SORRY, THIS WAS FINISHED BUT NOT PUBLISHED.  SO HERE ISIS TODAY, THURSDAY.  The  American Energy Society's final publication  for the year featured the lighter side of energy. Darwin Energy Award. Given to a people who accidentally removed themselves from the gene pool by foolishly using energy or electricity. Winner:  Electrofishing, by Javier, to catch more fish faster.  Used an electrified metal fishing rod with a live electrical wire to stun fish in nearby waters.  I couldn't find out who Javier was or if this actually happened. Runner up:   A prisoner in Arizona was taken for an MRI. The technician told the guard he didn’t need to remove the prisoner’s shackles for the scan, nor did he need to remove his gun. Both the guard and the prisoner were immediately sucked up against the machine. To make matters worse, instead of hitting the big red emergency "off" button, the technician spent more than 15 minutes trying to call the supervisor to ask ...

 Much of the following comes from  The American Energy Society . To begin. Retrospective: 5 hot topics from 5 years ago (2018) 1. The US surpasses Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest oil producer.   2. Coal barely holds on as top source for generated electricity in the US (the last year).   3. President Trump makes clear that the US opposes the development of the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.   4. President Trump's cabinet instability (Pruitt resigns and Wheeler takes over as Director of the EPA, US Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke fights to save his job, etc.)   5. Arnold Schwarzenegger — f ormer Terminator and California governor — sues the oil and gas industry for "First Degree Murder."  ******************************************** 2023 : January :  The National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab initiates a fusion reaction that produces more energy than it took to ig...