Back during the late Bush or early Obama era I remember reading a lot of articles about how the hydrogen fuel cell was going to replace the internal combustion engine and usher in a grand new era of cars that emitted water instead of carbon dioxide. Even at the time I knew enough to ask where the hydrogen was coming from. If it was electrolysis then where was the electricity coming from? I assumed I must be missing something. Now we have electric vehicles and I know I wasn't. We are currently facing down the choice of continuing to emit carbon or investing a trillion dollars of engineering and industrial effort into creating a fully renewable and intermittency capable grid. If only there was a time tested carbon neutral option for continuous electricity production.

It's nuclear power. I'm talking about nuclear power. Nuclear power fits that description. We have had the answer for sixty years and we refuse to grasp it. One of my biggest criticisms of contemporary society with all of its

With my garnet nails rattling against the linoleum counter, a lithe figure slots in front of me. And effortlessly raises a gray plastic tub filled with red plastic coffee mugs and plates, he lifts it with practiced ease– like a forklift. My gaze reaches his– his eyes gray just like the plastic tub, and his face cracked with wrinkles. The hat covering his salt and pepper scalp is black– proudly showing off an embroidered eagle with an american flag.

He speaks- voice rough with daily

Today made up for many of the tough or frustrating days I've had lately. Today I got to give blood for the first time in over twenty years. Coming from the UK, where I'd donated blood a score of times, to the USA meant that because of fears of CJD, I was denied the opportunity as I was a potential carrier of mad cow disease prions. For whatever reason, this barrier was recently lifted, and today I spent my lunchtime donating. After some effort, and a few failed attempts