Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Outdated Energy Grid Poses Existential Threat to the Renewable Revolution

Green energy skeptics cite batteries as a potential constraint on greater EV use. The electrical grid is another possible choke point.

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.

ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels

uelle surprise! Big oil is not giving up.

Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to ‘Oligarchy and Corporate Greed’

As Sanders celebrates the Amazon union victory, some billionaire overlords are getting testy.

Business Groups Thwart Senate Confirmation of David Weil to Key Labor Department Post

Gang of three Democratic senators thwart confirmation of David Weil to key Labor Department post.

Letter to SEC: How Stock Buybacks Undermine Investment in Innovation for the Sake of Stock-Price Manipulation

A comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule “Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization”, aka stock buybacks.

Corporations Are Suppressing Wages—There’s a Fix for That

Don’t buy the hype about wages rising naturally About 1/3 of American workers are underpaid due to the refusal to raise the minimum wage.

IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It

The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.

Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation

Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.

‘The World Paid the Price’: Biden’s Outgoing Covid Czar Jeffrey Zients Rebuked Over Failures

The Zients-led Covid response refused to challenge drug company overlords by promoting non-pharmaceutical interventions.

The Worrying Murkiness of Institutional Biosafety Committees

Experts say institutional biosafety committees are a crucial to ensuring the safety of biomedical research. Critics say they are too opaque.

Progressives Fall for Crypto-Bros Intelligence-Insulting Claim of “Inclusiveness”

Why do so many people who think of themselves as smart have their brains go to mush when the topic is crypto?

Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors

Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.

Sanders Welcomes End of Major League Lockout But Slams ‘Baseball Oligarchs’

Sanders calls out baseball oligarchs for major league lockout.