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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

  • Bits and Pieces 12 : Should We Tax Unhealthy Foods?

    Would people be more likely to avoid unhealthy foods if they received a tax incentive to do so? A few countries think so, and have enacted laws to increase taxes on fat, sweet and salty foods. The outgoing conservative Danish government has passed a “ fat tax” on foods high in saturated fats. Hungary has… Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 11: The Arctic Sea Ice Is Disappearing

    These pictures and graphs show that the Arctic sea ice has declined about 40% over the last 30 years. Read more

  • What Does the Solyndra Bankruptcy Mean?

    No one knows what the Solyndra bankruptcy means, but it should not be used to derail our investments in alternative energy. Estimates are that growth in solar panel production will increase fivefold by 2020. Read more

  • Global Warming in Pictures

    This article gives the basic data in pictures showing how man’s carbon emissions are affecting the Earth. Read more

  • Bits and pieces 10: Global Warming in Pictures

    This article shows the basic data for global warming in pictures and graphs. It covers from the ice ages to current changes in the Earth. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 9: The Arctic Ice and the Inuit

    Pictures of the polar region from 1979 and 2003 clearly show that about 30% of the Arctic ice has melted. This has greatly affected the way of life of the native Inuit who live and hunt on the Polar Ice. While some may adapt, their way of life and culture, which sustained them for centuries,… Read more

  • Climate Change: Extreme Weather and Wildfires

    In 1998 the US refused to ratify the Kyoto Treaty which would have limited the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. The increasing CO2 may be leading to extreme weather, crop failures, droughts and wildfires. The recent heat waves, droughts, and wildfires in Oklahoma should bring home to us what our failure to ratify the… Read more

  • Global Warming: Media Bias and the Misinformation Pipeline

    Though there is a scientific consensus on global warming, the public is confused about the issue. There exists an misinformation pipeline that speedily takes misinformation from skeptics journal articles and delivers it to major news outlets before the information can be debunked. The solution to this problem is for those who report the news to… Read more

  • Sen. Inhofe and the Three, Maybe Four, Polar Bears

    Sen. Jim Inhofe is pushing for an investigation of the research of Dr. Charles Monnett, who he blames for the Polar bear being put on the threatened species list. The investigation seems to be a politically inspired as the polar bears were put on the threatened species list because of their declining habitat, not because… Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 8: Is It "Indisputable" that "Social Security Is Going Broke"?

    Mary Beth Franklin has written some excellent suggestions for improving SS, but claiming Social Security is slowly going broke is a wrong, and harmful, idea as it plays into the hands of those who want to change Social Security for political and special interest purposes. Read more