Economy: 60% living paycheck to paycheck
"60% living pay check to paycheck" is about the same % as this has always been, year after year.
Drones: The dream of drone deliveries is slow to arrive
Drone delivery still sounds promising - but is years delayed from original expectations.
Climate: Bloomberg wants 40% of all US electrical generation plants shut down by 2030
The money would be spent on activism, public relations and lawsuits; none would be spent to generate electricity.
Climate: We need a WW2 level mobilization to save humanity
The Climate Mobilization’s mission is to initiate a WWII-scale mobilization to protect humanity and the natural world from climate catastrophe. We are dedicated to living in and spreading climate truth.…
Climate: “83 percent of home shoppers consider climate risk”
Wild - the average duration of home ownership is 16 years. Most people move around a bit.
Demographics: Canada uses immigration to ease its own fertility rate issues
Some in Canada think excess demand from immigrant college students (and temporary immigrant workers) has caused high rental prices.
Climate, Science: Journal editor bias enforces preferred narratives, says scientist
Climate scientist says he focused on climate, only, as a factor in wildfires, because to bring up the many other causes would result in not being published.
Demographics: # of children in Oregon falling almost 1% per year
Many states will soon be shrinking in population.
Climate: We need carbon taxes, congestion charges and eliminate all polluting vehicles
The co-authors said that this distrust in climate science is one of the challenges to the successful implementation of climate action policies, such as climate change taxes (carbon taxes), congestion…
Climate: We must ban meat
There are news stories like this, saying we must ban meat, and news stories saying no one is suggesting a ban on meat. Which is it?
Crypto: Essentially all NFTs are now worthless
NFTs were always a ridiculous idea. Now almost all NFTs are worthless.
Public health: Some CA counties mandate masks for health care workers Nov 1-Apr 30
Some California counties mandating masks for all health care works Nov 1- Apr 30.
Education, Demographics: 4 million fewer young college students than in 2012
4 million fewer college students enrolled in 2022 than in 2012.