Demographics, housing: What happened to mobile home parks?
Trailer parks/courts once provided low-cost housing options in the U.S. Since 1970, 1 in 3 trailer parks have closed.
Health: More than 1/2 of heart attack patients missed by screening guidelines
Most patients who have a heart attack would be judged low risk 2 days before their attack!
Climate: We need “climate rationing”, says another writer
Socialist writer argues we need "climate rationing", and "rationing...has a rich and positive history".
Climate oops: Ethanol fuel mandates may increase carbon emissions versus just using gasoline
Abstract The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) specifies the use of biofuels in the United States and thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone…
Demographics: Many people under age 30, in Japan, do not wish to have kids
Around half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan have no interest in having children, a recent survey by a pharmaceutical firm showed, with respondents citing economic concerns and the…
Follow up: California drought likely to continue into 2023
100% wrong: As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is bracing for another dry year — its fourth in a row. So far, in California’s recorded…
Follow up: “XBB.1.5 to be “deadliest wave in pandemic history”
Another “expert” prediction crashed and burned to the ground. Jacob B. Aguilar, PhD on Twitter: “I wish all a prosperous 2023. However, in realty the XBB.1.5 SUPER variant is exploding…
Demographics: Korean President Says ‘Emergency’ Plan Needed to Lift Birthrate
South Korea needs to adopt an “emergency mindset” to reverse its fertility rate that ranks as the lowest in the world, its president said, calling for new initiatives to fix…
Follow up: Oregon expects to see an upsurge in Covid and flu in 2022-2023 season
Studies from the Oregon Health and Science University suggest that COVID-19 cases will rise this fall, and we can expect to see a flu season comparable to pre-pandemic years. Source:…
Demographics: “Consultants recommend closing 8 Jefferson Parish schools as enrollment falls”
Schools are being closed all over the nation due to the sharp decline in fertility rates: Consultants recommend closing 8 Jefferson Parish schools as enrollment falls The proposed closures come…