Fischer is among six scientists slash moms who founded the initiative—and both identities are crucial to how these women are coming at the issue of climate change “It’s hard to study climate change and aspects of climate change and be a mother, because the data’s very real to you,” Fischer says. She thinks of our climate timeline in terms of her own kids: We need a massive shift in the way we produce energy within 10 years, the same time period she needs to save and plan to send her daughter to college. “We’re hoping that moms will realize that climate change impacts their children, and that we have solutions, but we need to act relatively quickly,” she adds. … [Read more...] about This org wants to mobilize a new fighter in the battle against climate change: Moms
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Climate change, the digital divide, infectious disease, and unemployment are the top global risks
The report, which the World Economic Forum is issuing a week ahead of its virtual Davos Agenda gathering, notes that environmental issues, such as extreme weather and natural resources crises, will continue to pose significant challenges to business and society in the short and long term. … [Read more...] about Climate change, the digital divide, infectious disease, and unemployment are the top global risks
Hear what Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ would sound like in a post-climate-change world
Like the original music, some of the representation is fairly literal: Instead of hearing strings play what sounds like a thunderstorm once, you might hear it repeatedly, illustrating the extreme rainfall that some cities will experience. Much of the score, though, is meant to evoke the feeling of each season. Vivaldi’s “Spring” was intended to be joyful; the new version sounds discordant. A passage in “Summer” that originally represented a peasant peacefully napping in the afternoon is now syncopated and tense, an anxiety-filled dream in a time when wildfires, hurricanes, food insecurity, and other disasters will become increasingly common. … [Read more...] about Hear what Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ would sound like in a post-climate-change world
I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
Yolanda Kakabadse, former environmental minister of Ecuador, similarly believes that the world will recognize that “ecosystem health equals human health,” and focus new attention on the environment. And military historian Andrew Bacevich would like to see a conversation about “the definition of national security in the 21st century.” … [Read more...] about I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
This startup is going to put one of the world’s largest sustainable greenhouses in coal country
The greenhouse can also meet supply better than urban farming, he argues. “I’m a huge fan of hyperlocal, urban farming,” he says. “But the reality is the average American meal travels 1,500 miles by the time it gets to our plate. And we’re not going to go from 1,500 miles to a mile. It’s just unrealistic–you will not feed America that way.” To begin to replace produce imports from Mexico–4 billion pounds in 2018–he thinks production has to happen at a larger scale. … [Read more...] about This startup is going to put one of the world’s largest sustainable greenhouses in coal country
