2:00PM Water Cooler 4/18/2022
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Links 4/18/2022
Has Gasoline Price Shock Triggered Demand Destruction Yet? And Where Will Gasoline Prices Go from Here?
There’s some demand destruction. But oil bounced again, gasoline might be next.
Read more...Spring Is Here: 324+ Daffodils (and Counting), 33 Tulips, and One Simnel Cake
Spring has sprung and we’re surrounded by blooming daffodils and tulips, with bluebells soon to follow. Bring on the bees and butterflies!
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Activists Decry Biden’s ‘Reckless’ Resumption of Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands
Biden broke yet another campaign pledge Friday and announced his administration will resume fossil fuel lease sales for public lands.
Read more...Book Review: An Urgent Plea for Mental Health Care Reform
In “Healing,” psychiatrist and former NIMH head Thomas Insel argues for a more nuanced plan to fight mental illness.
Read more...Abortion Foes Played the Long Game, And They Are Winning
The U.S. is sliding toward a future where abortion is criminalized. This “new normal” disproportionately hits low-income people of color
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Read more...Why ‘Bad’ Ads Appear on ‘Good’ Websites – A Computer Scientist Explains
Explaining the sometimes perverse operation of online ads.
Read more...The Global Fertilizer Shortage Is Already Causing Havoc in Latin America
Food prices were a huge problem across Latin America even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Thanks to surging fertilizer prices, the problem is getting worse.
Read more...U.S. Natural Gas Prices To Spike As Exports Boom
More discuss of the practical issues arising from the US plan to help fill Europe’s Russia gas gap.
Read more...The Impact of Fox News on the US COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Is Fox responsible for America’s low vaccination rate?
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Read more...Ukraine Is Smashed – This Is How It Will Be Repaired
A look at a plausible Ukraine endgame.
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