Category Archives: Trump Administration

Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich In the last few weeks, events involving Donald Trump have completely dumped the responsible US plans under President Biden to reduce and eventually end the US contributions to climate change. Briefly, the events … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments in The Age of Trump

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Ten Commandments in The Age of Trump I am the Lord thy God, and DJT is Not.  You shall have no other gods before me, and that right wing sinner Donald Trump must stop selling Bibles, especially with the … Continue reading →

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Comparing China, the US, and India in Clean Energy Production

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Dennis SILVERMAN

China Dominates Clean Energy Production and Devices, While India Consumes Little Energy Per Capita. Without getting dragged into the politics and personalities of the Foxy Republican Chaos last night, the reemergence of climate change falsehoods has to be fact checked … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Election, Affairs of State, Air Quality, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change | Leave a comment

Making American Gasoline Greater Again

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Making American Gasoline Greater Again I am not an oil expert, but I am trying to put together some factors which have appeared in the press to solve the rapidly increasing gasoline price inflation. The high price of gas may … Continue reading →

Posted in California Oil, California Smog, Clean Energy, Economies, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Huntington Beach Oil Spill, Joe Biden, Middle East, No More Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil, Politics, Regulations, Saudi Oil Imports, Transportation, Trump Administration, Trump Insurrection, Trump on Climate Change, Ukraine, US Oil, VP Pence, Waste Energy, World Oil Exports, World Oil Usage | Tagged | Leave a comment

War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads The US did not get involved in the 1940 German invasions in Europe until Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.  President Roosevelt wanted us to get more involved other … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, China, Democracy, Economies, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Immigration Policy, NATO, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Putin, Russia, Trump Administration | Tagged | Leave a comment

The International Democracy Survey of 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

For most countries, there are few changes from the Survey of 2021, which we recently put up.  The 2022 survey includes events through 2021.  The 2022 Survey is at V-dem.org.  It is a compilation of ratings from 0 to 1 … Continue reading →

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Trump Can Count to Ten

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Can Count to Ten It’s reassuring that Donald Trump, who presided over the world’s leading economy and nuclear power, and most advanced scientific power, can count to ten.  At least, that is what he proved in his latest show … Continue reading →

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Dictatorships and Their Control of Nuclear Weapons

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Dictatorships and Their Control of Nuclear Weapons Today, I and 200 other scientists attended talks by citizen nuclear experts of the Union of Concerned Scientists.  Steve Fetter of Princeton, former Assistant Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, … Continue reading →

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We Welcome the New World of Science in the USA

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Thank God the darkness is over. As a science writer, we welcome not only the restoration of science by real scientists, but even its elevation to a cabinet position. I was taught that scientists were only supposed to report on … Continue reading →

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The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities While capturing headlines with the greatest election fraud ever of declaring himself the winner, and then inciting the successful invasion and terrorization of the Congress, Trump and his minions have been carrying out a … Continue reading →

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