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Alarm over health of Great Barrier Reef
*Marine heatwave in north-east Queensland sets off alarm over health
of Great Barrier Reef.*
The reefs of Florida and the Caribbean may be in danger too. |
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Migrants denied water by National Guard
*Migrants at US border say Texas [national guard] soldiers
denied them water.*
In my view, the fact that the migrants who reported this were pregnant
does not change the issue. Non-pregnant people's lives deserve
protection from heat and other dangers just like pregnant people's. |
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Naming heat waves after oil and gas firms
*Ex-meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas firms to shame them.*
It's a good idea, if we can make it catch on. Names of banks and insurance
companies that finance fossil fuels can be used as well. Names of former
companies are also available.
It is ok to reuse the names after all the good ones have been used once. |
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Covid-19 shut down nonpretentious yoga schools
Covid-19 made the nonpretentious yoga schools shut down, at least in
England.
The ones that remain are expensive, gimmicky, and designed for
people seeking dabble.and distract themselves.
I have never practiced yoga, and never intended to try it, but I am
nonetheless sad about the loss of something that others found good
and useful. |
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When private equity buys medical services
A review finds that when private equity buys medical services, it tends
to make them more expensive and lower quality.
Private equity does many kinds of harm, in many areas of business. We
should put an end to it. I am sure FDR and the New Deal Congress
would have done that — but today's politicians hesitate even to
suggest it. |
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Robert Kennedy Jr's racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views
*Robert Kennedy Jr’s racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back
decades, report says.* |
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Cheap flights in Europe encourage heating of planet
According to Greenpeace, * cheap flights [in Europe], made possible by
tax breaks for airlines, are encouraging people to heat the
planet.* |
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Push for small nuclear reactors
There is a push in the UK to design small nuclear power reactors to build in addition to a few misguided large ones. Here is an article
that grasps at straws to justify the plan.
It may be faster to build 24GW of nuclear generation using small
reactors than using big reactors, but it will still be slower than the
renewable alternatives.
Many smaller nuclear power reactors might be cheaper to build than a
few large ones, but probably not cheaper than solar or wind.
Also, they do not cure the other problems of nuclear power.
These include the pollution from the mining and refining of uranium.
the problems from the waste, and the danger of having a pre-exploded
nuclear weapon inside a building on your territory.
Is the real issue that the UK doesn't build its own wind turbines?
I am sure it would be cheaper and easier to change that, than to
build any sort of nuclear reactors. |
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Forbidden from leaving home without permission
In many countries, women are forbidden to leave home without permission of a husband or male guardian.
*In Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and [Salafi] Arabia, women can be arrested,
[jailed] or forced to return if male guardians report that they are
absent from their homes. [In] Israel … religious courts have
jurisdiction over marriage and divorce &mash; mean women can lose their
right to maintenance from their husbands for leaving the marital home,
working or traveling without their husband’s consent.*
Of course, Iran and Afghanistan are even worse. But this injustice
exists to some extent in a broader region, including all the Arab
countries in the Middle East, and Egypt. |
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Offshore wind farm planned and owned locally
People in a town in England want to build an offshore wind farm planned
locally and owned locally.
This approach could be very good for dissolving opposition. |
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