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Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Father-of-two, 25, spent three weeks in a coma after freak s'mores accident
An Idaho man is in recover after spending nearly three weeks in a coma after he suffered third-degree burns in a freak s'mores accident. Robert Thompson, of Twins Falls, woke up last Thursday – the day before he turned 26 – from a coma, his fiance and mother to his two children, Kimberly Graybeal, revealed Sunday. On a GoFundMe page, Graybeal wrote: 'Today 4/20 he is coherent and knows what happened. He is talking to us and thanks everybody for saying all the prayers and having him in his thoughts.' The GoFundMe page read: 'He has a funny sense of humor right now and I think that's the best thing for him and everybody around to take in with a grain of salt.' Thompson and his family were in the backyard of their home April 1 when his two daughters asked if they could start a bonfire and cook s'mores. As he attempted to start the fire, the gas fumes got pulled into the gas can, sparking an explosion. Thompson became engulfed in flames. He dropped and rolled on the ground as he yelled to his future wife for help. Graybeal attempted to remove Thompson's jacket and rushed into the home to grab water, according to the East Idaho News. As they waited for paramedics to arrive, Graybeal decided to take Thompson to St Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center herself. He was then airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, where doctors placed him in a medically induced coma. Thompson suffered burns to the upper half of his body, his face, and neck. The father underwent two surgeries, including one on April 7 where doctors put additional new skin on his body. The procedure took place a day before he woke up and attempted to remove the ventilator before he was sedated. Thompson is now breathing on his own and looking forward to going home. Graybeal said: 'He stood up today and is drinking water and ice chips. For his birthday the whole family is here and visiting.' More than $17,000 has been donated to the GoFundMe that was created on April 2. Several people initially thought Thompson's ordeal was an April Fool's hoax. In response to those cruel claims Graybeal told East Idaho News: 'This is not fake. As much as I wish it was, I wish I could say, "April Fools, April Fools! It's all a joke!" But it's not a joke.'
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Freak s'mores accident puts dad-of-two, 25, in deep hospital coma
An Idaho man is recovering after spending nearly three weeks in a coma after suffering third-degree burns from a freak accident. Robert Thompson, of Twins Falls, woke up last Thursday – the day before he turned 26 – his fiancé and mother his two children, Kimberly Graybeal, revealed Sunday. 'Today 4/20 he is coherent and knows what happened,' Graybeal wrote on a Go Fund Me. 'He is talking to us and thanks everybody for saying all the prayers and having him in his thoughts. 'He has a funny sense of humor right now and I think that's the best thing for him and everybody around to take in with a grain of salt,' she added. Thompson and his family were in the backyard of their home April 1 when his two daughters asked if they could start a bonfire and cook s'mores. As he attempted to start the fire, the gas fumes got pulled into the gas can and sparked an explosion. Thompson became engulfed in flames and rolled on the ground as he yelled at his future wife to save his life. Graybeal attempted to remove Thompson's jacket and then rushed into the home to grab water, according to the East Idaho News. As the waited for paramedics to arrive, Graybeal decided to rush Thompson on her own to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. He was then airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, where doctors placed him in a medically induced coma. Thompson suffered burns to the upper half of his body, his face and neck. He underwent two surgeries, including one on April 7 when doctors placed additional new skin on his body. The procedure took place a day before he woke up and attempted to remove the ventilator before he was sedated. Thompson is now breathing on his own and looking forward to going home. 'He stood up today and is drinking water and ice chips,' Graybeal said. 'For his birthday the whole family is here and visiting.' More than $17,000 has been donated to the Go Fund that was created April 2. Several people initially thought it was an April Fool's hoax.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's Return Prompts Companies to Stifle Climate Talk With ‘Greenhushing'
