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A Hypothetical AI Bill of Rights for AI Edge Case Users

…19, 2025. I used it to help me with my work in in climate change, sustainability, and looking for bipartisan solutions for systemic issues. I tried using it to update my CV and that was a total failure. What would seem like a pretty…

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Welcome to Heavy Lifting

Real-world commentary on sustainability, capitalism, and climate change — Thanks for being here. This publication is about sustainability, capitalism, climate change, and related topics that will emerge over time. All of these topics are a…

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To 49(3b) or not to 49(3b). That is the question.

…participation. I realize my last piece, “EFRAG Is Putting European Sustainability Reporting Standards at Risk,” was a bit dense—even turgid—for most readers. So in appreciation of those not deep in the sustainability standard setting…

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Anticipating the Risk Factors in Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus

…so that the existing catalog would not shape it. SASB identifies the sustainability issues likely to be financially material in each industry. It was never meant to identify every material issue, and competition, financing, customer…

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Unified Democratic Control (2028)

…structure documentation. Compliance investments accelerate—expanded sustainability reporting teams, board committee restructuring, enhanced data systems for emissions tracking, and physical risk assessment. This compliance activity is…

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Nebraska Is a Climate Champion

…with federal funding. Two members of the firm’s Climate and Sustainability leadership team are named. Anna Holland, the Program Manager, has over 15 years of experience managing energy transition initiatives, with a background…

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Birth and Death

…place in history beyond whatever modest one I’m going to have in sustainability. Claude and I worked REALLY, REALLY hard on this. And then we killed it in a single day. Four drafts. Three separate failures, each one answered by a…

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Unified Republican Control (2028)

…as financially unavoidable but not elevated to strategic priority. Sustainability reports continue but emphasize operational efficiency, resilience, and compliance rather than advocacy or voluntary commitments. Governance structures…

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Institutional Hardening

…governance rather than by altering stated strategic objectives. Sustainability-related decisions were increasingly routed through expanded board committees, additional review layers, and formal escalation pathways designed to…

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