Read, Watch, and Listen #5 - Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Rawpixel.
In this edition: nothing focuses the mind like an insurer pulling out of a marketplace; carmakers get into the mining biz; making cement less bad for everyone; wealthy tech moguls offer an object lesson in how not to engage community stakeholders.
Plus: Revisiting a favorite Arthur Miller story about NYC, pre-AC
What Your Insurer is Trying to Tell You about Climate Change
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/home-insurance-costs-wildfires-floods-weather/675141/Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/02/business/lithium-mining-automakers-electric-vehicles.htmlCement emits as much CO2 as India. Why is it so hard to fix?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/06/27/concrete-greenhouse-gas-emissions-cement/A California Land Mystery Is Solved. Now the Political Fight Begins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/business/economy/california-land-solano-county.htmlBefore Air-Conditioning
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/06/22/before-air-conditioning