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Today’s Water Cooler: Supply chain woes, Biden in debate, Buttigieg fundraising, Inslee, Festival of Warren, idpol, Democrat gerontocracy, manufacturing, housing, trucking slowdown, ice sheets, forests, Leonard Cohen

Study shows higher self-reported levels of good health and subjective well-being for those who spend two hours weekly in touch with nature.

CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.

Queensland gives Indian mining giant Adani go-ahead for massive coal mine, ignoring environmental and climate change concerns.

Should we trust the recession warning the yield curve is sending?

Hope NYC area types will find time to drop in for our open house next Sunday the 23rd!

Scientists produce report outlining interventions to improve persistence and resilience of coral reefs as ocean temperatures rise.

Trump administration soon to allow massive trains to transport LNG in unit trains 100 cars long and for the express purpose of moving LNG to export facilities – with scant regard for safety consequences.

The largest animal epidemic in history – an outbreak of African swine flu – is currently ravaging pigs in Asia. The cause: industrial farming practices. The cure: change the food production model.

Environmentalists and even some economists question the relentless pursuit of GDP growth. But where did the idea come from?

Chris Arnade’s 150,000-mile, multi-year photograhic journey through unthriving America—urban and rural, black and white, from Lewiston, Maine, to Bakersfield, California, with many stops in between.

Today’s Water Cooler: Not totally open, more to come!