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Links 9/24/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 236 Comments »
Pompeo: We are Building A Coalition Against Nord Stream 2
Pompeo says the United States is bulding a coalition intended to stope the construction of Russi’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 50 Comments »
Wow! Met Our First Goal in Record Time! On to the Second: Supporting the Comments Section
Thanks for supporting our fundraiser! On to our second goal, strengthining our first-class comments section.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:09 am | 14 Comments »
Recycling Isn’t Enough to Tackle the World’s Worsening Plastic Pollution Crisis
Finally the message may be getting through. The recycling fairy alone won’t save us from the plastics crisis. We must confront the pushers.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 2:55 am | 14 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 122 Comments »
Oh No, Say it Ain’t So: NYC’s Century 21 to Shutter Its Doors
Denial of business interruption insurance claim forces NYC clothing retailer Century 21 to declare bankruptcy.
Topics: Curiousities, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 7 Comments »
Fundraiser 2020: When the Going Gets Tough
Kicking off our 2020 fundraiser! Please chip in!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:00 pm | 21 Comments »
Fundraiser 2020: What We Did for You in the Past Year
A review of our accomplishments this year and what we intend to do in the year ahead.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:59 pm | 12 Comments »
Links 9/23/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 207 Comments »
Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible
By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She has reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, National Wildlife, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other publications.Originally published at DeSmogBlog. Off Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround a […]
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:55 am | 35 Comments »
New Justice Confirmed By Election Day?
Republicans now have the votes to confirm a justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor, before the 2020 election. What will Democrats do after?
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:55 am | 88 Comments »
Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists
Some scientists fear Trump will try to approve an “October surprise” vaccine before it’s fully tested and ready to be distributed. Yikes.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 3:55 am | 38 Comments »
CDC Flip-Flops on Paradigm Shift to SARS-COV-2 Transmission via Aerosols
Why did the CDC guidance on Covid transmission through aerosols get pulled?
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 57 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/22/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Reader response to the introduction of this feature was mostly positive, so I’ll keep on with it. A nightingale is possibly more musical than a loon… #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. […]
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 153 Comments »
Wolf Richter: Nikola Hype Collapses, Shares Plunge Further, Founder/CEO Pushed Out. GM Swoons
This whole Nikola phenomenon was only possible in a market gone willfully blind and nuts.
Topics: Auto industry, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Lambert Strether at 11:57 am | 15 Comments »