People all over the world are reporting that the skies have cleared dramatically over the last few weeks. In the northern Indian state of Punjab, the Himalayan mountains are now visible from more than 100 miles away — some locals say they haven’t seen the peaks in 30 years.
The COVID-19 crisis has shown that effective public transport is vital to keeping cities running. By serving essential workers in health care, emergency services, food services, and other sectors, public transport has become a service not just for some people but for all urban residents.
Perhaps society is rolling back toward normality after all — the most popular articles on CleanTechnica last week were once again led by a few Tesla stories, including two about Tesla vehicles! Yes, one COVID-19/ventilator story still slipped into the top 3, and a few coronavirus-related stories hit the rest of the top 20 … because cancelling society comes with some major side effects.
The Trump administration’s claim that two anti-malarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, should be regarded as treatment options for COVID-19 may be one of its most dangerous forms of misinformation yet.
For a short time, I got uplifted and excited about a study coming out of Los Angeles County and one coming out of Santa Clara County, both with some research roots at Stanford (not too shabby of an academic institution).
There’s a giant, constant, global ping-pong match right now regarding society’s response to COVID-19. Some see it as a potentially population-crushing, catastrophic wipeout if drastic measures aren’t taken (or aren’t taken for a long enough period of time). Some see it as really nothing more to fuss about than the common flu.
Electrifying everything with renewable electricity will not only help with climate change, but also reduce the spread of diseases.
