of the meme here is true; it’s possible that Mike Pence, being a politician, is simply pandering to his base, i.e., hardcore Christians who take every word of the Bible literally and discard …
