- Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in water, although it can also be a byproduct of industry. Adding fluoride to public water systems began as an experiment in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1945, after a dentist at the National Institutes of Health theorized that it might prevent cavities in teeth. Over the next 11 years, tooth decay in Grand Rapids dropped by 60 percent.
- a president could exert pressure on the F.D.A. to reverse its approval for a particular vaccine. Mr. Trump could also appoint judges predisposed to limiting the power of federal agencies, including the F.D.A.
- If Congress were to repeal the Affordable Care Act, what would come next? When Mr. Trump was asked during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris whether he had a replacement plan for the law, he said he had the “concepts of a plan.”
About 160 countries and 140 companies pledged to combat the potent greenhouse gas, yet releases from the fossil fuels sector remain near record highs.
In swing states like Georgia, tens of thousands of climate-conscious voters who didn't show up in 2020 have already cast their ballots.
If you're a US citizen, and have not yet voted, please see IWillVote.com to find out where to vote.
Everything just might come down to Omaha.
The proposed new regulations are at the lowest end of a policy framework the government gave in December
I do not believe this includes scope 3 emissions.
As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the...
> Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is making a last-minute appeal to white working-class men. But for all his talk of football, that bloc is far from a safe bet for his ticket.
> Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is making a last-minute appeal to white working-class men. But for all his talk of football, that bloc is far from a safe bet for his ticket.
US emissions peaked back in 2007
This leads me to believe that you're making an appeal to ignorance.
Today’s teenagers were born into the global-warming crisis, but already it’s upending their adolescence — and will define their future.
Today’s teenagers were born into the global-warming crisis, but already it’s upending their adolescence — and will define their future.
Grindr Inc. illegally imposed a return-to-office policy last year that forced out half its staff in an attempt to thwart a unionization push, the US labor board alleged in a new complaint.
I'll note that the NLRB's ability to do anything depends very much on who the President is — the board members are appointed by the president, with one being replaced each year
We're seeing rulings like this now because Biden has appointed a majority of the current NLRB board.
> Opponents — including plenty of former global warming deniers who have rebranded themselves as economic pragmatists — have cast these steps as too ambitious, too costly or both. Which is to say, we can’t afford to save the planet. > > To put it as soberly as we can, it’s that same old suicidal nonsense recast to pass for common sense.
Six years ago, right before the 2018 mid-terms, I tweeted this out:
They make the bulk of their money on things like puzzle games, product reviews, and recipes. The news is kind of a side business.
The Democrats have actually passed major new policies, with Harris casting the tiebreaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act:
It's not yet enough, but they've made over a hundred policy changes in addition
By contrast, the Trump administration went out of their way to roll back as many environmental protections as possible.
Given that choice, it's worth looking at how Stein can operate as a spoiler:
Scenario 1:
Harris: 1001 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 0 votes
Harris wins
Scenario 2:
Harris: 1000 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 1 vote
Tied vote, which goes to the courts and Congress, putting Trump in power
Scenario 3:
Harris: 999 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 2 votes
Trump wins outright
This spoiler effect makes it really imperative to actively vote for Harris if you want to see any kind of climate action going forward. Republicans know this, which is why they're the ones funding the Green Party.
It's bad enough that the European green parties have asked her to step down.
The reality is that the Democrats are investing huge amounts in green energy
The Biden administration initially expected the law to provide some $370 billion in spending and tax credits for clean energy projects, but other groups expect the figure to be far higher as more companies and households take advantage of the law’s tax credits. The Brookings Institution estimated the I.R.A. could be worth $780 billion through 2031, while Goldman Sachs set a potential total cost of $1.2 trillion.
They're asking that people stay off NYT games and cooking-related pages:
> NYT Games and Cooking are BEHIND THE PICKET LINE. Please don’t play or engage with Games or Cooking content while the strike lasts! > > News coverage — including election coverage — is NOT behind the picket line. It’s okay to read and share that, though the site and app may very well have problems.
Thanks for pointing that out; I clearly made a cut-and-paste error. Fixed now.
The former president is not just going after journalists. He is targeting all Americans.
And yes, that means you.
Want to stop him? Vote — and also step up to help make sure others vote too.
It can certainly happen when things are close, as they are now. Even if all you do is change it from "close" to "not close" the impact is to keep it out of the courts.
In the US, right now, who holds power is still decided by who gets the most votes in elections. Even non-swing-states have congressional races, races for state legislature, and elections for local government.
If you're in a spot where you think your local vote won't be close, you can volunteer to turn others out to vote
Severe flooding is, unfortunately, inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is how ready we are, says Friederike Otto of World Weather Attribution
Speaking at the UCP annual general meeting, the Premier took shots at the federal government and vowed not to “budge an inch.”
You're seriously underestimating the kinds of things that academia generates
Edit: and yes, the whole thing is meant as a joke. If you're actually using sabotage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, turning around and selling social permission to pollute is just plain silly.
Private school with an endowment.
There are probably more, but by the time you're at 40, it's enough to make the point that it's a pretty steady drumbeat.
I agree that there's very little convincing to do at this stage — right now it's about turnout. Having these in one place like this can emphasize the importance of voting to stop Trump and help make sure people vote.
He might occasionally have done so without realizing it.
To the contrary, when I've been doing phonebanks calling climate activists asking them to be involved in actions supporting Harris, I'm finding that I actually know people on the list, and they're showing up.
They're recognizing that a first-past-the-post system gives us effectively a choice between two candidates, and are choosing to support the one willing to do more. This is what the Biden/Harris administration got us:
You could do something like that, and run local and legislative candidates in states like Alaska and Maine which have ranked-choice voting for their general election, or California which uses top-two primaries. Would probably be easier if there was some way to redirect the existing US Green Party towards a path that might actually gain some amount of power, instead of serving as a spoiler.
Not the first article in this vein, but it needs to be said a lot right now.
I think the mass subscription cancelation by Washington Post subscribers in response to Bezos preventing the publication of an endorsement of Harris changed the tone of the rest of the press more than any threat from Trump
It usually takes eating an infected animal. They might have shared roadkill, but I don't think that Howard Lutnick ate part of RFK Jr.