Going Green

Rx for the Extreme Heat

Fifty million Americans in ten western states are under extreme heat warnings. Hundreds of daytime highs and nighttime highs have already been broken, as a dome of high pressure camps out over the western U.S. […]

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Feline Alarm Clock

Tired of waking up to a rude, raucous ALARM CLOCK? There’s nothing more dependable, cozier, and more friendly than the gentle urging of a cat to rouse you in the morning. You’ll never have to […]

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Solar Panel Efficiency

Everybody assumes that Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico are the ideal location for solar panels. Why not, with all the sunlight they get 24/7/365? Unfortunately, that’s not exactly the case. Saudi Arabia has been struggling […]

Grandma Squirrel

Every once in a while, walking around the neighborhood after lunch, I spot a squirrel splayed out on the road. “Oh, no ~ how could somebody run over a squirrel when the speed limit is […]

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Your Carbon Budget

It must be really hard being a young adult these days, what with all the terrible problems you’ve inherited ~ mostly climate change. An analysis at Carbon Brief indicates that young folks will need to […]