Pat Heffernan

Texas fossil fuel boycott law ruled unconstitutional A judge ruled Senate Bill 13, passed in 2021, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The law prevented state investments in firms it deemed as boycotting oil and gas companies.

A reason to celebrate when that feels so rare these days...and thank you American Sustainable Business Council for championing the issue!
Fossil Fuels Sustainability ESG
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...

And The Economist’s word of the year for 2025 is… An unappetising symbol of a messy year

Sharing a small year-end pleasure for fellow #word nerds....

www.economist.com/culture/2025...

AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors The company behind the chatbot Claude avoided trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of books.

Wonderful news for writers & all creatives! Now I can return to including Anthropic's Claude in my AI testing suite. #copyright

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National Book Lovers Day spelled out in a lime Word Search Puzzle on a teal background.

It's National Book Lovers Day! This Aug. 9th, enjoy outdoors in your pack, under a tree, or anywhere and anytime indoors. #NationalBookLoversDay

8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.

I had no idea before "how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels." #Water #Environment
www.propublica.org/article/grou...

WEOC workshop speaker applications open! Join us Sept 27 in Randolph for Vermont's Women's Economic Opportunity Conference. We're seeking workshops on navigating change, financial well-being, entrepreneurship & media literacy. Apply by July 24: https://forms.office.com/g/ByYWd4Adhk

Ageism, Loneliness and the Need for Resilience Research shows that higher levels of resilience may be more likely to prevent ageism from directly impacting mental health

Favorite QOTD: "Instead of placing the burden on individuals to be resilient, imagine what our society could look like if we focused on building resilient communities & ensuring robust community support systems are in place to meet community members' needs."
www.nextavenue.org/ageism-lonel...

A bar graph showing respondents who were taking care of an adult reported higher rates of burnout than those taking care of children. From McKinsey.

Caregivers, particularly those looking after adults, are facing burnout, a common yet troublesome issue. How can we shift this damaging trend towards a more positive direction?
www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mcki...

"King Donald I" Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders A suggested guide to how the US media should be bravely—and clearly—covering our national crisis

Now that Trump has ousted Brown, and the heads of the Navy and Coast Guard, the remaining top military leaders are all white and male, particularly striking given that minorities make up nearly 40 percent of the military and women constitute fully a fifth.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/king-donal...

PTON Purpose Trust Ownership Network

Just discovered a new nonprofit organization, Purpose Trust Ownership Network (PTON), offering a thrilling job opportunity to promote employee ownership. Learn more at trustownership.org.