America, America, my heart is breaking. The police wear state-of-the-art military gear while they beat us with their batons. The…
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Author Archives: John Slade
A Christmas Story
On a recent evening, I visited a local pizza shop in Ås, a little town just south of Oslo. I…
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JoAnne’s Dream: A Short Story About Solar Energy
She awoke on Saturday morning feeling as gray and empty as the sky outside her window. She had a bunch of stuff to do today, but it would be just an empty person doing it.She didn’t know why she felt this way. Some days were worse than others. The grayness, the emptiness, as if she were just the dry hollow husk of something that was supposed to be a life
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Separations of People
Separations of People A two-part essay by John Slade published by Fremmed.no The Norwegian online magazine, Fremmed.no, has published a…
Continue reading →Wind Turbines Coloring Book
Free coloring book about wind turbines. Children, teachers and parents are welcome to download, print and color this unique book. An excellent classroom…
Continue reading →I Would Like Your Advice
I would like your advice, those of you who came home from the wars in coffins. I would like your…
Continue reading →Gifts I Have Given
I could have stopped with a sphere of compacted dust. I could have stopped with barren rock surrounded by barren…
Continue reading →How do we tap the enormous energy waiting to spring to life?
As a teacher of many years, I have a big heart for the kids. Thus I want to warn them…
Continue reading →We the People
The economic engine of the 21st century is the deployment of clean energy. During the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution…
Continue reading →Dear Teacher of Environmental Science
Are you looking for a great book that will introduce the twin themes of climate change and clean energy to…
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