President Roosevelt used infrastructure spending to put the economy to work in 1933. It will work in 2020.
History: Effective political leaders on the pandemic got their lessons from the Spanish Flu of 1918. People only follow leaders that provide clear messages.
Effective political leaders on the pandemic got their lessons from the Spanish Flu of 1918. People only follow leaders that provide clear messages.
Mothers: They lived through the Great Depression and WW2. Life was about survival not equality.
They lived through the Great Depression and WW2. Life was about survival not equality.
1940: One uncle with the RCMP protecting the shipyards in Halifax is hit over the head and later dies of a brain tumour. Another uncle is rescued at Dunkirk.
One uncle with the RCMP protecting the shipyards in Halifax is hit over the head and later dies of a brain tumour. Another uncle is rescued at Dunkirk.
Carbon Capture: There are energy-intensive industries like cement and steel that put large amounts of CO2 into the air that cannot use an alternative to fossil fuels.
There are energy-intensive industries like cement and steel that put large amounts of CO2 into the air that cannot use an alternative to fossil fuels. The answer is to filter out the CO2 from the smokestacks. It is called carbon capture.
Climate Politics: Politics will be more important in building support for climate action than understanding the technology. Climate change is techy and quirky.
Politics will be more important in building support for climate action than understanding the technology. Climate change is techy and quirky.
Solar Surprises: Solar sidewalks in the Netherlands. Solar highways in China. Solar panels covering canals in India to prevent evaporation. Surprises.
Solar sidewalks in the Netherlands. Solar highways in China. Solar panels covering canals in India to prevent evaporation. Surprises.
