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Well it’s one solution: go marry a climate denialist
September 9, 2015 0

Well it’s one solution: go marry a climate denialist

By News Desk

Tweet Interesting article from a man married to an anti-vaxxer . It reminds me a little about studies showing that a prejudiced people need intense contact with the members of the group they’re biased against before eliminating their prejudice; casual contact can be counterproductive. In the case of the article, overcoming bias was a two-way street, with the author having to abandon his (lazy) belief that anti-vaxxers were just uninformed and stupid.

Oil Crash Continues: West Texas Crude Below $40, Brent Near $45; Floating Oil Carry Trade in Review
August 21, 2015 0

Oil Crash Continues: West Texas Crude Below $40, Brent Near $45; Floating Oil Carry Trade in Review

By News Desk

Flashback January 9, 2015: ​ Major Oil Traders Book Tankers for Stockpiling Crude at Sea . A continuous fall in global oil prices has prompted major oil traders to start hiring supertankers as they can benefit from stockpiling crude oil at sea. The oil giant Shell and energy traders Trafigura and Vitol have booked crude tankers for up to 12 months, said Reuters, referring to the fixture lists provided by tanker brokers and oil traders.