An exhibition of the Rietberg Museum resurrects through three hundred objects extracted from the Mediterranean in marine excavations, the Mysteries of Osiris, one of the greatest founding myths of Egypt and that marks the beginning …
Continue reading »An opportunity to take a look at Saturn
Now it is one of the best times to see the planet Saturn. Although several weeks ago we are slowly approaching him, and we will delay another couple to move away, on Thursday the planet …
Continue reading »Jupiter, “a complex, gigantic and turbulent world”
The Juno spacecraft obtained striking images of the planet’s poles, demonstrating that they are covered with dozens of densely packed storms, possibly dropping hail or snow. A NASA unmanned spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter has …
Continue reading »Younger Americans More Supportive of Exporting Natural Gas Than Older Americans
The new UT Energy Poll data is out today! Here I’ll highlight changing American attitudes related to the export of natural gas. The infographic above shows a snapshot of current survey responses collected March 3-17 …
Continue reading »The Most Important Energy Source for the Future is…
For months I’ve been writing about how hydraulic fracturing is shifting our energy mix from oil to natural gas. From environmental impacts to geopolitics, new horizontal drilling technologies are transforming the 21st century energy landscape. …
Continue reading »Who Wants To Export Natural Gas?
My last post highlighted how over six months, support for exporting natural gas has increased as opposition decreased. Thirty-four percent of Americans agreed with the statement, “The U.S. should permit the export of natural gas …
Continue reading »Should the U.S. Export Natural Gas?
The United States has a lot of natural gas (I’ve already outlined why here). In fact, natural gas will likely overtake petroleum as the leading fuel source in our energy mix in the next decade …
Continue reading »Liberals May be More Morally Invested on Climate, but Conservatives Are More Likely to be Energy Efficient at Home
Over at Mother Jones, Chris has a piece about the moral motivations of liberals and conservatives. He points to a new political psychology study led by Linda Skitka of the University of Illinois-Chicago considering the …
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The California Drought: “A Stark Warning of Things to Come”
This is what California looked like on January 13 in 2013 and 2014. You’ll notice things have changed. This image compares January 13, 2013 and January 13, 2014 snow cover as seen by the Suomi …
Continue reading »A Look At Our (Mostly) Independent Energy Future
In my last post, I described how the past eight US presidents pledged to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. None have succeeded yet… but by the time President Obama leaves office, oil imports will …
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