"It's a hell of a target-rich environment right now," for leaders who are unafraid to speak up on political and environmental issues, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert said Tuesday at an Axios House event during NYC Climate Week.
Why it matters: A lot of U.S. business leaders are afraid of triggering the Trump administration's wrath, but the Patagonia CEO is continuing in the company's tradition of speaking up on environmental and social issues.
President Trump isn't an existential threat to the energy transition and climate change, investor and climate activist Tom Steyer said Tuesday at an Axios House event during Climate Week NYC.
Why it matters: Steyer's free-market views offer an upbeat contrast to the Trump administration's focus on fossil fuels and nuclear over other clean-energy technologies.
Confession: Most liberal readers who wrote in after my "Advice for Liberals" column didn't like it. They found it naive and disconnected from their reality.
My advice, in keeping with our coverage, was clinical — like a doctor. But these are emotional times — traumatic for some readers. So they were understandably in no mood for survival strategies.
We promised a companion regimen for the other side. So here it goes!
Why it matters: Some days, America feels ready to snap and break into conflict or payback we can't reverse. So it's worth reflecting on the uncomfortable truth at the heart of it: Many of the loudest voices, and lots of quiet ones, too, believe our differences are truly irreconcilable.
The Walt Disney Company said it will bring back "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday after taking the show off-air nearly a week ago following criticism over his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing.
