Category: Science and Energy
What global warming can do to us – Part 1
September 14, 2020
INTRODUCTION. Julian Pfitzner, a friend from Australia, first got me thinking about global warming when he told me fracking for oil and gas contributed to global warming, which he was […]
New book release: The Shale Controversy by Dr Ian Palmer.
August 8, 2020
INTRODUCTION. “Whether you are pro or con fracking, this book provides a solid science foundation and weighs the issues to reveal the facts around the shale controversies. Truly an informative […]
The doomsday glacier
January 29, 2020
WHATS GOING ON WITH GLACIERS? First, glaciers move forward under the weight of the large ice sheets behind them. A typical speed is 10 inches (25 cm) per day. Second, […]
Traveling to reality: Australia Part 3.
November 25, 2019
This story is adapted from a BBC report dated 9 November 2019. THE PRESENT. In early November 2019, concurrent wildfires were raging in eastern Australia and California. This is unprecedented […]
A cosmic mystery, Part 2: Quasars.
June 30, 2019
TWO COSMIC MYSTERIES. I have personally encountered two cosmic mysteries early in my career – like about 40 years ago. They both involved massive, unprecedented sources of energy. The mysteries […]
A cosmic mystery, Part 1: Gamma Ray Bursts.
May 23, 2019
TWO COSMIC MYSTERIES. I have personally encountered two cosmic mysteries early in my career – like about 40 years ago. They both involved massive, unprecedented sources of energy. The mysteries […]
Climate change: Part 7. Science and faith
May 1, 2019
I WAS IN STARBUCKS IN LUBBOCK, CLOSE TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. Waiting for a woman I had never met. I told her I was tall and with a gray beard. […]
Fracking and Global Warming: What’s the Connection?
March 2, 2019
I gave a talk this past week called Fracking and Global Warming: What’s the Connection? I appreciate the invite by Dr John Korstad who teaches two different courses on Sustainability […]
Oil and Gas Boom may boost New Mexico’s lifestyle ranking.
February 11, 2019
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • The Delaware basin. • How much oil? • Budget surplus. • Will the shale oil boom improve New Mexico living conditions? • What about wind […]