Climate change campaigners will be locked in a whack-a-mole contest with fossil fuel interests, as they seek to address upcoming challenges, including increasing plastics production.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
‘The Supreme Court Could Destroy the Planet’: Review of EPA Power Triggers Alarm
“This is the equivalent of an earthquake around the country for those who care deeply about the climate issue.”
Why the US Supply Chain Crisis Is Intractable and Will Get Worse
The US supply chain problem will only get worse in the absence of aggressive Federal action….and we know how likely that is.
Lebanon: “We’re all going to hell”
A look at the disaster that Lebanon has become and the significance of its fractures and foreign jockeying.
War on Cash: NYC Enforces its Cashless Business Ban
NYC sides with those who want to use cash and enforces its cashless business ban, hitting ice cream shop Van Leeuwen with $12000 in fines.
Inspiration from the 1970s for Today’s Young Environmentalists
Today’s young environmentalists can learn much from the example of the 1970s.
IM Doc on Medication/Medical Supply Shortages and Political Backlash
Key parts of the medical industry in the US are being held together with duct tape and bailng wire. What happens if the stresses get worse?
Bob Pollin: Stop Subsidizing Wall St., Start Subsidizing Workers for High Energy Costs
Bob Pollin: High oil prices and supply chain disruption are driving inflation, not workers’ modest wage increases or government debt.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
“Why I Still Believe Covid-19 Could Not Have Originated in a Lab”
Lab escape theories cannot clearly account for a virus that has evolved for human-to-human transmissibility.
Mexico’s AMLO Blasts IMF for Causing Global Crisis, After Fund Takes Aim At His Energy Policy
“The IMF caused social and economic decadence in the world; they and other international financial organisations are responsible for the global crisis.”
