by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Science
Well, yeah vinegar works as a herbicide but so do propane weed killer torches. But “Contact Herbicides” kill only the plant parts contacted by the chemical, where-as systemic herbicides are absorbed by the roots or foliage and translocated (moved) throughout the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 26, 2019 | Cosmology & Astronomy, Science
How Did The Universe Expand To 46 Billion Light-Years In Just 13.8 Billion Years? If the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and the speed of light is truly our cosmic speed limit, how far away should we be able to see? The answer seems obvious: 13.8 billion...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 24, 2019 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming
The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists One imagines that Senator Dianne Feinstein would like a do-over of her colloquy with some young people on Friday afternoon. A group of school students, at least one as young...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 20, 2019 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Economics & The Economy
How to pay for the Green New Deal The Green New Deal has recently been promoted by a group of Democrats including the inspirational . I first came across it in a in 2008 by the Green New Deal , most of whom are pictured above a decade later ( Andrew...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 30, 2019 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Science
This Is Why Global Warming Is Responsible For Freezing Temperatures Across The USA The country is freezing in an unprecedented fashion, and global warming is to blame. Sound crazy? The cold snap that North America is experiencing east of the rocky mountains, with...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 20, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Glyphosate isn’t scary. The movement to demonize it is, though | AGDAILY Dad encountered the glyphosate smear machine while paying rent checks. The landlord in question has a farming background, isn’t prone to conspiracy theories, and is normally quite...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 2, 2018 | Climate Change & Global Warming
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Poland for talks on climate change – aimed at breathing new life into the Paris Agreement. The UN has warned the 2015 Paris accord’s goal of limiting...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 29, 2018 | Science
“I would challenge anyone here to think of a questions upon which we once had a scientific answer, however inadequate, but for which now the best answer is a religious one.” ― Sam...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 25, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
The Less People Understand Science, the More Afraid of GMOs They Are Americans with low levels of science knowledge are more likely to mistrust food additives and genetically modified foods, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. This is one of a few...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 5, 2018 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science
I’ve been following the video science blogger Potholer54 aka Peter Hatfield for maybe a little over a decade now and think he is one of the very best science communicators out there and when it comes to global warming and climate change he is peerless. This popped up...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 19, 2018 | Agriculture, Organic Food
I fully appreciate the contribution that the organic movement made in the early 20th century when it highlighted the importance of fostering soil health. My problems with institutional organic are not at all about its founding ideals or about organic farmers, but...
