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After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines
The push to punish pipeline protestors has spread across the U.S. Are we in China? Source: After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines … Continue reading After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines
Stalling on Climate Change Action May Cost Investors Over $1 Trillion
Delays in tackling climate change could cost companies about $1.2 trillion worldwide during the next 15 years, according to the United Nations. That’s the preliminary analysis of a UN Environment Finance Initiative … Continue reading Stalling on Climate Change Action May Cost Investors Over $1 Trillion
The Guardian view on a Green New Deal: we need it now | Climate change | The Guardian
Editorial: Policymakers ought not wait for economic theory to catch up with the environmental crisis Source: The Guardian view on a Green New Deal: we need it now | Climate change | … Continue reading The Guardian view on a Green New Deal: we need it now | Climate change | The Guardian
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CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history | TechCrunch
The human race has broken another record on its race to ecological collapse. Congratulations humanity! For the first time in human history — not recorded history, but since humans have existed on … Continue reading CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history | TechCrunch
Study suggests Americans stop eating out, getting drinks, enjoying life in any meaningful way
These days, the average American has to deal with a lot. The news is full of strife and controversy, jobs are plentiful but frequently don’t pay, and we all live on a … Continue reading Study suggests Americans stop eating out, getting drinks, enjoying life in any meaningful way
Consumers Show They Know Almond Milk Doesn’t Come From Cows
An analysis of public comments to the FDA show consumers aren’t confused by the use of “milk” to describe plant-based alternatives to dairy. Yet politicians keep trying to pass bills preventing the … Continue reading Consumers Show They Know Almond Milk Doesn’t Come From Cows
Climate change costings that don’t count the cost of inaction are worthless | Climate change | The Guardian
We must demand better of our political parties – and there is no excuse for the media either The money spent today addressing climate change may be a fraction of the cost in the future, including countless lives lost, if we wait to do anything. Source: Climate change costings that don’t count … Continue reading Climate change costings that don’t count the cost of inaction are worthless | Climate change | The Guardian
The Senate Resolution To Condemn MMT: Here Are Some Better Candidates For Condemnation
A resolution has been forwarded in the Senate to condemn Modern Monetary Theory. But if the government is now in the condemning-economic-theory business, I have some much better candidates: Monetarist, Trickle Down, … Continue reading The Senate Resolution To Condemn MMT: Here Are Some Better Candidates For Condemnation
If Unemployment Is So Low Then Why Don’t I Feel Better?
Unemployment is low, so why doesn’t it feel better? Because we have fewer people looking for work, stagnating wages, anemic growth, and a private sector with a mountain of debt on its … Continue reading If Unemployment Is So Low Then Why Don’t I Feel Better?
Democratic Party is cracking down on progressive primary challengers
The Democratic Party is cracking down on candidates who hope to be the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and progressives are fighting back This is not a smart move for the Democrats. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez … Continue reading Democratic Party is cracking down on progressive primary challengers
Report: 26 States Now Ban or Restrict Community Broadband
Many of the laws restricting local voters’ rights were directly written by a telecom sector terrified of real broadband competition. Report finds that 26 states now either restrict or outright prohibit towns … Continue reading Report: 26 States Now Ban or Restrict Community Broadband
Who’s using your face? The ugly truth about facial recognition
Your photo could be in a face recognition database without you knowing. Last month, EFF’s @jilliancyork discovered her photos, along with other EFF staff, journalists, and activists, were being used to train algorithms to recognize “suspects of interest.” Source: Who’s using your face? The ugly truth about facial recognition Continue reading Who’s using your face? The ugly truth about facial recognition
