Wednesday, October 4, 2023

consumer protection

EnergyUtilities

ERCOT Is Working Exactly As It’s Meant To. That’s… Kinda The Problem.

Texas made the conscious decision to cut itself off from the rest of the country. In extreme weather conditions, either its consumers, its energy producers, or its government are going to have to pick up the tab.

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Consumer Products

Bosch vs. DeWalt Power Tools: Customer Service Fail

It’s nice to imagine what it might look like to live in a world where companies assumed liability for their own products when those products break or create an undue threat of grievous bodily injury to the user. One of the two companies mentioned in this article did the right thing. One did not.

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Consumer ProductsCulture & LanguagePublic Health

Sidebar: Are Those Nicotine Vapes Actually Better Than Cigarettes?

Are nicotine vapes less awful for you than regular cigarettes? How about the THC ones? This article complements the environmental impact question around disposable nicotine and THC vape products by considering the individual health impacts.

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