Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 8/23/2020

Earl Katz: Regenerative Agriculture and Massive Planting of Trees is Our Only Hope

Earl Katz, an early climate change warrior, looks at the dwindling number of options humans have for alleviating global warming.

How the Agricultural Lobby Is Sabotaging Europe’s Green Deal

The European Commission’s ambitous Green Deal plans are already stumbling over bureaucratic infighting and ag industry opposition.

Saudi Arabia Refuses To Learn From Its Two Failed Oil Price Wars

The oil situation has developed not necessarily to Saudi Arabia’s advantage, but MbS appears not to have gotten the memo.

Global Warming Is Accelerating. (In Other News, Democrats Reverse Platform, Won’t End Fossil Fuel Subsidies)

The Democrats busy themselves with a self-love fest as they ignore more and more dire evidence of the progress of global warming.

Cloth Masks Do Protect the Wearer – Breathing in Less Coronavirus Means You Get Less Sick

More evidence in support of masks.

How Dairy Monopolies Keep Milk Off the Shelves

How consolidation in dairy processing has led to overproduction of milk and dumping.

Links 8/19/2020

As Courts Re-Open, Britain’s Renters Must Confront the Power of Landlords

Renters and landlords need to come to terms in the Covid-19 new normal. But it’s not shaping up to be pretty.

Mortgage Delinquencies Jump by Most Ever. 60-Day Delinquencies Hit Highest Level Ever. Record 16% of FHA Mortgages Delinquent. What a Mess

A spike in mortgage delinquencies says more bad results are coming, particularly with no new stimulus in sight.

Links 8/18/2020

Grim Future of Cities: State’s Growing Budget Hole Threatens New York City Jobs, Services

The New York City budget hole is getting bigger. How much of a harbinger is this for other US cities?

Major General Dennis Laich: Pentagon Needs a Bad Guy

Retired General Dennis Laich gives some insight into America’s permanent war policy.