An Unlikely Contender
Tuesday, May 26th 2020
Happy Tuesday everyone, wherever you’re reading this from.
The days are long but the weeks are flying by, I can’t believe it is the end of May already.
Things are looking up though, I’m excited for the summer ahead of us, even if it won’t pan out how any of us had planned…
In fact, I think it will be a particularly special one. Everyone will be around and everyone will appreciate each other’s company that little bit more.
Anyway, C’mere to me…
An Unlikely Contender
Nuclear Power…
No, you’re not going completely insane, this is the second mention of Nuclear power in recent weeks but it is an interesting and necessary follow up.
Michael Shellenberger is an environmental activist who formally opposed Nuclear power, it seems like a dumb dangerous idea, at least that is all we hear…
However, on doing lots of research he completely changed his mind, and as the title suggests, this TED Talk is his explanation as to why.
There is no doubt that Nuclear energy has its flaws, but proportional to how efficient it is and compared to the seldom mentioned flaws of other renewable energy sources, it is a more likely solution to Climate Change than you would first think…
This is a long video but has an incredible amount of stats and case studies on the countries investing the most into renewable energy solutions.
If you’re interested in the economics of trying to adopt policies to halt Climate Change or in any way consider yourself an advocate for the environment, it is a necessary watch.
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As the US looms very close to 100,000 deaths…
The first three pages of the New York Times were dedicated to the names of over 1,000 victims of the Corona Virus.
A devasting thing to read, a stunning tribute by the paper.
The names were accompanied by little quotes, to illustrate the humanity of the loss.
“Angeline Michalopulos, 92, "was never afraid to sing or dance."
Lila Fenwick, 87, was "the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law."
Romi Cohn, 91, "saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo."
April Dunn, 33, was an "advocate for disability rights."
Patricia H. Thatcher, 79, "sang in her church choir for 42 years."
Fred Gray, 75, "liked his bacon and hash browns crispy."
Harley E. Acker, 79, "discovered his true calling when he started driving a school bus."
Frank Gabrin, 60, was an "emergency room doctor who died in his husband's arms."
Skylar Herbert, 5, was "Michigan's youngest victim of the coronavirus pandemic."
Philip Kahn, 100, "World War II veteran whose twin died in the Spanish Flu epidemic a century ago."
(extracted by - CNN)
Read the incredibly powerful piece - NYT - “An Incalculable Loss”
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If the ™ symbol were trademarked, it would also require a ™ symbol, and reproducing it properly would trigger an infinite loop of ™ symbols.
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