The hottest January ever recorded has caused fire disaster in southern South America. Governments need to change many policies so as to prevent and discourage fires.

*Plastic producers have known for 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report.*

This could be the basis for big lawsuits against them.

*Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn.*

Projects to plant lots of trees have gone awry before. Sometimes the problem is simply that most of the trees die, having been planted in places where those species will not grow. In this case, it seems worse problems threaten.

*[The bullshitter] says mixing [up] Haley with Pelosi and Biden with Obama was tactic, not gaffe.*

One advantage of training your supporters not to accept truth from you is that you can get away with bullshit about your bullshit.

Why Pennsylvania coal miners moved to the right wing after the 1950s.