(Bloomberg) -- As the chief executive officer of Caelux, Scott Graybeal runs a technology startup in Baldwin Park, California, that makes high-efficiency glass for solar panels. For years, climate change had been a crucial part of Graybeal's business conversations — until Donald Trump was re-elected last November. Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the City NYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into Bonds Hong Kong Joins Global Stadium Race With New $4 Billion Sports Park 'We have very quickly shifted gears to the other type of conversations,' Graybeal says. By that, he means to downplay his company's role in producing carbon-free electricity and instead, highlight its contributions outside sustainability, such as domestic job creation, onshore manufacturing and energy independence — all of which resonate with the new administration's priorities. 'It is not being manipulative; it is the actual truth,' says Graybeal of his new talking points. 'With any messaging, you have to tailor your message to the audience and to gain the most receptivity you can.' In the first month of his second term, President Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement, froze funding for green projects, fired staff from agencies that do climate work and targeted agencies' climate-related programs and language. Against that backdrop, Graybeal and other US executives are dropping the mention of 'climate change' in meetings, even as they continue developing or deploying climate-friendly solutions. Meanwhile, companies in Europe are also trying to keep their climate actions away from public sight, in an attempt to avoid accusations that they're overstating their environmental claims. All of this has accelerated a phenomenon known as 'greenhushing': the inverse of greenwashing, when companies exaggerate their green bona fides. In 2024, 63 out of the 100 largest publicly listed firms in Britain were under-promoting their work in environmental protection, according to an analysis by the Manchester, UK-based research firm Connected Impact, which examined the differences between what companies disclosed in public filings and what they presented in promotional materials. When it came to US companies, the researchers found the desire for staying unnoticed was even greater — as many as 67 major public and private firms resorted to greenhushing. 'People were under-communicating and under-promoting what they were doing,' said Lucy Walton, chief executive officer of Connected Impact. 'We will perhaps see a widening of that gap in the coming year.' Jennifer Holmgren, chief executive officer of LanzaTech Global Inc., is also recalibrating her message under shifting political winds. Illinois-based LanzaTech specializes in capturing carbon dioxide from emitters and converting the gas into feedstock for chemical production. While her company's technology prevents planet-warming CO2 from entering the atmosphere, Holmgren says she will talk more about job creation and economic growth, rather than emissions reduction, over the next four years. 'I think we have to stop talking about, 'Everything we do is climate change,' because it's almost like there's a visceral reaction to those words,' Holmgren says. 'This isn't a good time to put a red flag in front of the bull.' This comes as some big corporations have already scaled back their climate commitments, due in large part to concerns over their financial performance and operational challenges. The US leadership change further propels that retreat. In January, the six largest banks in the US cut ties with the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a United Nations-backed initiative that encourages financial institutions to zero out their greenhouse gas emissions. And for companies that haven't changed course, fewer are willing to publicly display their interest in decarbonization. Matthew Blain is a principal of Voyager, a US venture firm that has bankrolled climate tech startups serving heavy-emitting industries. While many of those emitters continue to explore low-carbon technologies to prepare for what Blain describes as 'the economy of tomorrow,' he says they have become 'increasingly nervous and hesitant to talk about the work they're doing from a climate perspective.' Along with the fear of political blowback, worries about reputational damage and regulatory scrutiny weigh on companies, especially outside the US. In Europe, where tackling climate change is still on governments' agendas, researchers say companies are pulling away from publicizing their climate efforts due to the risk of being seen as greenwashers. Unilever Plc, the British consumer group, has fallen afoul of UK regulators over alleged greenwashing and has faced consumer backlash. Last year the company announced it was watering down some of its environmental promises. Executives were being 'cautious and possibly scared by greenwashing investigations,' a Unilever shareholder told Bloomberg News at the time. Meanwhile, regulators across Europe have further stepped up a crackdown on greenwashing — in the UK, it could result in a penalty of up to 10% of a company's global annual turnover. 'People are so frightened of doing the wrong thing, potentially accidentally greenwashing without intending to,' says Walton. The divergent political climate on opposite sides of the Atlantic also makes promoting green credentials particularly fraught for large global corporations. However, silence risks damaging trust, she says, and could confuse consumers who have watched companies go from making frequent and enthusiastic pledges and disclosures to saying very little. Some industry observers say greenhushing is a positive tactic if it helps decarbonization continue in difficult circumstances. Companies are 'smart to play whichever cards are most likely to win at any given moment,' says Edward Maibach, a professor specializing in climate change communication at George Mason University. 'The most important thing is that their products succeed in the marketplace so that we can bring the fossil fuel era to a rapid close.' Maibach adds: 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' Rich People Are Firing a Cash Cannon at the US Economy—But at What Cost? 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