Glass Wings Blog: June 2024

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/06/smaller-batteries-mean-cheaper-and-cleaner-evs-and-no-range-anxiety-for-most-drivers/>

"It turns out that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to battery
size and dealing with range anxiety for the owners of electric vehicles.

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:31:25 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/trump-promises-to-deport-all-undocumented-immigrants-resurrecting-a-1950s-strategy-but-it-didnt-work-then-and-is-less-likely-to-do-so-now-226943>

"While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a
promise to voters if he were elected again: “Following the Eisenhower model, we
will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,”

Letters from an American: May 6, 2024

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:44:36 +1000

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

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-6-2024

"In the New York Times today, Amy Qin and Patricia Mazzei reported on the new
Florida law that prohibits many Chinese citizens from buying property in
Florida, especially near important infrastructure like airports, refineries,

This group rid one Australian river of its privet problem – and strengthened community along the way

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:52:51 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/this-group-rid-one-australian-river-of-its-privet-problem-and-strengthened-community-along-the-way-226230>

"Privet is a popular garden hedge. It grows quickly and responds well to being
pruned. But in natural areas, privet is a problem.

Nio to offer low-priced EV with battery swap capabilities

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 13:04:02 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/07/nio-to-offer-low-priced-ev-with-battery-swap-capabilities/>

"Nio, a leading Chinese EV brand that offers high-tech battery swap technology,
helping drivers get a fully charged battery in under 6 minutes, has been
working on a few projects for the brand’s expansion.

Making merry: how we brought Melbourne’s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 13:08:17 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/making-merry-how-we-brought-melbournes-merri-creek-back-from-pollution-neglect-and-weeds-226231>

"I met with a friend for a walk beside Merri Creek, in inner Melbourne. She had
lived in the area for a few years, and as we walked beside the creek, past
trees, native grasses, a small wetland echoing with frog calls, I talked about

We've barely scratched the surface of how energy efficiency can help the energy transition

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:31:33 +1000

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

<https://switchedon.reneweconomy.com.au/content/weve-barely-scratched-the-surface-of-how-energy-efficiency-can-help-the-energy-transition>

"Amory Lovins has been writing and talking about energy efficiency for over 50
years but he says the need to use energy more productively and efficiently is
now more acute than ever.

Exploitation, brutality and misery: how the opium trade shaped the modern world

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:32:58 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/exploitation-brutality-and-misery-how-the-opium-trade-shaped-the-modern-world-227356>

In the final pages of Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories, Amitav Ghosh
volunteers a startling confession. Though he had spent many years working on
the book and had “accumulated an enormous amount of material”, he decided he

One quarter of German car exports in 2023 were fully electric, earning $62 billion

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:34:04 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/07/one-quarter-of-german-car-exports-in-2023-were-fully-electric-earning-62-billion/>

"The number of electric vehicles (EVs) exported from Germany rose sharply in
2023, meaning that EVs accounted for about one quarter of all car exports that
year, the country’s statistical office Destatis has said.

Australian artists only earn $23,200 a year from their art – and are key financial investors in keeping the industry afloat

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:35:09 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/australian-artists-only-earn-23-200-a-year-from-their-art-and-are-key-financial-investors-in-keeping-the-industry-afloat-228792>

"Arts companies and individual artists in Australia are supported by government
arts agencies, philanthropists, industry bodies, private donors and patrons.
However, it is frequently overlooked that a major source of support for the

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:36:51 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/hundreds-died-catching-covid-victoria-hospitals-testing-masking/103784896>

'When Dean's* father was rushed to hospital with a bad case of gastro in
February, he assumed he'd be back on his feet in a few days.

Why we’re turning off solar farms when the sun is shining

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:38:15 +1000

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

<https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024/05/07/richard-denniss-climate-change-electricity>

"Markets aren’t nearly as efficient as they are cracked up to be. Our housing
market focuses on building holiday homes for the holiday homeless rather than
actual houses for the actually homeless.

Grand designs? Why many Australian architects say their career makes them unhappy

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:38:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/grand-designs-why-many-australian-architects-say-their-career-makes-them-unhappy-228402>

"For years there have been suggestions of widespread poor wellbeing among
architects. In many ways this is not surprising. It’s well established the
profession has a culture of long hours and (often unpaid) overtime, relentless

Sometimes You Have To Let Those On The Outside In

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:40:21 +1000

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

<https://notalwaysright.com/sometimes-you-have-to-let-those-on-the-outside-in/329488/>

"My store is close to a halfway house, and some people come through looking to
get new phones activated and other necessities when they get to the house.
There was one really nice guy who had been locked up for about twenty years and

How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing our oyster reefs back

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:41:10 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-a-filmmaker-a-pile-of-old-shells-and-a-bunch-of-amateurs-are-bringing-our-oyster-reefs-back-227783>

"Around Australia, hundreds of people are coming together to help a
once-prized, but decimated and largely forgotten marine ecosystem. They’re busy
restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs.

Japan is Not Your Candyland

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:42:17 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/a-culturated/japan-is-not-your-candyland-44db6618bfc0>

"Near Mt. Fuji there lies a magical convenience store. Above it, a perfect
framing shot of the nation's most popular mountain. Too bad you won't be able
to get that Insta-worthy pic anymore.

A ‘conservation conundrum’ – when rat control to conserve one species threatens another

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:42:59 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/a-conservation-conundrum-when-rat-control-to-conserve-one-species-threatens-another-229188>

"When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control
is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while
poisoning critically endangered owls?

World’s first wooden wind turbine blades installed in Germany

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:44:21 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-first-wooden-wind-turbine-blades-installed-in-germany/>

"The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades have been installed in Germany,
which promise to be able to produce than 78% fewer CO₂ emissions during
construction and reduce production costs by 20% compared to current turbine

First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:16:59 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/first-nations-imprisonment-is-already-at-a-record-high-unless-government-policy-changes-it-will-only-get-worse-226612>

"First Nations people in Australia are the most imprisoned people in the world.
This unenviable record is consolidating rather than receding. In 2023, First
Nations people accounted for 33% of the prison population – an all-time high.

Our Campus. Our Crisis. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics.

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:19:28 +1000

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

https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/05/04/our-campus-our-crisis/

"On April 30, armed police officers swarmed the Columbia University campus for
the second time in two weeks, shutting down a student occupation of Hamilton
Hall and clearing what was left of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Students had

Lauren Fensterstock’s Cosmic Mosaics Map Out the Unknown in Crystal and Gems

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:20:33 +1000

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

<https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/04/lauren-fensterstock-mosaic-sculptures/>

"When a massive star dies, it collapses with an enormous explosion that
produces a supernova. In some cases, the remains become a black hole, the
enigmatic phenomenon that traps everything it comes into contact with—even

How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland?

