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Congrats, you clicked on my WIP post and now you see how I’m gonna link to blogs.  This page has all posts tagged “sample”, which is only this one.  Have a nice life and stuff.

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Hydraulic Fracturing Video Outline

For my advocacy project, I’ll be doing a video on hydraulic fracturing.  I’m not planning on being in it or necessarily having anyone at all in it.  Including actual humans makes things somewhat complicated.  I’ll try to include mostly nature … Continue reading

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Mars in the Crosshairs

C/2013 A1.  Like every other new comet or asteroid name, it’s not terribly exciting or different than any other name.  When it was discovered, this shiny new comet didn’t seem too out of the ordinary until scientists calculated out its … Continue reading

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Tools of the Trade- How Stargazing Works

Last Friday, I volunteered at an astronomy program at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.   While there, I had several people try to figure out how to use the telescope.  While amusing to watch, I realized that most people really have … Continue reading

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Fracking the Earth in Half? How Fracking Causes Earthquakes

This week’s post on fracking involves a rather terrifying article that Mrs. Summers sent me.  I had previously been aware that it is possible for the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing to cause earthquakes.  Basically, disposing of the fluid … Continue reading

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Rockets and Such- How You Get Around in Space

Space- the final frontier.  And a real pain in the butt to get to, actually.  To leave Earth, you have to go about 11 kilometers per second or else you just fall back.  You can visualize this as Earth sitting … Continue reading

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Look Out Below!

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, something rather strange happened in Russia last week.  Just as scientists were getting all excited about a 150-foot asteroid that was going to pass really close to us, an 50-footer smacked us from … Continue reading

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WIP Week 19- Moderating Philosophy Draft

As a moderator, I believe that less is more.  When a group of people is given the chance to deliberate on an issue, they are discussing what they believe is important, not what a moderator who is disconnected from the … Continue reading

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Great Balls of Fire! Methane Hydrates

Just like my last civic issues post on fracking, this one begins with a video of a fireball.  Unlike last time’s post , this week’s subject will focus on methane hydrates (aka clathrates).  If you haven’t heard of them, that’s … Continue reading

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Why We’ll Find Aliens In Our Lifetime

So now that I have your attention with aliens and giant space lasers, today’s topic will be about extrasolar planets, or planets that orbit stars beside our sun.  There’s a lot of them that we know of now.  A lot.  According … Continue reading

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