Tag Archives: wildfires

Canada is trespassing on the States

Posted on August 9, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

One principle of environmental science and engineering is that air and water pollution are a form of trespass. When you intentionally or accidentally allow contaminants in the air or water that leaves your property to cross into someone else’s property. … Continue reading →

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Craziness isn’t limited to politicians and government

Posted on March 7, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As readers may know, the northeast corner of the Texas Panhandle has had a series of wildfires for more than a week. The largest, the Smoke House Fire, has burned  1,058,482 acres and as of this afternoon is 74% contained. … Continue reading →

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The need for nukes

Posted on June 16, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Got power? The Blaze featured an article over the weekend reporting that US solar power production (of electricity) plunged by 50% over the long period smoke has been drifting from the massive Prairie Province wildfires plaguing both Canada and the … Continue reading →

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This and that – Snopes and other false “fact-checking” in a world spiraling out of control

Posted on October 6, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent recently wrote about Pandemic claims made by “conspiracy theorists.”.  She checked much of this information on Snopes. Really? I am far from the only person warning readers NOT to trust anything on Snopes.  They have claimed much to … Continue reading →

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This and that – false “fact-checking” and a world spiraling out of control

Posted on September 15, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent recently wrote about Pandemic claims made by “conspiracy theorists.”.  She checked much of this information on Snopes. Really? I am far from the only person warning readers NOT to trust anything on Snopes.  They have claimed much to … Continue reading →

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Pahasapa burning… not

Posted on July 6, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Pahasapa (or Paha Sapa) is a Lakota name for the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. According to a huge number of politicians and “experts” (including way too many in South Dakota and the Black Hills), the glorious fireworks … Continue reading →

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California’s time is running out

Posted on November 5, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

The news out of California grows more and more bleak. Consider this article from last week’s Independent Institute’s Blog: “Nearly 1 million Californians may find themselves without power this week as a result of pre-emptive blackouts imposed by electric utilities … Continue reading →

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America’s war on wildfires – a cretinous critique

Posted on October 21, 2012 by TPOL Nathan

This week, while doing work on Rosebud Indian Reservation, several projects got disrupted when 60-mile-an-hour winds took a grass fire and turned it into a raging inferno that threatened several small towns and destroyed the livelihood of ranchers.  Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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