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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

  • Settled Science: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Krauthammer

    This article examines Charles Krauthammer’s claims that climate science and mammogram recommendations are based on science that is “not settled”. It questions what it is that conservatives like him wish to conserve, if not the environment and people’s health. Read more

  • The Beauty and Power of Wind Energy

    The cost of wind power is falling, making it competitive with conventional sources of energy. Most of the criticisms of wind turbine, except for intermittency and storage, are without merit. It is in our national interest to subsidize and encourage the use of wind energy, and we should not let unfair criticisms or politics keep… Read more

  • Nominate Your Candidates for the 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Awards

    Each year, this site takes a poll to see who is the most deserving to receive recognition in the Environmental Hall of Fame (or Shame). Nominations are now open for the 2013 awards for those who have most affected the environment by words or action. Please go to the site and nominate those you think… Read more

  • Wind Energy and Bird Mortality

    One of the main concerns raised about the use of wind turbines is their effect on bird mortality. Though they sometimes do kill birds, the number killed by wind turbines is small when compared to those killed by other of man’s activities. Read more

  • Aristotle, the Pope, and Income Inequality

    Aristotle argued that a stable democracy required a strong middle class. The Pope, in his recently published Exhortation, argues against the ideology hurting the poor and destroying the middle class. This article examines how the income inequality came about and how it could be corrected. Read more

  • Global Warming and Pine Beetle Damage

    Because of global warming, the pine bark beetle has expanded its range northward and to higher elevations. The warmer temperatures allow the beetles to produce an extra generation some years, causing an exponential growth in their numbers and in the damage they do to pine forests. Read more

  • Media Bias: Why the Public Is Confused about Climate Change

    There is a clear consensus among climate scientists about the causes and dangers of global warming, but there is much confusion among the general public and among politicians. This article points out that much of the confusion is caused by a direct campaign to spread doubt, aided by media sources which treat it as a… Read more

  • Congressman Lucas' 2013 Town Hall Meeting

    Election season is coming up, and many of our Representatives are holding town hall meetings. It is important that voters attend as many of these as possible, not only to express their opinions, but to decide if they wish to return the representative to Washington in the elections in 2014. This is a report on… Read more

  • Climate Change: A Letter to Congressman Lucas

    Thsi is a letter sent to Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, containing a summary of the scientific evidence on climate change and pointing out it is a threat to our food supply. Read more

  • The 2012 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners

    This year’s Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame contest was carried out on three websites and the votes were combined to determine the person who has most affected the environment through word or deed. This article announces the 2012 Environmental Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame winners and their prizes. Read more