Why Are Farmers Defying Bans to Cultivate GM Crops?

Farmers across the world are desperate to grow genetically modified crops (GM) in their fields. So much so that in some countries farmers have bypassed existing bans on these crops and even made harvests from them. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Why do these farmers risk being prosecuted, and what compels them to grow GM […]

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California Charges Forward with Energy Disasters of Biblical Proportions

On August 31, just days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a mandated switch to electric vehicles (EVs), the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s power grid, called for a Flex Alert asking residents to voluntarily reduce their power consumption by avoiding “large appliances and charging electric vehicles” during peak usage hours of 4 to 9

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Science returns to the Middle Ages with a vengeance

Touring Britain’s Cotswolds region in Gloucestershire, England, and beyond can be downright inspirational.  Castles long ago conquered, now in ruins, recall a cold, hard past — a past that relied on the sun and wood for heat, coupled with wind and water for power.  And mostly only feudal lords and royal gentry could comfortably afford even paltry luxuries on

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Germany’s Green Energy Fixation Should Teach US a Lesson

Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government vice chancellor and economic minister Robert Habeck, a leading member of his country’s Green Party, has experienced a rude lesson regarding the disastrous consequences of his years of naïve opposition to fossil fuels. After tasking his top officials to assess the energy security implications of Germany’s dependence on Russian supplies in

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Does Climate Change Threaten a Surge in Low-Salt Hospitalizations?

Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden, speculate that an increase in global average temperature of 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit could cause heat waves that would boost hospitalizations for hyponatremia (insufficient amount of salt in the bloodstream to sustain proper body electrical function) by 6.3%, and warming of 3.6 degrees F would boost hospitalizations by

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The Only Question That Matters: Is It Correct?

Recently I had a conversation about scientific claims in a field I haven’t mastered. We all find ourselves there once in a while. Whenever we speak outside of fields we know fairly well, the confidence with which we hold our convictions must drop. Because I don’t have much training in said disciplines, I haven’t thoroughly investigated the

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Climate Change Contributes to Another Year of Record Crop Production in India

One of the largest agricultural countries in the world, India, expects its highest summer crop production for 2021–2022. This comes at a critical juncture when energy shortage crippled food production in China. The record numbers will play a critical role in maintaining global food security. The record harvest also challenges claims that climate change will

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