I thought readers might be interested in a conversation between senior energy analyst and political activist Glenn Doty and me on the subject of the meme here, which is captioned, “From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family.” (more…)
In response to the meme here, reader Sara notes, “Follow the law, no worries.”
Here’s a cool video of people, many of whom are in quarantine, calling upon NY State lawmakers to divest all pension holdings of fossil fuels. Some cite environmental issues, but others point to something even more immediate: they don’t like losing money.
Shown above is the five-year chart of ExxonMobil common stock. Latest trade: $40.48, far less than half of what it was on this date in 2015.
From The Guardian:
Leading health experts have labelled Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “crime against humanity” and a “damnable” act that will cost lives. The move also drew a rebuke from the head of the United Nations, who said the WHO was “absolutely critical to the world’s efforts to win the war against Covid-19”. (more…)
The COVID-19 virus has brought out a great deal of creativity in people looking for ways to entertain themselves and their families. One that I particularly admire is attributed to the Getty Art Museum: using household objects to mimic famous pieces of art. (more…)
Insofar as I like to keep an ear to the ground for new ideas in cleantech, I’ll be attending the monthly Keiretsu conference tomorrow, virtually, of course. (more…)
The U.S. now has the world’s highest number of deaths from Covid-19, with at least 25,000 losing their lives to the virus as of this moment (Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 2020). Why is this?
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, suggests this: Unlike China, which turned to its public health experts, Trump turned to Vice President Mike Pence and son-in-law Jared Kushner. (more…)
A reader asks: Obviously the main part of this is to crash the economy and blame it on Trump so he doesn’t get re-elected. But from everything I can see he’s getting more and more popular and the media less and less. What do you think?
I have a few thoughts, actually. (more…)
Regular readers may know the name Annemarie Osbourne, 2GreenEnergy’s “associate” in the public relations field.
Annemarie just wrote to me from her home in Southern Germany with a concept she supports for stimulating the growth of cleantech. (more…)
Mike: I think you’re being coy here. You must have noticed that Trump is incapable of many things, of which empathy is one. Telling the truth is another. Never missing an opportunity for self-aggrandizement or punishing a critic is yet one more. (more…)
