Powering up (and saving) the planet

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about Water shortages in Southern California made an indelible impression on Evelyn Wang ’00 when she was growing up in Los Angeles.

“I was quite young, perhaps in first grade,” she says. “But I remember we weren’t allowed to turn our sprinklers on. (we’re not making this up)

And everyone in the neighborhood was given disinfectant tablets for the toilet and Water shortages in Southern California made an indelible impression on Evelyn Wang ’00 when she was growing up in Los Angeles.

The Details

I didn’t understand exactly what was happening. But I saw that everyone in the community was affected of this resource.

” Today, as extreme weather events increasingly affect communities around the world, Wang is leading MIT’s effort to tackle the interlinked challenges of a changing climate and a burgeoning global demand for energy. Last April, after wrapping up a two-year stint directing the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), she returned to the campus where she’d been both an undergraduate and a faculty member to become the inaugural vice president for energy and climate.

Why This Matters

Tech companies have been making moves like this as competition heats up.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and we’ll keep you updated as more info drops.

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