Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser

18 Years and Counting

Eighteen years (less one month) and counting; that's the time since the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted "global warming" of the earth's climate but, given the length of the current cooling cycle, the "warmists" are now calling it a "warming pause."

The Balaclava Thing

In case you are wondering, you are not alone. How come the fearsome jihadi fighters, shown on videos going about their business of beheadings and other deeds, are all wearing veils, looking like niqabs? Why are they hiding their faces behind such garments? Are they all like the women who are supposed to wear such things?

Nail Polish and Date Rape

The Hindustan Times reports a new use for women’s nail polish: as an indicator for the chemical rohypnol, commonly known as the “date rape drug.” The idea, said to be an invention of four students at North Carolina State University, is still in the development stage.

The Silver Fix

The old-time daily "Silver Fix" of the London Metal Exchange is gone. Established in 1897 to facilitate the exchange of metal between buyers and sellers, it had received some bad press in recent years. Hues of undue manipulations surfaced, rightly or wrongly and the old-time system finally gave way to a new electronic system of matching supply and demand.

Asteroid-1950-DA

Brace yourself! The Asteroid-1950-DA has a 0.3% chance to hit Earth some 800 years from now in 2880.

Electric Ants

Fire ants, harvester ants, electric eels

Split Bananas

Bananas used to be cheap, really cheap in comparison to many other fruits found at your grocery store, but times are a-changing.

Nickel-101

The media are abuzz with news about another villain--the element nickel, with the chemical symbol "Ni." For example, as USA Today reports, the maker of a wristband--made of plastic material--with a small tech device made of surgical steel was forced to institute a recall with full refund to wearers of such items after a few people complained about skin irritations.

The Biofuel Curse

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), President Obama, and his administration think that alternative energy sources (like wind and solar power) and biofuels in particular are the salvation from "climate change," previously called "global warming."

The Backyard Volcano

CO2, the Gas of Life

A Costly Exercise in Futility

Obama's War On Coal: World’s coal consumption is still rising steadily. EPA’s MATS rules are a costly exercise in futility

Sneaky Penguins

The Emperor penguin colony located near Pointe Géologie in Antarctica

The Plight of the Monarch Butterflies

Stop the Ethanol-in-fuel Mandate

The Fading Insects Myth

Discover magazine is warning us of the next calamity to hit the globe, namely fading insects, specifically light-colored dragon flies. Not only are the insects’ colors fading, their numbers may be doomed as well. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications by scientists from several universities in Europe, Christie Wilcox reports “of all the species affected by climate change, the insects should be more feared for than any other group.”

Towards the Holy Grail of Unlimited Energy--Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Fusion power offers the prospect of an almost inexhaustible source of energy for future generations, but it also presents so far insurmountable scientific and engineering challenges

Frogs & Flame Retardants

About ten years ago, frogs were allegedly disappearing all over the world. At the time, the perceived cause focused on “global warming” re-termed “climate change,” and more recently “climate disruption” and “climate chaos.”

The War on Mercury

President Obama’s “war on coal” claims to be a “war on mercury.” While the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed “Mercury and Air Toxics Standards” (MATS) rule is supposed to reduce exposure to “mercury” emissions, this is just a pretext; the real intent is to control “carbon” emissions, or carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, to be more precise.

The New Antarctic “Tipping Point” -- Headlines and Facts

A recent headline in the New York Times says “Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans from Polar Melt.” Other newspapers propagated the story with titles like “Ice sheet collapse ‘unstoppable,’ scientists warn” and “Huge Antarctic ice sheet collapsing.”

Overpowering Spring

If you live in the northern climes, as I do, spring is an overpowering force. After a long winter and weeks of nature seemingly in an eternal slumber, spring arrives overnight, without warning and drawn-out preludes.

All about the BED

Are you expecting a salacious, perhaps even a lascivious story? Sorry to disappoint you as this is not about sex but BED, an acronym that stands for "Banana Equivalent Dose" and it has nothing to do with the bananas' prescribed curvature in Europe either (rescinded).