Amazing how many people have figured that trees, the Amazon Rain Forests, the greenery of Indonesia and the like would simply soak up the excess CO2 that humans have been producing. Unfortunately, the vegetation just can't keep up. One thing that's not mentioned here is the burning going on in both Brazil and Indonesia to … Continue reading Vegetation can’t keep up with greenhouse gases
Vaccination passports may be inevitable for international travel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/airlines-want-vaccine-passports-but-dont-want-to-pay-for-them-11617442200?mod=hp_lead_pos3 Airlines Want Vaccine Passports but Don’t Want to Pay for Them As Europe plans document to store Covid-19 data, industry raises concerns about potential costs Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday; officials hope a Covid-19 vaccine certificate will help spur travel across the EU. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERSSHARE By Benjamin KatzApril 3, 2021 5:30 am ET LONDON—Airlines … Continue reading Vaccination passports may be inevitable for international travel
Love NYC — here are 10 books for you
Top 10 books about New York The faces of Brooklyn residents who died from Covid are remembered with photographs projected on to Brooklyn Bridge, New York on 14 March. Photograph: Reuters Author Craig Taylor chooses memoir, poetry, history and photography by writers who have committed to the city’s streets, ready for its surprises and shocks Craig … Continue reading Love NYC — here are 10 books for you
Here’s an HBOMax series to watch
Please note that the episodes are being released gradually with the final ones due April 15th. https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/made-for-love-hbo-max This New Romantic Thriller Series on HBO Is Next Up on Our Must-Binge List By Alexandra Hough | Mar. 31, 2021 What would it be like to share a mind—thoughts and all—with your significant other? HBO Max’s new series, Made for Love, explores exactly that. Based … Continue reading Here’s an HBOMax series to watch
US fossil-fuel companies took billions in tax breaks, but laid off thousands anyway
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/02/fossil-fuel-companies-billions-tax-breaks-workers? US fossil-fuel companies took billions in tax breaks – and then laid off thousands Figures show 77 companies received $8.2bn under tax changes related to Covid relief and yet almost every one let workers go An oil well site in south Texas. Photograph: Jennifer Hiller/Reuters Oliver Milman@olliemilmanFri 2 Apr 2021 05.00 EDT 2,187 Fossil-fuel companies … Continue reading US fossil-fuel companies took billions in tax breaks, but laid off thousands anyway
Lower rents caused by COVID closures could help Manhattan recover
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-clobbered-manhattan-lower-rents-could-seed-recovery-11616778760?st=s2hgepz0fhiaf88&reflink=article_email_share Covid-19 Clobbered Manhattan. Lower Rents Could Seed Recovery. Shutdowns and other changes brought on by the pandemic have bruised Manhattan’s economy. But because rents for storefronts, apartments and workspaces have been pushed down to their lowest levels in years, new small businesses and residents have moved in. By Konrad Putzier | Photographs by José A. Alvarado Jr. … Continue reading Lower rents caused by COVID closures could help Manhattan recover
Windfarm to be built off East Coast
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/29/joe-biden-administration-wind-energy-new-jersey White House moves toward approving huge windfarm off east coast Biden administration’s effort to increase offshore wind energy is part of plan to generate power for more than 10m homes by 2030 The GE-Alstom Block Island windfarm stands three miles off of Block Island, Rhode Island. Photograph: Scott Eisen/Getty Images Associated Press in WashingtonMon 29 Mar 2021 15.43 … Continue reading Windfarm to be built off East Coast
Recreational marijuana in NY may generate up to 60,000 jobs and $350 million in taxes
Altho not mentioned in either of these two documents, Governor Cuomo has signed the legislation. NEWS FROM Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried 822 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248 - Tel: 518-455-4941250 Broadway, #2232, New York, NY 10007 - Tel: 212-312-1492GottfriedR@NYAssembly.Gov - Twitter @DickGottfried March 30, 2021 A Historic Day:Legislature Passes Bill to LegalizeAdult Use of Marijuana in NYSToday, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed the … Continue reading Recreational marijuana in NY may generate up to 60,000 jobs and $350 million in taxes
A zero-emissions drive would grow the economy by trillions
This report's conclusions are so obvious even without all the research and details that I'm thrilled we're finally putting this move on the necessary fast track. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/03/zero-emissions-drive-would-grow-u-s-economy/? Zero emissions drive would grow U.S. economy Report shows meeting Paris climate goals would add trillions of dollars in economic growth. By Dana Nuccitelli | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Climate … Continue reading A zero-emissions drive would grow the economy by trillions
What’s at stake for renters and landlords in NY State
Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in the Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means Posted on April 1, 2021 at 9:15 am by West Sider This article was originally published on Mar 31 at 3:32pm EDT by THE CITY Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY By Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the … Continue reading What’s at stake for renters and landlords in NY State
Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” impresses Branson
I'm giving you the link because I always do BUT I use an ad-blocker which it wanted removed for access. There are 45 (FORTY-FIVE) ads on this page, several of them talking. Reading it below will be much nicer for you. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/richard-branson-my-octopus-teacher-netflix-b1821343.html Richard Branson reveals he stopped eating octopus after watching Oscar-nominated wildlife documentary Exclusive: … Continue reading Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” impresses Branson
Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Skip these foods
Do read the details and the description of the group included in the study. Many participants may already have been predisposed to dementia. Nonetheless, within this relatively homogeneous group, the differential in those who developed dementia was clear with as little as two pieces of bacon a day. https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/if-you-regularly-eat-this-for-dinner-your-risk-of-dementia-goes-up-by-40 If you regularly eat this for … Continue reading Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Skip these foods
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