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New video: the pitch to give everyone in NYC clean air to breathe (opens the original)
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If you could change one thing about your city, what would it be? When I bumped in Sarah on the NYC sidewalk, her answer was, “Give everyone clean air to breathe”.Instantly intrigued, I asked if I could help her try… and that’s what my newest YouTube video is about!Sarah McCuskee is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Global Health & Health Systems Design at Mount Sinai. She told me that she spends the majority of her time doing research, and much of this is centered around a con
My guide to New York Climate Week 2026 (opens the original)
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Hey fam,It’s almost New York Climate Week, which tends to be one of the busiest weeks of the year.With thousands of events happening all over the city, I thought I would use this week’s newsletter to let you know about some of the most interesting ones I’ve heard of. This is far from a comprehensive list, but instead a collection of some special happenings that stood out to me.Whether you’re in town or want to tune in virtually, I hope this is helpful to you! We’ll return to our normal newslette
These students are living cheaply by helping elderly homeowners (opens the original)
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Hey fam,This week I learned about a company helping college students live extremely cheaply with elderly homeowners in exchange for helping them out. I think it’s a fantastic community-focused idea, and was lucky enough to exchange words with the founder to hear even more. Hope you enjoy!After the positive feedback from last week’s style of a longer story upfront followed by the quicker recaps of more stories at the end, I’m going to continue writing the newsletter this way! If you ever have fee
This man saved 50 tons of rotting fruit with smoothies (opens the original)
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Hey fam,This week I learned about a man who turned rotting fruit into a flourishing smoothie business that empowers thousands of young people in his community. And we’re diving into it in this special edition of The Hopemakers newsletter!<div class="i
46 ways to become a community scientist (opens the original)
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Hey fam,Have you heard of NASA’s 46 citizen science games that let anyone search for evidence of aliens in the universe, make a real backyard radio telescope to study Jupiter, or see which plants can grow in space to feed astronauts?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1652145595413-0a7
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