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Black Lives Don't Matter?
Asked how the city might express solidarity with those protesting the police murders of black citizens, Mill Valley Vice Mayor McIntee's reply left many gobsmacked. … more »
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EPA.National Archives
The Works of Christo
"esterday, May 31, the artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, better known as Christo, passed away in his home in New York City at the age of 84. He spent decades planning and building environmental artwork around the world, on massive scales." … more »
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Jakara Post
The sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating around the world
"The sixth mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating, according to an analysis by scientists who warn it may be a tipping point for the collapse of civilization. More than 500 species of land animals were found to be on the brink of extinction and likely to be lost within 20 years. The same number were lost over the whole past century." … more »
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NCSHA.org
In Boom-and-Bust San Francisco, Pandemic Brings Grim New Reality
"While municipalities across the U.S. are grappling with economic fallout from the virus, San Francisco stands to take a deeper hit given its high concentration of office jobs that make remote working easier, a tech industry battered by layoffs and a pricey real estate market that has already driven out some residents." … more »
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Victor Guzun
Estonia Already Lives Online—Why Can’t the United States?
"Estonia is not a faraway digital superstate or an isolated cooperative. Geographically, it is not even located in the proverbial West. This is reality in Estonia, a nation of 1.3 million on the coast of the Baltic Sea that traded its post-Soviet identity for one of technological innovation and digital democracy." … more »
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Bloomberg
These Pioneers Are Already Living the Green Recovery
"An overwhelming number of economists, finance ministers, and business leaders are saying that much of that money needs to help—and certainly not hinder—our ability to cut emissions. If that advice is heeded, these funds will go to emerging technologies that would have sounded like science fiction not so long ago." … more »
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National Western Center
Buildings consume lots of energy – design communities that give back as much as they use
"Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption in the U.S., compared to 32% for industry and 28% for transportation. States and cities with ambitious climate action plans are working to reduce emissions from the building sector to zero." … more »
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Seeking Alpha
The Arrival Of The 'Unavoidable Pension Crisis'
"At the end of the year, we will find out the true extent of the damage. However, this is not, and has not been, a real plan to fix the underfunded problem. “Hope” for higher rates of sustained returns continues to be the only palatable option. However, targeted returns have continuously fallen short of the projected goals." … more »
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Transportation Riders United
How the Coronavirus spreads in the everyday places we visit
Now that shelter-in-place restrictions are easing, it will be up to each of us to protect ourselves. First priority: avoid "super-spreader situations." … more »
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RYAN SEGEDI
Film Photography Can Never Be Replaced
"The standard explanation for retro trends, which has been used to account for the return of vinyl records and analog film, is that the future is coming on too fast. And as much as rapid-fire advances seem unavoidable, the arts can provide a refuge. Nostalgia is a balm." … more »