Places and Things

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Would Make Electricity Carbon-free by 2035 The backbone of President Biden's plan to use infrastructure spending to advance climate policy is a clean electricity standard for the power sector that has the potential to be the most aggressive ever enacted by the federal government. Tucked into his $2. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bidens-infrastructure-plan-would-make-electricity-carbon-free-by-2035/

Elon Musk pledges $100 million for new X Prize carbon removal competition Elon Musk is putting up $100 million as part of a new X Prize Foundation competition focused on carbon removal technology. The contest, announced Monday morning, will run for four years and is open to teams around the globe. Fifteen teams will be selected for the competition within 18 months. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22245100/elon-musk-100-million-carbon-capture-removal-x-prize-competition

Netflix is finally ready to show a little more of Altered Carbon's second season -- if only just. The service has posted a teaser trailer that revolves around Anthony Mackie as the "re-sleeve" of Takeshi Kovacs, who was played by Koel Kinnaman in the first season. from https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/04/altered-carbon-season-2-teaser/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C798%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C798%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2020-02%252Ff0f7df20-477a-11ea-bfce-de14f39875a8%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D82ff3565fcbcdbdf8354e616dba3f87713778be7&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=aa904fa1c6c50a7e0025c15f18928d3790107d7f

We asked more than a dozen industry experts what travel will look like in 2020, and the overwhelming consensus is that this year—more than ever before—travelers will prioritize their journeys’ impacts: on the planet, on destinations and local communities, and on themselves. from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/top-travel-trends-in-2020/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced that he will not run for president, but instead launch a campaign to rid the United States of fossil fuels as quickly as possible. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18252265/michael-bloomberg-beyond-carbon-climate-change-white-house-president https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63187690/1090911042.jpg.0.jpg