Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Bloomberg, Bullock, Buttigieg, Sanders, Trump, Warren, impeachment, faithless electors, Obama legacy, manufacturing, construction, Maersk, Target and Walmart, Gulf of Maine, GMOs, banks and climate, health care horror stories, kodokushi, K-Pop, Virginia Woolf
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Waste Watch: Fashion Rental Services Expand, NYC Tackles Commercial Textile Waste
More retailers join the clothing rental party, but that won’t seriously dent the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
Decrying ‘Utterly Inadequate’ Efforts to Tackle Climate Crisis, UN Chief Declares ‘Our War Against Nature Must Stop’
Climate change: “The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,” António Guterres warned ahead of COP 25. “It is in sight and hurtling toward us.”
What This Election Proves Is the Need for Epoch Making Change
The upcoming UK election will usher in major change. But will it be change that benefits ordinary people?
America’s War Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet
War is America’s new normal, and it’s deadly.
AOC Schools Mayor Pete on Why Means Testing Free College Is Such a Bad Idea
AOC rebukes Pete Buttigieg on his plan to means test expanded funding for college tuition.
Oil and Gas Industry Rebukes Fracking Ban Talk as UN Shows Just How Much Fossil Fuel Plans Are Screwing Climate Limits
American Petroleum Institute steps up lobbying efforts to thwart a fracking ban, notwithstanding the climate crisis.
What’s Behind the Subprime Consumer Loan Implosion?
Subprime loan repayment continues to deteriorate. What is going on?
Neoliberalism and Climate Change
How economists have contributed to climate change inaction.
Los Angeles County to Intoduce VSAP E-Voting System: NOT Hand-Marked, NOT Paper, NOT Hand-Counted in Public
Los Angeles County is launching VSAP, an insecure electronic voting system that reinforces the power of big donors.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/29/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Trump, Huey Long, Brett Kavanaugh, MSNBC, super-yacht sales, Aurelius Capital, caring for famliy, air pollution, California snow, HHS, Anthem, Thanksgiving post mortem, “Silent Sam,” Great Barrier Reef hotel, Piketty movie, Sonoma homeless, VR for cows
Coping With (Power) Loss: California’s Hospitals, Clinics, Patients Face New Reality
California’s recurrent power outages this year by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison, in response to wildfire threats up and down the state, have forced patients to think about how they get care when the power is cut at hospitals and clinics.
