Tag Archives: wildfires

Liberty? What is that?

Posted on 2026-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

Do we even have enough freedom to celebrate the freedoms and liberties supposedly claimed from English tyranny 250 years ago? Or are we just deluding ourselves? Continue reading →

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Canada is trespassing on the States

Posted on 2025-08-09 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 2024-03-07 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 2023-06-16 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 2020-10-06 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 2020-09-15 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 2020-07-06 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 2019-11-05 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 2012-10-21 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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