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Moving emissions with emissions
Here’s a news story that caught my eye because it illustrates just how complex the broader umbrella of ‘climate tech’ can get. What’s up There’s growing momentum behind the concept of shipping CO2 internationally to facilitate carbon storage. There’s lots of innovation happening in the carbon removal and sequestration space, look no further than recent raises by…
Read MoreFintech to Drive Net-Zero Economies
CLIMATE FINTECH Fintech to Drive Net-Zero Economies Technology is not only making it easier to access and manage financial tools but also helping us create a more sustainable future. And the interest is coming from all sides: Mission-driven fintech operators, investors hungry for change, VC funding, and even global food companies are working to develop…
Read MoreBringing the Franchise Industry Into The 21st Century
Brought to you by FranShares For all the progress that’s been made technologically since the dawn of the internet, franchises have been painfully stagnant. Few products have evolved that meaningfully change the way that consumers and franchised businesses interact. While Elon Musk is simultaneously changing the auto industry and space industry, businesses in the franchise…
Read MoreThe Family Glitch
5.1M Americans are caught in a “family glitch.” What the heck does that mean? The Deets Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), low- and middle-income Americans are eligible for premium subsidies in the ACA insurance Marketplace. Individuals and families are ineligible for such subsidies if they have another form of coverage, such as employer-sponsored insurance, that’s…
Read MoreU.S Cannabis Consumers In 2021
2021 was another amazing year for the legal cannabis industry in the United States. In addition to breaking records for the number of new full time jobs the cannabis industry created, 2021 set also a new record for the total cannabis sales in the U.S. That said, this growth was not equally distributed across all…
Read MoreHow Moderna is Advancing Global Health
GLOBAL HEALTH How Moderna is Advancing Global Health Moderna released its new global health strategy to accelerate its mRNA technology to prevent infectious diseases worldwide, not just Covid-19 (link). The DeetsModerna’s new global health initiative spans four areas: Advance mRNA vaccines to target 15 pathogens that pose the biggest threats to global health, including HIV, Zika,…
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