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Climate Change

Big Hat – No Cattle!

As former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates once said, “Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”   So why didn’t America listen to him?  Well the answer seems obvious; times were good, the...

Climate Change or an Ever-Changing Climate?

Planet earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old and during its history both the Earth’s climate and its atmosphere have changed radically.  And if you’re like most of us non-scientists, there are a few things you may not know about the planet you live on. Did you know...

The Climate Deception Part III

My father used an expression with us kids whenever we got into trouble; he’d say, “Did you stop and think?”  Well, I don’t know how much of an impact such a query made on a 10 or 11-year-old, but it could not be more appropriate for those who believe in the myth that...

Do the Math

If your boss told you he wanted to increase the company’s sales revenue by 50% in fiscal year 2022, it would be wise to take him at his word and evaluate your position within the context of complying and aligning with the company’s goals. If your son's football coach...

More things to think about

Construction projects are notorious for their endless delays and cost overruns.  But this isn’t a new phenomenon, in 2600 B.C.E, Egyptian pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid at Giza, then thirty-two hundred years later King Louis XIV of France built a residence as...

Something to think about

The IEA (International Energy Agency) recently published a report titled, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions, detailing the challenges of transitioning to clean energy. The 287-page report focused on the differences in acquiring clean energy...

A Casual Observation

“Docendo discimus,” is a Latin proverb that means, “By teaching, we learn,” said differently, if you want to master something, teach it! Many years ago, my 7th grade teacher taught me a lesson I’ve never forgotten.  Danny Skaluba and I were arguing about which was...