Contura Energy is going public. (CTRA). On the one hand, they have a lot of metallurgical coal; on the other hand it seems like a rather bad investment — especially long-term. All the proceeds will go to buy out existing stock holders. Existing shareholders are based on creditors… Alpha Resources went bankrupt and the Contura Energy company rose out out of the ashes. (After Peabody went bankrupt also in 2016, about half of US coal…
Newly Discovered Garbage Patch in the South Pacific Is 1.5 Times the Size of Texas, Study Says | The Weather Channel: Let’s TRASH it ! Speaking of trash. We keep making it. We box it, we stack it. We keep spreading it liberally around the world. We keep taking the planet for granted. !!! … Check out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch at Wikipedia. Note the visualization of ocean flows using ocean buoys (off to…
I was surprised to see what seemed like a reputable source questioning the good health values of coconut oil. See our blog post here. But I like this discussion much better by Dr Hyman. He discusses how coconut oil always has been good for you. The “battle against cholesterol” is generally a bogus war being won by billions of dollars in Staten drug pharma. Hyman discusses island countries that have no cancer and no heart…
For a More Productive Workforce, Scientific Know-How Helps – WSJ: So a plant run without scientists and engineers will be 4.4% less productive. This might be for several reasons, but most likely because off efficiency. Scientists are always trying to figure out a better way to do stuff. It is good to have empirical evidence to support the value of scientists outside of the labs. Engineers could help improve the entire production and supply chain….
The Costco Connection – July 2017 – Page 34-35: Bees in Peril: Working together to find a solution What to do when the canary (bees) stops singing (buzzing)? This is a great (short) overview of where we stand on bee front, written by Stephanie Ponder. (You gotta wonder if that’s a pseudonym!:0) This should worry people everywhere for soooo many reasons. The economic impact of a massive, or total loss of bees, is obvious. But bees…
Coconut oil isn’t healthy. It’s never been healthy.: by Ashley May. *** See our update pertaining to this article. It seems like Ms May, may have overstated her case against the coconut. See the update here… okay-coconut-oil-really-is-good-for-you. *** Like many such as the poor egg with its off-the-charts level of cholesterol, several foods have gotten a bad rap. Coconut oil got a bad rap, then got a good rap, and now it’s bad again. *** I’m…
