This week:
Fighting over ESG is stupid, risky, and bad business. Let’s move on.
Plus: RSV vaccines, the E-BIKE Act, Skittles (?), deepfakes, allergies, and a new season of DRILLED
What We Can Do:
• ⚡️ Submit your comment (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/w3dYILNc3lH6MOK0tu1At5AX6K6Tv69AXNP1ZPKIEz2r2KOURRdvU3vSdDULPoTN1bD3wjezuQpv7X3T4kWiagjTAu9BzO0X0RsQywlhHeg/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h15/w-XXEPtDiFbfCVH23HTTrWPurh_j5_Q5r9AQZaY1UzU) to keep Virginia in the very-successful — and very lucrative — RGGI
• ⚡️ Some folks need shelter. Some need water. Or food. The data says giving them agency — and straight cash — works better (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiSlj2GtznjzF9sHyVVNRf0c6iw_6F0NH-BQkERzWIwCd/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h16/yX0_H0xjcPJVBO379IpdoUXz2pO346xqVJhd6Pp6oaA). Do that by donating to GiveDirectly.
• ⚡️ Health care is a universal human right. Setup a new monthly donation (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iictvTeOIDNBf8E9kfFMBNtI/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h17/tiJGRMPa8_iBm_ShrIoXbdKygh-r07OYSV_Ap-iV9Uc) to the legendary Partners in Health to provide care first to those who need it most.
• ⚡️ You know what’s cool? A BILLION oysters. Plant them (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiQ50h2B6LGJ_SqNNMv6nDBCyWWNNejfsZjVikToIHFxQ/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h18/bF8I6ujzNvZeACRK1ZjFh4SQaff0W8Q-1knXu2okpNw) with the Billion Oyster Project and help clean up New York’s waters.
• ⚡️ There’s 1000 words about ESG investing below, so now’s a good time to find a bank that supports climate action AND your communit (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/wvPN6TD-oRu_rLBBWhxymjUqdRrhZd0KcDoDbAl7ZGA/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h19/QRhlR5-6McRyHB16_G2OluOg4NPEnhmzm28y3I3liGI)y with Bank for Good.
News Roundup
Health & Medicine
• The FDA recommends 2 RSV vaccines (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiZGvgG6nunhttBw5MFpQ3OMrrFMzG1ZrY0oIoCU0Bx7DecdTgFc2s6tsqnEj9GQHIcWAnmW2gAdXtdrCoYTaTPc/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h27/XmQGlehT7kOhnVmWCE03iSa67oHzcTixSHNtZp8_A4s) for older adults — a huge public health win
• We can learn a lot about how to eradicate homelessness from Houston (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiZGvgG6nunhttBw5MFpQ3OPjpHISRWQnUUp1Xuq2bIROAc_WdfmUPf9VzyEUxzamJuod2BEA9F4P3ovueFZwHzw/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h28/xRmepv-bcYwMJZGrsFjojJrmpfw4FqeeWFOgsZJItXE) and Helsinki (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iib6VPQX2PD9YyEm6V9RmPkfllVBcdht_aQbqZ748-mYa5-vwgrQz1oxeUNszTUWQKSQ1WmkAhkBumgqtcgUNVOcmyWL1jH9EwXhT8_P0rrtfWBS2LM9miM01hhLCzYyy0g/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h29/Yg7BO-sERiRP57HiW4oMQGmOJGEYm64REynMehOUjww)
• The 988 suicide hotline is expanding LGBTQ services (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/koBtmbDJ2Zu0FrWV2882DG1OGGPyU_m91GALc8Zt9PYnKTJkjZB1r8ij6B_iCqYcNaA8sMXTStHNhfxm6_7Rlzg7l2spS2WdtUOn_V48Bp48eFCdMA-tLkCktgWc_DiDluTm2W2lhC2Rum34pzCzaQ/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h30/o7FJtV1HL5qy90__Qty3LM39T10ppuisiddOVgSrwAA) with 24/7 chat and text - huzzah!
• We really should celebrate the enormous — ENORMOUS (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iie3baQiSVLJ2bIwYjK8_4NlbSD6SqU0QeQOuYSOCaFnv5Hq0GbTwluJrB5AtKrj1hyEloQ7R8boZM6-X-is37_k_FQ7MJnIMydwgYZNaMYTC/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h31/j_oS80Ho0_UaxPdWJ3SoBxYMGA2Fi_-0pf_OZqO7458) — impact the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has had (and the thousands of people who fought for it)
• The best and worst (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiTJLfiTeVbPCWlDxK96q64L0Ixtk2YBJaMAHpXQGadwPRjIvMyY1LAPRuDn4AkKVudZO7kHuqRTl8JHHodaq2K-XrJ2aMKoKvC5SIx8s0xKygorEQn1xglpJAw68UsGZwg/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h32/P_G4qfhUeViUJ7GyY6iFQ5rQ9Ni6YbInOBmpYd1SpTU) American cities for allergy-sufferers
Climate
• The E-BIKE Act was reintroduced (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiXQ2RGfUa9X7aUD54i5uSaZSuwlsHR5b_tLzq9HQ38w0vpEu7K9MAvIflrpwKeY21G2SU1-gvhBUWu0wMzMXPz4TKqBxIfpEA-7c6_Azzq_GPvdaOG8gYx6KboUPn5Izkw/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h33/RkkohBC5skOKiwqayoRxYKoyRGu4_q4XCO-sOUtjcKI) in Congress and I AM SO EXCITED
• The new season of Amy Westervelt’s incredible “Drilled” podcast (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiaBVvdZuS0MZ3fHi_95R6Lk8oMy8u8Fvw-0N0abAdOdTJHo2w8uc_zgRVrv3zodfrw/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h34/9xEPaZSJO6iH0aEDAlpEsciC8KAsAAy2NKnLcAh0aQ8)is out, and this year it’s a cross-over with Damages, as they explore Guyana’s oil reserves, and how ExxonMobil is exploiting them
• I LOVE the “Third Act” protesters (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iicdUFtBGJZlP19pOezeKO7WpAD0FVH34wMNIqgWoP-AmRJNR8yshYW1oL1_pF6Tdowy3boUAtWh7x43wJ8Q-eQCDbQrpJpPNA_kIvUwcIW483cgcgzwCqeRRgCGeMwsdDYYrt6IS-6IaC9uoG4dkKGT4lPXnhgYbFRrUWlvKGoxmYyF_7PhUR0pOlk7ShBUBEOPPy_kQGqdYmgIaA0dzc4U/3ur/9iQ4LFMDQ9GIftB5luGpVg/h35/hrlE_R5uN8c4GFXlQShcffjcUKiK8V2qeqAGo3lwCQI)who came after after the big banks who fund fossil fue...
