Climate: Must limit all to 2 round trip flights in their entire life
"41% of French people in favour of the proposal of a quota of 4 flights per person in a lifetime".
Energy: Many roof top solar panel companies have gone out of business
Many rooftop solar PV companies from the past decade have gone out of business, leaving non-functional systems on roofs.
Energy: US Sec of Energy blocks EV charger access with a gas vehicle
The U.S. Sec.of Energy sets off on a multi-state EV car trip to demo EV utility-but has staff block an EV charger with a gas car so she'll be able…
Public health: No or little evidence that NPIs worked to stop Covid-19 transmission
UK study finds that lock downs and non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop Covid - did not work. Duh.
Climate: We must eliminate all cars – including EVs
Activists say EVs are climate greenwashing; we must destroy all cars. So they set a bunch of other people's Teslas on fire.
Education: Bad grades forbidden
The Australian government is mandating that university students who score less than 50 percent in their exams will be entitled to a slew of educational life-savers. University-funded tutoring, counselling, examination…
Public health: Trends in Covid-19 prevalence
These charts are from the CDC, as of September 28, 2023: The incidence of Covid-19 is trending downwards, including hospitalizations. Deaths with Covid, at right, is a lagging indicator. Various…
Environment: Modern fire management practices said ineffective
Instead, methods from indigenous groups in Australia might be more effective: Indigenous groups say they have a better way to fight wildfires – oregonlive.com In Australia, they do frequent, smaller,…
Economy: Most home buyers put down 6%-7% for a down payment
The typical home buyer today puts forth a down payment of 6%-7%, not the 20% that was typical of the past.