EU Scientists and Politicians Clash Over Gas and Nuclear as ‘Sustainable’ Investments
Not surprisingly, it’s easier to move goalposts and designate gas and nuclear power as sustainable than get serious about cutting consumption
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2:00PM Water Cooler 1/26/2022
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Read more...How 5G Puts Airplanes at Risk – An Electrical Engineer Explains
More on the 5G rollout controversy.
Read more...China’s Government Is Targeting ‘Sissy’ Men, with Devastating Consequences
Good old fashioned men are all that China wants these days.
Read more...It’s Time to Expand the COVID-19 Exception to All American Health Care
The Feds throwing money at some parts of Covid care is arguably a precedent to build on. But the US is not exceptional that way.
Read more...Links 1/25/2022
Citi’s Hurried Exit From Mexico Just Hit a $5 Billion Snag
An eight-year court case in Mexico involving the New York lender remains unresolved. And it could take another two years to reach a verdict.
Read more...How Inequality Leads to Industrial Feudalism
How highly unequal asset ownership diminishes social mobility and institutionalizes modern-era feudalism.
Read more...Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests
No access to Covid home tests beyond the 4 per month per address freebie is yet another proof that Medicare sucks.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/24/2022
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Read more...Bangladesh-Based Group Promotes Plans to Resettle Climate Refugees
Where will climate refugees go? Bangladesh-based group promotes a ten-year resttlement program
Read more...Links 1/24/2022
Andrew Bacevich: America’s Very Long War
Ruminations on our seemingly neverending war, starting with Vietnam….but is that the right frame?
Read more...Links 1/23/2022
Beavers Offer Lessons About Managing Water in a Changing Climate, Whether the Challenge Is Drought or Floods
Beavers, nature’s engineers, seem able to dam any stream, building structures with logs and mud that can flood large areas, thus restoring ecosystems and mitigating the effects of climate change.
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