Drones: Congressional members seek to ban Autel drones
Congressional members propose ban on Autel drones; they've already tried (and may be still are trying) to ban DJI drones.
Climate economics: Net Zero might not increase employment or reduce costs
Politicians say Net Zero will create jobs, grow the economy, but maybe not - for obvious reasons.
Environment: Corruption is good for the environment, says study
Corruption can increase environmental efficiency and improve economy in developing countries, study argues (phys.org). It's Science.
Environment, health: Air pollution kills up to 7 million people
Nearly half of estimated air pollution deaths are due to indoor wood and charcoal cooking fires and stoves.
Climate: Declare “emergency” and suspend democracy
Yet another one of these - we really need to end Democracy to save the climate. Yep.
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.
Follow up: Disease models were, uh, terrible
Red line is actual – gray lines are model forecasts for Covid – the SAGE models were garbage. SAGE (spectator.co.uk)
Public health: ACA premiums 2024, $2,057/month, $19,000 deductible
2024 ACA premiums for a bare bones Brone policy for 2 adults: $2057/month or about $25k/year, $19,000 annual deductible.
Policy: Academics call for a global wealth tax
It would start with billionaires, and then, they say, expand downwards from there to tax “other rich people”: Billionaires Are Next Up in Crosshairs of Global Tax Architects (msn.com) After…
Automation: California to install automated ticket issuing speed cameras
While simultaneously lowering speed limits: What to know about automatic speeding tickets coming to the Bay Area (sfgate.com) “Enforcement must be part of our work to make our streets safer,…