Category Archives: Guest Post

As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Poisoning Rises

Dangerous levels of arsenic in well water is another symptom of falling water tables and depleted aquifers.

An mRNA Vaccine that Works

regarding pancreatic cancer, an mRNA vaccine has shown great promise

Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay

The North Sea joins a long list of extraction industry unpunished negligence.

City’s Newest Migrants Head Underground Looking to Survive

Migrants are finding it harder to get by in already difficult roles like illegal street vendor work in the subways.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/23/2023

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Links 5/23/2023

Could Argentina Be the Next Latin American Country to Dollarise Its Economy?

Against a backdrop of triple-digit inflation, severe drought and ever-rising economic uncertainty, the idea of abolishing the peso and adopting the US dollar gains ground.

The Debt Ceiling End-Game

So what can the Administration do, instead of blink, in the debt ceiling staredown?

Coalition Calls on IPCC to Reject Meat Industry Meddling in UN Climate Process

“We encourage the IPCC to… ensure that Big Agriculture and the global meat industry have no influence over future reports.”

Durham Report: The Republic We Didn’t Keep

The Durham Report and State Crimes Against Democracy

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/22/2023

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Links 5/22/2023

U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline

Much tighter shale markets look baked in by year end. That would produce a lot of knock-on effects.

I’d Love to Go Long Masks, and… Maybe Someday! Tasks for the American Mask Manufacturers Association

Masking can become a social norm if masks become fashion items, but that can only happen if the mask industry adopts some standards.