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Understanding Solar Geoengineering: Separating Science, Speculation, and the Debate Over Climate Intervention

Updated 9:22 AM EDT, Thu September 3, 2026

For decades, the idea of deliberately manipulating Earth’s climate seemed confined to science fiction. Today, geoengineering has become the subject of government research programs, academic studies, private investment, and public debate. One proposed form of climate engineering is solar geoengineering, or more formally, Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). It would attempt to cool the Earth by…Continue reading Understanding Solar Geoengineering: Separating Science, Speculation, and the Debate Over Climate Intervention

Behind the Meter, Beyond the Pledge

Updated 11:25 AM EDT, Wed September 2, 2026

In a lonely stretch of rural West Texas called Pecos County, construction crews are clearing the land for a power plant unlike almost any other in the United States. The New York Times investigated the site in August, revealing that Cleanview satellite images showed that the ground there was already being scraped bare. The project…Continue reading Behind the Meter, Beyond the Pledge

The Invisible Lighthouse

Updated 3:07 PM EDT, Mon August 31, 2026

On the rooftop of a seven-story building on Long Island, scientist Justine Haupt has installed what her lab calls a lighthouse. Unlike a typical lighthouse, the purpose of Haupt’s project is not to warn ships. Instead, it catches single particles of light, one at a time, that have been fired thirteen miles away through the…Continue reading The Invisible Lighthouse

Emails Expose Journal’s Censorship of Shocking Aluminum Study

“This is the story of a scientific misconduct and editor & editorial corruption. An accepted paper in Pharmacological Research (Elsevier) was withdrawn last March 8th 2019 by the editor without a single reason other than non-declared conflicts of interest, fear of science and for sure pressure from external, not-revealed forces. You can read the story…Continue reading Emails Expose Journal’s Censorship of Shocking Aluminum Study

Updated 9:19 AM EDT, Thu August 8, 2019

Novartis manipulated study data to get ‘most expensive drug in the world’ approved

STAT News is reporting: “AveXis, the gene therapy subsidiary of Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NVS), was aware of “data manipulation” involving its Zolgensma gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy before it was approved in May, but did not inform the Food and Drug Administration until later, the agency said Tuesday.” Zolgensma is the first gene…Continue reading Novartis manipulated study data to get ‘most expensive drug in the world’ approved

Updated 2:12 AM EDT, Wed August 7, 2019

Florida Moves to Axe Religious, Limit Medical Vaccine Exemptions

With New York recently removing religious exemptions and California’s bill putting bureaucrats, not doctors, in charge of medical decisions, Florida has now introduced its new bill drawing from both states. “SB 64 would eliminate the religious exemption to vaccines required for public and private school children. It would also add a new section of law requiring…Continue reading Florida Moves to Axe Religious, Limit Medical Vaccine Exemptions

Updated 6:49 AM EDT, Tue August 6, 2019

Vaccine Kingpins Rake In Billions

By Jefferey Jaxen Compared to the blockbuster drug industry, the vaccine market used to be considered a barely profitable sector. Looked at as a secondary market, vaccine manufacturing was a legally and fiscally dangerous endeavor for companies to pursue. After the industry was granted liability protection in 1986 however, the market exploded and hasn’t stopped…Continue reading Vaccine Kingpins Rake In Billions

Updated 3:32 PM EDT, Sun August 4, 2019

WaPo: “Peer-Review Not Gold Standard,” Public Being Misled

By Jefferey Jaxen A new Washington Post ‘perspective’ piece concedes that, “Shoddy work often makes it past peer reviewers, while excellent research has been shot down. Peer reviewers often fail to detect bad research, conflicts of interest and corporate ghostwriting.“ Making legitimate points that would have been labeled ‘conspiracy theory’ or ‘misinformation’ by mainstream media…Continue reading WaPo: “Peer-Review Not Gold Standard,” Public Being Misled

Updated 7:53 AM EDT, Sat August 3, 2019

Transcending Neurotribalism: Rescuing Autism Advocacy from Identity Politics

by Sarah Dillingham | New English Review Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a complex array of developmental disabilities varying in severity, characterized by impairments to communication and interaction, executive functioning, motor skills, and sensory processing. First identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in 1943 by Leo Kanner, autism has skyrocketed in recent decades from the sole 11…Continue reading Transcending Neurotribalism: Rescuing Autism Advocacy from Identity Politics

Updated 8:19 AM EDT, Fri August 2, 2019