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Bison Bridge Viewing Area as proposed.
Conservation & Nature

Make The Bison Bridge America’s Newest National Park

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 - by JohnShepler

When does an old bridge designated for replacement morph into a national park? When it gets repurposed for pedestrian and bicycle traffic on one side and wildlife, specifically American bison, …

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Save The Nukes
Energy & Environment

Save The Nukes

January 14, 2021September 16, 2021 - by JohnShepler

From my hometown, I can see the water vapor plumes from the Byron Nuclear Generating Station some 25 miles away. It’s been a familiar sight on the horizon for over …

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Let’s celebrate the REAL weather forecasters day…. Feb 5
Seasonal & Holidays

Celebrate National Weather Person’s Day

February 3, 2018August 2, 2018 - by JohnShepler

Just 3 days after the most watched weather prognostication all year, it’s time to celebrate the real weather forecasters. You know, the people working behind the scenes and in front …

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Family watching the Super Blue Blood Moon event on a clear night
Space Exploration

Super Blue Blood Moon 2018

January 19, 2018August 2, 2018 - by JohnShepler

  What are you doing this January 31? Make sure your plans include watching the Super Blue Blood Moon, likely the big sky show of 2018. Super what? Super Blue …

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Science & Technology

Net Neutrality: It’s Much More Important Than It Should Be

December 1, 2017August 2, 2018 - by JohnShepler

The Internet has been my life for the last 20 years or so. Oh, it’s been around longer than that. I only got on when they released it to the …

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Solar Power System Installation — Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy
Energy & Environment / Society & Culture

Crowd Sourced Infrastructure Re-energizes Puerto Rico

October 23, 2017August 2, 2018 - by JohnShepler

What do you do when your cities are flattened by a hurricane, the already-crumbling power, water, and communication infrastructure gives up the ghost, and the official government assessment is several …

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Celebrate the Cassini-Huygens Mission
Space Exploration

Cassini – Huygens 20 Year Mission of Discovery

October 13, 2017January 19, 2018 - by JohnShepler

On September 15, an amazing 20 year mission of exploration and discovery came to an end… or did it? Cassini-Huygens, often called just Cassini for short, has been a NASA …

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Hurricane Destruction — Photo Courtesy of FEMA
Energy & Environment / Science & Technology / Society & Culture

Time For an X Prize to Rebuild Puerto Rico?

October 13, 2017August 2, 2018 - by JohnShepler

The hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico presents one of the worst humanitarian crises in memory and, perhaps, one of the greatest opportunities to improve our world through technology we’ve ever …

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Aircraft altimeter image paper plates and party supplies.
Aircraft Altimeter Paper Plates

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  • Make The Bison Bridge America’s Newest National Park
  • Save The Nukes
  • Celebrate National Weather Person’s Day
  • Super Blue Blood Moon 2018
  • Net Neutrality: It’s Much More Important Than It Should Be

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