Climate Lynx

  We now know the challenge. To save our planet, we must accomplish four things. We must replace coal, oil, and gas sources with wind, solar, nuclear, and other non-carbon-polluting energy sources. New or existing high voltage power lines must then transport the electrical power from where it is produced to where it is needed. The consumer at the end of the line, you, and I, will be challenged to purchase electrically driven high-efficiency devices like heat pumps, electric vehicles, and induction stovetops. Finally, all of this will need to be supported by American Industry and workers. With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, American Enterprise and capital appear up to the task of building what we need. New Electric Vehicles are appearing every day. Thirteen new battery giga factories are being built in the USA.  Solar Panel manufacturing is being ramped up. For example, Seol-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells will invest more than $...

  "Ice Worms," you may say, "What next?" This column is not about real ice worms, although ice worms do exist. I know this because I was on the side of an Alaskan Glacier and said to my friend, "It is time to eat a little ancient ice." She replied, "I hope you enjoy ice worms with your ice." "What kind of silliness are you talking about, ice worms?", I responded. She pointed out the worms, and my thirst slacked. Surprisingly, there are a lot of these creatures that thrive at 32F on glaciers. Every living thing has its comfort zone. If it gets too cold, they freeze and die. If they warm, they decompose. Somehow, where nothing else can hack the program, ice worms survive. This column is not about real ice worms but something just as interesting, human ice worms. It is about a super-secret sub-glacial military base under the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The operation was called "Operation Ice Worm," named after the lit...

  Are we going to leave free money on the table? In a recent article in the Guardian Newspaper, Scientist James Hansen, the former head of the NASA Goddard Institute, spoke up…again. He is a recipient of over a dozen respected science awards. He was the first scientist to officially warn the United States about the danger of polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide. He did this by congressional testimony in 1988. In a recent interview, he reflected on the current heat waves over the Southern United States, Europe, and China, saying, "We are Damned Fools." My rebuttal: "Not Yet. We can still use the Inflation Reduction Act to stop the looming climate disaster." Let's look back at how we got into this mess. We have been victims of the most well-funded and irresponsible misinformation campaign in the history of the world. The disinformation campaign by the oil and coal companies has been a great success…for their profits. For 35 years, their successful pr...