Sustain What - Post-Election Paths to COVID-19 Control and Economic Revival
Can we escape pandemic pandemonium?
In April, Andy Revkin of the Earth Institute hosted “Hammer to Dance” communication innovator Tomas Pueyo, Columbia virologist Angela Rasmussen and Howard Frumkin, the former director of the federal Center for Environmental Health in a groundbreaking conversation on paths to a pandemic-resistant America.
There was a chance, at that time, with federal leadership and investment, to mitigate many of the losses and societal costs since then. But of course that didn't happen.
So what now?
We revisit the failures since then, and explore options ahead with several top-notch COVID-19-focused journalists.
Reading:
Howard Frumkin's May 4 Medium essay outlining a National Recovery Corps:
https://medium.com/@howardfrumkin/a-new-deal-for-coronavirus-recovery-95111ce9d46e
Tomas Pueyo's September 14th New York Times op-ed article: "To Beat the Coronavirus, Build a Better Fence" https://j.mp/2HsG3BV
Matt Simon's Wired Magazine story: The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps https://j.mp/35AbwKl
Watch our April discussion of the Hammer-to-Dance imperative:
https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/view/communicating-the-covid19-hammer-and-dance
