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Environment

  • What Happens When the Earth Is Full?

    Man’s population has just reached 7 billion and at the present rate of growth will double about every 40 years. Eventually, the Earth’s carrying capacity format will be exceeded. Studies of natural populations show us what may happen then. Read more

  • The 2011 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners

    This year the 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 2011Environmental Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame winners and their prizes. Read more

  • Poll: Help Pick the 2011 Hall of Fame/Shame Awards

    Voting is now open for the annual awards to determine those who have most affected the environment through word or deed. A list of nominees and a poll for voting is given in this article. Please help select the winners. Read more

  • Gaming the Peer Review System : Part 1. Biased Editors

    Scientific journals have established a peer review process to ensure that published papers are free of errors in reasoning and methodology. However, it is possible to game the system to get erroneous information published. This is a three part series about aimed at exposing the errors and closing the loopholes. 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Poultry, Arsenic, and the Scenic Illinois River

    The quality of the scenic Illinois River in Oklahoma is threatened by pollution from Arkansas’ poultry industry. A lawsuit to stop the pollution seemed certain to win, but it may be derailed by a huge influx of money into the recent Oklahoma elections. Read more

  • The 2010 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners

    The winner of the Environmental Hall of Fame Award is RealClimate.org, a website that gives factual information on climate science. The recipient in the Hall of Shame Category was the Koch Brothers, for secretly funding candidates and organizations who dispute the facts of climate science. Read more

  • It's Not Cap-and-Tax and Reagan Made It Work

    The U.S. has been unable to make much progress on environmental issues because of opposition by our Republican leaders.Our current Congressional leaders, particularly those who would ignore science or derogatorily call Reagan’s system “cap-and -tax”, should look to Reagan as an example. Read more