Juggling Dynamite

What is the blockchain? If you don’t know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and holds the potential to transform money, business, government and society. Here is a direct video link.

The most highly valued realty in the world is built along continental coasts, and climate change will continue to devalue and erode it;  believe it or not.

The Science Guy himself Bill Nye was brought in to CNN’s New Day this morning to examine some of the devastating effects of the flooding in Louisiana that has left over 60,000 homes badly damaged.  Here is a direct video link.

Note the last minute of Ney’s comments are the most useful in terms of initiatives available to address these issues “if we just decided to do it, right now.” He also points out: “At CNN, you have essentially a climate change denier meteorologist, and knock yourselves out, but this is a big problem and it’s not going to go away.”

The anchor offers the usual head in sand response saying “a bigger conversation for another day…”  Off to a word from the sponsors!

No surprise there, having accepted an estimated $73,294,380 in contributions from fossil fuel companies, there are 182 climate deniers in the 114th Congress in 2016–144 in the House and 38 in the Senate. According to the U.S. Census, that means 202,803,591 people are represented by a climate denier in Congress. See the details here:  Most Americans disagree with their congressional representatives on climate change.

At the age of 80, David Suzuki admits we’ve won some battles in the fight against climate change, but so far, we’ve lost the war. Still, the Canadian scientist and environmental activist says it’s not too late. In an interview with Bloomberg TV Canada’s Amanda Lang, Suzuki says we’re devastating the planet at the peril of future generations, and both women and a reformed Senate could be part of the solution to stop it.

Here is a direct video link.