New book release: The Shale Controversy by Dr Ian Palmer.
INTRODUCTION. “Whether you are pro or con fracking, this book provides a solid science foundation and weighs the issues to...
The doomsday glacier
WHATS GOING ON WITH GLACIERS? First, glaciers move forward under the weight of the large ice sheets behind them. A...
Traveling to reality: Australia Part 3.
This story is adapted from a BBC report dated 9 November 2019. THE PRESENT. In early November 2019, concurrent wildfires...
The world’s oldest intact shipwreck and Noah’s Flood
This story is adapted from a BBC report by Matthew Ponsford dated 22 October 2019. Recent research efforts using underwater...
A cosmic mystery, Part 2: Quasars.
TWO COSMIC MYSTERIES. I have personally encountered two cosmic mysteries early in my career – like about 40 years ago....
A cosmic mystery, Part 1: Gamma Ray Bursts.
TWO COSMIC MYSTERIES. I have personally encountered two cosmic mysteries early in my career – like about 40 years ago....
Climate change: Part 7. Science and faith
I WAS IN STARBUCKS IN LUBBOCK, CLOSE TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. Waiting for a woman I had never met. I...
Fracking and Global Warming: What’s the Connection?
I gave a talk this past week called Fracking and Global Warming: What’s the Connection? I appreciate the invite by...
Oil and Gas Boom may boost New Mexico’s lifestyle ranking.
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • The Delaware basin. • How much oil? • Budget surplus. • Will the shale oil...
Record heatwave in Australia
WHATS IN THIS BLOG? Text from Australia: 71 wildfires burning. Bats and flying foxes killed by the thousands. Where was...