Mint
"Glaxo’s antibody treatment, stands up to all mutations in the spike protein of the omicron variant and not just the key mutations, the drugmaker said in a statement Tuesday. The tests included all 37 mutations identified to-date in the spike protein." … more »
Go Hawaii
"As Hawaii’s high housing costs and rising property taxes continue to price out struggling residents seeking to find and keep their homes, Maui is examining how to create long-term housing opportunities to make sure local residents remain local." … more »
Thomas Hickey
"What if we also grew crops under them? These wouldn’t be ordinary green roofs, which are typically small gardens, but rather working farms. The panels would provide shade for the plants—actually boosting their yields—as well as for the building, simultaneously reducing cooling costs and generating clean energy for the structure. " … more »
Sky News
"A microbiologist answers 5 questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines." … more »
BBC
"It is highly likely that the omicron variant is not the endgame and that more SARS-CoV-2 variants will emerge. As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread among humans, natural selection and adaptation will result in more variants that could plausibly be more transmissible than delta. " … more »
GreenOverGrey.com
"Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research." … more »
Oregon Blueberry
The inability to find enough workers to harvest crops is the result of a system built on low pay, awful working conditions for migrant workers, and the lack of adequate housing or services. Add climate change to the mix and it's a recipe for failure. … more »
East Bay Times
California Cities CEO Carolyn Coleman blasted Bonta, saying, "We call for a pause on these unproven top-down state mandates and enforcement policies and call for the State to work as real partners with local governments to build housing." … more »
TarquinJones
"The reason provided by the majority (56%) of adults without kids who don’t plan to have them: They simply don’t want kids." … more »
Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
"The state has passed dozens of laws in recent years to boost housing production, by removing the ability of cities to block certain projects, and recently launched new administrative units to enforce those rules, frustrating local governments and homeowners who say they are being unfairly blamed for a problem caused by harsh economic realities." … more »
