New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that could help the state achieve a net-zero economy in which all energy is drawn from carbon-free sources by 2050. “The bill would require New York to get 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and by 2050, the state would have to cut emissions by at…
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Book Subtitles Are Getting Ridiculously Long. Blame it on SEO.
How many words can you fit in a subtitle? For a slew of modern books, the answer seems to be as many as possible. From a report: Just look at Julie Holland’s “Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You’re Taking, the Sleep You’re Missing, the Sex You’re Not Having, and What’s Really Making You Crazy,” Erin McHugh’s “Political Suicide: Missteps,…
Chelsea Manning Sent Back To Jail For Refusing To Testify Before Grand Jury
After being released from jail earlier this month after the grand jury she refused to testify before expired, NPR reports that Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst who provided information to WikiLeaks, has been sent back to jail. An anonymous reader shares the report: Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was sent back to jail Thursday after refusing for…
Making America Carbon Neutral Could Cost $1 Trillion a Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Democrats have introduced a host of plans designed to make the U.S. carbon neutral. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke outlined a $5 trillion scheme to reach that target by 2050, and other candidates are expected to follow suit. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other backers of the Green New Deal are calling for…
Two-Queen Tag Team May Have Preceded King Tut
If the great (and not-so-great) pharaohs were alive today, they might object to the fact that Tutankhamun gets all of the fame, the best museum exhibits and a song by Steve Martin just because he lived fast, died young and no one looted his tomb. Well, get ready to add two more. A Canadian Egyptologist… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/two-queen-tag-team-may-have-preceded-king-tut/…
English Residents Prepare For The Spookiest Night Of The Year – St. Mark’s Eve
When asked what the spookiest night of the year is, most of us would say Halloween, but for the residents of several English villages, the scariest night of the year is April 24th – St. Mark’s Eve. According to legend, during that night people will be able see the ghosts of those who are about… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/english-residents-prepare-for-the-spookiest-night-of-the-year-st-marks-eve/…
‘Game of Thrones’ Shows Why We Need to Back Up Human Civilization
The newest episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ plays on real world anxieties about data corruption and erasure.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7p7p/game-of-thrones-shows-why-we-need-to-back-up-human-civilization…
Wilderness Birthed the Mind
As the Earth radically changes, what happens to the wisdom that it has to offer us?
The post Wilderness Birthed the Mind appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Source: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/nature-and-mind/…
Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump’s impeachment
Source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/19/18508224/elizabeth-warren-mueller-report-trump-impeachment…
Modern Monetary Theory, explained
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can never “run out of money” the way people or businesses can. But what was once an obscure “heterodox” branch of economics has now become… Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory, explained