Lunaya Pravda

I know I’ve been incredibly lax in blogging lately. Must be a spring thing–many folks just seem to get silent and busy this time of year.
One pastime I’ve been enjoying immensely is periodically checking the WildWatchCams with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that lewlew blogged about. Bluebirds, osprey, bald eagles, herons, [...]

Rather than creating incentives to switch to the more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) now common on the market, governments around the globe are adopting various timetables to phase out or ban the incandescent light bulb.
I’m not entirely sold on the case against the incandescent bulb. Yes, they’re energy hogs, with a mere 5% [...]

I can’t recall if I’ve mentioned it before, but though I work as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyst, my degree is in geological engineering. After graduating, I worked in the environmental department at an oil refinery, and then moved to a project involving the cleanup of an old bombing range, pushing me further [...]