Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Is the Only Green Thing about Cannabis the Almighty Dollar?

Cannabis has an enormous carbon footprint when grown indoors, with a utopian proposal for growing it outdoors.

Private Inequity: NYT Examines How the Private Equity Industry Avoids Taxes

Comprehensive NYT story examines how the private equity industry games the tax system, while the hapless IRS stands on the sidelines.

Starbucks Launches Reusable Cup Program

Starbucks rolls out a reusable cups initiative in some markets and restarts programs suspended during the pandemic- much more is needed.

Space Trip: Bon Voyage Jeff!

A story in yesterday’s WSJ says space tourists fly at their own risk. But do they?

New York State Senate Passes Right to Repair Bill

The New York State Senate passed a comprehensive electronics right to repair measure, but the legislative session ended without State Assembly Action, so the legislation remains stalled.

Parking Reform Could Reenergize Downtowns – Here’s What Happened When Buffalo Changed its Zoning Rule

Rezoning cities to prioritize people instead of parking would free more space for affordable housing and encourage use of public transportation.

Keystone XL Developer Abandons Pipeline Project

In an apparent victory for environmentalists, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has pulled the plug on the project.

UN Report Assesses Dire State of Global Soil Pollution

The UN last week issued a report assessing the dire state the world’s soil. The calls to action are inadequate to the scale of the problem.

Environmental Activists Call on Biden Administration to Pursue Ratification of the Basel Convention to Block U.S. Exports of Plastics and e-Waste

California lawmakers and NGOs call on the Biden administration to press for U.S. ratification of the 1989 Basel Convention and subsequent amendments.

Wolf Richter: Oh Lordy, Yellen Comes Out for Higher Interest Rates: “A Plus for Society’s Point of View and the Fed’s Point of View”

“We want them to go back to” a normal interest rate environment.

How Third-Party Auditors Make Oil Industry Fraud Possible

Oil companies hire accountants to legitmate inflated financial claims. Investors and regulators are targeting these auditors for fraud.

Does the U.S. Really Need Another Oil Pipeline?

Native American communities living alongside the route of the Line 3 pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking all activists to join them in solidarity this June.

What if Large Businesses Are Really Macroeconomic Entities?

Mega businesses are a huuge problem. But what to do?

How Enforcement of the USMCA Will End a Corporate Race to the Bottom

USMCA, which promised to help American workers by improving labor bargaining rights, is being put to its first road test. Will it perform?