Eric Roston

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Climate change, alpha to omega, at Bloomberg Green. Literally wrote the book on carbon.
What do you do?https://www.verifiedjournalist.org/people/@[email protected]
Where do you work?https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQdgGkZhizQ/eric-roston
What are you reading?http://www.ericroston.com/booklists/

A "title drop" is when a character says the name of their movie/book. They're usually dumb.

*NAY*
Game of Thrones, S1:E7. Cersei: "When you play the GoT, you win or you die."

*YAY*
100 Years of Solitude (last line)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1st line)

Your rage/fave?

Herb Stein's Law in action ("If something can't go on forever, it will stop"):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/climate/climate-change-insurance-wildfires-california.html
State Farm Stops Offering Insurance in California

The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.

The New York Times
What are the best climate books so far of 2023? #climate #books
Betamax coming back as Beta Max, a new streaming app.

[Old Man Yells at Cloud]

A current $2,000 Taylor Swift ticket would have cost $775 in 1988, when we paid $15 to go to big-name concerts.

I see everything twice
There's too much "caused or worsened by climate change" and too little "caused or worsened by fossil fuel use."
#climate #globalwarming #energy #climatechange
Amazing that game theory wasn't discovered until 1944 when you consider how old parenting is. #gametheory #math #parenting
Heartbreaking, powerful account of the kids and families devastated — through toxic smoke and soot — by greenhouse-gas-juiced, record Australian wildfires of 2019-20. A searing medical-environmental investigation. #climate #australia #health https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-australia-wildfire-toxic-legacy/
Wildfires Health Risks, Breathing Issues Found in Kids After Australia Bushfires

A four-year-old boy who needs medication twice a day to help him breathe. A young girl with troubling mobility issues who has difficulty balancing. Babies born underweight, early and unwell.

Bloomberg
Just came across this. Totally reminds me of that wimpy loser in the sweater who asked everybody to turn down their thermostats. He's so virile tho! #energy #climate #nixon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bUA-uFNAYc
President Nixon's Energy Policy Address

YouTube