Nearly 2,000 scientists call on Trump administration to stop ‘assault’ on science

[ad_1] Nearly 2000 scientists, engineers and researchers wrote an open letter this week to President Donald Trump’s administration, calling for a stop of his “attack” on science. The letter was signed by elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Organization of Congress, which provides an independent analysis and helps to inform…

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Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate

[ad_1] Sometimes, surprises are lurking in everyday data. Take a category of consumers that Doug Rubin’s startup, Northwind Climate, calls “climate doers.” They’re concerned about climate change and tend to prioritize climate-friendly purchases, the sort of identifiers who might be stereotypically associated with things like buying organic foods or prioritizing local businesses.  “Turns out that…

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Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’

[ad_1] “Liberation Day,” in the words of U.S. President Donald Trump, is coming. The White House will formally unveil new tariffs on both friend and foe on April 2 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the Rose Garden, as the president seeks to retaliate against what he sees as mistreatment by the U.S.’s trading partners. …

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