Today’s Water Cooler
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Trump EPA Poised to Weaken Obama Methane Rule, Despite Possibility of Later CRA Overturn
Trump EPA to weaken Obama methane rule, acceding to fossial fuel pressure, despite the Congressional Review Act, which may kick in aft Nov.
The TPP Is Dead! Long Live the TPP!
Beware! The TPP is still skulking around, rebranded as the CPTPP. As Lambert says, “Kill it with fire”.
Covid-19 Shortages Continue and Could Get Worse
Covid-19 still stalks the land and winter is coming.
Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths: Seeking Economic Roots in Census Data
The higher rate of black deaths to Covid-19 appears due to higher infection rates. That suggests that work and living conditions put them much more at risk.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/10/2020
Today’s Water Cooler
America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine
Politicians and the public rest their hopes on emergence of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Will it work on the obese?
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Three: Uber’s Already Hopelessly Unprofitable Economics Take A Major Coronavirus Hit
The press is still refusing to depict Uber accurately, as a rotting corpse.
CalPERS Digs Its Ben Meng Defenestration Hole Deeper: Claims Knowledge of Abuse Months Ago; Notice for Emergency Closed Session Legally Invalid Unless CEO Frost’s Job Is on the Line
CalPERS is bizarrely unable to control its bad impulses.
COVID-19 Survivors Face Lifetime of Disability
Funny how other countries are willing to acknowledge that Covid-19 can do very bad things without killing you, and not the US.
COVID-19 and the California Prison Crisis: 24th San Quentin Inmate Dies Last Friday
The 24th San Quentin inmate died Friday of COVID-19 complications, an inevitable consequence of Calironia’s misguided transfer policy.
Wind Farms Built on Carbon-Rich Peat Bogs Lose Their Ability to Fight Climate Change
Wind farms provide sustainable energy but must be properly sited, so not to destroy the carbon sink characteristsics of peat bogs.
