Aha Moments

Over four years and 182 issues, certain posts forced me to rethink what I believed. These twenty entries mark the moments my perspective shifted — sometimes uncomfortably. They’re the backbone of the newsletter.

Issue #6
Is Carbon Exonerated by Henry’s Law

Carbon capture from seawater is a doomed strategy

Issue #7
Earth Is Getting Warmer. So What (Part 2)

Climate models underpredict the long-term temperature effect of carbon dioxide levels

Issue #22
Healing (Part 12). Reducing the Only Solution to Practice

America missed an opportunity to be fully decarbonized

Issue #46
Low-cost Desalination and the ARPA-E Summit

The Nile delta quantitatively illustrates the dramatic effect of water on carbon capture

Issue #59
Another Solution (Part 3)

IPCC does not speak Science

Issue #64
Blindspotting (Part 3)

The only GHG that should matter is carbon dioxide

Issue #67
Blindspotting (Part 6)

Environmentalism is not based on solid science

Issue #71
Where Is the Sink (Part 1)

Legitimate differences of opinion on carbon accounting have gone unresolved for decades

Issue #74
Recognizing Personal Bias

I’m just as guilty of preaching as the nutjobs on the Right.

Issue #88
Why Deforestation Has No Climate Effect

Deforestation is unjustly vilified by environmentalists, to the detriment of our climate

Issue #96
Developing a Third Solution (Part 8)

Ocean transport is REALLY energy efficient provided you don’t need to move fast.

Issue #107
Academic Integrity Under the Microscope

Channeling John Dean: There is a Cancer on Science

Issue #111
Are Solar Stills a Solution Yet (Part 1)

Just because it is stamped with “MIT” doesn’t mean it’s Truth

Issue #115
A Different Flavor of Climate Denial

Climate solutions are being politicized…by the Left

Feb 2024
The Meaning of Net Zero

“Net zero” is fraudulent marketing, and offsets are the reason

Jul 2024
Engineering vs. Economic Net Zero (Part 1)

The consequence of imprecisely defining “net zero” is tangible

Aug 2024
Engineering and iLUC (Part 1)

iLUC is a political tool for environmentalism; it is not based in science

Sep 2024
Science Has Devolved

What is lacking from modern Science is the relentless pursuit of Truth

Jan 2025
The Scientific Literature Is Dead. Now What

Writing a “scientific manuscript” seeking to change minds is a futile exercise

Mar 2025
The Evolution of Elon Musk, Part 3

DOGE was a disaster, but not in the way it’s portrayed