Humans Are An Invasive Species
As the world pauses because of the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps now would be a good time to reexamine the relationship between humans and nature.
As the world pauses because of the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps now would be a good time to reexamine the relationship between humans and nature.
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara say UV-C light from LEDs could be an effective way of sanitizing surfaces that may be infected with the COVID-19 virus.
Her majesty the Queen Margrethe II of Denmark says she is not convinced that human activity is the primary cause of the current climate change? Nevertheless, it just might be the work on the green energy transition that most effectively will get us back on track after the corona crisis. Experts and organizations now want a green emergency plan for restoring Denmark’s economy, regardless of the Queens assumptions I presume.
Hyundai is doubling support for its Hope On Wheels program to fund drive-thru testing and will supply 65,000 virus test kits to American hospitals.
Ford, which showed off an early sketch of a possible powered respirator early in the fight against COVID-19, has also joined the fight, producing face masks and face shields, of course, but it’s the company’s latest hack that may end up being the most significant. It is now making reusable gowns from airbag materials.
As food pantries are struggling with unusually high demand, farmers are stuck with crops that no one wants to buy and are having to dump them. Billions of dollars worth of food is going to waste due to the coronavirus shutting down restaurants, schools, and hotels.
The coronavirus may become the inflection point when renewable energy begins to surpass fossil fuels. We better hope so.
As the federal government looks to a second (or even third) stimulus bill, Congress should consider a huge opportunity to pay Americans that pays back: solar rooftops.
Note: Republishing this story below from the World Resources Institute on water and efforts to contain and diminish the coronavirus death toll, I draw on a film that is unrelated to this particular viral infection. I add a suggestion — if you have time to watch not only the trailer, enjoy the whole film.
Supply and demand are two sides of the same coin, and although they look different, you cannot separate the two. They are like twins always moving together.
You can’t measure true supply without having excess demand and you can’t measure true demand without excess supply. They influence each other and are actually the same looked at from two different perspectives.