Issue 75 May 18th 2020

Blog/Commentary

Weekly Earth Equity Client Letter - We're Optimists

My weekly client letter from May 13th

AIM2Flourish | Investing for a Sustainable Future - Earth Equity Advisors

I was recently interviewed by Brian Liechti who the Director of Admissions at Warren Wilson College and an MBA candidate in the Bard Sustainable MBA program. The interview is part of the UN's AIM2Flourish project, launched to celebrate business innovations for global good.

Photography

Winners of the 2020 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition - The Atlantic

Markets & Economy

The national debt is out of control - The Washington Post

This chart explains why opening the economy is still so risky.

Crushing coronavirus economic uncertainty | McKinsey

Climate Change

How our brains make it hard to solve climate change - The Washington Post

Health/Biotech

This 3-D Simulation Shows Why Social Distancing Is So Important - The New York Times

Coronavirus has been devastating to the Navajo Nation, and help for complex fight has been slow - The Washington Post

Why Walking Matters—Now More Than Ever - WSJ

Science

Can ‘Team Science’ Yield a Covid-19 Treatment? - The New York Times

B Corp/Responsible Business

What I Love—and Hate—Most About Being an Entrepreneur - WSJ

Environment

Plastic pollution threatens marine life, humans and ecosystems. Enter FRED, a future vacuum of the ocean. - The Washington Post

In an Alps emptied by coronavirus, a lifelong mountaineer finds surprises - The Washington Post

Divestment

World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Dumps $3 Billion in Fossil Fuels - Bloomberg

Technology

The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet | WIRED

Culture

Get Ready for a Covid-19 Vaccine Information War - The New York Times

The World's Last Blockbuster Remains Open, Pandemic and Netflix Be Damned - VICE

Opinion | We Need National Service. Now. - The New York Times

QAnon Is More Important Than You Think - The Atlantic

In the Shadows of America’s Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk - The New York Times

Jeffrey Goldberg: The Conspiracy Theorists Are Winning - The Atlantic

A Georgia shopping center tries to come back to life after coronavirus lockdown - The Washington Post

Bill Gates Has Regrets - WSJ