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High levels of UV radiation

dimanche 7 novembre 2021 à 19:15

La Paz is suffering from high levels of UV radiation. levels of UV radiation.

It may be caused by global heating; if so, it is likely happen more often in coming decades.

Rep. Marjorie Greene owes $48,000 in fines

dimanche 7 novembre 2021 à 19:00

Right-wing extremist Rep. Marjorie Greene owes $48,000 in fines for going to the House of Representatives without a mask.

This demonstrates that this punishment is insufficient to achieve its goal. Wearing a mask is a measure to protect the lives and health of all the members of the House, and their staff. Those who refuse to wear a mask should not be allowed in, no matter who they are.

10 Facebook pages are responsible for 69% of climate denial

dimanche 7 novembre 2021 à 19:00

*New report shows that 10 Facebook pages are responsible for 69% of climate denial posts.*

World&#39s most obstructive organisations

dimanche 7 novembre 2021 à 19:00

*ExxonMobil and Chevron are the world’s most obstructive organisations when it comes to governments setting climate policies, according to research into the “prolific and highly sophisticated”* lobbying ploys used by the fossil fuel industry.*

Economic growth

dimanche 7 novembre 2021 à 06:30

Questioning the goal, the possibility, and the idea of economic growth.

Economic growth, if it includes the non-rich, offers the opportunity of a truce in the class war: if we divide the gains fairly, we can all work together. But fair division is not assured; indeed, it is unlikely today. What that suggests is that we had better focus on how the world's income is divided.

While continued economic growth may be impossible, that doesn't mean further growth is impossible for the next few decades. It is true that using more resources has the potential to backfire — but that result is not inevitably big enough to be a real problem.

Reducing the birth rate so as to start reducing the human population is a safe and ethical way to enable each of us to have more of some things that make life more comfortable and enjoyable.