We hate to see it, folks. Chipotle runs Super Bowl ads asking āCan a burrito change the world?ā while funding third parties to battle regulations aimed at fighting climate change. Tsk tsk.
My latest: Inside the growing chasm between self-described green companies and the climate-blocking trade groups they help fund. We take a look at Chipotle, Marriott, Hilton and more. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The companies belong to industry trade groups that are opposing pivotal legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado.
Weāre missing some key details here, so itās impossible to do make any conclusions for now. Though admittedly, it does feel a bit ominous at the moment.
Why do people who understand #flu get unsettled when they hear about infections like the Missouri case of #H5 #birdflu with no known link to infected animals or birds? What do we need to find out fast about this case? Some smart folks explain. www.statnews.com/2024/09/08/m...
Could raw milk ā or a cat ā help explain how a person who had no contact with animals caught H5 bird flu?
Dems trying to reclaim *Freedom* at the DNC this week, and Iām here for it!
My ten cents about how declaring a PHEIC for mpox can help galvanize scientists to work together and mobilize needed resources š§Ŗš abcnews.go.com/Health/decla...
On Wednesday, the WHO declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern. Experts explain what that means.
My Bluesky is missing mpox PHEIC chatter. Public health / infectious disease / global health friends, where you at? š¦
This is excellent! Itās a piece in defense of young people. W can indeed be rational and intelligent people! Who may indeed be sensitive to the loss of young peopleās lives here and abroad!
Iām tired of people infantilizing student protesters and suggesting they donāt know what theyāre doing, donāt understand whatās happening in Gaza, are trying to get out of class blah blah blah, so I wrote this: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/o...
Older folksā objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.
The @nytimes.com editorial on "campus chaos" needs a spanking for its misinformation, hyperbole and credulity in its embrace of right-wing narratives. Let's take it apart, shall we? 1/
This was easily the best thing in my inbox today! š š¦§
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Low dose calcium supplementation in pregnancy is non-inferior to a high dose in preventing preeclampsia. Large, multisite, high quality RCT out today in NEJM. Important implications for policy and implementation. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....