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Water, water, everywhere
Where it comes from
Where it goes
Does anyone care?
Water, water, everywhere,
From the sky, from the ground,
What it costs we seem unaware
Does anyone care?

For most people in the developed world, clean water is a given. And, using that water for play (pools), friviolity (whether Las Vegas fountains or greening the law), and flushing a bug [...]

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There are a myriad of ways in which the U.S. home mortgage system is weak to even broken. The extent of the housing bubble to the shoddy paperwork (and, in too many cases, outright fraud) in foreclosures are just two minor little examples of the problems we face.
One contributing factor — to the housing bubble, [...]

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One of the most striking — and most unreported — elements in the 2010 elections is the fundamental difference between the two parties candidates when it comes to science.
Quite simply, when it comes to the questions related to climate science, the vast majority of the Democratic Party candidates would rate a categorization of reasonable to [...]

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R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An [...]

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A simple question: Where will you be at the

10th second of the
10th minute of the
10th hour of the
10th day of the
10th month of the
10th year?

As for me, in a little more than 10 hours, I will be in an attic, adding insulation to cut down power demands. And, [...]

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R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An [...]

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The U.S. Senate looks on track to take one measure in the post-election, lame-duck Congressional session to address the most serious challenges of our oil addiction and our heavy carbon footprint. This will be, as I understand it, an effort to fast track a piece of legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: S. [...]

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