Geoengineering to cool the Earth might be doable for 2 billion dollars per year. It would delay global heating disaster, perhaps long enough to take other permanent measures.

It would not stop ocean acidification, which threatens to wipe out all coral and molluscs and make some species act in crazy, dangerous ways.

It would also not stop the increased CO₂ from making many food plants produce less protein.

All in all, it would be better to push renewables and electric storage.

The Joy of Missing Out on commercial sales holidays.

Brazil may not be able to replace the Cuban doctors that Bolsonaro is now ousting. However, I don't think he will be disappointed that poor and indigenous people won't get medical care.

The Chinese Export We Really Should Be Worried About: Repression.

It had to happen someday: animal rights advocates call it "barbaric" to use tame falcons to chase away some of the excess of starlings that migrate through Rome. There are other places in Italy where they could stop.

What about all the wild falcons — what are they supposed to do? Not to mention lions and wolves.