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Molly Wood Aug 18, 2023

Kim Stanley Robinson is on Futureverse and kind of just in time for a dose of pragmatic positivity.

""(T)he climate deniers who are left are crawling towards the exits. They will no longer say it except in certain sheltered media spaces of their own, echo chambers where no one's challenging them."

Granted, he also says that at this point climate utopia is avoiding the destruction of the biosphere, but ... pragmatic!

Here's part one, and please enjoy!

https://www.futureverse.earth/p/ep-4-kim-stanley-robinson-part-1#details

Ep. 4: Kim Stanley Robinson (Part 1)

Listen now (21min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with Kim Stanley Robinson, the author of The Ministry of the Future.

Futureverse

Molly Wood Jul 11, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 11, 2023

EIon Musk’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $249B

Jeff Bezos’s Wealth
2009: $6B
2023: $153B

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $105B

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25
2023: $7.25

Billionaire tax rate: 8.2%
Worker tax rate: 13%

Pay workers.
Tax Billionaires.
Save our economy.

Molly Wood Jul 9, 2023

Oh hello world what's up on Twistodonskythreadstagram today!?

Molly Wood Jul 8, 2023

Science Friday! This week's newsletter is about Universal Hydrogen, a startup that builds modular hydrogen fuel cells for airplanes, plus a conversion kit for regional jets. Plus a little bit of a deep dive on what makes hydrogen better for air travel and even rockets, and wistful musings about quiet jets that only emit water. We can have this future!!! https://open.substack.com/pub/mollywood/p/what-if-airplanes-only-emitted-water?r=1im2y&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

What if airplanes only emitted water?

Green hydrogen can absolutely replace jet fuel. It will take will and logistics, and this week, I'm talking to the company that's working on the logistics part.

Molly Wood Media

Molly Wood Jun 30, 2023

This week's climate action from Everybody in the Pool is about as lazy as it gets. Keep your stuff. Fix it when it breaks. The end. The inimitable Kyle Wiens joined me to talk about all the ways in which the Right to Repair movement is about climate, from e-waste to the footprint of making new chips for a whole new phone just because the battery died. 🤦‍♀️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybody-in-the-pool/id1687567073?i=1000618642231

‎Everybody in the Pool: Episode 7: Don’t Drown Your Old Gear on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Everybody in the Pool, Ep Episode 7: Don’t Drown Your Old Gear - Jun 28, 2023

Apple Podcasts

Molly Wood Jun 29, 2023

So what's the wildest thing that could be true about this, do we think? https://www.quantamagazine.org/an-enormous-gravity-hum-moves-through-the-universe-20230628/

An Enormous Gravity ‘Hum’ Moves Through the Universe | Quanta Magazine

Astronomers have found a background din of exceptionally long-wavelength gravitational waves pervading the cosmos. The cause? Probably supermassive black hole collisions, but more exotic options can’t be ruled out.

Quanta Magazine

Molly Wood Jun 23, 2023

The regulatory capture by this one man is just ... well. I was going to say mind blowing but that's a little on the nose. https://whowhatwhy.org/science/technology/move-fast-and-break-skulls/

Move Fast and Break Skulls? - WhoWhatWhy

A whistleblower is “flabbergasted” by the FDA approval of Elon Musk’s brain-chip implant startup Neuralink as animal abuse allegations remain unanswered.

WhoWhatWhy

Molly Wood Jun 21, 2023

Staggering. Genuinely staggering corruption. And the WSJ gaslighting is just 🤌. https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

ProPublica

Molly Wood Jun 20, 2023

Seriously what kind of psycho makes a law against water breaks. ELI5 wtf would this even accomplish other than killing workers? https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-axing-water-breaks-texas-heat-wave-anger-1807538

Greg Abbott Axing Water Breaks Before Texas Heat Wave Sparks Anger: 'Cruel'

The new law, nicknamed "death bill," has nullified local rules mandating 10-minute water breaks every 4 hours for construction workers in Texas.

Newsweek

Molly Wood Jun 20, 2023

So all these college grads are headed off into the world to make a difference, leaving behind literal mountains of trash. Had a conversation with Page Schult, CEO of Topanga.io, on the podcast this week, about schools that are mandating reusable food containers (update your tour list) to cut down on waste, and the software they've built to track and let students return those containers for rewards or discounts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybody-in-the-pool/id1687567073

‎Everybody in the Pool on Apple Podcasts

‎Business · 2023

Apple Podcasts

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