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☆ Brilliant Planet: Growing and burying algae in the Sahara is the latest solution for the climate crisis
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Tom Page | Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
Algae absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide and emits oxygen via photosynthesis, and has been doing so since before the first land plants ever existed. “Nature-based solutions are a great way of removing carbon,” Taylor told CNN, arguing that deserts are an under-utilized environment. Many carbon capture solutions have been proposed, the most headline-grabbing being direct air capture. “There are enormous desert regions in the country that might be converted for carbon capture and storage projects,” she added. courtesy Brilliant PlanetTaylor hopes the tangible, weighable algae flakes will make Brilliant Planet’s model attractive.
Persons: Adam Taylor, Taylor, “, ” Taylor, ”, You’re, Halldor Kolbeins, Fatna Ikrame El Fanne, El Fanne, Robert Höglund, Höglund, ” Höglund Organizations: CNN, US Department of Energy, Getty, Climate, “ Locations: London, Akhfenir, Morocco, Sahara, Reykjavik, Iceland, AFP, Climate Morocco, Namibia, Manhattan
☆ Len Goodman, former ‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge, dead at 78
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Former “Dancing With the Stars” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. Len Goodman on the "Dancing With the Stars" judging panel, alongside Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli Adam Taylor/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty ImagesGoodman was born in London in 1944. According to his website, he started dancing at age 19 and was a professional dancer before venturing into TV. Goodman served as head judge on BBC dance series “Strictly Come Dancing” – the British version of DWTS – from its inception in 2004, and made his final appearance on the 2016 Christmas Day special. He also wrote several books, including his 2009 autobiography “Better Late Than Never: From Barrow Boy to Ballroom,” “Dancing Around Britain” and “Lost London.”
☆ Blackstone's grand ambitions for attracting retail money faces a hiccup
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
It's also a key part of the firm's push to attract retail investors, Insider's Rebecca Ungarino reports. Bloomberg previously reported that both firm CEO Steve Schwarzman and President Jon Gray have each put $100 million of their own money into BREIT since July. But as nice as it is to have the bosses' money backing your fund, that's not the target audience. And while there is a lot of upside to attracting retail investors — its private wealth arm has quadrupled in size to $233 billion in assets in four years — there are risks, too. Click here to read more about the recent headwinds facing Blackstone's big bet to attract retail money.
☆ I was laid off from Lehman Brothers right before it collapsed. Here's what the final chaotic weeks were like from the inside.
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Emma Magnus | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Adam Taylor had been working in M&A at Lehman Brothers in London for 2½ years in 2008. I had started working at Lehman Brothers in the summer of 2005, when I was 25. In retrospect, there were warning signs before it collapsedAt the time, nobody thought Lehman Brothers would go under in 2008. I had friends who bought shares in Lehman Brothers when they were really low, thinking they were only going to go up, but they lost their money. I lost the sense of identity I had linked to the companyFor 2½ years, I'd been "Adam Taylor who works at Lehman Brothers."
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