Mike Showalter
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ECHR Climate Decision: Five Key Takeaways for Companies
ECHR Climate Decision: Five Key Takeaways for Companies
A recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision on the obligations of European states to study carbon-intensive permitting decisions...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ECHR Climate Decision: Five Key Takeaways for Companies
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Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
Our taxonomy of four different kinds of deregulation that has been deployed by the Trump administration.
Four Trump Administration Steps to ‘Deregulate’ With a Reduced Workforce | ArentFox Schiff
For decades, businesses have focused on “doing more with less,” maximizing efficiency by optimizing resources and streamlining processes to achieve greater output with fewer inputs. This effort often ...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Our taxonomy of four different kinds of deregulation that has been deployed by the Trump administration.
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Where did a quarter of US electricity come from in April?
Yes really, just wind and solar..
(April is always highest share from wind and solar, because of good sun and wind, and low elec demand from from heating/cooling)
Yes really, just wind and solar..
(April is always highest share from wind and solar, because of good sun and wind, and low elec demand from from heating/cooling)
May 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Where did a quarter of US electricity come from in April?
Yes really, just wind and solar..
(April is always highest share from wind and solar, because of good sun and wind, and low elec demand from from heating/cooling)
Yes really, just wind and solar..
(April is always highest share from wind and solar, because of good sun and wind, and low elec demand from from heating/cooling)
4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict www.law360.com/articles/232...
4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict - Law360
A recent $745 million verdict in a case filed by a Louisiana parish against Chevron for violating a Louisiana environmental law illustrates that climate-related liabilities pose increasing risk and li...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict www.law360.com/articles/232...
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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
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As a veteran Republican senator, I know Trump’s economic policy is imbecilic and his treatment of refugees is inhumane. But if I don’t go along with all of it, I could be replaced by someone who votes just like me but actually believes this shit.
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As a veteran Republican senator, I know Trump’s economic policy is imbecilic and his treatment of refugees is inhumane. But if I don’t go along with all of it, I could be replaced by someone who votes just like me but actually believes this shit.
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
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Lots of people showing up for these protests today
April 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Lots of people showing up for these protests today
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If you’re scratching your head over people getting upset about stocks rather than people being abducted and trafficked to El Salvador, recall that what upset people about “The Jungle” was that their meat might be tainted, not that children were falling into hot dog making machines.
April 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you’re scratching your head over people getting upset about stocks rather than people being abducted and trafficked to El Salvador, recall that what upset people about “The Jungle” was that their meat might be tainted, not that children were falling into hot dog making machines.
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My first piece as a contributing Opinion writer at
@nytopinion.nytimes.com tries to explain the underlying economics--or lack thereof--of a focus on bilateral trade deficits, trade restrictions as a cause and tariffs as a solution. Let me know what you think of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...
@nytopinion.nytimes.com tries to explain the underlying economics--or lack thereof--of a focus on bilateral trade deficits, trade restrictions as a cause and tariffs as a solution. Let me know what you think of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Make Absolutely No Sense
Trump has many arguments for tariffs. They’re all wrong.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My first piece as a contributing Opinion writer at
@nytopinion.nytimes.com tries to explain the underlying economics--or lack thereof--of a focus on bilateral trade deficits, trade restrictions as a cause and tariffs as a solution. Let me know what you think of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...
@nytopinion.nytimes.com tries to explain the underlying economics--or lack thereof--of a focus on bilateral trade deficits, trade restrictions as a cause and tariffs as a solution. Let me know what you think of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...
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It would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening
March 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening
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National Review writer Mark Antonio Wright minces no words: Hegseth must go. 🔥🔥
Let’s be sure to signal boost (no pun intended) conservatives who are able to see what’s in front of their nose!
www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-p...
Let’s be sure to signal boost (no pun intended) conservatives who are able to see what’s in front of their nose!
www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-p...
March 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
National Review writer Mark Antonio Wright minces no words: Hegseth must go. 🔥🔥
Let’s be sure to signal boost (no pun intended) conservatives who are able to see what’s in front of their nose!
www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-p...
Let’s be sure to signal boost (no pun intended) conservatives who are able to see what’s in front of their nose!
www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-p...
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VICTORY: Today we celebrate our birthday & a Texas's court decision to strike down provisions of S.B. 1, an egregious law that sharply limits voting access.
This ruling is a triumph for the 3+ million TX voters with disabilities and the fight for voting rights.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
This ruling is a triumph for the 3+ million TX voters with disabilities and the fight for voting rights.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
LDF Applauds Texas Court Decision Striking Down Suppressive Voting Measures in S.B. 1 that Burdened Voters with Disabilities
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), along with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and The Arc of the U.S., today applauded a decision delivered Tuesday by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas t
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March 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
VICTORY: Today we celebrate our birthday & a Texas's court decision to strike down provisions of S.B. 1, an egregious law that sharply limits voting access.
This ruling is a triumph for the 3+ million TX voters with disabilities and the fight for voting rights.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
This ruling is a triumph for the 3+ million TX voters with disabilities and the fight for voting rights.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
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One of the most important things I have learned from the study of history: Our circumstances are contingent, the result of countless overlapping developments. And that means that nothing is inevitable. What comes next will be the product of the choices we make.
March 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
One of the most important things I have learned from the study of history: Our circumstances are contingent, the result of countless overlapping developments. And that means that nothing is inevitable. What comes next will be the product of the choices we make.
New win in this one
Texas Omnibus Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1 Will Be Put to the Test at Federal Trial - Democracy Docket
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tex...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tex...
Texas Omnibus Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1 Will Be Put to the Test at Federal Trial
On Sept. 11, 2023, trial begins in a consolidated lawsuit challenging Texas’ 2021 omnibus voter suppression law, S.B. 1.
www.democracydocket.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New win in this one
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OK, a roundup response to the "they won't follow the court orders" people.
First of all, you're wrong! The administration *is* following many of the court orders.
What's more, they're showing their understanding of the validity of court orders by seeking stays pending appeal when they lose.
First of all, you're wrong! The administration *is* following many of the court orders.
What's more, they're showing their understanding of the validity of court orders by seeking stays pending appeal when they lose.
March 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
OK, a roundup response to the "they won't follow the court orders" people.
First of all, you're wrong! The administration *is* following many of the court orders.
What's more, they're showing their understanding of the validity of court orders by seeking stays pending appeal when they lose.
First of all, you're wrong! The administration *is* following many of the court orders.
What's more, they're showing their understanding of the validity of court orders by seeking stays pending appeal when they lose.