This week:
Solutions to our biggest problems shouldn’t be so perplexing. On the other hand, washing our hands wasn’t obvious for a couple hundred thousand years, and my kids STILL don't want to do it.
Plus: Seasonal allergy news, a new Barbie, non-profit grocery stores, climate hackers, the SEC, the WHO, Google’s huge new feature, and Khan Academy revolutionizes education — again
Here's What You Can Do:
• ⚡️ Floods or not, fire season’s (probably) right around the corner. Get up to the minute air quality reports with a Purple Air monitor (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiUMfh3H2iRsivrErO-BzhqgKJ1SJF5W0VmIbOQbkcY4nTYuhOhmhg4PkQOMfeSMqHj1XkOsY9G-PeaTofdofOntzyiXo9AQ8bckGOyRqUTIXUuRORZx-d5vBNP-d9tUyM88JFdKp7v4WnyaRpiGqAinY5t3PL9Ao4fcTYggECX1d/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h18/nSrwYZ4GceRa48Cw1Q2fYV15Ew1DY3Nvy8G-d9qfIhQ) (and nifty map, too)
• ⚡️ Your community may need to replace toxic lead water service lines. Check out Beyond Plastic’s report on the pros and cons of PVC pipes. (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiYH9EEQ7xurMsqMqde9hymOR66WTEdOuyEXzqWDCW-ugQUtBALTDfWsQVGS_CkmwmXsQOcB6Ah1n1jRYwbH3L3upuCncTmuGda2Cq_6d69Pg40gt2jx8Fa1dANHx9ucrZ8HfxJhOkw95M_PsFP5-cKhh3LeDVJDW2ik1w07YF_oi/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h19/9HPMFp7rQYbI5ga78YrXej_9xV281OL9GYVe0VAo7Xo)
• ⚡️ Sure, the economy and market are completely unpredictable at this point, but there’s no better time to put your retirement fund to work fighting climate change (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiewK0xQ_fCbtpbIw2cKG4U_4XaIdcHtR4lPQLQMSBFqRBZKkGgo8vSfVH9oWVvqACmufu3ylSb1zVeE2gUMe7Irz4Gwz_gBj7AOR3Q5W9yUdY3uVAumR4eXysr0SevAm5TYfJ5aTKLizZxV63UhkHKtUlM9DopOlfrnLGaoAZRpl/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h20/S6iVRxF3SFTKiAsa3HI5q_QW0-z6OgZ-E3EhPAtV0zk). Do it with Carbon Collective.
• ⚡️ Speaking of lead pipes — will microplastics and PFAS (“forever chemicals”) be our version? Check out PFAS Central’s PFAS-free brands and consumer products (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/J8CiuacPnd73prQKEEO24AZpfb1CANGIGMBEz-5tBW0JAy4UprIaIbuUJOb-AtcNjYEPGJPtSLGIwjJ9YIcJt_GvH2MUpedJzTdz-HB94qCPSxoh46UEtPFbzOrqZq3_X91W0mkDaUSCQhDlrPq8tR1C4lNw-yVLqdqdIXBbfEORLQl6pkOKEIKy2jJ0JtOC_-VrXkafhhaqc2H3PX7UfQ/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h21/-iPNjWCJhoUSsoj-se3MUAn8xAAfqhacu29_0iF1YL8).
