Issue 110 March 8th 2021

Blog/Commentary

Exxon Mobil’s Chief Says It Is ‘Supportive’ of Zero-Emission Goals - The New York Times

I'm highly critical of ExxonMobil in this NYT article...

Investors With Nearly $250 Billion In Assets Urge Big Banks to Dump Mountain Valley Pipeline | Common Dreams Newswire

I'm quoted in this News Release from Sierra Club

Alternative Energy

Tesla (TSLA) Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid - Bloomberg

Climate Change

In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers - The New York Times

25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021 | Greenbiz

Climate Change Will Reshape Silicon Valley As We Know It | WIRED

Health/Biotech

Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ - The New York Times

Transportation

How Europe Became the World’s Biggest Electric-Car Market—and Why It Might Not Last - WSJ

Science

Mars: Nasa's Perseverance rover sends stunning images - BBC News

Social Responsibility

The long and frustrating history of the gender wage gap - Fast Company

Culture

E-mail Is Making Us Miserable | The New Yorker

Slow and Steady Saves the Species - A Manhattan night-life baron's race to save an ancient species - The New Yorker

Commentary: A Farewell to Ithaca College after 18 years | The Ithacan

Ouch! This is worth a read!!!