Denver Basic Income Project Started with Tesla [TSLA] Gains
By Mark Patrick Donovan The Denver Basic Income Project is the first major effort in the US to study the … [continued]
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Massive, Unseasonable Heatwave to Hit the Southern US Next Week — How to Keep Safe
A massive, unseasonable heatwave is forecast to hit much of the Southern United States this week. Many of the states that are forecast to be hit are also places whose economies are either already partially reopening or whose orders are set to expire on April 30.
Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders’ Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summarization of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion.
Universal Basic Income, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, & Tesla — CleanTech Talk with…
Mike has been a global technology strategist and architect for major global technology companies, and is considered an expert on many topics within the clean technology field. He has worked in almost every sector, including health care, automation, freight transportation and finance. Mike attributes this breadth of expertise to being a bit of a nerd, or “just a generally interested guy.” In the one-hour podcast, Zach and Mike covered universal basic income, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, Tesla, and more.
Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend Is Only A Step Toward Elon Musk’s Basic Income Vision
Yang’s Freedom Dividend is an implementation of the universal basic income tailored for the US in 2020, and tailored to win over Democratic and Independent voters.
Elon Musk’s Long-Standing Support of Basic Income (& Thus Support of Andrew Yang)
Elon Musk’s support of basic income long predates his support for Andrew Yang, whose signature Freedom Dividend is a variant of basic income.
Andrew Yang Credits Elon Musk As A Major Inspiration
Yesterday, Elon Musk made the day of another high-profile fan who has been motivated by him. Whether Elon is replying to random tweets, sharing something a fan made, or simply encouraging them as he did for me last year, Elon has always put people first, and I think that is why he is so well loved.
The Hands-Free Podcast Launches With A Special Guest (Spoiler: It’s Me)
Friend of CleanTechnica Nico Nevolo (formerly of Tesla Van Life) has launched a brand new podcast called the Hands-Free Podcast and he brought his Tesla Model X to my neck of the woods in Southern California to talk with me about a wide range of topics in the clean tech space for the first episode.
Basic Income — Musk Likes It, Who Else?
Recently, Elon Musk was interviewed by CNBC and made an assertion that ran shivers up a few spines: “There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation.”
