Mangrove forests as carbon sinks, and measures to restore them when they’ve been damaged.
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Saturday, August 24, 2024
Mangroves, Climate Change, and Mobilization
Topics: Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Infrastructure
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 11 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2019
Today’s Water Cooler:
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 103 Comments »
Links 10/7/19
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 186 Comments »
The Census Fails to Count 100 Million People as Living in Poverty
IPS Fellow Karen Dolan, who works with the Poor People’s Campaign, discusses her new study on poverty in the US.
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Income disparity, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:55 am | 23 Comments »
Support the Best Commentariat in Independent Journalism — Yourselves
Conventional journalism is at death’s door, and Naked Capitalians and its commentariat are filling the gap. Please chip in!
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:22 am | Comments Off on Support the Best Commentariat in Independent Journalism — Yourselves
Brexit: Rejection
The Brexit walls are closing in on Johnson.
Topics: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Legal, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:14 am | 38 Comments »
The California Workers’ Rights Bill Is a Start, but We Need a More Radical Approach to the ‘Gig Economy’
Stronger rights for Uber and Amazon workers are essential. But we must also address the economic context that makes insecure work a reality.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Social policy, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:58 am | 8 Comments »
Links 10/6/19
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 273 Comments »
Greenpeace Report: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”
Greenpeace publishes report on woeful state of plastic pollution “solutions”.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, India, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:30 am | 26 Comments »
Naked Capitalism: Where to Go for Independent, Hard-Hitting Content
Help keep this vibrant community alive, by contributing funds so Naked Capitalism can continue to produce independent, hard-hitting content.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:30 am | 5 Comments »
Will the Fracking Revolution Peak Before Ever Making Money?
Latest installment in Justin Mikulka’s excellent DeSmogBlog series on fracking follies.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Environment, Guest Post, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 3:25 am | 35 Comments »
Links 10/5/19
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 337 Comments »
Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
A reprise of Mark Ames’ biting fundraiser classic.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Notices, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:26 am | 8 Comments »
Why Hospitals Are Getting Into the Housing Business
Hospitals have some long-term patients not for medical reasons, but because they have no where to go. Giving them interim housing looks like a better answer.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:25 am | 30 Comments »
Federal Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision on Net Neutrality
Parsing a mixed ruling on net neutraliity.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:25 am | 2 Comments »