Combating Misinformation using Rational Thinking & Laboratory Techniques

January 7, 2017

Questions & Answers: David Helfand on combating misinformation From an Article by Melinda Baldwin, Physics Today, December 28, 2016 The Columbia University astronomer thinks we’re living in an age of inaccuracies—but that science may hold the key to our survival. “Throughout human history, information has been limited, difficult to access, and expensive,” writes Columbia University [...]

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Thinking Like Isaac Asimov About the Future

January 6, 2017

Adopting A Sci-Fi Way Of Thinking About The Future From an Article by Prof. Tania Lombrozo, NPR 13.7: Cosmos & Culture Blog, January 2, 2017 The second day of January was National Science Fiction Day, an unofficial holiday that corresponds with the official birthdate of Isaac Asimov, the enormously influential and prolific scientist and writer of [...]

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Does Climate Change Really Matter to You? (Katherine Hayhoe)

January 5, 2017

Myths about climate change are as abundant as fire flies in summer From an Article by Katherine Hayhoe, EcoWatch.com, December 26, 2016 What’s one of the most insidious myths we’ve bought into, when it comes to climate change? It has nothing to do with the science: It’s the simple idea that we have to be [...]

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Marcellus Fracking Well Pad Fire in Washington County, PA

January 4, 2017

Fire erupts at Marcellus Shale pad in Somerset Township, Washington County, PA From an Article by Scott Beveridge, Washington PA Observer-Reporter, January 1, 2017 BENTLEYVILLE – A large fire sent a thick black plume of smoke into the sky Sunday at a Marcellus Shale natural gas pad in Somerset Township of Washington County, PA. Pennsylvania [...]

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Fracking is Banned in Maryland until October 2017, Then What?

January 3, 2017

Maryland’s Fracking Ban Goes Up Against Corporate Democrats From an Article by Russell Mokhiber, Counter Punch, November 17, 2016 The Maryland legislature is controlled by the Democratic Party. The Maryland Senate by 33 to 14 and the Maryland General Assembly by 91 to 50. Of course, that doesn’t mean that corporations don’t get what they [...]

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Rural Residents & Local Communities Take the Impacts of Fracking

January 2, 2017

Studies pick apart image that fracking is beneficial to local communities From an Article by Ari Phillips, Fusion News, December 29, 2016 . Even before President-elect Donald Trump lined his Cabinet with some of the most pro-fossil fuel ornaments money can buy, natural gas was here to stay. And now, thanks to advances in drilling [...]

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Fracking Sand Mining is Very Destructive of the Land

January 1, 2017

Minnesota & Wisconsin Are Being Damaged By Surface Mines for Fracking Sand Dear Friends: Kudos to Johanna Rupprecht and Happy New Year to all her supporters in Winona County, MN and beyond!!! We in Wisconsin appreciate the model you have set for the Midwestern States! May there be more thoughtful hardworking people come to the forefront to work on this [...]

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Science Books to the Rescue: Physics Can Do You Good!

December 31, 2016

Physics is good for your health, now and in years to come From an Essay by Sabine Hossenfelder, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany, December 25, 2016 Yes, physics is good for your health. And that’s not only because it’s good to know that peeing on high power lines is a bad idea. It’s also [...]

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The Rules on Oil & Gas Fracking Need Updating

December 30, 2016

Court tells EPA to review its rules on oil and gas waste From an Article by Jon Hurdle, PA StateImpact, December 29, 2016 Photo: A truck delivers drilling waste water to a frack water recycling plant in Susquehanna County, PA A federal court directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review and possibly update its [...]

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Future Scenarios to Truly Damage Planet Earth

December 29, 2016

This is what it would take to truly damage the planet’s climate From an Article by Chris Mooney, Washington Post, November 29, 2016 There are limits to how much  U.S.  climate practices matters on global climate policy. We aren’t the world’s largest emitter any more. And technological and market trends operating globally right now are [...]

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