Archive for the 'Environment' Category

EARTHQUAKES & JUNK SCIENCE?

I could not let this pass without my comment.
This article is from “National Geographic News” dated October 28, 2010
The comments at the end, in blue,  are mine.
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Can the Moon Cause Earthquakes?
John Roach
National Geographic News
May 23, 2005
Coast dwellers are accustomed to the daily rhythm of the tides, which are primarily lulled in and out by the [...]

“Know What We Need?”

I have been on this planet a long time and I have been hearing that phrase ever since I was a kid.
I hear it sometimes many times a day, from everyone who thinks about running for Town Council up to and including the President of the United States.
“We need clean and affordable energy.”
Let me tell [...]

Carbon Dioxide

Two years ago we lost our dog of 13 years. We have always had a dog but after the last I felt that I did not want to buy another puppy.
A puppy takes a lot of care. You must feed it, make sure it has water, take it for walks, play with it, teach it [...]

HURRICANES and SUCH

HURRICANES AND SUCH
 
I started this BLOG in November 2007 and it has been my intention to terminate it after two years. It’s not because I am bored with it or that I do not have sufficient material to continue it.
Life is full of choices and there are many priorities that clamor for attention:
E-mails [...]

IGNORANCE

 
 
   I receive many e-mails asking why I don’t post articles to this log more often.
The reason is that like most people I find that the trivia that one encounters in everyday living consumes time that could be better spent in creative pursuits
 
   I write when I encounter either ignorance or stupidity so [...]