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:21:53 +1000

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

<https://uxdesign.cc/how-do-you-accidentally-run-for-president-of-iceland-0d71a4785a1e>

"To run for President of Iceland, you need to be an Icelandic citizen, at least
35 years old, and have 1,500 endorsements.

Teacher finds stone with ancient ogham writing from Ireland in Coventry garden

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:22:53 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/08/teacher-finds-stone-ancient-ogham-writing-ireland-coventry-garden>

"A geography teacher was tidying his overgrown garden at his home in Coventry
when he stumbled across a rock with mysterious incisions. Intrigued, he sent
photographs to a local archaeologist and was taken aback to learn that the

They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting.

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:30:04 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair>

"“Sometimes it is almost impossible not to feel hopeless and broken,” says the
climate scientist Ruth Cerezo-Mota. “After all the flooding, fires, and
droughts of the last three years worldwide, all related to climate change, and

Could a Landfill Power Your Home?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:53:10 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/landfills-converting-methane-gas-to-energy//>

"Across the United States, landfills are accumulating trash faster than
materials can decompose. In the nearly 2,000 landfills in the US, food waste
contributes over 50 percent of fugitive methane emissions from municipal solid

‘Can it really be this bad?’: racism in schools shocks South Australia’s children’s tsar

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:54:38 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/08/can-it-really-be-this-bad-racism-in-schools-shocks-south-australias-childrens-tsar>

"Tales of schoolchildren pulling off girls’ hijabs, using the N-word, and
accusing other kids of being terrorists have “shocked” Helen Connolly, the
South Australian commissioner for children and young people.

Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:55:36 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/many-people-are-feeling-ecological-grief-how-can-we-help-those-whose-work-puts-them-at-risk-228793>

"We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value
and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing
globally.

‘Huge’ proportion of mental health conditions in Australia found to be caused by childhood maltreatment

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:56:31 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/09/huge-proportion-of-mental-health-conditions-in-australia-found-to-be-caused-by-childhood-maltreatment>

"If child abuse and neglect did not exist, more than 1.8m cases of depression,
anxiety and substance use disorders in Australia – almost a quarter of the
total number – could be prevented.

Neuroaffirming care values the strengths and differences of autistic people, those with ADHD or other profiles. Here’s how

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:57:14 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/neuroaffirming-care-values-the-strengths-and-differences-of-autistic-people-those-with-adhd-or-other-profiles-heres-how-227449>

"We’ve come a long way in terms of understanding that everyone thinks,
interacts and experiences the world differently. In the past, autistic people,
people with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and other profiles

Australia’s health watchdog warns patients are being overprescribed psychotropic medication

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:58:17 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/09/australias-health-watchdog-warns-patients-are-being-overprescribed-psychotropic-medication>

"Glenda Parkin was 56 when she was diagnosed with younger-onset dementia, a
rare visual variant of Alzheimer’s disease known as posterior cortical atrophy.
She became functionally blind and her ability to perceive the world around her

Saving the Mary River turtle: how the people of Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:12:36 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/saving-the-mary-river-turtle-how-the-people-of-tiaro-rallied-behind-an-iconic-species-217439>

"Australian freshwater turtles are facing an alarming trend. Almost half of
these species are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.

The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents"

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:14:47 +1000

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

<https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/07/treacherous-computing/#rewilding-the-internet>

"There's one overwhelmingly common mistake that people make about
enshittification: assuming that the contagion is the result of the Great Forces
of History, or that it is the inevitable end-point of any kind of for-profit

Shankari Chandran’s Safe Haven, a gripping and persuasive novel of asylum seekers, reads like an open wound

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:17:00 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/shankari-chandrans-safe-haven-a-gripping-and-persuasive-novel-of-asylum-seekers-reads-like-an-open-wound-227151>

"Review: Safe Haven – Shankari Chandran (Ultimo Press)

There have been many Australian publications about refugees and asylum seekers.

How Are Cruises Still A Thing?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:18:01 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-environment/how-are-cruises-still-a-thing-ef7fd8eebfa9>

"May 2023, Barcelona

As I enjoyed a sunset sailing cruise around the city, I noticed a massive

Our new vaccine could protect against coronaviruses that haven’t even emerged yet – new study

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:19:08 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/our-new-vaccine-could-protect-against-coronaviruses-that-havent-even-emerged-yet-new-study-229165>

"The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable
scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccines have
demonstrated substantial success in reducing death and serious illness after

A History Lesson Star Trek Gave Us 57 Years Ago That We Failed to Learn

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 06:20:28 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/ellemeno/a-history-lesson-star-trek-gave-us-57-years-ago-that-we-failed-to-learn-5d42a9f4f34b>

"On February 23, 1967, the twenty-third episode of the original Star Trek, A
Taste of Armageddon, first aired on NBC.

A Sydney council has banned books with same-sex parents from its libraries. But since when did councils ban books?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:50:01 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/a-sydney-council-has-banned-books-with-same-sex-parents-from-its-libraries-but-since-when-did-councils-ban-books-229610>

"Western Sydney’s Cumberland city council has banned all books depicting
same-sex parents in its eight public libraries, citing concerns over the
“safety” of children.

New Study: No, Social Media Does Not Hurt Offline Friendships For Kids

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:50:51 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/08/new-study-no-social-media-does-not-hurt-offline-friendships-for-kids/>

"We keep pointing to research that suggests the narrative around “social media
is bad for kids” is simply not supported by the data. Over and over again, we
see studies that suggest that adults are overreacting to a few limited cases.

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:51:35 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/heat-is-coming-for-our-crops-we-have-to-make-them-ready-223553>

"Australia’s vital agriculture sector will be hit hard by steadily rising
global temperatures. Our climate is already prone to droughts and floods.
Climate change is expected to supercharge this, causing sudden flash droughts,

Not Actually Gay But It’ll Make The Boss Pay

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:53:00 +1000

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

<https://notalwaysright.com/not-actually-gay-but-itll-make-the-boss-pay/331208/>

"My dad likes to tell me this story of how he took part in Swedish history.
Before 1979, Sweden considered homosexuality as a mental disorder. My dad was
aware of this but didn’t think too much about it until his boss came into the

World Continues to Swelter as April 2024 Blazes Past Heat Records

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:56:10 +1000

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

<https://www.sciencealert.com/world-continues-to-swelter-as-april-2024-blazes-past-heat-records>

'April marked another "remarkable" month of record-breaking global air and sea
surface temperature averages, according to a new report by the EU's climate
monitor published on Wednesday.

