The Problem with Preble’s

By Mike Dubrasich Once upon a time there was a taxonomy war waged between two armed camps: the Lumpers and the Splitters. That war is history now, long over. The……

Mark Krebs on Energy Efficiency under Biden’s DOE (Part III of IV: Biden’s Bias)

This inherent unreliability of renewables could lead to a thriving market for small emergency generators to serve select critical electric loads.  However, regulators are trying to prevent that; as seems to be the case in California: Why California’s Move to Ban Gas-Powered Generators (and Lawn Equipment) Could Leave Californians in the Dark.…

Australia’s Broken Temperature Record (Part 1)

It could be that the last 26-years of temperature recordings by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be found not fit for purpose and will eventually need to be discarded. This would make for a rather large hole in the calculation of global warming – given the size of Australia.…

Orbital Insertion Burn a Success, Webb Arrives at L2

Now that Webb’s primary mirror segments and secondary mirror have been deployed from their launch positions, engineers will begin the sophisticated three-month process of aligning the telescope’s optics to nearly nanometer precision.…