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Bit busy with life and work today, �but I thought I would take a moment to point out that not everything in technology is full of bullshit. �I thought a brief discussion of some of them might remind ...
by angryea
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After today, Earth Matters is taking a short break. The next edition will appear June 16. A new study conducted by Data for Progress for Public Citizen asked respondents: Do you think that oil and gas companies should be held legally accountable for...
by Meteor Blades
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These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global...
by gmoke
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If you trek over to Open Secrets, you’ll find that quite a number of politicians, including some Democrats, are fond of campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. In fact, during his career, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has been a...
by Meteor Blades
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It’s a key green goal—100% of electricity from clean energy—that is, carbon-free—sources. Or, for those who are more purist, 100% from renewable sources, without nuclear. Hundreds of cities around the planet have pledged to reach that goal, whichever...
by Meteor Blades
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It should be clear to all that the human species is in the midst of a great change in energy sources. This has happened before. It started with wood which was readily available in most parts of the world. Though bulky, wood provided modest heat and...
by T C Gibian
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Good morning, good morning all ye Seekers of Consolation, Hope, Uplift and general Better Vibes for the living of your days. The Daily Kos Good News Round Up is live and “On Air” on your pixel screen, glowing with colors (unless you have been tinkering...
by WineRev
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Hi everyone! I am sorry for being so long posting this, but honestly I was next to useless all winter. I was sick a lot, and with sheet plastic over the windows and stuff crammed everywhere Wheeliehouse was just not photo-ready. There is still a bit of...
by userexists
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Journalists have always faced risks of violence when carrying out their work. For war correspondents, the perils are obvious, with many of those who are killed covering a conflict as a result of being collateral damage. Embedded in regular armies or...
by Meteor Blades
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Recently ran across this report on techxplore.com that does a deep dive into the sources of German power production since 1990, based on data from Clean Energy Wire: One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it...
by Irontortoise
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