100,000 & Counting For People’s Climate March On Washington On April 29
The People’s Climate March will take place on April 29, 2017 and will call on national leaders take action on climate change to protect the planet.
Author: Carolyn Fortuna
Renault ZOE Writes Fanfiction … On The Road
Using live driving data and artificial intelligence, ZOE, an all-electric Renault, is writing a tribute to Jack Kerouac novel On the Road. The reason? Many people have range anxiety, right? So, according to Renault, people who follow this ZOE in prose form as it travels around 250 miles, or 400 km, on one charge will learn to lessen their range anxiety. The project has been authorized by the Kerouac estate, partially in celebration of the novel’s 60th anniversary here in 2017.
Trump Executive Order Practices Are Dismantling Decades Of Environmental Protections
Executive order after executive order to dissolve environmental protections: that’s what a large part of the Trump first 100 days has been like.
Trump Administration Spurs Solidarity Wake-Up Call In US & Abroad
In ways large and small, people around the world have risen up against newly-elected Donald Trump’s hate-filled policies and appointments. Former President Barack Obama had been silent since leaving office but spoke up on Monday, January 30, praising the surge of activism against his successor and opposing religious tests.
Obama Argues In The Journal Science For An Environmental & Economic Future With Cleantech
In a recent Science article, President Obama outlines a future where cleantech will lead economic and environmental health.
Tesla Tweets Of The Week For January 7
Here’s the Tesla week-in-review, via Twitter.
Breitbart “News” Network — #1 Anti-Human, Anti-Science, Anti-Climate Website?
The far-right website, Breitbart News Network, is the most viewed U.S. conservative news, opinion, and commentary website. Its vertical integration emphasizes three prominent areas: Big Government, Big Journalism, and Big Hollywood. Breitbart’s executive chairman, Steve Bannon, aligned the site so specifically toward a Trump vision of the world during the 2016 Presidential election that employees began to raise concerns about it being little more than a “fan club” for Trump. Moreover, the right-wing outlet has been accused by some as being a hate site. Now that Bannon has been announced as Trump’s chief strategist, there are fears this U.S. conservative news venue will be little more than a mouthpiece for Trump’s policies, including those detrimental to climate change actions within the Paris Agreement.
Fake News — Not Such A New Thing, But Harmful To Democracy
Fake news has been the talk of the web since the 2016 US presidential elections. Stanford researchers warn that a psychological tendency of individuals to accept claims that align with their beliefs as true, even when the claims are not accurate, “will undermine the quality and ultimate productivity of democratic deliberation.” Who would’ve thunk it?
Animal Agriculture Subsidies Threaten Our Planet
Animals as food systems receive tremendous food subsidies. But what about fruit and vegetable growers? Why don’t these farmers get the subsidies they need?
5 Vertical Integration Opportunities For Smart Water & Smart Cities
Smart water/ smart city programs are changing. Once viewed from a top-down perspective, city water utilities are starting to be seen from a more holistic perspective, with larger, more integrated programs. A recent MIT conference on smart city water included ideas for eco-entrepreneurs to create a niche within city water utilities through data analytics.
