Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

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

How 5G Puts Airplanes at Risk – An Electrical Engineer Explains

More on the 5G rollout controversy.

Pfizer Launches Clinical Trial for Omicron Booster Awfully Late….What Gives?

The curious plot so far: an off again, on again Pfizer Omicron booster.

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.

Nothing Fundamental Has Changed: Biden Administration Greenlights More Fossil Fuel Drilling Permits in 2021 for Public Lands and Waters than Did Trump in 2017

A coalition of climate groups calls on the Biden administration to use existing statutory authority as a basis for executive action to phase out fossil fuel extraction on public lands.

5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests

The Covid free test program isn’t really.

The Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate: In Defense of National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor

A refreshingly balanced take on why the Supreme Court was correct in shooting down the Biden employer vaccine mandate.

Airlines Threaten to Ground Many Passenger and Cargo Flights Over Cell Operators’ Refusal to Change 5G Plans

Airlines and cargo carriers threaten to throw down the guantlet if Verizon and AT&T don’t back off from their Wednesday 5G rollout.

Rentier Capitalism and Class Warfare in Kazakhstan

Blame Kazakhstan ‘free’ market reforms that benefit the rich and powerful at the expense of the working class for recent protests.

Unredacted Antitrust Complaint Shows Google’s Ad Business Even Scummier than Many Imagined

Even more ugly details about Google misbehavior in the online ad market.

An Introduction to Family Offices (and Generational Wealth)

The murky, unregulated world of family offices, where oligarchs manage their capital.

With Billions in Fines, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Ranks Are ‘Packed With Rogues’

A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.

Federal Judge Denies Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss, Allowing FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed and Discovery to Commence

Judge James Boasberg denies Facebook’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust action, thus allowing the lawsuit to proceed and discovery to commence.

More Covid Delusion: Thermography for Health Endangers Patient Health via Eschewing Masks in Favor of Ozone

A shaggy dog story on how Thermography for Health endangers patients also illustrates the “ozone protection” con/self delusion.

U.S. Interior Department Moves to Block Some Oil and Gas Leasing on Alaska’s North Slope

Interior Department restricts oil and gas development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Researve.