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The weekly tent-pole essay, plus Action Steps. 10/10, you're welcome.
Aug. 26, 2022
Newsletter #289: The new arms race (where everybody wins?)
This week: Heat in China ramping up a clean economy arms race How to learn more about Long COVID Cleaning up after coal Magic mushrooms and depression Better data for pregnant people Action Steps Check out CTVC's rundown on …
Aug. 19, 2022
Newsletter #288: What $200,000 buys you
This week: What IRA means for cars Centralizing data for the next pandemic A parched Earth Big Pharma is Big Mad about IRA Fingers crossed that Big Tech will protect democracy Action Steps: Listen to a very-Ira episode of "T…
Aug. 12, 2022
Newsletter #287: France has *how many* EV mail trucks??
This week: Ira’s here and ready to fund the future It’s back to school and the air’s still not clean Our relationship with water is changing everywhere Monkeypox folks are helping each other Facebook’s liable for a whole lot…
July 29, 2022
Newsletter #286: Holy sh*t what a week
This week: A surprise for climate development that isn't terrifying? Facebook might relax their COVID misinformation policies Less land, more rice Alzheimer's under a microscope A treasure trove of biological proteins Get mo…
July 22, 2022
Newsletter #285: How to beat the heat and avoid quacks
This week: How to beat the heat in your city COVID quackery Introducing "Explainers"! A blockbuster depression study A new federal privacy bill is comin' Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.impo…
July 15, 2022
Newsletter #284: How to beat plastic
This week: Manchin fuels more heat waves COVID reinforcements on the way India and California fight plastic How we fight monkeypox Wow Ring doorbells are not great Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsl…
July 8, 2022
Newsletter #283: What Google's hiding (for you)
This week: What's a chief heat officer? Fixing schools in the time of COVID Why plant-based meat is a massive 80/20 move for the climate (and your health) Uh, Juul is back? Google's hiding your "sensitive" location data Get …
June 24, 2022
Newsletter #281: What to eat and where to get it
This week: The SEC's coming for greenwashing in a real way BA4: Endgame and BA5: Infinity War are here and immune evasive Eat more local veggies Bye-bye vapes (and nicotine?) A digital privacy bill might actually see the lig…
June 17, 2022
Newsletter #280: What's next for Alzheimer's?
This week: Where do gas cars go when we buy electric? A bunch of COVID updates The Colorado River's next chapter What's next for Alzheimer's Holy shit Facebook's tracking pixel is more invasive than expected, which is saying…
June 10, 2022
Newsletter #279: Moderna's got a new booster
This week: Biden's going it alone on electrification Moderna's got a new booster Why food is so expensive An unbelievable cancer result Apple's saying goodbye to passwords Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps …
June 3, 2022
Newsletter #278: The deal with monkeypox
This week: SEC climate risk reporting gets closer to reality What's the Paxlovid rebound? How to make strawberries last weeks longer What the hell is monkeypox? Mastercard wants to give you variable interest rates in exchang…
May 27, 2022
Newsletter #277: Why EV batteries are suddenly SO expensive?
This week: Lithium is expensive AF because it's in wildly short supply Paxlovid and Long COVID, a thing? Global breadbaskets are getting hotter and/or wetter and/or laced with explosives Fuck guns Healthcare info privacy is …
May 13, 2022
Newsletter #276: Who gets Long COVID?
This week: Water in the West Who will get Long COVID? The baby formula shortage, explained Drug overdoses and gaslighting Data privacy improvements Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.importantn…
May 6, 2022
Newsletter #275: How Hot is it in India?
This week: India's heat continues When a surge is not a surge Antibiotics (still) in meat Abortion Email cybersecurity is...lacking Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.importantnotimportant.com …
April 29, 2022
Newsletter #274: Is Wind Power Unprofitable?
This week: Wind isn't profitable Kids vaccines on the hold up The kitchen sink answer to food waste, it's metaphors galore today Menthol cigarettes are all smoked out America's new AI chief Get more: Get more news, analysis,…