Issue 14 December 10th 2018

Blog/Commentary

Issue 14

I usually have a new blog post to share with each issue of Intentional Assets, but sadly I have none today. We moved offices last week and most of my time was taken up with moving or catching up. Today, I shoveled us out from the snow. Will have some new content soon, I promise!!!

Politics

Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump to Get Public Data Back - Bloomberg

What’s Stronger Than a Blue Wave? Gerrymandered Districts - The New York Times

Travel

In Chilean Patagonia, Following a Track to the End of the World - The New York Times

Markets & Economy

The Plug-In Hybrid Car Hits Its Stride, Just in Time to Die - Bloomberg

Climate Change

The Insect Apocalypse Is Here - The New York Times

Here's a Way to Fight Climate Change: Empower Women | WIRED

How One Company Pulls Carbon From The Air, Aiming To Avert A Climate Catastrophe : NPR

The Baseless Claim That Climate Scientists Are ‘Driven’ by Money - The New York Times

Health/Biotech

Why Don't We Forget How to Ride a Bike? - Scientific American

Science

A ‘Honking-Big’ Cave in Canada Lures Geologists to Its Mouth - The New York Times

Social Responsibility

Patagonia’s Billionaire Founder To Give Away The Millions His Company Saved From Trump's Tax Cuts To Save The Planet

Farm bankruptcies surpass Great Recession levels in upper Midwest - Axios

Environment

In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska - The New York Times

Culture

The 100 greatest innovations of 2018 | Popular Science

Margaret Atwood announces The Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments | Books | The Guardian