The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act that passed the House (H.R. 2454) on June 26 is not only a huge document (1,428 pages), but is a huge step forward for not only the U.S., but the world in trying to come to terms...
Read MoreThis week the Pew Research Center reported results of a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The report is...
Read MoreThis week the Pew Research Center reported results of a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The report is...
Read MorePerhaps the most important role of a teacher is to inspire students to value their intellectual and emotional abilities and to understand how they can use science to “improve the lives of those they have touched and the...
Read MorePerhaps the most important role of a teacher is to inspire students to value their intellectual and emotional abilities and to understand how they can use science to “improve the lives of those they have touched and the...
Read MoreIn the last post I listed ten reasons to support the Energy Bill passed in the U.S. House. Here are some things you might find interesting about the bill. I’ve tried, I really have, to keep my opinions out of this list....
Read MoreIn the last post I listed ten reasons to support the Energy Bill passed in the U.S. House. Here are some things you might find interesting about the bill. I’ve tried, I really have, to keep my opinions out of this list....
Read MoreHere are 10 reasons that I think the United States Senate must pass an Energy Bill which would then be reconciled with the House’s Clean Energy Bill (HR 2454). They are listed in here in no particular order because they...
Read MoreYes, the U.S. Congress did pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), but within Congress—in the House—there was clear evidence of “scientific illiteracy.” And no, it was not...
Read MoreThere is a very interesting book by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum that will be published in July. It is titled Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens America. The authors explore the rift between science...
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