Some Thoughts About Labor & Capital For This Labor Day Weekend
The historical roots of Labor Day are unknown to most Americans today. It is a symbol of the divisions in our culture today.
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Oreskes & Conway Take Down Market Capitalism In “The Big Myth”
Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway wrote Merchants of Doubt in 2010. Now they are back with a new examination of market capitalism.
Rethinking Capitalism — What Can It Mean For Cleantech?
What changes need to take place so that cleantech can obtain the respect, stability, and funding it needs to transform our entire energy economy?
Forever Chemicals, Plastic Waste — The World As Industry’s Toilet
Making the Earth a dumping ground for forever chemicals and plastics is a dumb idea.
Pope Francis Has A Message For Us — We Are All Brothers And Sisters
Frattelli Tutti, Pope Francis’ third encyclical, focuses on the idea that All Lives Matter. He says the challenges of an overheating planet can only be met if we work together as a global community.
Fires, Floods, And The Coming Of Zoltan
This morning, the first story I saw was one of Steve Hanley’s latest articles on CleanTechnica, “Should People Be Prevented From Living In Fire And Flood Prone Areas?” It seems a majority of people in the U.S. would support a ban on building in areas at risk from such natural disasters as flooding and fires. A majority would also support buying out people whose homes are at risk.
The Coronavirus Should Signal The End Of Fossil Fuels
Two recent surveys show Americans are concerned about climate change even in the midst of a pandemic, and prefer economic assistance for clean energy rather than fossil fuels.
Timestamped Guide To 2 Hour Elon Musk Interview By Third Row Tesla
If you haven’t see the part one of the Elon Musk interview with the Third Row team yet, I highly recommend it. That said, I know it is challenging to find 2 and a quarter hours to dedicate to listen to it, so I summarized the content of the podcast/video for you so that you can easily jump to sections that most interest you!
Abigail Disney Issues Broad Indictment Of Toxic Capitalism
Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, testified before the House in favor of those legislative initiatives last week and she brought her A game. She prefaced her remarks with these words: ““We have begun to cannibalize the very people that make this economy thrive.” Last month, she called the $66 million dollar compensation package for Disney CEO Robert Iger an “insane” amount of money. Give ’em hell, Abigail!
BlackRock CEO Calls For Social Justice In Corporate Culture
Laurence Fink, CEO of Black Rock, an investment firm with over $6 trillion in assets under management, has written a letter telling corporate CEOs they must be socially responsible or risk losing their social license to operate.
