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Nuclear Fusion: Eternal Energy = Eternal Damnation
Like a third rate zombie movie on Netflix, delusions of nuclear fusion repeatedly rise from the dead. The cover story in the June 2023 issue of Scientific American by Philip Ball, “Star Power: Does Fusion Have a Future After All?” recycles the corporate line which was broadcast on December 13, 2022. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced that…
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The Atmosphere is Cooling Dangerously Fast
The upper atmosphere is cooling too fast for comfort. Global warming is only one half of the impact of excessive CO2 emissions generated by cars, planes, trains, and industry. The other impact is rapid cooling of the upper atmosphere which may be of considerably more concern than global warming as it negatively impacts the ozone…
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Transportation within our means: initiating the conversation overdue
Last year, my husband spent $3500 to keep his 2003 Subaru running. In the last two months, he patched two flat tires rather than buy a new set for $1000. A 2010 Subaru Forester costs $10,499, which we don’t have. What to do? We aim to live within our financial and ecological means—and he needs…
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The Ocean Heat Bomb Ignites
-For the first time that scientists can recall, sea surface temperatures that always recede from annual peaks are failing to do so, staying high- Global warming and extensive overfishing have damaged ocean ecosystems well beyond recognition from only a few decades ago. Still, on its own accord, the ocean stood tall for over 3 billion…
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It’s Time for the Left to Assert Itself in the Mainstream Media
It’s Time for the Left to Assert Itself in the Mainstream Media –Kim Scipes Donald Trump is about as useless as a tastebud on an anus. Anyone who has paid attention to the verdict in the E. Jean Carrol case and/or the CNN “townhall” on May 10 in New Hampshire knows that Trump is…
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Digital enlightenment: an invitation
A few years ago, an engineer told me that calculating my carbon footprint by my monthly utility bill is like weighing an elephant by putting only the tip of its tail on the scale. Because, he said, buying any mass-produced item, including an “energy-efficient” tablet, an “energy-saving” appliance or even a solar PV system means…
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Mapping a favorite meal’s supply chain: toward eating within our means – a proposal for New York City’s Mayor Adams
I’ve been wondering what eating within our means looks like in 2023. New York City officials say that eating more fruits, vegetables, grains and beans—and less beef and dairy—can reduce carbon emissions. And so, Mayor Eric Adams has announced plans to encourage more plant-based eating by tracking purchases for household food consumption. I applaud the…
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Monster Heat Hits One-Third of World Population
“It’s a ‘monster heat spell like none before,” according to climatologist and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, describing Asia’s heatwave as the worst in history. (Source: Extreme Heat Scorches Asia, Affecting at Least a Third of the World’s Population, The Verge, April 19, 2023) Global warming is hitting full stride as SE Asia, inclusive of parts…
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The Growing Crisis of the Colorado River: A Sign to Us All
THE GROWING CRISIS OF THE COLORADO RIVER: A SIGN TO US ALL –Kim Scipes, Ph.D. There is a growing crisis out in the southwestern part of our country that has a message for us all. Politicians and the mainstream media from all over the country are ignoring it or generally treating it as a…
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We STILL Don’t Get It: It is an Empire, Folks!
We STILL Don’t Get It: It is an Empire, Folks! –Kim Scipes In mid-March 2023, David Swanson published a very interesting article: “Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned.” There were some things in there I agreed with, some I disagreed with, others I might want to debate. Still, I appreciated his effort to…
