Industrial gases

April 12th 2021

Former CDC Director Under Trump Now Promoting Unproven Virus-Killing Tech for ‘Big Ass Fans’

The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Donald Trump, Dr. Robert Redfield, has landed a sweet gig at…Big Ass Fans. Per Kaiser Health News (KHN), Redfield is now a strategic health and safety adviser for the company, effectively lending his scientific reputation to Big Ass Fans and the $9,450 ion-generating…

Health Tom McKay Apr 12

March 23rd 2021

Appalachia’s Fracking Industry May Never Be Profitable Again

It’s clear that we need to stop natural gas production to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis. But a new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute’s U.S. Center and the Ohio River Valley Institute shows that there’s another reason companies should stop extracting shale gas in the nation’s Appalachian region: Expanding drilling is…

Earther Dharna Noor Mar 23

February 16th 2021

Undercover Investigation Reveals Supermarkets Are Destroying the Climate

The world’s food system is a major source of greenhouse gas pollution, from the emissions caused by farming and ranching to those released by the planes, trains, and trucks used to transport groceries. A new report shows the freezer aisle in the grocery store could also be an even bigger source of pollution than we…

Earther Dharna Noor Feb 16

February 10th 2021

Illustration: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Bill Dunford

A Previously Undetected Chemical Reaction Has Been Spotted on Mars

For the first time ever, scientists have spotted hydrogen chloride on Mars. The source of this colorless gas remains unclear, but going theories include volcanic activity or a previously undetected chemical cycle tied to the Red Planet’s epic dust storms. New research published today in Science Advances is the first to document hydrogen chloride (HCl)…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Feb 10

February 5th 2021

This Electric Duster Will Motivate You to Clean Your Disgusting PC

You may be asking: Tom, why are you reviewing an electronic dust blower? Well, there are multiple reasons why I decided to pick up an XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro. They’re pretty simple: I’ve come to truly hate ordering compressed air cans, especially when I forget to do so until dust becomes a problem, and I’ve…

Reviews Tom McKay Feb 5

November 12th 2020