#Justin Trudeau’s low blow, AOC’s idiocy and more

#Justin Trudeau’s low blow, AOC’s idiocy and more

“#Justin Trudeau’s low blow, AOC’s idiocy and more” Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This statement: “Conservative Party members . . . stand with people who wave swastikas.” — Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, responding to Jewish Holocaust-survivor descendant MP Melissa Lantsman’s complaint about his criticisms of protesters in Ottowa, Feb. 16. We say: Video…

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#Lose mask mandates and other commentary

#Lose mask mandates and other commentary

“#Lose mask mandates and other commentary” Libertarian: Lose Mask Mandates President Biden “has no clear idea of when” to nix mask mandates for good, huffs Jacob Sullum at Reason. The right time is now: “Americans, including those who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, have the tools to protect themselves regardless of whether everyone else is…

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#Indonesia’s sinking, polluted capital is moving to new city

#Indonesia’s sinking, polluted capital is moving to new city

“#Indonesia’s sinking, polluted capital is moving to new city” JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo. President Joko Widodo envisions the construction of a new capital as a panacea for…

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#Make NYC more affordable by extending Manhattan: professor

#Make NYC more affordable by extending Manhattan: professor

“#Make NYC more affordable by extending Manhattan: professor” The answer to New York City’s affordable housing crisis? Make Manhattan bigger. Rutgers professor Jason Barr believes there is a single solution to both cheaper NYC real estate and the issue of increasing global warming-related climate threats: Build more NYC.  “There is a way to help tackle…

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#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining

#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining

“#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining” The European Union should ban a form of bitcoin mining that uses up an excessive amount of energy because it poses a threat to the continent’s climate goals, according to one of the bloc’s top financial regulators. Erik Thedéen, the vice chairman of the European Securities and…

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#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business

#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business

“#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink pushed back against criticism of the asset management firm’s embrace of stakeholder capitalism, arguing the practice is not “woke” but a necessity for long-term success. Fink defended his stance in his widely-read annual letter to CEOs. BlackRock has faced backlash from…

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#Canada and the challenge of the climate tech revolution

#Canada and the challenge of the climate tech revolution

“#Canada and the challenge of the climate tech revolution” Navdeep Bains and Elder C. Marques: The challenges ahead are big and urgent and they’ll require courage and leadership from both business and government The Hon. Navdeep Bains is Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking at CIBC and was the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry in…

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#The Indigenous grandmothers who stopped a pipeline

#The Indigenous grandmothers who stopped a pipeline

“#The Indigenous grandmothers who stopped a pipeline” Plans to flush out salt caverns for gas storage hit a wall of Mi’kmaq grandmothers Cheryl Maloney’s eyes glossed over with tears as she stood near the bank of the Stewiacke River in the middle of Nova Scotia. The news was finally sinking in. Behind her, about 100…

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