Blog/Commentary
Green Bonds And The ESG Spree | Global Finance Magazine
I'm quoted in this Global Finance article on green bonds.
Politics
Opinion | The Best, Worst and Weirdest Political Stories of 2021 - The New York Times
The figures and stories that defined 12 very weird months.
Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On - The New York Times
Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.
Photography
The Year in Pictures 2021 - The New York Times
While many people, fearing the virus, continued to stay close to home, photographers traveled the world, documenting the world’s turmoil and triumphs.
Climate Change
The Year in Climate News - The New York Times
A lot happened this year. Jog your memory with stories compiled by The New York Times climate desk.
Science
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Launched: Now Comes the Hard Part - Scientific American
After years of delay, the most ambitious observatory ever built has at last left Earth. It now faces a high-stakes series of deployments in deep space
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Environment
The world's first octopus farm - should it go ahead? - BBC News
The world’s first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality - but scientists are up in arms.
The Tragically Human End of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
The ivory-billed woodpecker hasn't been seen for decades. The government is ready to declare it extinct—but at what cost?
Culture
Elder Abuse Spreads, Stoked by the Pandemic - WSJ
Older Americans are falling victim to fraud, physical violence and neglect as isolation from family and institutional staffing shortages erode safeguards.
How Oklahoma Became a Marijuana Boom State - The New York Times
Weed entrepreneurs have poured into Oklahoma from across the United States, propelled by low start-up costs and relaxed rules.
Good riddance to 2021, the stupidest year in U.S. history - Los Angeles Times
One year ago, we were looking forward to a safer and sounder 2021. Turns out there wasn't much to look forward to.
