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The Land Remembers: Why Farmers Are Bringing Back ‘Prairie Potholes’

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:33:23 +1000

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

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/prairie-potholes-restoration-canada/

"Switchgrass and foxtail provided the perfect camouflage for a heron slowly
wading through a prairie pond. Only the squawking of a Canada goose mother
scolding her offspring shattered the bucolic stillness of the wetland. It was

Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:32:17 +1000

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

<https://www.nasa.gov/missions/neo-surveyor/work-is-under-way-on-nasas-next-generation-asteroid-hunter/>

"NASA’s new asteroid-hunting spacecraft is taking shape at NASA’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Called NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth
Object Surveyor), this cutting-edge infrared space telescope will seek out the

Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:31:08 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/oil-and-gas-communities-are-a-blind-spot-in-americas-climate-and-economic-policies-237947>

"On a recent visit to Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, my
colleagues and I met with the administrators of a highly regarded community
college to discuss the town’s economy. Leaving the scenic campus, we saw

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:30:07 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/universities-fossil-fuel-funding-green-energy>

"Fossil fuel companies’ funding of universities’ climate-focused efforts is
delaying the green transition, according to the most extensive peer-reviewed
study to date of the industry’s influence on academia.

Nature Cam

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:29:00 +1000

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

https://worldcam.vercel.app/

"The world is a beautiful place 🌍

A beautiful place with beautiful creatures 🦜🦚

Man wins $1.6 million for 'hidden' invention from the 1980s

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:27:42 +1000

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

<https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-wins-16-million-for-hidden-invention-from-the-1980s-062635568.html>

"A man has been awarded a one million Euro (AU$1.65 million) prize for a
little-known invention he developed in the 1980s. Although its creator
describes the device as “hidden from the eyes of society” it’s used by millions

Volvo unveils heavy duty electric truck with 600km range

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:36:45 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/volvo-unveils-heavy-duty-electric-truck-with-600km-range/>

"Swedish truck company Volvo has unveiled the next generation of its FH
Electric heavy-duty electric truck which will now boast an electric range of up
to 600 kilometres, double that of its predecessor.

Volvo Cars dumps 2030 all-electric target, to ramp up hybrids as it weakens climate goals

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:35:59 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/09/05/volvo-cars-dumps-2030-all-electric-target-to-ramp-up-hybrids-as-it-weakens-climate-goals/>

"Swedish based Volvo Cars has abandoned its 2030 all electric target and has
replaced it with a new goal of using plug-in hybrids and even mild hybrids to
reach a diluted target of having only “electrified” cars on offer by the end of

Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:34:39 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/yes-we-can-reach-net-zero-by-2050-new-report-maps-path-in-more-detail-than-ever-before/>

"A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to
a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent climate
advisory body.

Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:33:23 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/wild-weather-is-costing-billions-of-dollars-and-putting-the-future-of-insurance-in-doubt-237983>

"Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping large
parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.