The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) figures have been released—and they came in sharply above expectations. This upside surprise suggests that inflationary pressures at the wholesale level are building more quickly than many economists and market participants anticipated. While the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed only a modest uptick—enough to be noticed […]
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Tariffs Fail to Tame Soaring U.S. Budget Deficit as Spending Outpaces Revenue
by Daniel Brouse August 13, 2025 The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged nearly 20% in July 2025, reaching $291 billion for the month, despite a sharp rise in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies. According to Treasury Department data released Tuesday, the deficit increase underscores that tariffs — often touted as […]
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Evaporation: Death by Corn Sweat
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee August 10, 2025 Introduction: Observing a Vanishing Pool I’ve been researching evaporation for decades, but sometimes the most telling experiments happen in my own backyard. At the start of this pool season, rainfall far exceeded evaporation. Then, for the past two months, the balance flipped: with little rain and […]
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Tagged climate change, extreme weather events
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The Hidden Tax: How Rising Tariffs Harm the U.S. Economy and Burden Everyday Americans
As of August 7, 2025, the effective average U.S. tariff rate on imported goods and services has surged to approximately 22.38%. Historically, that number has hovered around 2.5%, reflecting decades of relatively free trade and open global markets. This abrupt increase represents not only a dramatic reversal of U.S. trade policy, but also the single […]
Understanding Urban Heat Islands: Causes, Data, and Climate Context
by Daniel Brouse August 7, 2025 Urban heat islands (UHIs) are a well-documented phenomenon in which cities and densely developed areas experience significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural environments. This temperature disparity is not the result of long-term climate change, but rather of localized factors that alter how heat is absorbed, stored, and released. The […]
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Tagged air pollution, climate change
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Tariffs, Hypocrisy, and Geopolitical Backfire: Trump Slaps 50% Tariffs on Indian Goods Over Russian Oil
In a move that is already sparking backlash among global trade experts and U.S. allies, former President Donald Trump has issued a directive to impose an additional 25% tariff on a wide array of Indian goods—raising the total tariff rate to 50%. This decision, according to Trump, is a response to India’s ongoing purchases of […]
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The Deadly Nexus: Climate Change, Pathogens, and Political Denial
By Daniel BrouseAugust 6, 2025 A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum, titled “Global Estimates of Lives and Life-Years Saved by COVID-19 Vaccination During 2020-2024”, provides powerful evidence of the lifesaving impact of COVID-19 vaccines. The study estimates that vaccinations prevented 2.5 million deaths globally over the 2020–2024 period. The sensitivity analysis suggests a […]
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Tariffs, Sanctions, and Sensibility: Rethinking U.S. Trade Policy in the Age of Climate Crisis
by Daniel Brouse August 5, 2025 I’ve been reflecting on the ongoing trade war and its broader implications—not just economically, but in terms of logic, consistency, and environmental sensibility. A recent twist involving Russian sanctions highlights how disconnected U.S. policy can be from its stated goals. Just this week, Trump threatened to raise tariffs even […]
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The Hidden Costs of Gasoline: Why Misguided Fuel Policy and Climate Denial Are Driving Prices—and Inflation—Higher
by Daniel Brouse August 3, 2025 Gasoline prices continue to climb across the U.S., and many are quick to blame geopolitical tensions or oil company profits. But two less visible factors are placing sustained upward pressure on prices—while simultaneously exposing the broader economic and environmental costs of our current energy system. 1. Refinery Constraints: A […]
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Firing the Facts: Trump Ousts BLS Chief Amid Job Market Slowdown, Undermining U.S. Institutional Credibility
In a stunning move that has already sent shockwaves through global markets, Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following the release of data showing a significant slowdown in the U.S. job market. The report, published earlier today, revealed rising unemployment and declining job creation—data that sharply contradicts the […]