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“Let me warn fisherfolk, those with vessels, those with jet skis, swimmers, whomever, please avoid the area as much as possible. Don’t go purposefully sightseeing and sailing into the area. It’s not an opportunity to go sightseeing isn’t an opportunity...
by Pakalolo
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 04:54 AM PST
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As if we need more snarky news on how much apocalyptic trouble we are in, The Guardian chimes in and shares this feel-good story: How do you stop a glacier from melting? Simple – put up an underwater curtain. John Gibbons asked nobody in particular,...
by Pakalolo
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on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at 10:03 AM PST
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You can make a difference to the hurt being caused by climate chaos and the great extinction event in your town or your city! How? Reuse, repurpose, and recycle this information. You can push your local politicians to act. It will make a difference!...
by birches
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on Mon Oct 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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From a human perspective this planet’s surface appears craggy, coarse, and jagged from it’s highest mountain to it’s deepest sea… In reality it is smoother than a cue ball... According to the World Pool-Billiard Association, a pool ball is 2.25 inches...
by PvtJarHead
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on Tue Jan 24, 2023 at 05:30 PM PST
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Not all heroes wear a cape - A billionaire gives away his company, and Earth is the only shareholder Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, transferred the entirety of the family business worth a whopping three billion dollars to a specifically designed non-profit trust to purchase land of threatened ecosystems and protect it for eternity while...
by Pakalolo
114 comments
on Fri Sep 16, 2022 at 05:03 AM PDT
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What follows is a transcript of a conversation I overheard in a bar restaurant in Marseilles, France, a while ago. Both the woman and the man looked to be in their twenties. She had a French-inflected British accent. He sounded Texan (but intelligent)....
by ShamballaJones
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on Sun Jan 02, 2022 at 12:57 PM PST
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"A nature-centered, as opposed to human-centered (i.e. anthropocentric), system of values" wikipedia/… Skipping a flight might not save the Arctic, but it means you care In 2005, the philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong wrote a paper, It’s Not My...
by Angmar
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on Sat Jan 22, 2022 at 02:00 PM PST
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Usually I comment on politics here on DK, but I also have a personal interest in science and research, and once I finally started spending time on Youtube over the past 2 years, I’ve gravitated to a few content sources, one of whom is science...
by citixen
168 comments
on Fri Nov 12, 2021 at 05:22 PM PST
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For brief descriptions of and links to recent posts, click here. For an inverse-chronological list with links to all posts after January 23, 2017, click here. For a subject-matter index to posts before that date, click here. “There are more viruses in...
by dratler
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on Sat Mar 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM PST
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“Until now, Donald Trump served as a support for the Brazilian president to act irresponsibly. Now with the U.S. adding to Europe’s pressure, Brazil is more isolated, and the government will find it harder to stay on this foolish path.” Alessandro...
by Pakalolo
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on Wed Dec 02, 2020 at 03:31 AM PST
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From our community:
The Arctic climate is a complex and sensitive eco-system. It is characterized by the absence of sunlight in winter, long days during summer and brutal weather. And there is nowhere else on Earth where temperatures are rising...
by Pakalolo
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on Thu Mar 08, 2018 at 04:03 AM PST
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Climate Change, Blue Water Cargo Shipping and Predicted Ocean Wave Activity
PART THREE OF THREE PARTS
Whatever is finally determined by scientists as the exact combination of factors that forms these monster waves, it is well known that wave...
by Agelbert
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on Sun Jul 02, 2017 at 09:33 AM PDT
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Agelbert NOTE: This Sunday (June 18, 2017) I will begin publishing a three part article with Part 1 (it’s more of a mini-e-book, but I assure you that I summarized this complex and urgent subject as best I could) relating to the existential threat...
by Agelbert
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on Fri Jun 16, 2017 at 03:21 PM PDT
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“Human society has yet to appreciate the implications of unprecedented species redistribution for life on Earth, including for human lives. Even if greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, the responses required in human systems to adapt to the most...
by Pakalolo
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on Tue Apr 04, 2017 at 03:49 PM PDT
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Human Population Growth: The Truth About How Human Activity Threatens The Conditio Sine Qua Non For Our Survival
What Is the Greatest Number of Children Born to One Woman?
As of 2014, the greatest number of children born to one woman was 69....
by Agelbert
29 comments
on Thu Mar 02, 2017 at 01:37 PM PST
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There is only ONE WAY to interpret ANYTHING the Scott Pruitt TOOL of the fossil fuel industry says:
HE IS DEFENDING the Fossil Fuel Industry Profit Over People and Planet Plunderers!
Reagan started what Trump, with Pruitt AND Rex Tillerson, wants...
by Agelbert
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 02:50 PM PST
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I don’t know how many here on DK have been following this story, on Wells Fargo employees opening fake bank accounts to meet aggressive sales targets—I have to be honest, I haven’t, beyond reading an occasional headline. But the reporting on the...
by citixen
11 comments
on Sun Sep 11, 2016 at 04:02 PM PDT
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"Never. ever in the history of restoration has anyone ever dug down 300 feet to the geology and the hydrology of a salmon system and put it back together. And experts have not been able to find any ...
by Pakalolo
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on Thu Aug 13, 2015 at 03:55 PM PDT
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“Every tree has its enemy, few have an advocate. In all my works I take the part of trees against all their enemies”. ---- J.R.R. Tolkien
It was the largest tree my seven year old eyes had ...
by BobboSphere
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on Tue Dec 10, 2013 at 08:09 PM PST
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The Yasuní Is The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg
For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the conversation about oil development in Ecuador, I hope you decide to read this and learn more. ...
by angelajean
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on Mon Aug 26, 2013 at 08:38 AM PDT
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- All that causality, Trump’s endorsement and visit ensured a McLaren Formula-1 victory at the Miami�Grand Prix./...22 comments 114 Recs
- Good morning. As before, I will direct you to Mark Sumner’s diary when he posts. I have Registrar of Voters duties for a bit this a.m. so will be missing in action for a short period. Be yourselves (or someone you’d like to be) and carry on without...151 comments 76 Recs
- In Praise of Public School Teachers I’m a product of America’s public schools system, and you can put me on record as feeling pretty ashamed of the way many of our teachers are treated these days. Why we see fit to kick 'em around—the convenient...81 comments 110 Recs
- This guy must be a Klingon morale officer. “All of you will die but know one thing: Mother Russia will never forget us. Flowers will be brought to all of our headstones for centuries. Every warrior’s name will be carved into memorial plaques. Eternal...48 comments 393 Recs
- Admin correction: This story has been updated to link to the NPR story. The story and headline have also been updated to more accurately reflect NPR's reporting about dozens of federal judges who did not disclose free trips they received, including...195 comments 740 Recs
- As a Rail Evangelist for Solutionary Rail, a supporter of the Climate Rail Alliance, a member of the Empire State Passengers Association (ESPA), and a member of the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), I try to keep an eye on what’s happening with...22 comments 56 Recs
- About a week or two ago news broke in the media that the much anticipated yet delayed Ground Launch Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) has not performed well in Ukraine to the extent that the Ukrainians have tossed it aside. This news got more play because...22 comments 86 Recs
- The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against...48 comments 128 Recs
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