Although it sounds like a very modern scientific term - OTEC or Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion was first used by the Jacques D'Arsonval a French engineer back in 1881. Despite how old it is, the only operational plant on the planet (at the time of writing) is in Hawaii. The demand to finance...
Recently, the bridge that fell last year in Minneapolis, Minnesota reopened to traffic flow. It was a mini celebration for those who had regularly used the old bridge to travel on and commute everyday. You might not think that one bridge would cause a lot of problems for people unless you were...
There's an old joke about how you can tell when a lawyer is lying - his lips move. Can the same thing be applied to politicians? Oops - most politicians ARE lawyers!
Is the public's increasing apathy towards politics partly due to the perception that politicians can't be trusted to give it to...
Will global warming really cause disaster to strike Earth in the manner depicted in the movie graphic of storm "The Day After Tomorrow"? Could we have killer tornados attacking in roving gangs, murderous ice balls the size of sour grapefruits falling from the sky, waves of cold air that descend...
f you're one of those people who every winter puts out 10,000 holiday lights or every summer keeps the air conditioning cold enough to make frozen treats on the kitchen counter - or whether you're like everyone else who simply likes the modern convenience of electrical - then you should care...
Some people truly believe that the world has become extremely plagued by natural disasters of all kinds. Some believe that we are only recognizing disasters on a broader scale because of the availability of media coverage from all places on the earth. The thing about that theory is that we have...
For some of us it is just a dream to live on some far away exotic island. We think it would have to be like paradise. The beautiful beaches, the palm trees, the wild birds and hidden animals screeching in the day and night, must be an ideal life of leisure surely. When we envision it we would be...
Many people all over the world have fish aquariums filled with exotic species of fish. Many of them are so beautiful to look at that they can almost take your breath away. You do not necessarily have to be a real fish lover to enjoy looking at all the different varieties of these wondrous...
The need for tax shifting - lowering income taxes while raising taxes on environmentally destructive activities - in order to get the market to tell the truth has been widely endorsed by economists. The basic idea is to establish a tax that reflects the indirect costs to society of an economic...
How would you react if you were to find yourself trapped in a burning building? Would you panic and do something that might be for the best like jumping out of a window when you could have an easier smarter escape route? People do panic in certain dangerous situations. It is sometimes the most...
