Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/28/2021

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Bleak Prospects for Least Developed Countries

The latest UN assessment of prospects for least developed countries notes recent setbacks without finding any silver lining on the horizon.

Climate Change Is Muting Fall Colors, But It’s Just the Latest Way That Humans Have Altered US Forests

Like so many things, fall color season ain’t what it used to be.

Medicare Plans’ ‘Free’ Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost

On the Medicare Advantage bait and switch.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/27/2021

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Mexico’s Auto Industry Between Radical Change and Trade Wars

How auto suppliers in Mexico have wound up between a rock and a hard place.

Tiny Leaks, Big Impacts: New Research Points to Urban Indoor Methane Leaks

A new carbon reduction target: Researchers in Boston find buildings’ indoor sources emit much more methane than most experts thought.

A Global Oil Shortage Is Inevitable

Why pricey oil isn’t going away any time soon.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2021

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Links 10/26/2021

Italy’s Latest Rescue of Perennially Troubled Monte Dei Paschi Hits the Rocks

Even former ECB Chairman Mario Draghi, now in his new role as Italian prime minister, can’t convince other Italian banks to take on the world’s oldest lender.

Net Zero, Insulation, Boilers, and English Dampness, or Symbol Manipulators Versus Existing Conditions

The English gas boiler as a microcosm of Anglosphere elites’ inability to come up with realistic carbon reduction schemes.

In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews

How Maine’s vaccine-only mandate is thinning staffing of already stressed emergency services.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2021

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The Last Days of The Romanovs at the Port of Los Angeles (and Where Is Everybody?)

Cutting the Gordian knot at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. Or not!