The Rise and Fall of the Electric Car

    In the early days of the automobile, the electric car was massively popular. Then came Henry Ford’s Model T, which was introduced in 1908. It was it that dealt the initial blow to the poor electric car. Since it was mass-produced, the T became became widely available -- and affordable. By 1912, the gasoline car cost only $650, while an electric roadster sold for $1,750. Then came the electric starter, introduced by Charles Kettering, it made the gas car more convenient by eliminating the need for the hand crank.

   The onslaught was on. Other developments followed. By the 1920s, the U.S. had a better system of roads connecting cities, and Americans wanted to get out and explore -- and that  meant going further than the electric car could hope to go. Then, with the discovery of Texas crude oil, gas became cheap and readily available for rural Americans, and filling stations popped up across the country. In comparison, very few Americans outside of cities had electricity.

  Alas, with so many blows raining down on it, by 1935 the electric vehicle had all but disappeared.

(Index -- Climate change info)

Remember the Largest Volcanic Explosion in Recorded History

 Remember the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai Volcano in January, 2022. It was far more powerful than the largest nuclear bomb test in history. It was 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The plume from the volcano reached 36 miles into the sky. Shockwaves were reported as going around the Earth four times in Japan and Utah. It sparked intense lightning activity. It sent tsunami waves around the world that killed at least four people in distant spots. Its ashes contaminated 21 beaches in Peru. Gases from the explosion reduced the Ozone by 5 percent.

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Almost 2,500 Papers Show that Fracking Should be Abandoned

  You would expect that if a process used about 1,000 chemicals, some of them would be carcinogens and the process would be dangerous.
  That process is fracking, and it is harmful to human health. Fracking is used to push natural gas out of the ground. Unfortunately, it contaminates the water it seeps into.
   The ninth edition of a compendium of research released today documents almost 2,500 papers providing evidence that fracking has a wide range of negative impacts on human health.
   If we were operating with concern for such a report, we would shut down all fracking operations. Unfortunately, that is not going to happen. Natural gas companies are making too much money to let go of fracking. 

(Index -- Environment)

To Counter the Lies of Their Muslim Leaders

   The battle of public opinion looms as large as the battle on the battlefield. If you win this battle, the war will be over. So, one wonders what the U.S. is doing to win the hearts of the Muslim world. You might suggest there is nothing than can be done. They are too dogmatic, too indoctrinated, too stooped in lies. But it is a war we must face, anyway. If you refuse to go to war, the enemy wins. U.S. and Israel should activate efforts on social media to tell the truth and to sell the truth.
   And counter the lies of the adversary.

Here is Mike Lee, a Man Who Should Never have been Elected

Here is Mike Lee, the man who suggested the best way to fight global warming would be to have everyone have more babies, the man who declared the way to save the Great Salt Lake would be to build more dams, thus preventing water from reaching that endangered and disappearing lake. Good logic, there, Mike.

Here is Mike Lee, the man who called Donald Trump a modern-day Moroni (Moroni is a figure in the Book of Mormon, a scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Here is Mike Lee, the man who sought to overthrow a U.S. election by setting up alternative electors in various states. "If a very small handful of voters were to have their legislators appoint alternative slates of delegates, there could be a path (to overturning the election)" he said.

It is amazing that Utah's voters continue to send him to Washington as their senator. It is appalling that he has become one of the leading people in the senate.

If there were a hall of infamy for current American leaders, he would surely be in it.

It Would Take 54 Countries to Move the Polar Bear

 There never have been polar bears at the South Pole. The polar bear evolved from the brown bear, and went north to the North Pole, but not to the South. Since the Arctic is melting much faster than is Antarctica, there is talk of saving the polar bear by relocating it to the South Pole. Unfortunately, that won't work. The penguins at the South Pole would be eaten up. Plus, Antarctica is governed by a treaty between 54 countries. All 54 would have to sign off on accepting the polar bear.

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Next Election, Voters Should Toss Those Representatives Out of Office

  When you elect someone to office -- any office, but in this case, speaker of the House -- it should be because they are the best person for the position. You should pick the best person for the job, not base your vote on intimidation backroom deals extending favors in order to get you vote.
   And the vote for speaker of the House waits while vital votes are needed now to fund the U.S. and to provide assistance to Israel. The House of Representatives should not be holding up the needs of the nation with their squabbling and infighting. They are derelict of their duty.     When you shame the nation this way, next election the voters should toss you out of office.