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/
Eric RostonJul 17, 2023

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?

Eric RostonJun 5, 2023
@lopatto The Carbon Age
Show threadEric RostonJun 1, 2023
@brianvastag @Sustainable2050 Nowhere to go but up!
Eric RostonMay 31, 2023
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
Eric RostonMay 30, 2023
What are the best climate books so far of 2023? #climate #books
Eric RostonMay 30, 2023
Betamax coming back as Beta Max, a new streaming app.
Eric RostonMay 26, 2023

[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.

Show threadEric RostonMay 25, 2023
@stephd What's going on here with concert tickets, you wouldn't believe (you would). Unrelated (related): Do you play guitar? Your avatar suggests as much. I've had three lessons! Do you know many people need?
Eric RostonMay 25, 2023
I see everything twice
Eric RostonMay 24, 2023
There's too much "caused or worsened by climate change" and too little "caused or worsened by fossil fuel use."
#climate #globalwarming #energy #climatechange