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Banned pesticides found in clouds
New research is showing that toxic chemicals used in agriculture can persist in the atmosphere and in clouds, resulting in distribution of chemical toxins over inhabited areas where they are prohibited even for agricultural use. U.S. Right to Know is reporting: Pesticides banned years ago in the European Union are… Keep reading ⇢
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Why do we look for ‘Active Value’?
Many of the words we use to describe economic activity have multiple overlapping, and sometimes competing, meanings. For instance, one can be an ‘investor’ if one buys a few shares of stock one day and sells them a few days later, even though the word ‘investor’ means you have a… Keep reading ⇢
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Can you avoid proportional climate risk?
The debate about ESG investing is not what you think it is. Anyone with assets to protect has to ask how to avoid proportional risk attached to unsustainable practices. The evidence is clear: These overwhelming and pervasive costs are known to economists as “negative externalities”. A business can remain profitable… Keep reading ⇢
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Pollution liability is not a political question
Disruption of Earth’s climate system is a physical phenomenon, not a theoretical one. Disruption of the climate system is happening, now, in real time, in all regions. It is caused by specific chemical compounds that trap heat, the so-called “greenhouse effect”. Already costs are spiraling to unthinkable levels: More evidence… Keep reading ⇢
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Infrastructure attuned to climate risk is urgently needed everywhere
Infrastructure is the physical conditioning of our environment and experience. It can include roads and bridges, sewage systems and parks, ecological buffer zones, such as wetlands or mangroves, that help to protect human society against shock events. It is also the informational systems that keep us aware, informed, and able… Keep reading ⇢
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Success means being prepared—lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Low-probability, high-impact events are becoming more common, and are costing more, in the age of pervasive climate disruption. 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, we have not fully adjusted to this new reality. This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, devastating New… Keep reading ⇢
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Pollution subsidies are irrational & wasteful
Critics of subsidies and mandates for clean energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles, say these technologies should be able to compete on a level playing field. Fossil fuels still enjoy world-leading subsidy support, after more than 2 centuries. Coal has been used to power industrial machinery since before the American… Keep reading ⇢
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Distributed, ecological, multidimensional finance is the future
The future of finance is distributed, ecological, and multidimensional. Let’s give each of those words their due: Investability and risk are major determinants of capital availability. To put it simply: If you have $100, and you want to grow that asset without putting it at risk, you might invest in… Keep reading ⇢
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To ‘Make America Healthy Again’, require chemicals be proven safe
The American food system is full of chemical additives, many of which are known to degrade metabolic health, even over a short period of time. A study released in 2018 found that only 12% of American adults are ‘metabolically healthy’. In 2020, when the U.S. saw world-leading rates of mortality… Keep reading ⇢
