SEATTLE – A group of civic-minded billionaires revealed in a report published today that a widespread scheme has been perpetuated by scientists for decades to mislead members of the public into believing that their economic activity is causing irreparable harm… Read More ›
Environment & Health
Good news, scientists say: Trump’s ‘wall’ of solar panels to unite the world against climate change
TUCSON – Scientists gathered Friday for the groundbreaking of a wall being built on the United States border with Mexico that they said will be made of solar panels and offset rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that… Read More ›
‘Zombie apocalypse’ delayed due to scientist’s renewed faith in humanity
SAUSALITO – The extinction of the species Homo Sapiens on Earth and its replacement with a world inhabited by mindless monsters will be postponed for another year, thanks to one scientist’s restored confidence in people. Cornelius Drake, 49, chief executive officer… Read More ›
Alien investigators: Earth is ‘ripe’ for invasion
SAN FRANCISCO – A group of astronomers, academics and engineers who defied their governments by working together secretly for years announced Tuesday they have conclusive evidence that an alien invasion of Earth is imminent and that drastic steps need to… Read More ›
Guest commentary: Business as usual amid unusual gas leak
As a resident who both lives and works in Granada Hills within miles of the Aliso Canyon/Porter Ranch methane gas leak, I am concerned about the general lack of appreciation for and comprehensive response to this disaster and the damage… Read More ›
Guest commentary: Smart phones are making students stupid
Recently my American Literature high school students studied plot reversals, the unexpected twists that occur in fiction. We read and analyzed “Solipsist,” a one-page story published in 1954 by Fredric Brown. In the story, a character named Walter B. Jehovah… Read More ›