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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For some reason I’ve been running across a spate of humorous and terrifically well done pieces that make important points. Here’s one on climate change deniers that got me laughing so loudly that I’m sure the people outside my office here …
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With respect to my recent piece on climate science, a reader points out: What is today’s “consensus” may not be tomorrow’s. Yes, the consensus can be wrong. In fact, it always is, in one way or another.
In September, Pope Francis will deliver an address to the U.S. Congress on humankind’s responsibilities vis-à-vis the environment. I have to say that the very concept of this presentation to a room packed with a large number of climate change …
We all find it hard to admit mistakes at times, and some of us (myself included) are often shy about pointing out that they were right as rain all along. Having said that, I’ll momentarily set aside that inhibition and say …
Renewable Energy Passes the $2 Trillion Mark in the Last Decade Read More »
Our political pundits here in the U.S. tell us the Republicans are very likely to take back control of our Senate in today’s elections, granting them complete power over both houses of Congress. This means that our most important law-making …
To my chagrin as well as my astonishment, the advanced nuclear people I’ve been hanging around with recently love to bash the supporters of solar and wind. Are they hired hit-men for the nuclear industry? I don’t think so; lots …
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When a flight I’m getting ready to board is cancelled for a mechanical issue, as happened yesterday, I try not to be angry, but to remain positive, and keep two things in mind: • It’s better to be on the …
Like my mother, a kindred spirit, I have to admit that I worry, a habit that is, to a degree, pathological. Worry doesn’t change the future; it only depresses us. And, though 99% of the subject of our worry never …
Here’s an article based upon a recently conducted survey performed by Gallup on behalf of insurance giant Swiss Re that suggests that the world’s population cares a great deal about climate change — that, in fact, global warming is humankind’s …
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