Issue 72 April 27th 2020

Blog/Commentary

Weekly Earth Equity Commentary

My latest client letter from Earth Day

The world after covid-19 - Bill Gates on how to fight future pandemics | The Economist

Bill Gates truly has been a leader during this crisis!

Politics

Angela Merkel’s Scientific Background Could Save Germany - The Atlantic

Markets & Economy

Coronavirus has exposed just how broken Big Oil really is | WIRED UK

Climate Change

The Climate Crisis Isn’t Coming, It’s Already Here | GQ

Melting Ice Reveals Ancient Viking Route in Norway - The New York Times

The day Australia burned | WIRED UK

The Lab That Discovered Global Warming Has Good News and Bad News - The New York Times

Health/Biotech

Smithfield Foods worker: I’m suing over coronavirus protections - The Washington Post

Local

The Long Road Back - Asheville Watchdog

Science

The problem with thinking you know more than the experts | PBS NewsHour

Overlooked No More: Eunice Foote, Climate Scientist Lost to History - The New York Times

Social Responsibility

The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking an era of 'smart generosity'

Culture

Lysol Factory Job Becomes a Calling. ‘Hey, I Work at the Place That Makes That.’ - WSJ

They lived in a factory for 28 days to make millions of pounds of raw PPE materials to help fight coronavirus

Real heroes!

The War on Coffee | The New Yorker

How captive tigers are bought and sold in America - Washington Post

Coronavirus victims: Remembering the Americans who have died - The Washington Post

A chef gave away 500 sourdough starters and built a community around bread, pancakes and doughnuts - The Washington Post

The Pandemic Shows What Cities Have Surrendered to Cars - The Atlantic