On a daily stroll recently, I noticed a parked pickup truck which was clearly somebody’s idea of “macho” on wheels. The owner, who was away as I took pictures with my phone, seemed to have been concerned with his truck’s chances in some imagined battle with other vehicles on the road. It was only a […]
Another World Divider: Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables

“Well, they divided up all the land And we got states and cities Cities have their neighborhoods And more subdivisions! “There’s countries divided by wall, Ocean, and latitude And longitude, longing to find out Just what they’re missing What!? “There’s lots of area codes And nine-digit zip codes Secret decoder ring codes Arteries, shopping nodes! […]
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Considering the possibilities and implications of large-scale blackouts One of the most popular edicts of survivalist culture calls for the ability to live for extended periods of time “off the grid.” A cyberattack on the electrical grid, survivalists say, could keep America dark and cold for many months or even years. While that might be […]
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Dr. Tesar discusses the pioneering prospects in the State of New York ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA- 4:37 a.m. The ibises feast on chinch bugs in the soil beneath my lawn grass, and it’s a couple of hours before daybreak. The weather in the South since the freeze has been breathtakingly beautiful—days around 70 degrees and […]
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