The Great Green Wall: Africa’s Ambitious Attempt To Fight Desertification

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:57:04 +1000

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

<https://hackaday.com/2024/05/09/the-great-green-wall-africas-ambitious-attempt-to-fight-desertification/>

"As our climate changes, we fear that warmer temperatures and drier conditions
could make life hard for us. In most locations, it’s a future concern that
feels uncomfortably near, but for some locations, it’s already very real. Take

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:06:05 +1000

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

https://futurism.com/advon-ai-content

'A few years back, a writer in a developing country started doing contract work
for a company called AdVon Commerce, getting a few pennies per word to write
online product reviews.

Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:07:45 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx8qv1nvdppo

'Venezuela may be the first nation in modern history to lose all its glaciers
after climate scientists downgraded its last one to an ice field.

Photos are everywhere. What makes a good one?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:08:33 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/photos-are-everywhere-what-makes-a-good-one-229011>

"We upload some 3 billion images online each day. We make most of these photos
on smartphones and use these devices to document everything from gym progress
and our loved ones to a memorable meal.

Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:09:24 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/labor-caves-in-to-fossil-fuel-cartel-as-it-locks-in-gas-beyond-2050-amid-deepening-climate-crisis/>

"Three years ago, when the federal Coalition government flew in the face of
climate science and horrified the renewables industry with Scott Morrison’s
plan for a “gas-led recovery” for post-Covid Australia, the then shadow

Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:10:06 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/not-all-ultra-processed-foods-are-bad-for-your-health-whatever-you-might-have-heard-229493>

"In recent years, there’s been increasing hype about the potential health risks
associated with so-called “ultra-processed” foods.

‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:11:12 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/world-is-on-verge-of-climate-abyss-un-warns>

"The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response
to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world’s foremost climate
experts expect global heating to soar past the international target of 1.5C.

Should we fight climate change by re-engineering life itself?

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:25:07 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/should-we-fight-climate-change-by-re-engineering-life-itself-227995>

"Life has transformed our world over billions of years, turning a dead rock
into the lush, fertile planet we know today. But human activity is currently
transforming Earth again, this time by releasing greenhouse gases that are

Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:26:12 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/trump-oil-ceo-donation>

"Donald Trump dangled a brazen “deal” in front of some of the top US oil bosses
last month, proposing that they give him $1bn for his White House re-election
campaign and vowing that once back in office he would instantly tear up Joe

Supercharged thunderstorms: have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods?

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:27:19 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/supercharged-thunderstorms-have-we-underestimated-how-climate-change-drives-extreme-rain-and-floods-228896>

"In media articles about unprecedented flooding, you’ll often come across the
statement that for every 1°C of warming, the atmosphere can hold about 7% more
moisture.

Record-breaking increase in CO₂ levels in world’s atmosphere

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:32:21 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-record>

"The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the
world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the
relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet.

Hadeda ibises’ ‘sixth sense’ works best in wet soil: new research is a wake-up call for survival of wading birds with this superpower

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:33:35 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/hadeda-ibises-sixth-sense-works-best-in-wet-soil-new-research-is-a-wake-up-call-for-survival-of-wading-birds-with-this-superpower-228854>

"Hadeda ibises (Bostrychia hagedash) are one of the most familiar species of
birds across sub-Saharan Africa. They are large, long-legged birds with long,
thin beaks for probing invertebrates out of soil, and though they appear dull

“Terracotta” solar: New 400W PV modules blend in with red clay rooftops

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 03:35:31 +1000

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

<https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/terracotta-solar-new-400w-modules-blend-in-with-red-clay-rooftops/>

"Leading Austrian solar PV manufacturer Sonnenkraft has unveiled a new 400W
glass-glass TOPCon solar panel that blends aesthetically with tiled terracotta
roofs, a significant step in particular for listed buildings and monument

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:28:23 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/africa-dramatically-dried-out-5-500-years-ago-our-new-study-may-warn-us-of-future-climate-tipping-points-229323>

"Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic
transformation. The Sahara desert expanded and grasslands, forests and lakes
favoured by humans disappeared. Humans were forced to retreat to the mountains,

Grid revenue fantasies holding back rollout of electric car V2G technology in Australia

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:29:30 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/09/grid-revenue-fantasies-holding-back-rollout-of-electric-car-v2g-technology-in-australia/>

"Australia is being bogged down in the rollout of vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
products for electric vehicles because of design problems, and unrealistic
expectations about the potential revenues from grid services, according to one

I discovered the wreck of the Titanic – but seeing these vents in the sea floor was far more exciting

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:30:37 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/robert-ballard-discovery-hydrothermal-vents-deep-sea-ocean-expeditions-titanic-aoe>

"The mid-ocean ridge is where the Earth creates its outer skin. It’s called the
boundary of creation. We knew there was life on the bottom of the ocean but not
entire ecosystems supporting large animals until our expedition went down there

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:31:21 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/as-climate-change-amplifies-urban-flooding-heres-how-communities-can-become-sponge-cities-217075>

"“When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in
clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing
climate.

We need to talk about gas emissions, and the climate methane bomb

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:32:11 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-need-to-talk-about-gas-emissions-and-the-climate-methane-bomb/>

"The past five years have seen a crowded contest over the future role of gas.
Gas of course matters because of its effects on economies and industries, but
most existentially, it matters because of its implications as a greenhouse gas.

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections – but is it playing into the far right’s hands?

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:33:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/germany-lowers-voting-age-to-16-for-the-european-elections-but-is-it-playing-into-the-far-rights-hands-229401>

"Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the
age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful
of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote. Austria,

Dried fruit grower saves $10,000 with electric four wheel drives, solar and battery

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:34:44 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/10/dried-fruit-grower-saves-10000-with-electric-four-wheel-drives-solar-and-battery/>

"A Sunraysia-owned dried fruit business says it is saving more than $10,000 in
fuel costs a year after trialling six electric off road vehicles, and charging
them with its own rooftop solar and battery arrays.

Our cities are widening the divide between the well-off and the rest. How can we turn this damaging trend around?

