Cyndi Chen

Stories | Mind | Culture | Tech. Sometimes I call Congress when I think tweets aren't enough. I've left their switchboard number on my banner.

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Save Chinatown's Oldest Meat Shop from Eviction
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Research breakthrough for the #circulareconomy - Turning Wood byproducts Into Plastic..."the bioplastic can be broken back down into the slurry by mechanical stirring, which also allows for the DES to be recovered and reused." https://t.co/DRKWl8TCrk

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Honestly, this article is required reading for anyone who wants to talk to me about tea: a history and provocation to re-evaluate colonial and capitalist legacies in tea https://t.co/sCv3Pw8F3y by @phuchkafdmasses

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From @nytimes : The tech giant is focused on “actual reductions” in emissions and increasing clean energy use in more than 175 countries where it operates. It pledges to get to net zero without relying on “the purchase of unrelated, unbundled renewable energy certificates”

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IBM Commits To Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030 https://t.co/7luVgMqFeM

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“This is a guardedly bold move,” said Erik Gordon, a business professor at UMich. “It’s not that risky. Fifteen or 20 years from now, who knows where we might be? Mary Barra won’t even be C.E.O. But right now it’s hugely symbolic. This is very forward-looking.”

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It's time for corporations to make bold moves like this: GM Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035. We do need to be carbon neutral before 2040 to avoid a disruptive transition, but still, bravo for now for taking a leading stance. https://t.co/6diIoFud3w #climatechange

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"...On an organisational level, we also need to ensure that the circular economy is a part of strategy, risk assessment, and organisational targets, to name a few" #circulareconomy transformation needs to be considered from all systems -- financial, organizational, economic, etc

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Jarkko Havas: “It is vital that we understand how to achieve a circular economy beyond the recirculation of materials. Upstream solutions such as product and service design are essential to eliminate waste before it happens.” — @circulareconomy https://t.co/aHywPwZv1g

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Today's frightening #climatechange tidbit: deeply frozen microbes are released as permafrost thaws: (incl but not limited to anthrax, skin lesion poxes, and bacteria that release GHGs). Still a lot unknown - need to increase support for research. https://t.co/Kye7Q6S75X

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“VC-backed founders with fast-scaling technology have captured the cultural narrative on entrepreneurship, but most of the world’s entrepreneurs...[are] starting profitable enterprises in their communities…” — Ben Soltoff @tsaicity https://t.co/aSQTANMrpu

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Save the Postal Service - democracy depends on it this fall! Capitol switchboard phone # on the banner photo in my profile --> Call your senators :) https://t.co/zHs1nOF8D3

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The executive order restricting WeChat would alienate millions of Chinese Americans from their relatives abroad. We rely on WeChat to communicate with our family. https://t.co/VIRATIzfoK

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@PethDerek Washington Red-skinned Potatoes. Washington Taters for short.

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@TheEconomist Just when you think capitalism can't get more extreme...we start flying billionaires into space. Billionaires shouldn't exist.

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This is the moment to build the foundations for a world with no police violence. I'm certainly no expert in this area, and I've found the growing database compiled by @shyam_ala and co to be particularly helpful in discerning policies that lead to the change I believe in. #BLM

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Chinatown businesses have been suffering since news of COVID19 broke in Jan, long before our March lockdown. What is NYC without its Chinatowns? I don't want to find out. #SaveNYCChinatown: Dumplings Against Hate https://t.co/8jKXg72i4k

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Putting waste to work: new study in CA shows that the biggest opportunity for the state to go carbon neutral by 2045 is to use biomass to create hydrogen fuel. https://t.co/zIgaSjMGgV #circulareconomy #sustainablegoals

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Very cool to see so many stats from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's "A New Textile Economy" report quoted in here! In 2017, people cocked an eye when I raved about circular economy. Now it's a household term. https://t.co/TebPdJ7qsL #circulareconomy #consciousconsumption

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@YaleSOM @Yale Love the Varini by Kitchen Zinc. Little known: there's a SECOND Varini piece in the New Haven Public Library!