Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Protecting Biodiversity – and Making it Accessible – Has Paid Off for Costa Rica

Ample biodiversity fosters ecotourism, provided it is paired with access to good infrastructure. Both factors are necessary to attract tourists.

‘This Needs to Be Fixed’: Nuclear Expert Calls Radioactivity Levels Found Outside Ohio Oilfield Waste Facility ‘Excessive’

An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.

Right to Repair: Will Corporate Concessions Suffice?

Some companies have apparently embraced a limited right to repair. Federal and state legislation is still necessary.

Various Covid Updates

Some Covid news, not encouraging but not yet alarming.

The Energy Transition Has A Major Metals Problem

Green energy requires significant amounts of metals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. Current supplies aren’t adequate.

DOJ Files Perfunctory Appeal to Revive Travel Mask Mandate

The CDC, which requested the mask mandate appeal, said “an order….remains necessary for the public health.”

CDC Delenda Est

More on why the CDC is beyond redemption.

Outdated Energy Grid Poses Existential Threat to the Renewable Revolution

Green energy skeptics cite batteries as a potential constraint on greater EV use. The electrical grid is another possible choke point.

Activists Decry Biden’s ‘Reckless’ Resumption of Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands

Biden broke yet another campaign pledge Friday and announced his administration will resume fossil fuel lease sales for public lands.

ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels

uelle surprise! Big oil is not giving up.

Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to ‘Oligarchy and Corporate Greed’

As Sanders celebrates the Amazon union victory, some billionaire overlords are getting testy.

Business Groups Thwart Senate Confirmation of David Weil to Key Labor Department Post

Gang of three Democratic senators thwart confirmation of David Weil to key Labor Department post.

Letter to SEC: How Stock Buybacks Undermine Investment in Innovation for the Sake of Stock-Price Manipulation

A comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule “Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization”, aka stock buybacks.

Corporations Are Suppressing Wages—There’s a Fix for That

Don’t buy the hype about wages rising naturally About 1/3 of American workers are underpaid due to the refusal to raise the minimum wage.

IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It

The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.