Remember “Climate-Gate”? Your perception of it is no doubt shaded by your understanding (or lack thereof) of the science supporting global climate change. Unfortunately, that understanding is often screwed with by people with an agenda and a press that’s either unable or unwilling to do good science reporting.
If the news about the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico isn’t depressing enough, well, there’s a storm in the Caribbean which looks like it wants to turn into a Tropical Depression. Guess where it’s headed?
Is it possible that it’s raining oil in Louisiana? It’s unlikely, according to Popular Mechanics.
Seems like Mr. Spock was correct in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home when he said…screw it; that’s going to take too long. Sperm whales have individual voices.
Popular Science explains why that lithium in Afghanistan is a big deal even if it’s never mined.
Rewriting the rules for transmission lines might sound boring, but it’s extremely important to the future of energy in the US.
