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266 articles grounded in peer-reviewed research — written for every reader, not just scientists.
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Please Recycle
Read More →: Please RecycleRecycling is an environmentally friendly way to reduce the depletion of natural resources, water usage, air and water pollution, and damage to the environment. For instance, every ton of paper…
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Republican’s Conservative Heritage
Read More →: Republican’s Conservative HeritageIt is hard to imagine how someone can be considered a Conservative if they don’t act to conserve the most important thing we have, the Earth’s environment. Some may say…
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The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the People
Read More →: The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the PeopleThe Kansas State Legislature does not well represent the interests of the majority of Kansans. Their priorities should be fiscal responsibility, school funding, infrastructure improvements, citizens’ rights, and…
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Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our Elections
Read More →: Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our ElectionsOne useful improvement to our elections would be to implement ranked-choice voting (RCV). It would allow third-party candidates to run without being spoilers. In ranked-choice voting, voters rank their top three candidates. If…
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The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the Earth
Read More →: The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the EarthScience is about using observation and reason to understand the physical world. Here are some of the latest observations showing how increasing greenhouse gases are changing the Earth. CO2: Man is…
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Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering Bill
Read More →: Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering BillThe Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee is now holding hearings on HB 2228. The bill will reset the total capacity limitation for net energy metering (NEM) systems that may operate…
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Cause of the Polar Vortex
Read More →: Cause of the Polar VortexIt is difficult to explain how global warming can cause some of the extremely cold weather we have been experiencing. The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of…
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How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless Veterans
Read More →: How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless VeteransA carbon dividend results from the Carbon Fee And Dividend approach to regulating greenhouse emissions. The money collected by the fee is not a tax, as it would be distributed…
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What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?
Read More →: What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?” The answer is, “The Truth”. Many high-profile disasters such as the Challenger explosion, the Deepwater Horizon debacle, and the Chevrolet Corvair which asphyxiated its passengers, can be traced to…
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