The New York Times reports, “With 130-Mile Coast, New Jersey Marks a First in Climate Change Fight New Jersey will become the first state to require that builders take into account the impact of climate change, including rising sea levels, in order to win government approval for projects, Gov. Philip D. Murphy announced on Monday. […]
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New Jersey Requires Climate Change Risk Analysis for Building Permits
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The True Costs (and Benefitlessness) of a Trump Economy
January 23, 2020 What are the costs and benefits to the United States under a Trump economy? Financial Analysis: Current State of Affairs First, start with a financial analysis — a snapshot of the current economic health of the nation. What would a financial analysis that is similar to an individual applying for a bank […]
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Worst Economy Ever: United States Financial Health in 2020 Hindsight
by Daniel Brouse Economist, Pi Gamma Mu January 22, 2020 The U.S. economy is the worst in history. There are several measures for the health of an economy. One of the best is the “debt to GDP” ratio. National debt divided by the nation’s gross domestic product = debt to GDP ratio. During 2019, the […]
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The Collapse Of Nature
Worldwide insect populations are in decline by as much as 80%. Insects are in a downward spiral threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, as reported by a global scientific review. “Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades. The […]
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Music Modernization Act
by Daniel Brouse For years, the music moguls, executives, record companies and other middlemen in music have been trying to pass this law – MMA The new law creates a “modern” music management company [Collective Management Organization (CMO)] staffed mainly by existing music management. All artists must pay the new entity. The new law also […]
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Robo Call Scams and Spoofs
Sidd said: Briefly, the idea is this: someone calls you up spoofs the callerid on your phone so that your phone displays bank phone number then they reel of a bunch of information about you …. but they then ask for security code on card, PIN, mothers maiden name and it’s game over when you […]
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A Capitalist Growth Economy
International Economics 101 “On a finite planet, endless economic growth is impossible.” 1) The US is built on a “capitalist growth economy” 2) A capitalistic growth economy is dependent on population growth 3) Inbreeding of ignorant racists is not a growth economy strategy (such as Germany did through World War II) 4) Immigration (such as […]
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Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
“The [Federal Open Market Committee] will continue to strike a balance between avoiding an overheating economy and bringing … price inflation to 2 percent on a sustained basis,” Chairman Jerome H. Powell said Congress as Fed chair. The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve made his first testimony to Congress: The Congress has assigned us […]
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The Economic Monsters: Inflation and Interest Rates
Economist Economic Forecast = Inflation (2018) Inflation Bites (2022) U.S. Mass Consumption Results in Global Economic Disparity, Inequity, and Poverty (2023) Investment Recommendation: Savings Bonds / I Bonds (2023) Your National Debt (2023) Economic Facts on Immigration, Budget Deficits and Inflation (2024) The Federal Reserve and the Chevron Decision (2024) Drill, Baby, Drill: The Existential […]
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Climate Science Special Report: Human Induced
The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I has determined that climate change is being unduly accelerated by human activities. The report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States. It represents the first of two volumes of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, mandated by the […]
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Tagged atmospheric temperatures, climate change, diminishing snow cover, extreme weather events, greenhouse gases, increasing atmospheric water vapor, melting glaciers, ocean acidification, oceanic temperatures, rising sea levels, shrinking sea ice, surface temperatures
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