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I served 23 years in the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). I commenced my service as an enlisted nuclear Submarine Sonar Technician, was selected for the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program, and graduated from

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Autos > Fuel Economy Exploring the wonder that is hydrogen cars: 6 of 7
Why have pollution-free electric cars never caught on?Of the many reasons, the most pertinent is the relatively short range of every "practical" electric car developed thus far. Electric cars run on stored electricity. Most research has centered on more efficient batteries. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of a large number... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) The role of philosophy in environmental debates: 6 of 7
THE GREEN AGENDAThe Greens are a loosely knit group of people that is being led by a smaller cadre of ideologues who learned social science from Marx and physical science from popular science writers. On this shaky foundation they have built an anti-freedom, anti-democratic, anti-science worldview.From Marx they learned about... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a US company be legally liable in US courts for environmental consequences of its operations abroad?: 57 of 65
In order to hold a company legally liable for anything in an American court, that court has to have jurisdiction. Since no U.S. court has jurisdiction anywhere outside the United States, the path to assigning legal liability in America for something done outside the country is currently nonexistent. Creating such a path would... More..
Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Airport security: Who is watching?: 8 of 9
I once saw a bumper sticker that read: "If you like the Post Office, you'll love socialized medicine!"Point taken. Who hasn't visited the Post Office on lunch break, only to find that nearly all the windows are closed - for lunch. This is not to say that we don't have some fine people working at the Post Office, or that this ... More..
Sciences > Earth Science (Other) Who owns the North and South Poles?: 8 of 9
It can only happen once in all of history: on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 8 o'clock GMT, Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles member Anatoly Sagalevitch, piloting the Russian deep submersible MIR-1, was the first human to reach the ocean bottom at the geographic North Pole, where he planted a titanium flag of the Russian Federat... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A seaman's tale: 6 of 6
The sea is nearly calm tonight,But she underscores her womanhoodWith a hint of lustiness.The signs tell fair seas,But while she looked the other wayI reached beneath her skirt todayAnd stole some nectar.She knows and waits;I feel her passing shudder,But tonight she's nearly calm. More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The inherent inefficiency of government: 3 of 3
I recently saw a bumper sticker that read: If you like the Post Office, you will love socialized medicine.Point taken. The Post Office can't seem to move into the state-of-the-art world of modern computers at any level that seems to matter. Not that the Post Office doesn't try. Unfortunately, its technology implementation lag... More..
Sciences > Physics The Application of nuclear energy to aeronautics and astronautics: 3 of 3
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator, RTG for short, is a small, very long lasting power source - an outgrowth of the nuclear power program. About the size of a thermos bottle, it can supply useful power for very long periods of time. Because it has no moving parts, it is more reliable than most other power sources, and be... More..