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A proposed 60-house poultry operation near the Satilla River has locals alarmed about pollution, health risks and the future of their water.

 

“We need to place communities at the center of this conservation process and understand that it is through their empowerment … that they become protagonists in the conservation and development of the Amazon, because in fact they already are,”

 

At an IRE conference panel, experts discussed several powerful tools and innovative techniques for uncovering harmful practices by the global alternative energy industry.

 

New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives.

 

So, when people ask me for one thing they can do to bring about a more positive future, I suggest they seek out stories of real change that are happening right now. I’m talking about local food projects, renewable energy projects and neighbourhoods coming together to create their own solutions.

 

Some scholars and activists are raising concerns that Indigenous voices are not being heard amid the debate over whether to host nuclear waste storage facilities.

After the 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, all of Japan’s nuclear power stations were shut down while new safety standards were drawn up. Well over a decade on, only 14 of its 54 reactors have been restarted.

 

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired with cutting-edge climate simulations, show that the Arctic actually remained partially open, with seasonal sea ice allowing life to survive in the harshest climates. Traces of ancient algae, thriving only when light and water mix, reveal that the region was never a frozen tomb. This discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s past but offers vital clues about how the Arctic — and our planet — may respond to climate extremes ahead.

 

Since 1970, 73% of global wildlife has been lost, while the world's population has doubled to 8 billion. Research shows this isn't a coincidence but that population growth is causing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity.

Our research demonstrates that biodiversity recovery needs to be actively managed, especially in depopulating areas.

 

Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which the medium is the message.

 

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An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument’s builders must have had advanced seafaring technology

 

"This is not a transition. It’s a systematic expansion of all energy sources.”

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I also think that the Israeli attacks are related to Iran's nuclear program but I don't think they are related to this alleged leak. Here is a 25 min long al jazeera podcast for more on this:

Why is Israel attacking Iran now?

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Thank you for your input. Even tho I find this to be totally faisable, from what the cradle article provides, I cannot verify much:

  • fars looks like it's an Iranian outlet I personnaly don't know if I can trust or not, regardless of mbfc
  • the informed sources are not named
  • I didn't manage to find the documents mentionned*

Apart from that at some point it mentions that Grossi said in Times of Israel that “We have seen some reports in the press. We haven’t had any official communication about this.”, but it is about Iran stealing Israeli documents.

Anyways, if you or anyone has more on this, please share.

Edit: *I mean deducted, or something

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For easy access, here is the text: The Black Flag Catalyst Revolt Guide

Edit: As mentionned in this video, there can be many local variations. Still, imo this guide has valuable inputs.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Great points you made there.

I don't know much about the bacteria that could develop in stagnant water but it certainly sounds like something to keep an eye out in relation to how this project evolves.

And I edited the title to include the no electricity part you mentionned.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here is a very interesting story about baboons in less than 4 minutes.

Dr Robert Sapolsky and the Keekorok Baboon Troop

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I have noticed that The Conversation has articles that I consider to be great and others that I find to be the opposite. Unfortunately, for me, this one is in the later category.

In this one, mainly they talk about how the technologies will work, about money and the urgency to use this tech. The real urgency is to start phasing out fossil fuel globally. Also, they don't talk about the unintended consequences, the too many known unknowns, and let's keep in mind there are uncountable unknown unknowns in geoengineering.

More info:

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The following ideas are not exactly what you ask for, but maybe they are worth considering?

  1. I don't know what operating system you use, but for me old computers is how I got into linux. Linux Mint is very easy to install and to use, so it prolongs the life of perfectly good machines that are too old to be updated by proprietary software. Personally, I was doing most updates so that the laptop is as functional as possible for the longest time, and I was always doing the secuity ones. A few years back a friend gave me a 2006 laptop and it worked kind of ok with an old version of mint, it was just very slow. This one was given to another friend who didn't have any.

  2. Depending on where you live there could be a makerspace, or a relevant collective that could use them, or parts of them.

  3. If they are not working anymore, you can use the parts to do crafts: jewleries, pins, fridge magnets, keychains, light fixture, wall decoration, photo frame, book holder are a few possibilities.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

Not sure what the point is.

It's pretty simple.

It's because Palestine was among former Ottoman territories placed under UK administration by the League of Nations in 1922. All of these territories eventually became fully independent States, except Palestine [source: UN 1917 – 1947: British mandate].

Israel at least has a reason to wage war, even if they've gone wildly overboard.

It is called a Genocide

Also, UN is the one who put Israel where it is.

Yes, and Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. So it makes sense for Palestine to have a full membership.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Coincidentaly, I also posted this article but after reading it a second time, I decided to delete it because I found it was very problematic since it says very contradictory things. If I misunderstood something, please point it out to me.

Examples of contradictions:

Over 99% of the almost 1.89m tCO2e estimated [...] is attributed to Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza.

[..] 50% [of CO2e emissions] were generated by the supply and use of weapons, tanks and other ordnance by the Israeli military (IDF), the study found.

  • And there is this graph claiming that most emissions by sector come from Gaza aid delivery (trucks).
[–] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

According to this article, it looks like most emissions come from Israel's IDF

Over 99% of the almost 1.89m tCO2e estimated to have been generated between the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack and the temporary ceasefire in January 2025 is attributed to Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I would say, it's much longer than 40 years.

This is what the United Nations, use as starting point:

1917 – 1947: British mandate

Palestine was among former Ottoman territories placed under UK administration by the League of Nations in 1922. All of these territories eventually became fully independent States, except Palestine, [...]

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Please, stop using the tactic of whataboutism. Meaning, this paper is specifically about Israel's war on Palestine, so let's talk about this post, and not everything else instead.

Edit: I need to correct my comment, since this paper is about

  • Israel - Palestine
  • Israel - Iran
  • Israel - Lebanon
  • Israel - Yemen
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