The Carbon cycle and its effect on Earth Temperature

In this bit of writing, I will build upon the last bit of writing about the Earth’s temperature increasing with information on the mechanisms that are trapping this heat.  I will not discuss the role that Humans are playing in this process or the ramifications of the changes, just the process itself, the rest will …

Is the Earth really warming?

Part #1 of my exploration of Global Warming There are a lot of emotions surrounding the issue of Global warming and Climate Change but in order to start to unwind this issue, I have decided to explore the facts and scientific body of evidence that has been developed through the scientific principles of observation, experimentation, …

Crisis Perception vs. Reality in America Today

To watch the news or look at Social Media today, you see that the United stated appears to be crumbling under our feet and our way of life and our society is irrecoverably bad. But how do the facts measure up to the perception. Our “Standard of Living” is a measure of the level of …

Beans that won’t make you fart and other feats of Genetic Engineering

Imagine beans that are easier to digest, provide better nutrition and lessens the gaseous side-effects of normal bean consumption.  How about a corn crop that needs little or no nitrogen fertilizers because it converts nitrogen in the air to nitrogen in the soil.Soybeans that produce Omega-3 fatty oils to replace the gross and expensive fish …

Tax Inequality

We read it and see it every day in both mainstream media and in Social media, “The wealthy need to pay more taxes”, “The 1% are not paying their fair share in taxes” and all other complaints about how the tax burden of the average American is hard to bear.  But how do these feelings …

No, Congress did not steal money from the Social Security Trust Fund

One myth that I continually see perpetuated in Social media is that Congress stole money from the fund and spent it on their own programs.  The message incites fear in people because they think they will have no money to retire on when their time comes.  There are several misconceptions that lead people to believe …

The Butterfly of Ignorance

I stopped buying hummus this summer and I really miss it. It is not that I don't like or want hummus, I just refuse to buy any product with the Non-GMO "Butterfly of Ignorance" label on it and to my surprise all three brands available to me at my local market added the label. Ironically, …