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Some Silicon Valley Bank failure reading:

1) Overview politico.com/news/2023/03/10/s

2) Technical details netinterest.co/p/the-demise-of

3) Paywalled bloomberg.com/opinion/articles

In short, they had a lot of money tied up ("held to maturity") in low-interest bonds, which lost value when interest rates rose. Changed accounting to sell off some, the losses spooked depositors, got a bank run.

#SVB

"Tan estimated that nearly one-third of Y Combinator’s startups will not be able to make payroll at some point in the next month if they cannot access their money." apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bon
#SiliconValleyBank

Climate change is not just an environmental issue, it's also an economic issue. We must take action to address it before losses cascade through the financial system. Let's listen to women, use AI, and take local actions to combat the greatest threat to human progress.

I am ready to continue to stand up for the truth, as I have done my entire career, and I will not be cowed by conspiracy theories or intimidation. I am extremely proud of my service to my nation.

cnn.com/2023/03/06/politics/jo

Few things shock me these days as a climate reporter in Louisiana. But while reporting on methane emissions in the Gulf, I learned that venting has caused helicopters to fall out of the sky desmog.com/2023/02/07/gulf-mex

"Relocating whole communities, sometimes called managed retreat, is perhaps the most aggressive form of adaptation to climate change." Interior Department awards 3 tribes $75m seattletimes.com/nation-world/

The climate change deniers sre still at it, now trying to stop offshore wind turbine development. And using a slick video production to do it.
#climate #wind #renewables #fossilfuels
heated.world/p/the-fossil-fuel

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Interesting podcast on agrivoltaics: AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado attra.ncat.org/episode-280-gro

Want to know what corporations are most responsible for climate change? Check out this compiled dataset of the reported GHG emissions from the largest corporations. Note: some corporations don't report all their emissions. See the notes on Scope 3 GHG emissions. yourstake.org/product-tours/es

AI-generated paintings imagine how famous historic artists would illustrate the climate crisis.
A series of AI-generated images envision how famous artists from history would depict some of the most pressing issues that threaten our environment, from deforestation to plastic pollution and factory farming.
#ai #climate #climatechange #art
designboom.com/art/ai-generate

Climate denials groups are now making up or exaggerating environmental concerns to oppose renewable energy projects. The latest are highly questionable claims that offshore wind will harms whales. ecowatch.com/offshore-wind-wha

Time for an official !

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Some places in the world still don't have a proper water or sewer system. Technology and investment to improve those communities is sorely needed. the-star.co.ke/news/2022-11-20

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