Category: infrastructure

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump uses discretionary power to strip Tribal rights, to end pollution controls, to destroy the CDC & Federal oversight, to assure limited testing , with maximum contagion, while promoting Small ineffective government. What happed to Government by the People for the People?

April 1, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/31/trump-administration-revokes-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe-reservation-status

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Perhaps with Dr’s like Smith, many will Survive & Thrive, especially, if they self Quarantine, wash, use masks , gloves & social distancing. Help is coming with testing. Then, we separate the sick population from the immune & healthy.

April 1, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-emails-columbia-craig-smith-11585711804

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce There is testing available at small University Labs around the Country. This doesn’t compensate for a lack of Federal government sponsored mail in program. If we had Large Scale testing, deaths would be limited, and many of us could continue working. This not the way to run a Pandemic or a Country.

April 1, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tests-arent-hard-to-find-everywhere-11585738800

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Investors fleeing equity for a safe haven in Renewable energy. There’s a brisk business in wind and solar financing. Stable single digit returns for 10 yrs.

March 31, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/wind-solar-farms-are-seen-as-havens-in-coronavirus-storm-11585656003

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Mismanagement at the Federal level leaves testing in Limbo. Too many agencies, plus a wavering President, cost us valuable lost time & lives. Where’s the back up for testing now? Only massive testing & tracking of contagion can mitigate contagion & help us get back to work!

March 30, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/30/11-100000-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-us/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Mismanagement by Trump Administration, a lack of Federal policy to coordinate the manufacture of needed equipment leaves America unprepared for creating the necessary equipment to mitigate the viruses affect & save our lives. I’m betting on entrepreneurs & Mothers of Invention, while I mourn the loss of a Federal Government that responsibly delivers results! .

March 30, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-ventilators-manufacturing-gm.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Air Pollution is dangerous for those with Asthma or Pulmonary diseases. We may be more at risk, since EPA is allowing factories to self regulate. Pollution harms many, while all over the World Particulate matter has decreased, why should American fear our environment ? Pollution control is necessary to prevent disease and suffering from Covid 19

March 30, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/climate/climate-pollution-coronavirus-lungs.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Innovation needed: How to provide the necessary tools to scale up production of ventilators now! Getting the plastic shouldn’t be a problem. Will 3D printing become our new “go to”? On the bright side, if tPA or Streptokinase works to prevent clot formation, we may need less ventilators. Innovation to Survive. Crisis presents opportunity to work &think differently. Be part of the solution. Survive & Thrive

March 29, 2020

http://www.ft.com/content/28bc27d1-8561-4838-bd71-0d7884a15dfa

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce There is a shift in our workforce: Healthcare, pharmacies, groceries, distributors, logistic specialists wanted. Have the courage to try something new. Personally, I’ve had 5 careers. Survive and thrive!

March 29, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-compels-historic-labor-shift-11585474206

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Letting factories determine their ability to provide clean air & clean water may prolong our exposure to the virus. Why relax pollution controls now? To contain contagion, we need clean and water. Why work against the health of “we the People”? Health precedes profits, especially if you want yo restart business!

March 27, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/climate/epa-coronavirus-pollution-rules.html