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266 articles grounded in peer-reviewed research — written for every reader, not just scientists.
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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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Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor Poorer
Read More →: Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor PoorerThe 2017 (TJCA) really did a job on the American people. The results were predictable. A similar tax cut in Kansas in 2012 was a disaster for Kansas. It benefited…
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Observations of Climate Change in Kolkata
Read More →: Observations of Climate Change in KolkataThis is a guest post from Pabitra Mukhopadhyay, who is a hydrological engineer in Calcutta. It was originally written in Bengali, and a rough translation is below. ” · আজ থেকে দশ…
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A Road Trip in an EV
Read More →: A Road Trip in an EVThis is a guest post written by Darrel Hart of Wichita, Kansas. Many people have expressed fears about the range of Electric Vehicles or about finding charging stations. This article…
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Please Stop Stereotyping Republicans
Read More →: Please Stop Stereotyping RepublicansThere are a lot of articles and posts on social media lately which blame Republicans for a variety of ills in our society. The people responsible for those ills…
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Sustainability Comes to Wichita
Read More →: Sustainability Comes to WichitaThe Wichita City Council voted on June 15, 2021, to form a Sustainability Board. This was due to the work of several environmental groups, especially SOAR, which had that as…
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Mank: A Warning about Fake News
Read More →: Mank: A Warning about Fake NewsThe movie, Mank, explores the fake news used to defeat Upton Sinclair when he ran for governor of California.
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The Mythical Magic Hydrogen Economy
Read More →: The Mythical Magic Hydrogen EconomyThere’s a little bit of truth to every myth, and the hydrogen economy is no different. Hydrogen fuel cells would be wonderful for the environment. They combine hydrogen with oxygen…
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Thermodynamics: A Tour through the Three Laws
Read More →: Thermodynamics: A Tour through the Three LawsI’m not sure how they got to be laws, but they do appear inviolable in most instances. The First Law: “Energy is conserved, i.e., it can be neither created…
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Global Warming: The Rise of Methane
Read More →: Global Warming: The Rise of MethaneNew Greenhouse gases play a huge role in keeping the surface of the Earth warm. Without the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the Earth would average about -18°C, and all…
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