If the stereotypical view of the Native American as a vicious barbarian is dangerous, its mirror image – that of the Noble Savage – has proved to be just as pernicious. More so because the ideal of the Noble Savage is relatively uncontroversial among both those who hate Indians and those who admire them. Many environmentalists fall into the latter camp.
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Let’s talk about solar panels. Why haven’t we, in this day and age, managed to extract more usable energy from light? Have we reached the peak of what we can expect from solar panels? Is solar energy becoming an unviable option for large-scale adoption?
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Are GE crops safe? Depends on who you ask. Scientists universally agree that genetically-engineered (GE) crops are just as safe to eat as their non-GE counterparts. GE crops do not uniquely harm the environment and actually need fewer pesticides. The public disagrees.
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2020 may may have had worst hurricane season ever, but it’s certainly not the first of its kind. And governments around the world have done much – short of actually addressing the root cause – to mitigate destruction that the seas so regularly meet upon our civilizations. Here’s a look at two terribly destructive floods – and the megastructures we’ve built to defend against them.
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Engineers want to replicate a $270 million project that already exists 10 miles downstream, and which continues to cost about $16 million every year to maintain. The point of these massive infrastructure projects? – Keeping two Asian carp species out of Lake Michigan.
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