

Renewable energy, mobile devices, and the Internet of Things are all doing a lot of good in the world. We’re reducing pollution, starting to address climate change, automating many tasks that we used to do manually, and even making life a little more convenient around the house. All of these things require rare-earth minerals to […]
“Live free or die: death is not the worst of evils.” — General John Stark, 1809 If you’re a defender of human rights, the news can be a hard thing to read and/or watch. Every day, some powerful piece of crap wearing a suit (or powerful pieces of crap wearing suits) are trying to take […]
Three prominent climate scientists say net zero is a dangerous trap. And yet, we are relying on it to save us from an environmental disaster.
A new study claims failure to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees C will lead to irreversible loss of the Antarctic ice cap. And that means sea levels will rise faster and faster with no way to stop it.