News Roundup
Health & Medicine
• Seasonal allergies (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiXoqmQ7u28-t6eyMP0fr70a71_1lbaHNAdOU6BanKDNPfwBPV1RQN-5VlEHpHVxhMSkwCPYnoSH4xBV2DBJ_mqvbEClbu21ygMhMQLjXf1_FDUdmtpDd6aFzx57HCH1kvnIdTRVG9xwVS_MQnZgV-f81ovJhHBLPd3mTmGk28Gy1_txuyEmYI_R-Kv7RpCf0eTcx4J5mxhWEA240tqCx207LNHzTYwFkVtFFrbWg0dWuNkOPw7WgzppvH52hdqkcMg/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h42/3yJkAwCj8m0ydrJcQHHaNUDW3BZQc8Xsp_TrJbZimr4) are coming for us all
• In Cancer Alley, US chemical giants mounted a campaign against grassroots organizers (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iib6VPQX2PD9YyEm6V9RmPkeFPhnUbynNvjlPAfZ5r9tW3m1p13cIu0hEG9Fm8IhldiCg6CZPH07Mi0l1KLwVSiXzxNekxZJVA77zt3gw0sPWERPuZ4Jydl3GV3JRPsgrsCvs4Gq3YvjA9SA9jED8ncQzQAujROe9szB6HL2u4gQesD0rq5YcVu1y5EKh_SGCLPkquYF0f-F8OKpakRiZ2mTZsh2Mih85zg4k5SyqNnJmhZ_WOSG4IBLqXerYSlYNgI8scUzc2WI5NHeIw-Mfbng/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h43/L65VZz2iiFwOZGjS72ER34Pz6JAEAIY8lsDwFxKRLhc), so they can continue to kill people
• Apparently forever chemicals in food packaging (like take-out containers (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiTIfomGoZhLxxW_Ku1QaPihT0PZUH_e0kM3bLKXLYG4Holb8vjt3xWLfQQkBMxhePMCS02wPrvL0N9y1tXI3KqN8ApGOP3UJChfnuWDR3mnZ4PpfbQ5tB71CTgtyKNQ2Em3d-83aItYE7rumepep5hkq5TcQ6V2S65CTUCIwD75SFMc2wtRWm5g3AopXD8euPQ/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h44/Za9aYlBWRkbdthlIB-ucaGTXyK2QqkardiHBPNuebGM)) can migrate into food
• North Carolina passed a 12 week abortion ban (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/M1i_w__b0gVj8np19cN4uGm45n3EApyifW4gA5DrI92vzaYzw8IIf-ajSQ-RNrIuIAV0zPLhwHnBCA6mpiIDC86N5mfXFoRIqg9ppmMmu1kN3Mf25eXBUVvk0YmUXaf2dP92f4du3KkE3GrSA5liDaXCwx3gubVWWOiqKWRs2-GC8dnGU5X2ZntgrDerzDQf5JuNjqmqaE44xDuBEQrf8Q/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h45/zaVfhsjgJPA7m_-0JTtVFWvxgi1Bx7ISWq-sQ8VPBxo), fuck those guys
• Barbie launched (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiZ_b4xuk8yYppS9eKXohK9n4Z2p5-6ROMkhKvySObGgxKgdVtMRUTt0FxvINSpQtfHowyzikZGMN4qWiYf_GG5eSA8QkZ2ecSd5KdZwi5qyp6MKy2JFJzg2clzCEHWBwlu_98k8fx0ldX0O2E9o7qM4aJtIKX1zwV0b9gHR1nDWXAfI7FWDgTBAui5p4c2w9Z_b_JMNtk4TX1VY_uomgllQMmi67-ccjXMxbC7IcEFdaSDXtah8uK7mj2VGx3-WOqw/3vx/xtjSAV6_RdO32T8vW9u1YQ/h46/v9R5V10d7tzeDwgZ-HcWU-UXW12Fnu0M62VZtwINABc) the first doll with Down’s syndrome
Climate
• None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/0Cf1srzExyTE9bt2YpTLVl_Je3oG7II60uanPSxMTwSl4roLdhPIp55cQFVCDMFm7ItGWCrEPrsw-BabERwrlKilm98s1GplRF_1LVinGQAESftOLsqQSb5KAvI92NBa4K_5ZaBNMMD4ZCbIrYF3XH4oESqFpZCWoaKHTprr9Aq1N37LM-y4KR2dCzpIuN3_92Yje6lKzNtyEyENv7LaayjfL1g_kTuiSfgY2d7w3Jo8zqQI...
