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Microalgae Shows Promise as Sustainable Energy Source

Microalgae offer a promising path forward in our search for sustainable energy solutions. By harnessing these microscopic organisms, we can produce biofuels that serve as a genuine alternative to fossil fuels, potentially making significant strides in reducing CO2 emissions and addressing climate change. This approach represents a thoughtful and innovative way to meet our energy…

ENVIRONMENT

The Potential Impact of Brazil’s ‘Billionaire Tax’ Proposal

Estimates suggest that billionaires pay about 0.3% of their wealth in tax, so Brazil has floated a proposal to impose a 2 percent global tax on all of them. The idea would raise $250 billion a year, and several nations have voiced their support. However, U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen opposes it. Here’s how Brazil’s proposed…

GLOBAL

The Scientific Magic of New ‘Electrical’ Bandages

It is a well-established fact that that electric fields accelerate healing in chronic wounds, so electric bandages were bound to come – and now they have arrived. Battery-charged bandages have been animal-tested with remarkable results, so they soon will be available to treat slow-healing wounds caused by diabetes and other chronic illnesses. That could significantly increase…

GLOBAL

Private Space Trash, Public Problem

The number of satellites orbiting the earth is increasing at an alarming rate, and most of the increase is coming from private companies, especially StarLink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX and helmed by billionaire Elon Musk. Starlink has become such a problem, in fact, that a major nonprofit is urging the United States to pause them….

ENVIRONMENT

We Need a Crackdown on Landfill Gas Emissions

Landfills account for more than 17 percent of human-caused methane pollution, making them the third highest-emitting U.S. sector for the pollutant, trailing only agriculture and oil and gas. And yet, controlling emissions from landfills costs far less than it does to achieve similar reductions in other sectors. The EPA has taken notice of this, and…

ENVIRONMENT

High-Speed Passenger Rail to Connect Richmond-Raleigh

Ground has been broken for construction of a high-speed passenger rail line that will connect Raleigh, N.C., and Richmond, Va. A date has not been set for the service’s inauguration, but once in operation the trains will move at speeds of 110 miles an hour, thus saving more than an hour of travel time between…

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

Did Your City Make the List of Best Cities for Biking?

Traffic accidents are killing bicyclists in ever-increasing numbers, but some big cities are working to improve matters. Here are some of the best U.S. cities for biking in 2024. The best U.S. cities for biking in 2024 https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/best-cities-to-bike-2024-peopleforbikes-minneapolis-seattle-san-francisco/719868/ Related Reading

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