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The Implausibility of the Greenhouse Effect On Ocean Temperature
According to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) whitepaper from 2016, total ocean heat content has grown since 1970 by between 100 and 200…
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Llewellyn Jones
Antarctica Has Not Seen the Same Temperature Increase, Sea Ice Decline As the Arctic
Over the past several decades, the Arctic has seen consistent warming linked to the decline in Arctic sea ice. The years 2020 and 2019 had the second…
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Llewellyn Jones
November 2023
NASA Data Also Shows the Significant Rise in Solar Radiation
In 2003, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) developed the Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project to provide…
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The Changing Angle of the Sun and Its Effect on Temperature
Over the last four centuries, the sun in the northern hemisphere is getting progressively higher in the sky. Based on data from the National Renewable…
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The Unlikelihood of Being an OnlyFans Millionaire
Various creators from the adult content website OnlyFans have described earning thousands of dollars a day through the service. One model told the…
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How The Health Insurance Index Skews Inflation and Hides Rising Costs
When economic numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) were announced November 14th, it showed a lower than anticipated inflation rate. Much of…
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The Retraction Crisis Comes From China
In recent years, academia has struggled with a wide array of issues of quality and accuracy in published research. Retractions have grown exponentially…
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Episode 12: D.C. Crime and Prosecution Rates
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How Much Did the Holder Memo Affect D.C.'s Prosecutions?
The U.S. Attorneys’ Office in D.C. (USAODC) has been under ongoing scrutiny for the low number of cases prosecuted in recent years. At times, the…
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The Inexplicable, Bilateral Diamond Trade Through the U.S.
Three countries dominate the diamond trade in and out of the U.S: India, Israel, and Belgium. In 2021, India imported $16 billion worth of unset…
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Llewellyn Jones
October 2023
D.C. Was Simply Not Bringing Trial Cases For Years As Conviction Rates Declined
A previous Investigative Economics story noted the discrepancy between D.C.’s conviction rate detailed in annual reports and that shown in a Freedom of…
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The Anomalous Citigroup Trading Near 9/11
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently passed the new rule 10c-1a that requires identifying borrowers of securities loans—i.e. it…
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