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Check out this article from @nytimes. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. nytimes.com/2023/03/21/clima…”Right now, the most powerful people in the world are deeply complicit in the gravest crisis that the world has ever experienced.”
Why seniors are blocking entrances to the four largest U.S. banks washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
Outlook? Terrifying: TV weather presenters on the hell and horror of the climate crisis theguardian.com/environment/…
“Parker agrees there’s now a responsibility to educate. “We have to communicate climate in almost every forecast…”
Job has changed. Now an essential service!
The Climate Changed Fast This Year, and Institutions Responded | The New Yorker —Please deconstruct @RobAtkinsonITIF
@billmckibben hyperventilating? Or extremely serious business? newyorker.com/culture/2022-i…
Forget everything you think you know about seasonal patterns. That future we thought would / might even not arrive much later is here today!
Climate change and the new language of weather greenbiz.com/article/climate… via @GreenBiz
A whole new ballgame!
Thousands of records shattered in historic winter warm spell in Europe washingtonpost.com/weather/2… Stand back @RobAtkinsonITIF and let the markets handle this… anomaly.
It’s a fair and tough question, Rob. Cannot speak for Bill. But unless you believe the situation is not an actual existential crisis, then probably no. Or if you think markets left to themselves will address this, then again not. Do you really?
Bill McKibben — HSBC Breaks With Other Banks On Fossil Fuel Financing cleantechnica.com/2022/12/16… via @cleantechnica
Astonaut shares the profound 'big lie' he realized after seeing the Earth from space upworthy.com/astronaut-share…
Mission to Planet Earth still unfinished.
Don Means retweeted
Gulp.
The UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported this week that 60% of workforce inactivity (i.e. people not working) is now due to Long COVID.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Elon Musk Praised By Netflix Co-Chief Reed Hastings –
Not exactly faint praise. Who else has ridden to Musk’s rescue?
deadline.com/2022/11/elon-mu…
LEO Technology Could Connect the Unconnected, Although Capacity Questions Remain : Broadband Breakfast broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/…
Don Means retweeted
“It is now time that governments recognise that if people are to harness the full power of the Internet to transform lives and societies, quality access matters.” - @SoniaA4AI scidev.net/global/news/relia…
Just to reinforce the new urgency.
“If you are passing through an airport or train station, you are undoubtedly being exposed to someone with omicron at this point.” washingtonpost.com/health/20…
FPUL Fall Dinner Fintan O'Toole October 24, 2021 - Princeton University Media Central — so well worth the 40 minutes. mediacentral.princeton.edu/m…
The soul of San Francisco rides on in this pedal-powered library sfgate.com/local/article/Ali… via @SFGate
A true gift to the community. Libraries of the world, spread out!
Starlink - Broadband from Space is Still young but Gaining Popularity Among Consumers mdjonline.com/pressrelease/s… via @mdjonline
Start to overcome affordability AND relevance challenges by supporting community access hubs like libraries. Grow from there. giglibraries.net/LEOLibrarie…
Opinion: Here's how Congress can hold Facebook accountable for the harm it does sandiegouniontribune.com/opi…
Society misses common sources of “news”, common points of reference especially local and international.
Yes, good for schools too especially for backup, but they’re not in the public access providing business. Only public libraries assure access to public info and public services.
LEO Satellite Technology Should Be in All (Libraries) Schools, Gigabit Libraries Network Says : Broadband Breakfast broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/…