Intentional Assets by Peter Krull

Blog/Commentary

A busy week

Lots going on in the Earth Equity Advisors offices this week. Responsible investing continues to generate lots of interest from both retail and institutional investors!

Meanwhile, allergy season continues to kick my butt!

Enjoy this week's reading selections!

Pete

Politics

How Climate Change Is Fuelling the U.S. Border Crisis | The New Yorker

Climate Change

‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’ - The New York Times

Big Buildings Hurt the Climate. New York City Hopes to Change That. - The New York Times

Health/Biotech

The US Urgently Needs New Genetic Privacy Laws | WIRED

As Big Pharma Abandons Antibiotic Research, Scientists Turn to Graves, Lizards, and Fungus for…

Social Responsibility

The world’s 7.5 billion people, in one chart | World Economic Forum

Environment

How Much Deforestation in 2018? An Area the Size of Belgium Lost - Bloomberg

Opinion | The Earth Is Just as Alive as You Are - The New York Times

I’m Done Mowing My Lawn - The New York Times

Technology

Lithium-Ion Batteries From Amazon Are Exploding - The Atlantic

The Microbots Are on Their Way - The New York Times

Culture

What It Takes to Put Your Phone Away | The New Yorker

A History of the Influencer, from Shakespeare to Instagram | The New Yorker

Business Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they’re talking about, study suggests - Washington Post