by Daniel Brouse Q: Who pays for flood insurance? A: The United States government, FEMA, covers losses for people that pay flood insurance premiums. Q: Does your homeowners insurance policy cover you in the event of flooding? A: No. Flood insurance coverage is very limited. For instance, basements and belonging in a basement are not […]
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Flood Insurance and Rising Sea Levels
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Tagged climate change, flood insurance, flooding, houses, real estate, sea level rising
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Protectionism: The Costs and Benefits of Trade Wars
by Daniel Brouse Protectionism is the theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by restricting imports. There are no known benefits to protectionism. The costs of protectionism include being financially destructive, negatively impacting health and wellness, as well as, causing death. (also see: Trade War! What Is It Good For?) […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, Golden Rice, protectionism, The Great Depression, trade wars, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
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The Demise Of The USA: Will China Takeover?
By Daniel Brouse UNITED STATES — President Trump has done more to damage the environment in his first days of office than any President in history. He has pledged to withdraw from the Paris treaty. The Paris Treaty was the most extensive agreement to address climate change and the first time China and India joined-in. […]
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Tagged climate change, Donald Trump, The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
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FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)
By Daniel Brouse For Widgette / Private Business Has America turned into a giant Tupperware Party? The field of consumer behavior is a social science that studies the psychology of consumerism. There are five basic psychological tactics to marketing: * emotional and psychological appeals * optimize credibility by highlighting your flaws * re-position your competition […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, doubt, fear, FUD, Tupperware party, uncertainty
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Carbon Offsetting and Reduction
The United Nations has initiated the first “worldwide” pollution tax. The International Civil Aviation Organization’s global carbon offsetting system is aimed at slowing the growth of emissions from commercial flights. Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) The role of a global MBM scheme is to complement a broader basket of measures to […]
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Tagged aviation, Carbon Offsetting, climate change, CO2 emissions
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Trump to Trash the Environment
United States of America — The world watches in dismay as Donald Trump appoints Myron Ebell, a professional climate change denier, to head his EPA transition team. During his campaign, Trump said that climate change is a hoax. Slate magazine reports, “Trump had tweeted in 2012 that global warming “was created by and for the […]
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Tagged climate change, Donald Trump, EPA, Myron Ebell
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Gay Church Vs. Corruption
WEST CHESTER, PA — A microcosm of what is going on globally can be found at the corner’s of Gay and Church Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is the County Seat and has a university within the Borough — a collision of humanity and hypocrisy. Musicians, and artists of a wide variety, often come […]
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Tagged bad cops, Chester County, Church Street, Civil Rights Violations, Corporal Joshua Lee of the West Chester Police Department, Dan Truitt, election, free, freedom of speech, Gay Street, Harassment, Hate Crimes, John O'Donnell, live, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, music, original, PA, PA State Representative, Patrolman Gregory M. Cugino, Pennsylvania, Police Chief Scott Bohn, police corruption, police misconduct, Police Terror, songs, songwriter, street musicians, Swatting, Terroristic Threats, West Chester Pennsylvania, West Chester Police Department, Wrongful Arrest
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Living Planet Report: the Decline of Wildlife
The World Wildlife Fund Reports — Global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level of decline in just the fifty-year period ending this decade as a result of human activities, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016. The report shows how people are overpowering the planet for the first time in Earth’s history […]
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Tagged animals, climate change, consume, decline, measure success, produce
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GMO’s: Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater
by Daniel Brouse The definition of GMO is the modern version, not selective breeding. (0) GMO’s (genetically modified organism) have been around for thousands of years; however, the irrational fear of GMO’s is a recent phenomenon. Are there risks to GMO’s? Yes. Has there been any evidence of harm to human health? No. The risks […]
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Tagged benefits, genetically modified organism, GMO, health, rice
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US Corporate Taxes
By Daniel Brouse The United States is the only country that taxes domestic corporations on their worldwide income at the federal and state levels. “The IRS reminds you to report your worldwide income on your U.S. tax returns.” The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Federal tax rates on corporate […]
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