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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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Coral reefs are astonishingly important to all of us. Here’s why, plus everything you could possibly want to know about them. Prepare for some big surprises. Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know https://www.ecowatch.com/coral-reefs-facts-ecowatch.html Related Reading
Shifting land use patterns, population growth, heat waves, droughts, floods, erratic rainfall, worsening pest and disease outbreaks — they all play a part in the ever-increasing food insecurity that is plaguing many parts of the world. But there may be a far-out solution: sending seeds into space where they are exposed to cosmic radiation, extreme…
Scientists are trained to deal with only that which can be proven, so naturally they deal exclusively with the physical world. Therefore, it is widely assumed that most scientists are atheists. A 20-year examination of scientists attitudes toward religion shows that assumption is largely accurate, one study showing that about 30 percent of responding scientists…
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that 44,000 species of plants are threatened with extinction right now, and a direct driver of this crisis is biocides, the same chemicals you spray on your lawn to poison such nuisances as dandelions and clover. But recent studies show that in poisoning dandelions, you probably are poisoning yourself…
Microplastics, which are defined as plastic particles five millimeters thick, or about the width of a paperclip, have been found in people’s livers, lungs, arteries, carotid arteries, breast milk, placentas – and now in men’s testicles. It is not known how they get there, and more study is needed to determine how dangerous it is,…
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It’s been known for some time now that bottlenose dolphins and orange-fronted parakeets identify each other by mimicking the signature calls of those they are addressing. But now it’s beginning to appear that elephants actually have names for one another. Do elephants have names for each other? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00797-z Related Reading
The iconic chasing-arrows recycling symbol became so popular with people trying to do the right thing that greedy corporations began slapping the symbols on just about everything to encourage people to buy them. Now the symbol has become virtually useless. Even worse, it causes well-meaning people to put plastics into their recycle bins that actually…
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Unprecedented rainfalls are causing massive floods across America that are killing people and animals and causing a host of other problems. Not only are our efforts to solve the problem failing, but they often add to the problems — pumping flood waters into nearby rivers, for example, pollutes the rivers. But an imaginative new idea…
WILD HOPE is a documentary film series available for viewing on WATERBEAR, a “free platform that brings inspiration and action together through award-winning, certified films and documentaries that you can stream at any time, and on any device for free.” “WILD HOPE provides heroes we can rally around, actions we can share, and optimism we…