Wikipedia
" The largest property-insurance company in the country retreating from the country’s largest property-insurance market isn’t just an inconvenience for potential homeowners — it’s a sign of what’s to come." … more »
Z. Bronstein
Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records. Ben Metcalf directed the Califor... … more »
Arc One
"After boat sales increased during the pandemic, some companies are going electric and working to change the industry." … view media »
Alternet.org
“Hazardous chemicals can accumulate in recycled material and then migrate into foodstuffs, leading to chronic human exposure,” the study’s authors wrote, noting bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic as a common example." … more »
Mercury News
"A new study uses satellites to predict what California’s famous coastline could look like by 2100." … more »
SAn Francisco Local Government
A prospective commercial real estate crisis has been on everyone's mind since COVID hit, triggering the onset of a new Work From Home (WFH) era. WFH has caused a ... … more »
Michael Barnes
Mother Jones Magazine recently published this sloppy and dishonest article, “Think Globally, Build Like Hell Locally,” in their May + June edition. In it, the auth... … more »
Seascape
"A trove of biodiversity has been catalogued by scientists in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast area of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico, which has been targeted by deep-sea mining companies keen to exploit its mineral wealth." … more »
Medical News Today
"Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From improving attention in high-stakes environments, like air traffic management, to reviving memory in people with dementia: improving cognitive function can have far-reaching consequences" … more »
