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Ships, planes, trains and automobiles are responsible for about a quarter of our planet’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, so the search is on for a green energy source that is cheap, powerful, lightweight and safe enough to be carried around. The problem is that each type of transportation has its own peculiarities, so there is no…
Downtowns across the country are plagued by office and retail vacancies, but a collaborative effort in Memphis is proving it need not be this way. Memphis is demonstrating how a focused, anchor-led approach to development, combined with a culture of humility, an eagerness to learn, and the realization that collaboration among institutions and individual people…
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Most all the nearly 620 ferries that operate in the United States rely on diesel engines that spew more harmful gases into the air than almost any other commercial harbor craft. San Francisco, however, has just launched the world’s first hydrogen ferry that spews nothing but water vapor and a little heat. The goal is…
Should a country be able to prosecute war crimes committed outside its borders? No sitting head of any state has ever been so punished, but a decision in Paris soon could change that and mark a turning point in international justice. Modeling equality for Syrian justice https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0516/Modeling-equality-for-Syrian-justice Related Reading
Animal behavior experts thought Charles Darwin was being heretical when he said that animals feel pleasure, pain, happiness and misery the same way humans do. Now, though, they’re not so sure. Startling new evidence is emerging that indicates Darwin was absolutely right. Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223z15mpmo Related Reading
A new worldwide study of plastic pollution reveals that of the 19,586 companies that could be identified as polluters, only five of them account for about 24 percent of the total. Those five are The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Danone and Altria. 56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace…
Featured recently on CivicShout… Support Pres. Biden’s Plan to Save the Supreme Court Pres. Biden just used a Washington Post op-ed to outline his three-part plan to strengthen Democracy and protect the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Part one, in direct response to a recent Supreme Court decision, is a Constitutional amendment ensuring that presidents…
Wouldn’t you like to eat free for a year? It’s possible, and France is showing the way by banning supermarkets from throwing away unsold food and making big polluters financially responsible for the waste they create. France has even passed an anti-waste law that laid out dozens of objectives for waste prevention, including a national…
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Even though the great majority of Americans think crime is increasing across the nation, it isn’t. Actually, the exact opposite is true: crime rates are plummeting almost everywhere. So what causes the wide discrepancy between perception and truth? Here are three theories. Why do Americans always think crime is going up? https://www.vox.com/policy/356269/falling-crime-trends-public-perception-voter-concerns Related Reading
It may sound too good to be true that buildings in entire neighborhoods can be heated and cooled without fossil fuels, but it is happening. It’s called thermal energy networks, and six states have passed legislation that either allows or mandates that utilities pilot them, and six more states have filed such legislation. Furthermore, at least…
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