After a long period of fracking boosterism in the US, reducing methane emissions is finally getting the attention it warrants.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
The Tattered Histories of Possible Future Ambassadors….Like Rahm Emanuel
A surprising number of ambassadors at prominent posts are patraonge picks. And who gets rewarded for what isn’t pretty.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2021
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‘Cry No Tears for These Death Profiteers’: Pharma Stocks Plunge as Biden Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver
Biden is suddenly backing a patent waiver for foreign manufacture of Covid vaccines. But do the mechanics make this a headfake?
Seychelles, World’s Most Vaccinated Country, Hit by Covid Surge….Including Among the Vaccinated
A big Covid surge in the Seychelles, a heavly vaccinated country, calls into question relying on vaccines as the route to normalcy.
Why Rich Parents Have Rich Children
Looking at the channels through which the rich preserve their advantages across generations.
Michel Barnier’s Brexit Diaries Published; Stinging Take of UK Strategic and Negotiating
Barnier’s Brexit diaries confirm the notion that the UK side was not up to the task and didn’t have the self-awareness to recognize that.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/5/2021
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California Bill Seeks to Prevent Hospital Administrators from Practicing Medicine Without a License
An important vehicle for doctors to take back control by keeping administrators from playing at medicine has oddly stayed under the radar.
Dan Walters, Dean of Sacramento Columnists, Blasts CalPERS’ Corruption-Friendly Secret Lending Bill
Dan Walters, Sacramento’s most respected political columnist, calls out CalPERS’ corruption.
Jared Holst: Getting Kinky for the Sake of Data
Apple is now promising to give users more control over who gets their data. But will they make it more seductive to give it away?
When Big Green Meets Big Money: The Nature Conservancy Caught Greenwashing Corporate Pollution
Green organizations are not created equal. Naming some of the leading greenwashers, starting with the Nature Conservancy.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/4/2021
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