Caffeine Culture: Caffeine’s environmental degradation
Here in the U.S. it is estimated that 420 million cups of coffee are consumed every day. Many of those are in disposable paper cups – which are trashed in…
Demographics: China’s population has begun to shrink
Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world. Source: China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic…
Aviation, Climate: “The rich should pay higher fares to clean up aviation”
Oddly enough, the goal is that only the elite will be permitted to fly – while telling everyone else to curtail their carbon emissions: Rich travelers will have to pay…
Blow it up!: Dead whale washes ashore on Oregon coast
Oregon has experience blowing up whale carcasses: Dead whale washes up on Oregon coast at Fort Stevens State Park | kgw.com
Caffeine Culture: Why many studies on coffee health effects are worthless – and misleading
I am not exaggerating when I say that coffee nearly killed me. This is the first post on the topic of coffee and caffeine.
Demographics: Oregon Community College Enrollment Continues to Decline
This might be why? Look at the population of the age 15-19, and 20-24 groups. Sources: Oregon community college enrollment drops again – oregonlive.com and Oregon Population 2022/2023 Related: Oregon…
Geopolitics: The natural state of the world might not be the mostly peaceful past decades
“Polarization permeates our world, whether in domestic politics or interstate relations,” S. Jaishankar, the Indian minister of external affairs, wrote in a recent book called “The India Way.” He also…
Follow up: “Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn”
The experts could not get a 2-week disease projection correct. Scary expert projections of even the near future turn out wrong.
Demographics: UN says countries must prepare for aging populations
All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the reality of an aging world now, the United Nations said in a new report on Thursday. Source: UN…
Economy: Inflation is a wealth tax on everyone
Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2022 — in one chart (cnbc.com) Sen. Warren does not understand we already have a wealth tax – it’s called “Inflation” and then at…