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:36:12 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/our-cities-are-widening-the-divide-between-the-well-off-and-the-rest-how-can-we-turn-this-damaging-trend-around-222386>

"The “latte line” is the infamous, invisible boundary that divides Sydney
between the more affluent north-east and the south-west. Historically, people
north of the line enjoy better access to jobs and education, and can capitalise

“Gas shortage? Yeah, nah.” A Fact Check on Labor’s fossil gas future strategy

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:39:55 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-shortage-yeah-nah-a-fact-check-on-labors-fossil-gas-future-strategy/>

"There is a lot to unpack in the Albanese government’s Future Gas Strategy, a
mind-boggling policy move that seeks to lock the fossil fuel into Australia’s
energy and export – and greenhouse gas emissions – mix to 2050 and beyond.

Our research shows higher carbon emissions increase costs for Australian businesses

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:41:04 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/our-research-shows-higher-carbon-emissions-increase-costs-for-australian-businesses-229133>

"Imagine every ton of carbon dioxide a company emits is slowly inflating its
costs — not just in terms of potential fines or fees but in the capital it
needs to grow and operate.

Skateboarding’s Latest Trick: Reviving Cities

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:42:13 +1000

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

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/cities-skateboarding-public-spaces/

"Rosa Chang and her husband and son live on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn
Bridge, in an extremely densely-populated urban area — roughly 47,000 people
living within a half-mile radius — sandwiched between downtown Manhattan and

A (mostly) scientific ranking of takeout containers – from best to worst for the environment

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:46:11 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/best-sustainable-food-containers>

"Getting restaurant meals to go often comes with a side of guilt: “Did I need
to supersize? I should have saved the money and cooked at home.” And the final
sting, perhaps muttered while hovering over the trash and recycling bins

‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:51:07 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/only-hope-weve-got-the-audacious-plan-to-genetically-engineer-australias-endangered-northern-quoll>

"In a laboratory in the University of Melbourne earlier this year, PhD student
Pierre Ibri was running an experiment that could prove to be a critical step in
an audacious plan to save Australia’s endangered northern quoll.

Supercomputers can take months to simulate the climate – but my new algorithm can do it ten times faster

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:52:24 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/supercomputers-can-take-months-to-simulate-the-climate-but-my-new-algorithm-can-do-it-ten-times-faster-229041>

"Climate models are some of the most complex pieces of software ever written,
able to simulate a vast number of different parts of the overall system, such
as the atmosphere or ocean. Many have been developed by hundreds of scientists

‘We do not want to be like Russia’: a first-hand account of Georgia’s fight for democracy

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:53:19 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-do-not-want-to-be-like-russia-a-first-hand-account-of-georgias-fight-for-democracy-229491>

"On a freezing spring night in March, Georgia’s national soccer team beat
Greece in a nail-biter penalty shootout to qualify for the Euro 2024
championships. The atmosphere on the streets of the capital Tbilisi was

More Interesting War News from Ukraine

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:54:56 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/more-interesting-war-news-from-ukraine-61ebf7946111>

"The war in Ukraine is getting more interesting. Notably, the Russian victory
US media outlets were predicting a few days ago is postponed.

Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:56:36 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/australia-can-have-a-future-for-the-gas-industry-or-meet-its-climate-commitments-but-not-both-229700>

"Gas is back – if it ever went away.

Yesterday, the Albanese government doubled down on gas with the release of its

Jack Dorsey, Bluesky, decentralised social networks and the very common crowd

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:57:47 +1000

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

<https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/05/10/jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralised-social-networks-and-the-very-common-crowd/>

"Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has been interviewed in Pirate Wires by Mike
Solana about social media and why he left the Bluesky social network site and
the Bluesky company board.

La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:02:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/la-nina-is-coming-raising-the-chances-of-a-dangerous-atlantic-hurricane-season-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-this-climate-phenomenon-228595>

"One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over
the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the
way.

Challenge Accepted – Just Let Me Stretch First

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:03:46 +1000

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

<https://notalwaysright.com/challenge-accepted-just-let-me-stretch-first/331290/>

"In a past millennium, I got my first real job as a kitchen assistant in a
restaurant. I was warned — by the owner who hired me — that the head chef was
quite the jerk and liked to play nasty pranks on the new hires, particularly on

No more bad accents, stereotypes or cringe: why the rise of multilingual TV is good news for everyone

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:04:46 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/no-more-bad-accents-stereotypes-or-cringe-why-the-rise-of-multilingual-tv-is-good-news-for-everyone-229113>

"As one of billions of bilingual individuals in the world, it disappoints me
when a film or TV show with characters of a non-English-speaking background is
spoken entirely in English. This is specially the case when the production has

I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:05:34 +1000

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

https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/

"In just the past few months, the rift between the U.S. and China has expanded
at an astounding rate. TikTok is set to be banned if it does not divest from
its U.S operations. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that “nothing is off

Feral horses in Australia’s high country are damaging peatlands, decreasing carbon stores

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:06:12 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/feral-horses-in-australias-high-country-are-damaging-peatlands-decreasing-carbon-stores-228990>

"Peatlands store more carbon per square metre than any other ecosystem on
Earth. These waterlogged, mossy bogs beat even dense rainforests for their
ability to act as carbon reservoirs.

Lily Seika Jones

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:07:20 +1000

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

https://www.lilyseikajones.com/

"Lily Seika Jones is a full-time artist/illustrator currently working out of
Vancouver, Canada. She spends the majority of her time walking along the marsh,
or drinking tea indoors while creating highly detailed, whimsical watercolor

Women in rich countries are having fewer kids, or none at all. What’s going on?

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:12:13 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/women-in-rich-countries-are-having-fewer-kids-or-none-at-all-whats-going-on-229185>

"A recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows
US fertility rates dropped 2% in 2023. With the exception of a temporary
increase in the fertility rate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US

Planting Trees and Equity in the Arizona Desert

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:14:11 +1000

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

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/tucson-million-trees-equity/

"On a recent Sunday morning, the Barrio Centro neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona,
was abuzz with activity. People from all walks of life were busy hauling dirt,
planting saplings and building earthworks like berms and swales in the warm

Andrew Tate’s extreme views about women are infiltrating Australian schools. We need a zero-tolerance response

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:15:02 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/andrew-tates-extreme-views-about-women-are-infiltrating-australian-schools-we-need-a-zero-tolerance-response-229603>

"Earlier this week, two students were expelled from a Melbourne private school
for their involvement in creating a spreadsheet that ranked girls using sexist
and violent categories (from “wifeys” and “cuties” to “unrapeable”).

City Libraries Eliminated Late Fees Three Years Ago — How Has it Gone?

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:16:20 +1000

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

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/30/library-card-no-late-fees/

"In October 2021, the city’s libraries abolished fines on overdue materials and
predicted it would unlock hundreds of thousands of people who had their cards
blocked.

Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: Report

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:17:16 +1000

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

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-based-schemes-deforestation-poverty.html

'Market-based approaches to forest conservation like carbon offsets and
deforestation-free certification schemes have largely failed to protect trees
or alleviate poverty, according to a major scientific review published on

Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won't give up floppy disks

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:18:29 +1000

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

<https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240510-floppy-disks-why-some-people-are-still-in-love-with-this-obsolete-computer-storage-technology>

'The last floppy disk was made over a decade ago and doesn't even have enough
capacity to store a modern smart phone picture, so why do some people still
love using them?

Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:52:23 +1000

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

<https://abcnews.go.com/US/scientists-figured-make-bio-based-plastic-completely-biodegrades/story?id=110032450>

'Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that
actually break down without forming into microplastics, or tiny pieces of
plastics that could linger for thousands of years.

Castoffs to catwalk: fashion show shines light on vast Chile clothes dump visible from space

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:53:44 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/08/castoffs-to-catwalk-fashion-show-shines-light-on-vast-chile-clothes-dump-visible-from-space>

"Draped in layers of denim, Sadlin Charles walks the catwalk of sand between
piles of discarded clothes and tyres in Chile’s Atacama desert. His outfit has
been made from items found in the surrounding heaps of rubbish, which are so

Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:55:08 +1000

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

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-30/from-mexico-city-to-lima-latin-america-is-exporting-urban-innovations>

"Over the last few years, a first-of-its-kind sanctuary neighborhood for
migrants opened in a canyon next to the San Diego-Tijuana border wall. The
UCSD-Alacrán Community Station, created through a partnership with the

What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the gut?

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:57:20 +1000

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

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q842

"Lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. These may
not be the symptoms people expect with covid, but around 50% of people
experience them after SARS-CoV-2 infection, and in some people they’re the only

This nonprofit is repairing Philly rowhouses one block at a time to keep residents in their homes

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:58:50 +1000

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

<https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/rebuilding-together-west-philly-homes-20240417.html>

"When a contractor showed up at the rowhouse Deborah Ryles has lived in most of
her life, she couldn’t believe her ears.

What are the most reliable rapid antigen tests?

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 04:00:25 +1000

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

<https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/what-are-the-most-reliable-rapid-antigen-tests>

"Patients across the globe have come to rely on rapid antigen tests (RATs) to
confirm a COVID-19 diagnosis, but a new Australian study has revealed most are
not producing accurate results.

Can corals be saved?

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:21:59 +1000

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

<https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/florida-coral-restoration/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f007>

"With milk crates of corals in hand and scuba tanks strapped to their backs,
Sam Burrell and his team disappeared under the water’s choppy surface. Heavy,
breaking waves crashed against the charter boat anchored miles off the coast.

Are you ready to mask up? Health concerns as flu, COVID-19 cases rising

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:23:05 +1000

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

<https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8607418/covid-19-and-flu-update-ballarat-masks-still-matter-in-2024/>

"MASKS still matter is the advice from the region's public health leader as the
community faces rising cases of COVID-19 and influenza.

Salon therapy: the Ivory Coast hairdressers tackling a mental health crisis

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:30:10 +1000

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

<https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/the-ivory-coast-hairdressers-tackling-a-mental-health-crisis/>

"When Marie-Alix de Putter’s husband was murdered in Cameroon 12 years ago, her
hairdresser was by her side to ease the pain of grief. De Putter was four
months pregnant and became deeply depressed, but the power of her relationship

The ‘surreal’ art of worm charming – and why we’re all being urged to try it

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:31:25 +1000

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

https://www.positive.news/environment/citizen-scientists-worm-charming/

"Spotted your neighbours dancing a jig on their front lawn recently? Fear not –
their antics were all in the name of science, and in celebration of the humble
earthworm.

Make it precious

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:33:56 +1000

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

https://www.preciousplastic.com/

"Precious Plastic exists to reduce plastic waste. Sometimes we do it through
boosting recycling. Sometimes through new biodegradable materials. Some other
time by adopting zero waste lifestyles. Whatever works.

‘The Body Shop held our hand’: how the troubled British firm helped a recycling startup in India

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:35:45 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/12/plastics-body-shop-recycling-startup-india-plastics-for-change>

"Sitting in a sultry corner of southern India, beside the rain trees and
beaches of Mangalore, Shifrah Jacobs, the co-founder of Plastics for Change,
smiles as she recalls how it all began. One thing she says she won’t ever

Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case?

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:22:07 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/canada-first-nation-kawartha-lakes-validity>

"The headquarters of the Kawartha Lakes First Nation sits off a single-lane
highway 100 miles north-east of Toronto. Between signs advertising the sale of
all-terrain vehicles, hand-scrawled messages on the three buildings decry

Wearable devices can now harvest our brain data. Australia needs urgent privacy reforms

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:23:12 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/wearable-devices-can-now-harvest-our-brain-data-australia-needs-urgent-privacy-reforms-229006>

"Recent trends show Australians are increasingly buying wearables such as
smartwatches and fitness trackers. These electronics track our body movements
or vital signs to provide data throughout the day, with or without the help of

Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:24:47 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/sky-high-vanity-constructing-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-creates-high-emissions-229183>

"Since ancient times, people have built structures that reach for the skies –
from the steep spires of medieval towers to the grand domes of ancient
cathedrals and mosques. Today the quest is to build the world’s tallest

Indigenous women are most affected by domestic violence but have struggled to be heard. It’s time we listened

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:27:12 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/indigenous-women-are-most-affected-by-domestic-violence-but-have-struggled-to-be-heard-its-time-we-listened-229720>

"As the country reels from women being killed due to violence, government has
responded by calling urgent meetings and roundtables to address this national
crisis. This must properly include Indigenous women, who experience shocking

Former spy for China's secret police reveals operations targeting dissidents in Australia and overseas

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:27:55 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/china-secret-police-operations-revealed-by-spy-four-corners/103826622>

"The inner workings of China's notorious secret police unit and how it hunts
down dissidents living overseas – including in Australia – have been exposed by
a former spy in a Four Corners investigation, raising tough questions about

Business basics: where did money come from?

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:29:02 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/business-basics-where-did-money-come-from-229481>

"For the most part, economists continue to believe a story of money told to
generations of students by a series of textbooks over the past 150 years.

Ask Anyone Who Buys Women’s Clothes: Pockets Are AWESOME

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:42:41 +1000

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

<https://notalwaysright.com/ask-anyone-who-buys-womens-clothes-pockets-are-awesome/329827/>

"I bought a dress for my four-year-old daughter. It has pockets. All other
“pockets” her clothes have had were just sewn on for aesthetics, so this is the
first time she’s ever seen functional pockets.

