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Atlantic (October 5)

2022/ 10/ 07 by jd in Global News

“The fight against climate change is going to change more in the next four years than it has in the past 40.” One reason is America’s $374 billion Inflation Reduction Act that may ultimately result in spending of $800 billion to spur green energy and other adaptations. The act makes “betting on clean energy one of the most certain economic trends of the next few years. Clean energy is now the safe, smart, government-backed bet for conservative investors.” This “shocking reversal” still hasn’t fully “been metabolized by the world of people involved in the issue.”

 

New York Times (August 18)

2022/ 08/ 19 by jd in Global News

“For decades, buying property was considered a safe investment in China. Now, instead of building a foundation of wealth for the country’s middle class, real estate has become a source of discontent and anger.”

 

The Guardian (March 21)

2021/ 03/ 23 by jd in Global News

“Covid-19 is a global problem that must be dealt with globally, for until we are all safe, no one is safe. Indulging in vaccine nationalism will only postpone the day when we can return to a life unfettered by lockdowns, social distancing and all the other restrictions of our current Covid winter.”

 

The Economist (March 6)

2021/ 03/ 08 by jd in Global News

“Though understandable,” the knee-jerk reaction following the Fukushima disaster “was wrong.” Nuclear power has numerous drawbacks, but “well-regulated nuclear power is safe” and essential given the climate crisis. Nuclear provides constant generating capacity to support a reliable grid. Furthermore, “nuclear provides such capacity with no ongoing emissions, and it is doing so safely and at scale around the world.”

 

Denver Post (October 20)

2020/ 10/ 22 by jd in Global News

“Poor people around the world who were among the hardest hit by the virus pandemic are also likely to be the last to recover from it.” The vaccines showing the most promise “need nonstop sterile refrigeration to stay potent and safe.” This isn’t available for over a third of the population. “Nearly 3 billion of the world’s 7.8 billion people live where temperature-controlled storage is insufficient for an immunization campaign to bring COVID-19 under control.”

 

The Guardian (April 24)

2020/ 04/ 26 by jd in Global News

“Amid the misery and chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are some short-term consolations. The precipitous drop in road and air traffic has left the air cleaner and the skies clearer.” Hopefully, when it is finally “safe to emerge from economic survival mode,” we will reflect “on which kinds of productive activity actually enrich our lives – and which among these our planet can sustain.”

 

New York Times (March 23)

2017/ 03/ 25 by jd in Global News

President Trump is playing a “reckless shame game” with law enforcement agencies. The result of his action is that “everybody is afraid. And everybody is less safe.”

 

Financial Times (June 16)

2016/ 06/ 16 by jd in Global News

“This is no time to revert to Little England. We are Great Britain. We have a contribution to make to a more prosperous, safer world. The vote must be ‘Remain’.”

 

Bloomberg (September 16)

2015/ 09/ 17 by jd in Global News

Standard & Poors became the latest credit-rating company to downgrade Japan, following earlier moves by Moody’s and Fitch. “Could the Japan downgrade presage a stampede for the exits by international investors? Unlikely.” Most JGB investors are domestic “and probably won’t be concerned about the verdict of U.S. financial services companies, especially ones with the questionable reputations of the credit raters.” Japanese investors will continue to “view Japanese bonds as the ultimate safe zone.”

 

Bloomberg (November 11)

2014/ 11/ 13 by jd in Global News

“Oceanographers have detected isotopes linked to Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant off California’s coast, though at levels far below those that could pose a measurable health risk.” While the origin of the isotopes is clear, it is equally clear that the minute levels are absolutely safe, registering about 1,000 times below the EPA’s limits for drinking water.

 

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