Originally published on Nexus Media. By Laura A Shepard Scenic mountains, fields of flowers and verdant forests are burning more frequently and intensely than ever before. The number of wildfires on public lands is up 500 percent since the late 1970s. Fighting fires is no easy task, but it’s an … [continued]
There have been quite a number of high-profile wildfires in the western US in recent years — to the point that even many of those involved in the fighting of these wildfires have been surprised at the destruction wrought by them. To be more exact, the acres of forest that are … [continued]
It’s 5:43 am and I can’t sleep. The fire is mounting another assault. On August 7th, rumor has it that a (fossil fuel) off-road vehicle malfunction touched off the “Pilot” fire just north of our home. For a nerve-wracking week, the wind held the fire just two miles north of us until … [continued]
My recent article “22 Ways To Delay The Electric Car Revolution” was hugely popular, but readers offered a lot more ideas and wanted me to take the list to 50, so here we are. To keep everything in one place, I’ve copy & pasted the original article here and then expanded … [continued]
While electric vehicle detractors often like to make comments about exploding battery packs, or cars bursting into flames, etc., the simple fact of the matter is that internal combustion engine vehicles do so far, far more often. While one would probably think that this would be obvious — after all, … [continued]
Let’s say that, for some reason, you really don’t want humans to drive in cleaner, more enjoyable, more exciting, safer, better electric cars. How do you go about slowing down the transition? Below are prescriptions for three different groups (automakers, the media, and investors) that could pitch in and do … [continued]
A new report has found that the number of incidents of wind turbines catching fire are a sizeable issue for the wind industry, and a problem that is not being accurately reported on, with an estimated ten times more fires occurring than are actually being reported. The new report from … [continued]
Weather maps, of course, indicate the temperature of different areas using color gradients. Areas that are hotter are red; and as they get even hotter. The blue areas indicate cooler temperatures. Due to the fact that there are so many temperature differences even on very small areas of maps, color … [continued]
