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Why Is NASA Shuttering This Iconic Institute in New York City?

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:39:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-goddard-institute-for-space-studies-faces-eviction-under-trump-plan/>

"In the early 1980s, then real estate developer Donald Trump famously tried to
evict a group of New York City residents from a rent-controlled building that
he wanted to replace with a luxury high-rise. The tenants eventually beat back

Me vs. We: The Battle for America’s Soul

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:38:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://hartmannreport.com/p/me-vs-we-the-battle-for-americas-295

"Yesterday, I wrote about how the mental illness of hoarding syndrome
afflicting a few hundred of our nation’s rightwing billionaires has destroyed a
large chunk of the American middle class and is threatening the health of our

Working from home not to blame for dip in productivity, Australian report says

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:36:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/28/working-from-home-not-to-blame-for-dip-in-productivity-australian-report-says>

"The national shift to working from home is not to blame for the sharp drop in
productivity in the wake of the Covid pandemic, the Productivity Commission
says.

Behind the wellness industry’s scented oils and soothing music are often underpaid, exploited workers

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:34:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/behind-the-wellness-industrys-scented-oils-and-soothing-music-are-often-underpaid-exploited-workers-257455>

"Wellness tourism is booming. Think yoga retreats in Bali, digital detox
weekends in a rainforest, or a break on a luxury island to “find yourself”.

Norway project to trial “flat-pack” floating offshore wind turbines

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:33:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/norway-project-to-trial-flat-pack-floating-offshore-wind-turbines/>

"San Francisco based floating wind innovator Aikido will get a chance to
showcase its “flat-pack” style offshore floating wind technology in Norway as
part of a 15MW demonstration project set to be installed in 2027.

Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:32:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.propublica.org/article/newtok-alaska-climate-relocation

"NEWTOK, Alaska — A jumble of shipping containers hold all that remains of the
demolished public school in Newtok, Alaska, where on a recent visit, a few
stray dogs and a lone ermine prowled among the ruins.

Big battery splurge sets cracking pace for 2025, as wind and solar investment has best year since 2018

Fri, 30 May 2025 14:43:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-battery-splurge-sets-cracking-pace-for-2025-as-wind-and-solar-investment-has-best-year-since-2018/>

"Australia has notched up a “remarkable run” on big battery investment in the
first quarter of 2025, with six projects worth $2.4 billion and a combined
1,510 megawatts (MW) of capacity and more than 5 gigawatt-hours of storage

Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it

Fri, 30 May 2025 14:42:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-sea-ice-is-changing-and-so-is-a-vital-part-of-the-marine-food-web-that-lives-within-it-255606>

"Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s
climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of
square kilometres of sea ice around the continent.

Murray Watt’s climate masterclass: How to destroy the planet while pretending to save it

Fri, 30 May 2025 14:41:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/murray-watts-climate-masterclass-how-to-destroy-the-planet-while-pretending-to-save-it/>

"The problem isn’t denial. It’s the illusion of progress.

Meet Murray Watt, Australia’s new environment minister. His first major act?

No one committed to Paris goals can seriously argue Woodside’s LNG project should operate until 2070

Fri, 30 May 2025 14:40:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/28/approval-of-woodside-lng-project-gambles-with-ancient-heritage-for-short-term-gain>

"We don’t know all the evidence that the new environment minister, Murray Watt,
had before him when he decided to approve a 40-year life extension to one of
Australia’s biggest fossil fuel developments so that it could run until 2070.