Too many Australians aren’t getting a flu vaccine. Why, and what can we do about it?

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:43:45 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/too-many-australians-arent-getting-a-flu-vaccine-why-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-229477>

"Australia’s childhood immunisation program gets very good uptake every year –
almost 94% of five-year-olds have had all their routine vaccinations. But our
influenza vaccine coverage doesn’t get such a good report card.

You Just Survived the Hottest April Ever

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:44:39 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-environment/you-just-survived-the-hottest-april-ever-a198ff832759>

"Did you hear that more than a hundred people died in devastating floods in the
South of Brazil? The number will likely rise since more than 130 people are
still missing in the disaster region.

Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:45:42 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/banks-almost-7tn-fossil-fuel-firms-paris-deal-report>

"The world’s big banks have handed nearly $7tn (£5.6tn) in funding to the
fossil fuel industry since the Paris agreement to limit carbon emissions,
according to research.

Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:47:42 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/11/zhang-zhan-chinese-citizen-journalist-to-be-freed-covid-wuhan-pandemic>

"A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after
reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be
released on Monday.

15,000 squares, 500 hours, 19 months: how I used embroidery to make sense of Australia’s catastrophic fires

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:49:03 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/15-000-squares-500-hours-19-months-how-i-used-embroidery-to-make-sense-of-australias-catastrophic-fires-227907>

"I slip the needle through a small loop of black thread, pull it tight and
snip. Done. I have just tied off the very last stitch on an embroidered scroll
that has taken me more than 500 hours across 19 months to complete.

Russia Was Running Out of War Veterans, So It Made New Ones

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:11:12 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://brian-kean.medium.com/russia-was-running-out-of-war-veterans-so-it-made-new-ones-a20428c2de77>

'The oldest "veterans" at the parade in Moscow today were in their early 90s.
That means they would have been between 10 and 15 when the war ended or 6 and
11 when it started. Something tells me that these "boys" most likely weren't

More desalination is coming to Australia’s driest states – but super-salty outflows could trash ecosystems and fisheries

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:12:30 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/more-desalination-is-coming-to-australias-driest-states-but-super-salty-outflows-could-trash-ecosystems-and-fisheries-229629>

"From around 1996 to 2010, Australia was gripped by the millennium drought. As
water shortages bit hard, most of Australia’s capital cities built large
seawater desalination plants – Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

‘You’re Fighting AI With AI’: Bots Are Breaking the Hiring Process

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:14:58 +1000

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

https://archive.md/Glx2x

"Job seekers, frustrated with corporate hiring software, are using artificial
intelligence to craft cover letters and résumés in seconds, and deploying new
automated bots to robo-apply for hundreds of jobs in just a few clicks. In

Gender Queer was the last book an Australian council tried to ban. It’s still being appealed in federal court

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:16:26 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/gender-queer-was-the-last-book-an-australian-council-tried-to-ban-its-still-being-appealed-in-federal-court-229026>

"Gender Queer, a graphic-novel memoir of coming out as non-binary, was at the
centre of Australia’s perhaps highest-profile book banning furore in recent
years – that is, before western Sydney’s Cumberland City Council banned books

No Country Should be Making Speech Rules for the World

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:17:49 +1000

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

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/no-country-should-be-making-speech-rules-world>

"It’s a simple proposition: no single country should be able to restrict speech
across the entire internet. Any other approach invites a swift relay race to
the bottom for online expression, giving governments and courts in countries

I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 12:19:39 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/09/climate-scientists-despair-stubborn-optimism-paris-2015-climate>

"“Hopeless and broken”: that is how a top scientist interviewed by the
Guardian described feeling as she and hundreds of other climate experts
shared harrowing predictions of the future of the planet this week.

‘It just didn’t work’: how businesses are struggling with re-useable packaging

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:02:52 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/reusable-packaging-the-battle-to-get-companies-to-ditch-single-use-plastics>

"For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind
Cafe had the option of ordering their americanos and lattes in a returnable
metal to-go cup. They could borrow one from Tailwind, go on their way and then

A Girl Scouts troop offers hope and 'sisters for life' for migrant children

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:03:36 +1000

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

<https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1250880650/girl-scouts-migrant-children-asylum-latin-america>

"The world is very gray today: It's raining in New York City.

From the outside, the building looks like any other old hotel in midtown

How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:04:43 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-a-long-lost-fish-species-was-brought-back-to-bendigo-225800>

"The southern pygmy perch hadn’t been seen in Bendigo Creek since the
mid-19th-century goldrush, when a booming town sprang up around the central
Victorian waterway. This attractive small fish, which displays bright colours

NZ’s big chill was an early winter warning: power should be subsidised for struggling households

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:05:53 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/nzs-big-chill-was-an-early-winter-warning-power-should-be-subsidised-for-struggling-households-229795>

"Last week’s headlines warning of electricity shortfalls brought the issue of
access to energy into (increasingly chilly) homes around the country.

Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:07:53 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/australian-man-says-border-force-made-him-hand-over-phone-passcode-by-threatening-to-keep-device-indefinitely>

"Australian Border Force officials forced an Australian-US dual national to
hand over his passcodes to his phone by threatening to keep the device
indefinitely and then searched it out of his view, the man has alleged.

The Problem with Electric Vehicles

Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:09:38 +1000

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

https://cepr.net/the-problem-with-electric-vehicles/

"For the last quarter century, those of us hoping we could slow global warming
were anxious to see a quick conversion to electric vehicles (EVs). If we could
get most people using electric vehicles, and have the energy coming from clean

1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:08:11 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/1968-was-an-inflection-point-for-the-us-is-another-one-coming-in-2024-229386>

"For many reasons, the 2024 US presidential election will be like no other.

Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is unprecedented. Never before has a

Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities – with a little help from AI

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:08:54 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/madagascars-ancient-baobab-forests-are-being-restored-by-communities-with-a-little-help-from-ai-229019>

"Six of the world’s eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where
the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge
forests. But these forests are threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture – 4,000

‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:10:05 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/14/my-whole-library-is-wiped-out-what-it-means-to-own-movies-and-tv-in-the-age-of-streaming-services>

"What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy
online?

UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:11:02 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/uk-net-zero-teesside-project-produce-carbon-pollution>

"A multibillion-pound “net zero” project backed by two of the world’s biggest
fossil fuel firms will be responsible for more than 20m tonnes of
planet-heating carbon over its lifetime, according to research submitted to the

AI can make up songs now, but who owns the copyright? The answer is complicated

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:13:10 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/ai-can-make-up-songs-now-but-who-owns-the-copyright-the-answer-is-complicated-229714>

"Artificial intelligence (AI) text and image generation tools have now been
around for a while, but in recent weeks, apps for making AI-generated music
have reached consumers as well.

Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 04:14:43 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/chinese-police-escorted-woman-from-australia-to-china/103840578>

'Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into
Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China
for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols.

Regional network operator trials EV chargers installed in streetlight poles

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 12:58:14 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/13/regional-network-trials-ev-chargers-installed-in-streetlight-poles/>

"New South Wales state-owned electricity grid operator Essential Energy has
begun a four-week trial of electric vehicle (EV) charging mounted in
streetlight poles.

154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 12:59:07 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/154-million-lives-saved-in-50-years-5-charts-on-the-global-success-of-vaccines-229707>

"We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led
by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154
million lives in the past 50 years from 14 different diseases. Most of these

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:00:06 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/14/nearly-all-major-car-companies-are-sabotaging-ev-transition-and-japan-is-worst-study-finds/>

"A damning new report has shown that nearly all major car companies are
actively sabotaging the world’s efforts to avoid catastrophic global warming.
The lobbying strategies being used by the world’s largest automakers are

Study on return-to-office mandates gets international attention

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:02:14 +1000

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

https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/study-return-office

"If you had any doubt about how important the issue of hybrid vs. in-office
work is in the United States and internationally, you need look no further than
the interest Mark Ma’s research on the subject has gotten.

The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:04:22 +1000

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

<https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-collapse-is-coming-will-humanity-adapt/>

"I’ve known Dan Brooks for 40 years now. Somehow we’re still talking to each
other.

A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It?

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:06:13 +1000

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

<https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it>

"Last August, Lucy Letby, a thirty-three-year-old British nurse, was convicted
of killing seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others. Her murder
trial, one of the longest in English history, lasted more than ten months and

Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:22:17 +1000

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

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/11/for-you/#the-algorithm-tm

'Like Oscar Wilde, "I can resist anything except temptation," and my slow and
halting journey to adulthood is really just me grappling with this fact,
getting temptation out of my way before I can yield to it.

Cost of “just transition” from coal cheaper than cost of carbon

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:25:57 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-just-transition-from-coal-cheaper-than-cost-of-carbon/>

"A group of European researchers has calculated the total compensation planned
for workers affected by the transition away from coal and found that it is
either consistent with or lower than existing carbon prices within areas like

Internet access linked to higher wellbeing, study finds

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:26:59 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89z2v0pjl3o

'Internet access and use is consistently associated with positive wellbeing, a
new study of data from 168 countries by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
suggests.

Great News for Clean Power and Storage

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:28:04 +1000

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

<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/14/2240624/-Great-News-for-Clean-Power-and-Storage>

"When people find out what I do for work, it’s not unusual for them to ask,
“Are we doomed?” My usual response is, “We would be, if not for the amazing
developments in renewable energy.” We know the people willing to destroy the

David McBride goes to prison – and Australian democracy takes a hit

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:29:06 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/david-mcbride-goes-to-prison-and-australian-democracy-takes-a-hit-230007>

"Governments and their agencies wield awesome power. At times, it is quite
literally the power over life and death. That is why in any functioning
democracy, we have robust checks and balances designed to make sure power is

Car companies spending up on ads for SUVs despite Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 19:30:31 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/15/car-companies-spending-up-on-ads-for-suvs-despite-australias-new-fuel-efficiency-standards>

"Carmakers continue to aggressively market SUVs and 4x4s to Australians even as
the government rolls out new fuel efficiency standards.

What's Wrong with Cozy Games?

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:31:50 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/theuglymonster/whats-wrong-with-cozy-games-32b62d14ec31>

'I met my younger sister's friend for the first time, and we got to the topic
of games. I told him that I play on the Switch often. He replied (verbatim),
"You must be one of those Animal Crossing losers."

Boeing's deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:33:05 +1000

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

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/boeing-boeing/#mrsa

'Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner" is manufactured far from the company's Seattle
facility, in a non-union shop in Charleston, South Carolina. At that shop,
there is a cage full of defective parts that have been pulled from production

Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:34:10 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/fossil-fuel-investment-treaties-lobbying-climate-mary-robinson-ban-ki-moon-ect>

"Fossil fuel companies are forcing governments to compensate them for lost
earnings in the transition to a low-carbon global economy, and destroying the
world’s ability to counter their harmful activities, former top UN officials

‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:35:44 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/sustainable-jet-fuel-report>

"Hopes that replacement fuels for airplanes will slash carbon pollution are
misguided and support for these alternatives could even worsen the climate
crisis, a new report has warned.

Climate Change Progress: Watching the Temperature Rise

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:36:37 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/climate-change-progress-watching-the-temperature-rise-f81e77e09d0d>

"The planet has a fever.

As with any other, this fever is a sign that something is wrong. It is the

“Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 04:37:34 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/picking-losers-choosing-nuclear-over-renewables-and-efficiency-will-make-climate-crisis-worse/>

"One of the world’s leading energy experts, and the man dubbed the “Einstein of
energy efficiency” has debunked the claims that nuclear energy is essential to
meet climate goals, saying that choosing nuclear over renewables and energy

Two-thirds of us support banning pet cats from roaming. A ban would save millions of native animals – and billions of dollars

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:29:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/two-thirds-of-us-support-banning-pet-cats-from-roaming-a-ban-would-save-millions-of-native-animals-and-billions-of-dollars-229180>

"Australians have more pet cats than ever before – more than 5 million in
total. With the growing number, expectations on pet owners are shifting.

Private Equity Is Using Copyright To Cannibalize The Past At The Expense Of The Future

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:31:20 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/14/private-equity-is-using-copyright-to-cannibalize-the-past-at-the-expense-of-the-future/>

"Walled Culture has been warning about the financialization and
securitization of music for two years now. Those obscure but important
developments mean that the owners of copyrights are increasingly detached from

Southern Brazil Battles Against the Elements Like 'Never Before'

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:32:28 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-new-climate/southern-brazil-battles-against-the-elements-like-never-before-e55abcc489dd>

"A jetski roars past a gasping four-wheel-drive, its snorkel barely breaking
the surface of the engulfing tide. Behind it, a wooden canoe battles the
surging currents, reaching its unlikely destination: a crumbling concrete wall.

