From  Time  magazine, I begin with a slew of Trump topics.  You can read the details. The unpopular Big Beautiful Bill is now in the House . The only truly effective anti-Trump person:  Elon Musk. The Trump Gaza ceasefire proposal . The July 4th Free American Anti-Trump Protest planned across the USA . This site began as a renewable energy and environment blog, and has evolved to just about any subject.  I try to keep Wednesdays for sci-tech, with perhaps a monthly focus on energy.  More recently, I've drawn from the  Energy Matters  info sent to me by the American Energy Society.  I'm inserting direct quotes this time to eliminate my predilections for more credibility. This service starts with some broad topics. - Fossil fuels: Helium is locked in a supply crunch, and prices are surging. - Renewables: Congress will probably pass new renewable fuel standards for 2026 and 2027. - Policy: President Trump is now focused on Califor...

  The   World Health Organization reported today that the COVID pandemic end is in sight , with deaths at the lowest level since March of 2020, when it began.   WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in better position to stop COVID-19. However, while the end is in sight, we are not there yet. World deaths the past week fell 22% to 11,000. New cases the past week dropped 28% to 3.1 million. Notice that the mortality rate is thus now 0.35%.  That is three times lower than the overall death rate for COVID, which is 1%.  Vaccinations have helped lower the rate. The Omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate with 90% of all cases. China is here and there having problems.   I am still predicting that China will again someday lead in new deaths/day and new cases/day.  Omicron BA.5 is too, too contagious for a populace that hasn't been adequately vaccinated.  The Chinese vaccines are marginal. I regularly summa...