The Most Important Question

Newsletter #290: Life at 1.2°C

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This week:

  • The cost of electrification

  • The end of free COVID tests

  • The water crisis in Jackson

  • Minimizing cancer treatment side effects

  • The companies selling your location data to the police

    • Action Steps

    • Read Rewiring America's home electrification guide, and then share it with your apartment/HOA/city council

    • Use BioBot to get your county's wastewater treatment plant access to free COVID-10 wastewater and variant testing

    • Donate to Cooperation Jackson, a local cooperative ensuring water access for the homeless, elderly, and those with limited access to transportation

    • Join INI's Team in the "10th Annual Million Mile" from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

    • Read the WIRED coverage of data brokers (5m) and then donate to the EFF

      • Get more:

      • Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter

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      • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp

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      • Take a nap you deserve it

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