You can’t do that unless you hold power though, and that means not just Congress and the Presidency, but also the courts, since they’ve ruled that money is speech. And getting there means actually kicking in money to help elect candidates willing to make that change. (Or paying in both blood and treasure through a revolution, which is a lot less likely)
That might help a little, but laws don’t help stop fascism because the Republican judges and prosecutors are all OK with bribery when a Republican does it.
Yes, but it’s not at all obvious why that set of things would change the temporal distribution of tornado formation in this way without increasing their quantity.
Definitely. This one firm has bought big chunks of the land in six African countries, with similar plans in all of them. All to generate likely-fraudulent carbon offsets.
The virtue of the old employer-sponsored pensions is that they forced contributions. Letting people decide means that lower-income wages will fall so that people can’t contribute.
Social Security wasn’t ever meant to be enough; it was mean to be something minimal.
“This case is very poignant because it shows how an extreme weather event — that has been fueled by climate change — results in major disruptions,” said Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, a climate scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute for Ecosystem and Sustainability Research.
I’ll note that 2.5°C of warming by 2100 is a significant improvement over the trajectory we were on a decade ago, even if still far from where we need to be
Five things to know about Canada’s 2022 emissions (440megatonnes.ca)
How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel (www.nytimes.com)
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign: Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy & more (wapo.st)
The corruption is really open at this point....
The Constant Work to Keep a Family Connected Has a Name | “Kinkeeping” plays a crucial role in a family’s health and well-being, and it’s still predominantly done by women. (www.nytimes.com)
Supercharged thunderstorms: have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods? (theconversation.com)
Tornadoes Are Coming in Bunches. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why. The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing. (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9362826...
Why Petrostates Keep Seizing the Serengeti | A carbon credit company run by an Emirati sheik just gained control over 8% of Tanzania’s land, displacing nearly 100,000 Maasai people in the process. (atmos.earth)
G.M. Will Retire the Chevrolet Malibu to Make More Electric Cars | The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States. (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9358901...
Who's to blame for HPD's dropped cases? It extends beyond Finner. (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Steve Albini, Studio Master of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 (www.nytimes.com)
Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former US Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG (insideclimatenews.org)
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024 | “By the end of the second day, you’re like: Trust no one,” said one county recorder who completed the training. (wapo.st)
Was the 401(k) a Mistake? How an obscure, 45-year old tax change transformed retirement and left so many Americans out in the cold. (www.nytimes.com)
Another Sriracha shortage could be coming. A severe drought is to blame. (www.washingtonpost.com)
“This case is very poignant because it shows how an extreme weather event — that has been fueled by climate change — results in major disruptions,” said Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, a climate scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute for Ecosystem and Sustainability Research.
Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds | Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results (www.theguardian.com)
I’ll note that 2.5°C of warming by 2100 is a significant improvement over the trajectory we were on a decade ago, even if still far from where we need to be
Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix | It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. (wapo.st)