Environment: Ban artificial turf
Artificial turf is made from plastics – as it degrades it releases “toxic chemicals”: Turf war: fake grass is growing in popularity in Australia, despite concerns about its impact |…
Demographics: Portland OR colleges see continued enrollment drops
Oregon college and universities see continuing enrollment declines. To them it's a mystery, but it's not.
Retail: Walmart to have “quiet hours” 8-10 am
Starting Nov 10, Walmart will move to "quiet hours" in stores from 8am to 10 am. This is great for those who have sensory overload issues.
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.
Climate, EVs: Norway says we must restrict personal driving
It is let's pile on to EVs are a failure month, with a story saying even Norway (#1 in EVs) is having second thoughts.
Demographics: Industry dropping college degree requirements
Industry is reducing college degree requirements due to shrinking youth cohort and labor pool. Degrees no longer needed to cut down the applicant list.
Climate: It’s worse than we thought, oh wait, never mind
The media meme is climate disasters are worse everywhere. It's not true but it is good for ad revenue.
Health care: It’s free if health insurance covers it, right?
Pharma and the media want you to believe that weight loss drugs are nearly free, since someone else pays for it. Actually, you pay for it.
Climate: Persons in large homes must purchase carbon emission credits
Persons in large homes must purchase carbon emission credits from people living in small homes. Your carbon emissions will be tracked in your “carbon wallet” (linked to your global, universal…
Energy: Maine may “nationalize” and take over their power utilities
Their unproven theory is that having a non-profit hiring out the grid to a for profit company will magically make everything better. Or something.