I’ve seen plenty of stores put fireworks on shelves. These aren’t high-end fireworks, it is just the cheap stuff. But, they probably didn’t expect someone would come along and set them on fire, anymore than they would expect it with paint thinner or other flammable stuff.

You don’t like Wal-Mart, so you think it’s ok to set one on fire? Wow.

So your fine with people destroying others property as long as you dislike that person. Your parents must be so proud.

Such a buzzkill. :(. It does move the conversation forward though. The sad thing is, the government is too wasteful, too slow, too bureaucratic to be counted on to carry these ideas to fruition.

• There is a 21st Century Clean Transportation Plan where $320 billion over 10 years will increase spending on trains, subways, light rail, bike infrastructure, and sidewalks, and change the way we spend existing transportation funds—all paid for by a tax on oil companies.

I’ve seen some asshole articles on this site but WOW. Talking shit about a company offering to help someone. You can always spot a far right / far left nutjob because common sense doesn’t even apply anymore.

“self-defense fears of white people”
Really? EVERYONE has the right to defend themselves. This is just racist BS right here. Additionally this isn’t a tool “to take the law into their own hands.” It’s the criminal who has done that. Quit victim blaming!

Also flaring is absolutely critical to Safety systems. Depressurizing a system to prevent a high pressure loss of containment (i.e. explosion) requires the gas at pressure in the system to be released to atmosphere, burning in a controlled manner to prevent it from exploding uncontrollably is a critical safety aspect.

Mechanical Engineer who designs Natural Gas Processing facility here - yes the technology exists to capture such methane instead of flaring it, and is actually legally mandated for certain volumes (down to a limit) in some Jurisdictions. Alberta requires any volume over 900 standard conditions cubic meters / day to be…

Feh, it's a tech blog that goes the extra effort of listing their original source. If you want the full details, follow the links. If you want Maddie's take and spin on it, sit back and enjoy. If you want to add corrective data, start a comment with ACTUALLY.

Yeah, 1.6 degrees and the world is coming to end. What B.S.

Would it be appropriate to point out this is a highly unnatural and stressful environment for the desert woodrat? And that the Mojave temperatures, far from staying a constant 70, 77, or 84 degrees, can vary in one day from below freezing to over 80? (Did some work in that area in the ‘80s, it was odd to have water…