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Category Archives: climate
Perry Officials Deny Science and Don’t Mind Lying to You About It
Well, I guess now we know. Rick Perry and his cronies are OK with destroying the Texas coastline. Recently a decade long report was produced (Chapter 5) John B Anderson. Dr. Anderson, I believe, is a professor at Rice University … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Culture, Environment, Government, Science, Society
Tagged environment, global warming, politics vs. science, Rick Perry, sea level rise, Texas coast
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Hurricane Irene – Not a Disaster
I feel bad for the people of the Carolinas (who are more used to hurricanes than those of New York), but I have a hard time showing a lot of sympathy. This post may be somewhat controversial. You see, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Culture, Science, Society
Tagged earthquake, hurricane, Irene, natural disaster, prepare, storm
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I’m in Lust with all the Teslas
Yes, I’ve fallen in love. With two actually. They are both stunningly gorgeous, smart, and sexy as hell. I’m referring of course, to the Tesla Roadster and the Tesla S sedan. This video isn’t much, but it does show the … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Environment, renewable energy, Technology
Tagged electric cars, environment, fossil fuels, renewables, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla roadster
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There Goes the Real World, Fracking with our Perceptions
I’ve been grumpy lately and I’m pretty tired of dealing with the crap. But it does bring to mind something that I read from Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame).* Allow me to paraphrase. Ask all the smartest people in the … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Culture, Debate, Environment, Government, Ideas, Prediction, renewable energy, Science, Skepticism, Society, Technology
Tagged environment, fossil fuels, global warming, nuclear power, renewables, science, solar, wind
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Global Warmer – A Primer 3 – The Carbon Cycle
You know, I may have jumped the gun a bit. But no worries, let’s get some more information about carbon and such down right now. And here’s the big question: Why are fossil fuels bad for the environment (in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Chemistry, climate, Culture, Environment, Science, Society
Tagged carbon cycle, environment, fossil fuels, global warming, science
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Global Warming – A Primer part 2
In part 1, we established the planet Earth is increasing in temperature. One thing we didn’t specifically touch on, but should be obvious from looking at the charts is that the average global temperature is increasing faster than at any … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Culture, Education, Environment, Science, Society
Tagged Carbon Dioxide, environment, fossil fuels, global warming, science
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Global Warming – A Primer
I have posted some on global warming, but I realized that we hadn’t discussed the evidence that global warming is occurring. What is it, how do we know, and what does it mean? This is going to get kind of … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Education, Environment, Science
Tagged climate, environment, global warming, measuring temperature, science, warmest temperatures
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24 Hour Solar Power
This is for all those that say Solar can’t be base load power. Spain has opened for the first base-load, 24-hour industrial scale solar thermal plant. The concept is very different from what most people think of as solar power. … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Education, Environment, Ideas, renewable energy, Science, Technology
Tagged 24/7 solar, environment, global warming, molten salt, renewables, solar, solar tower
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In Which I Compare Your Sunday Roast to Our Planet Earth
Growing up as I did, I learned a fair bit about cooking. I don’t mind cooking, it’s not my favorite activity and cleaning is way down on the list, so I don’t cook that much. Every Sunday, while I was … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Education, Environment, Prediction, Science
Tagged Carbon Dioxide, carry-over cooking, carry-over heat, carryover heat, environment, global warming, Prediction, roast, science
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Alternative Fuels Don’t Help with Global Warming
A lot of people are buying alternative fueled vehicles and so are cities, counties, major businesses etc. On the one side, this is a good thing because it reduces pollution. Most of these vehicles are powered by propane (C3H8). There’s … Continue reading
Posted in climate, Culture, Education, Environment, Prediction, Science, Society
Tagged environment, fossil fuels, gasoline, global warming, Prediction, propane, science
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Cassandra's Tears 