Climate change requires “degrowth” say “experts”
Presumably the authors of this study will agree to demonstrate “degrowth” by cutting their own salaries, their departments and their university budgets. They can go first, right? “We can still…
July 2020: “CDC director says face masks may offer more protection against COVID than a vaccine”
Redfield first said this in mid-July 2020. Redfield said if Americans wore face masks for several weeks, “we would bring this pandemic under control,” because there is scientific evidence they…
After 13 months: “CDC admits coronavirus is airborne, can be transmitted more than 6 feet away”
Apparently, it’s time for increased ventilation and actual N95 masks then? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally acknowledging something that health experts have been saying for a…
California dependent on international immigration for growth
“Our demographers anticipate we will return to slightly positive growth 12 months from now as the pandemic is brought under control and we see changes to immigration policy,” he said.…
Remarkable: States with stringent requirements have nearly same outcomes as those without stringent guidelines
History will not look kindly on what the experts just did. Unfortunately, it will take a different set of experts to critically analyze this as too many leading experts may…
Today is 14 weeks after Michael Osterholm said the U.S. would get far worse, worse than ever, within 14 weeks
It is 14 weeks, as of today. Cases have fallen off a cliff since Osterholm not only made his projection, but spread it widely via television and mass media outlets.…
Environmental Robotics
Erin Kennedy, a.k.a. RobotGrrl, gives this TedXOttawa talk. Interesting approach to applying robotics and other ideas to simple environmental cleanups. I met Erin at SF Bay Area Maker Faire in…
Federal Judge throws out CDC Eviction Moratorium
The CDC does not have authority to regulate housing: A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a national eviction moratorium, saying the Covid-19 pandemic-relief measure exceeded the powers of the…
Follow up: CDC’s Walensky warns of COVID-19 surge around spring break
March 16, 2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she was “pleading” with Americans to take precautions, such as wearing masks. Source: CDC’s Walensky warns of COVID-19 surge around spring break…
Follow up: Travel, spring break, “new spike in cases” feared
Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress the US has made in…