By one analysis, the wealthiest 1% of Americans captured a staggering 42% of all the income growth in the country between 2009 and 2015, and 59% of the income growth between 1973 and 2007. For context, from 1945 to 1973, the richest 1% accounted for just 5% of the nation’s income growth, according to the analysis by the left-leaning Economic Policy …
‘Saving Life on Earth’ for Just $100 Billion: New Roadmap Shows How US Can Address Global Extinction Crisis
10 actions the president should take on their own: Declare the global extinction crisis to be a national emergency. Establish 500 new national parks, wildlife refuges and marine sanctuaries. Strengthen public-land management to prioritize biodiversity and maintain abundant wildlife. Protect all critically imperiled wildlife and plants that are not yet on the endangered species list. Implement an ecosystem-approach to recovery …
Create Life-Centered Corporations: A corporation exists only when a government has issued a charter. There is no legitimate reason for any democratically accountable government to issue a corporate charter other than to serve a public purpose.
By David Korten, December 2019. Forum: Corporations in the Crosshairs: From Reform to Redesign, Tellus Institute. Allen White’s paper has started much needed and long overdue discussion on the growing power of corporations and the essential need to deal with their abuse of that power. We live in a world in extreme crisis. By the estimates of the Global Footprint Network, the human species …
Lithium-sulfur battery could cure range anxiety — study
Lithium-sulfur battery could cure range anxiety — study E&E News | David Iaconangelo Australian scientists say they’ve developed a lithium-sulfur battery durable enough to become the preferred power source for electric vehicles with double the range of a Tesla. Lithium-sulfur batteries are typically less expensive than lithium-ion types now used in electric cars, but they degrade quickly when delivering high …
Denver’s Climate Action Task Force
The Denver Climate Action Task Force will develop a plan to strengthen Denver’s work to address climate change equitably in the following critical areas: Buildings Transportation 100% Renewable Electricity Industrial Energy Use Consumption Emissions Resiliency/Adaptation The task force will do their work by engaging experts, interested stakeholders, and a wide range of community members in the process. The task force …
Farmers are able to fix and keep using 40-year old tractors, making them a hot commodity
“There’s an affinity factor if you grew up around these tractors, but it goes way beyond that. These things, they’re basically bulletproof. You can put 15,000 hours on it and if something breaks you can just replace it.” Adam Belz in the Star Tribune on the hottest commodity in the commodity business. Old tractors. Without software. That just work. For …
Tackling fossil fuels in building – the source and impact of direct building emissions across the country, from RMI
Mike Henchen, RMI, Jan 6, 2020 Tackling fossil fuels in buildings has become a hot topic in climate policy, and not a moment too soon. Given the global imperative to slash carbon emissions across all sectors in the next decade, local leaders are realizing they need to address the prevalence of fossil fuels, primarily gas, used for heating and cooking …
Studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025
According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away. When we think about water scarcity, many Americans may immediately call to mind countries in Africa, the …