Yet another reason to dispense with disposable coffee cups: nanoplastics, which are ingested when the coffee is drunk. The health implications of their ubiquity is unknown and has not yet been well-studied.
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
Plastic Watch: Nanoplastics and Coffee Cups
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Guest Post, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 10:55 am | 20 Comments »
Links 5/15/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 201 Comments »
What the Next Australian Government Must Do to Save the Great Barrier Reef
After four bleaching events in the last seven years, is it too late to save the Great Barrier Reef? Time is running out to get serious about climate change.
Topics: Australia, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 6 Comments »
Links 5/14/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 325 Comments »
As the Planet Warms, Let’s Be Clear: We Are Sacrificing Lives for Profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:53 am | 104 Comments »
Book Review: The Toxic Legacy of DDT
In “How to Sell a Poison,” Elena Conis chronicles the history of DDT and its lasting impact.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Species loss
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:45 am | 22 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/13/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 199 Comments »
Time Is Running Out to Save Sri Lanka from Total Economic Collapse
Once hailed as South Asia’s ‘success story’, Sri Lanka has faced months of escalating violent unrest.
Topics: Banana republic, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 14 Comments »
Links 5/13/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 218 Comments »
Washington Faces Ultimate Snub, As Latin American Heads of State Threaten to Boycott Summit of Americas
“The real risk is that — after nearly three decades of summitry — this year’s [Summit of Americas] may be interpreted as a gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:40 am | 33 Comments »
Brief Comments on the TerraUSD and Tether Stablecoin Breakdowns
Why the two big stablecoin breakdowns of last week, TerraUSD and Tether, look like frauds.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Legal, Payment system, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Risk and risk management, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:25 am | 49 Comments »
More Oil From U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Heads To Europe
The use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve looks like three card monte.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:11 am | 9 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/12/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 127 Comments »
Exile
A personal account of exile.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Russia, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 48 Comments »
Links 5/12/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 248 Comments »




