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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Day 3, Kellyanne Attacks Free Speech of a Million Demonstrators
Day 3, Kellyanne Attacks Free Speech of a Million Demonstrators I didn’t monitor all Sunday morning interview programs, as Trump does, but I did read that Kellyanne said that the demonstrators in the Women’s March only had to have had … Continue reading
Trump Launches 2020 Campaign With Same Hyping Speech for His Inauguration
Trump Launches 2020 Campaign With Same Hyping Campaign Speech for His Inauguration This was Trump’s singular moment to pivot from spirited campaign hype speeches to a serious acceptance of the weight of the Presidency. Instead, he doubled down (who would … Continue reading
Rick Perry and Maximized US Fossil Fuel Energy Production
Rick Perry and Maximized US Fossil Fuel Energy Production Rick Perry had his confirmation hearing today, with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to become Secretary of Energy. Oddly enough, behind his back, a transition group was meeting with … Continue reading
Trump’s Cabinet: Make America Dumber, Sicker, Smoggier, and Thirstier Again
Trump’s Cabinet: Make America Dumber, Sicker, Smoggier, and Thirstier Again While I have commented on Trump’s policies and Cabinet with respect to the main subject of the blog on energy and environment, I am also an educator, and care about … Continue reading
Update on the Climate Science Denier’s Praise of Increasing CO2
Update on the Climate Science Deniers’ Praise of Increasing CO2 Since a chief public climate science denier, Will Happer, met in the Gold-Labeled Trump Tower of New York City with our day-minus-two President-elect, the debate over climate science from 2011 … Continue reading
Trump Advisor Will Happer is Not a Climate Scientist
Trump Advisor Will Happer is Not a Climate Scientist Distinguished Princeton physicist Will Happer was given the honor of visiting our would-be-President Donald Trump at his golden 5th Avenue tower, or White House North. This is because Prof. Happer is … Continue reading
US Department of State to become the Exxon Department of Oil States
Rex Tillerson, our next Secretary of State, has not changed his key views from those that he has held as CEO of Exxon, our largest oil company. This applies to his view of climate change and his ignoring of civil … Continue reading
Trump Demands Subservience to the Supreme Leader
Sacrifice freedom of speech, freedom of the press. Meryl Streep attacked about Trump’s video of mocking disabled reporter. (Kellyanne deserves an Oscar for best acts of denial and counterattack diversions.) CNN attacked for mentioning existence of derogatory opposition document. Trump … Continue reading
UCI Prof. Michael Prather’s Talk on “Where Climate Science Meets the Government”
Michael Prather’s Talk in UCI’s Physical Sciences Breakfast Lecture Series, January 10, 2017 Title: Reporting From the Front Line: Where Climate Science Meets the Government The recorded talk will appear on the UCI Physical Sciences website. Michael Prather, Distinguished Professor … Continue reading
Trump Goes Off-His-Rocker on Instantaneous Health Care Replacement
Trump Goes Off-His-Rocker on Instantaneous Health Care Replacement. Update: January 11th Trump News Conference. Trump stated that he would submit a replacement plan or guidelines for Obamacare the day after his cabinet member got sworn in or approved. Strangely, he … Continue reading