Monthly Archives: May 2016

Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Bruce

Another case of untrammeled greed mascarading as business acumen, even virtue (“returning investment” to the stockholders — even if it is 100’s of times more than no-risk funds put in up-front.) Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/whos-downloading-pirated-papers-everyone By John BohannonApr. … Continue reading →

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ICIJ Corporate Database

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Bruce

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists database of Offshore Corporations from the files of Mossack-Fonseca is here. There are 39 offshore corporations registered in the British Virgin Islands with PARADISE in the name.

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AEROSOLS: A New Climate Change Challenge

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Bruce

[From the March/April edition of Foreign Affairs (page 135). I am surprised by the breadth and complexity of the aerosol issues, which add a major dimension to my understanding of the climate change dilemma.] The Next Front on Climate Change How … Continue reading →

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