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Welcome to the week.

Apologies for the slight delay getting this out — Quinn is at the beach with family and I’m gearing up to disappear into the woods for a few days.

Let’s get to it!

This week:

• 🏠️Possible solutions for home insurance

• 🦟Dengue surges

• 🧑‍🌾Farming climate adaptations

•  🌤️AI climate forecasting

• And more

Have a great week,

— Willow

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You said:

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hell yes, that shit is poison (47%)

“We don't need sugar added into everything we eat. Sugar is addictive and poison.”

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Sure (10%)

“I try to avoid refined sugar. Sugar should not utilize government subsidies.”

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ It depends on the details (25%)

“The issue with sugar isn't sugar per se, it's the lack of information that people have about what is actually in their food. We also need to end sugar subsidies that provide incorrect incentives for companies/ consumers.”

🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Let people eat what they want to eat (18%)

“It's okay to offer advice on health concerns but passing laws to take away all of our choices, they have good intentions but it's a loss of freedom.”

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