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Michelle Hirons

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Mom, CEO HigherRing, passionate about using business as a force for good & lifting all boats. Environmentalist, feminist & advocate for a healthy democracy. Talks about #BCorps and #win-win solutions.

  1. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

    The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

    Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

    The list goes on and on.

    Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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  2. So even if I want it, and there’s a new variant, I can’t get a COVID vaccination update this fall? Are we taking international vacations to get vaccinated now?

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  3. Positive climate news. Going to take successful midterms and shovel-ready legislation and projects here in the states.

    Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable.

    Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?

    These researchers say YES.

    Read more:

    Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...

    A method to identify positive tipping points to accelerate low-carbon transitions and actions to trigger them - Sustainability Science

    Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...

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