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Bloomberg’s climate news for the 3rd week of August 2022

Many Spanish kids’ childhood memories of summer are peppered with sweat, long siestas and street games around our grandmothers, who would take their foldable chairs outside as soon as the sun set, spending the coolest hours of the day chatting with neighbors and friends. The tradition, known in Spanish as charla al fresco or “cool chat,” is so entrenched that last year aContinue reading “Bloomberg’s climate news for the 3rd week of August 2022”

Balance of Power in the 3rd week of August 2022 from Bloomberg

August 15 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s hopes for stability ahead of a historic Communist Party congress are quickly dwindling. His country’s economic slowdown deepened in July as strict Covid Zero measures and a slumping real-estate market threaten the chances of a recovery to a “reasonable” range. Key reading: China Announces Patrols to Protest US Senator’sContinue reading “Balance of Power in the 3rd week of August 2022 from Bloomberg”

Indy briefing for the second week of March 2022

Russia faces defiance from Ukrainian people and the internet, while Kim Kardashian has a rare fashion fail Welcome back to the indy100 newsletter. In the past two weeks it has been sobering to see the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of the onslaught brought on by Vladimir Putin and his troops. TheirContinue reading “Indy briefing for the second week of March 2022”

How better animal welfare could stop millions of people dying

Preventing increasing rates of outbreaks of viruses, is feasible, especially if “primordial prevention issues, rather than just preparedness and rapid response” are addressed