To fight climate change, we need to clean up the global electricity system by replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean generation — right? Climate author Solomon Goldstein-Rose thinks we need to do much more than that. Replacement isn’t enough, he explains in this compelling talk: we need to rapidly develop a new global system…Continue Reading
Joe Lonsdale, a founder of Palantir Technologies Inc. and a prolific venture capitalist, stoked a debate on Twitter about parental leave, saying any prominent man who takes six months off with his newborn is “a loser.” The comment was made in response to a tweet about Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Transportation secretary who took time…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI — The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India’s federal environment minister said. Instead, rich countries need to acknowledge their “historic responsibility” for emissions and protect the interests of developing nations and those vulnerable to climate change, said the minister, Bhupender…Continue Reading
Paid family and medical leave is no longer included in the Democrats’ massive spending bill, three Democratic aides tell TIME. The popular provision appears to be among the first major policies to be excised from the Build Back Better framework—a major blow to both President Joe Biden, who made the issue a central campaign promise,…Continue Reading
As many as 86 million Africans will be forced to migrate within their own countries by 2050 due to the effects of changing weather patterns, according to a study by the World Bank. The forced movements in areas of West Africa and the Lake Victoria basin could start in less than a decade and then…Continue Reading
As we approach the COP26 climate talks, I’m reminded of a Chinese proverb. The person saying it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. In other words, it’s easy to give up, but having a go is better. As world leaders, CEOs and activists prepare to meet in Glasgow, two camps are…Continue Reading
Striking photos taken from a NASA satellite show how a moisture-rich atmospheric river transformed the Sierra Nevada mountain range straddling California and Nevada from dry fall conditions to snow-covered peaks.In a photo from NASA’s Worldview tool on Oct. 16, the Sierra is a stretch of brown straddling California and Nevada. On Oct. 26, the mountains…Continue Reading
The president of New York City’s firefighters union told reporters Wednesday that he’s advised unvaccinated members to ignore Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, per Reuters.Why it matters: Under de Blasio’s order that’s due to take effect Friday, unvaccinated city employees would be placed on unpaid leave. But Uniformed Firefighters Association…Continue Reading
The readily available antidepressant fluvoxamine significantly reduced COVID-related hospitalizations, according to a large study published Wednesday.Why it matters: The clinical trial suggests that a cheap, readily available drug could dramatically reduce serious illness and death when prescribed early. Researchers from Canada, the U.S. and Brazil honed in on the drug for its anti-inflammatory properties for the…Continue Reading
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