Queensland officially drought-free for first time since 2013

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:33:27 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/queensland-officially-drought-free-for-first-time-since-2013>

"Queensland has been declared completely free of drought for the first time in
11 years.

Nothing in budget for electrifying transport, which will be highest emitting sector by 2030

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:34:15 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/15/nothing-in-budget-for-electrifying-transport-which-will-be-highest-emitting-sector-by-2030/>

"The federal budget has allocated virtually nothing to electrifying transport,
despite the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water
(DCCEEW) projections that show transport will be the highest emitting sector in

How the South Pole research station could run on 100% renewable energy

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:35:08 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-the-south-pole-research-station-could-run-on-100-renewable-energy/>

"American researchers have completed an analysis that demonstrates how
renewable energy could almost completely replace diesel at the Amundsen-Scott
South Pole Station, resulting in millions of dollars in savings.

Beavers Are Back in London — and They’re Thriving

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:02:08 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/beavers-are-back-in-london-and-theyre-thriving/>

"The clues are unmistakable. A muddy embankment is covered in webbed,
triangular footprints. A tree’s bark has been gnawed on one side, exposing the
pale innards of its trunk. But the real giveaway is the thick dam made of

Hopeful Climate Fiction

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:06:06 +1000

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

https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/hopeful-climate-fiction

"Bright Green Futures is both a podcast and a newsletter where we lift up
stories that imagine a more just and sustainable world and talk about the
struggle to get there.

President Says Georgia's Survival 'At Stake' After Controversial Law Approved

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:08:19 +1000

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

<https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-foreign-agent-law-tbilisi-protest/32948006.html>

'TBILISI — President Salome Zurabishvili warned that Georgia's survival as a
state is in danger after parliament approved a contentious "foreign agent" law
despite weeks of popular protests and warnings from the West that the move

Heat exposure of older people across world to double by 2050, finds study

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:09:25 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/heat-exposure-of-older-people-across-the-world-to-double-by-2050-finds-study>

"The heat exposure of older people will at least double in all continents by
2050, according to a study that highlights the combined risk posed by a heating
world and an ageing population.

The woman who built up Edinburgh's army of street stitchers

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:10:21 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5nxy7ewldo

'Mary Morton goes out into the parks and streets of Edinburgh to repair the
clothes of passers-by for free.

Summer 2023 was northern hemisphere’s hottest for 2,000 years, tree rings show

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:11:14 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/summer-2023-was-northern-hemispheres-hottest-for-2-000-years-tree-rings-show-230021>

"The summer of 2023 was the warmest in the non-tropical areas of the northern
hemisphere for 2,000 years, a new study has shown.

Sydney council reverses ban on same-sex parenting books after fiery meeting

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:39:14 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/15/hate-is-not-a-family-value-protesters-clash-as-sydney-council-considers-rescinding-same-sex-parenting-book-ban>

"A controversial ban on same-sex parenting books at libraries in part of
western Sydney has been overturned at a marathon late-night meeting after large
crowds of protesters clashed outside the council chambers.

Space junk comes to life in Ceridwen Dovey’s aching and profound tales of fallen astronauts

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:41:21 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/space-junk-comes-to-life-in-ceridwen-doveys-aching-and-profound-tales-of-fallen-astronauts-226739>

"Review: Only the Astronauts – Ceridwen Dovey (Hamish Hamilton)

Ceridwen Dovey’s Only the Astronauts is a book of stories about the fantasies

Concerns grow for Chinese citizen journalist after supposed jail release

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:42:34 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/zhang-zhan-chinese-citizen-journalist-supposed-jail-release>

"Concerns are growing about the wellbeing of one of China’s most prominent
citizen journalists who has failed to make contact with the outside world after
she was supposed to have been released from prison.

Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:43:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/floating-robots-reveal-just-how-much-airborne-dust-fertilises-the-southern-ocean-a-key-climate-shock-absorber-225793>

"The Southern Ocean, a region critical to Earth’s climate, hosts vast blooms of
microscopic ocean plants known as phytoplankton. They form the very basis of
the Antarctic food web.

Utopian Realism, a speech by Bruce Sterling

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:44:44 +1000

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

<https://bruces.medium.com/utopian-realism-a-speech-by-bruce-sterling-c315be2b0f44>

"I’ve never before published any lecture of mine in Medium (complete with the
many lecture slides), so let’s give that a try, just for the sake of the
variety.

Precaritize bosses

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:46:22 +1000

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

<https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/19/make-them-afraid/#fear-is-their-mind-killer>

'Combine Angelou's "When someone shows you who they are, believe them" with the
truism that in politics, "every accusation is a confession" and you get: "Every
time someone accuses you of a vice, they're showing you who they are and you

replacer + koa - unicycle groove [ponies at dawn: blossom]

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:04:09 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fNX3S3mAM

"Thanks Koa for unicyclin' with me. We worked on the song here and there
between November 2023 and February, and then in keeping with that spirit, also
collabed on the artwork!"

Time to Get Real about Climate Change

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:46:09 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaaJqPCjNr4

'I'm tired of both overly optimistic messages from climate activists and scare
stories of the impending apocalypse. It's about time we get realistic. "Net
zero" by 2050 is not a realistic goal and it's about time we admit it. I am

Surge in Australian fossil car advertising undermining efforts to clean up transport

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:54:21 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/15/surge-in-australian-fossil-car-advertising-undermining-efforts-to-clean-up-transport/>

"Despite the federal government forecasting transport will be the highest
emitting sector by 2030, the rapid growth in advertising of highly polluting
SUVs is undermining Australia’s efforts to decarbonise the passenger vehicle

Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:06:30 +1000

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

<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/technology/personaltech/smartphones-software-update-ios-android.html>

"Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software
updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security
protections. With most phones, this used to happen after about only three

World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:17:41 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-biggest-grids-could-be-powered-by-renewables-with-little-or-no-storage-if-we-are-smart-enough/>

"One of biggest debates around the future of a major grid dominated by
renewables, particularly wind and solar, is the amount of bulk and large scale
storage that will be required to fill in the gaps of output.

Is hake's remarkable recovery in the Atlantic a sign of hope for our oceans?

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:33:02 +1000

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

<https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/30/is-hakes-remarkable-recovery-in-the-atlantic-a-sign-of-hope-for-our-oceans>

"The hake population in the waters of Northwestern Europe has recovered
spectacularly over the past 20 years. What's behind this remarkable rebound and
how might this success story be repeated elsewhere?

“World leaders” South Australia and California agree to collaborate on final stretch to 100 pct renewables

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:38:00 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/world-leaders-south-australia-and-california-agree-to-collaborate-on-final-stretch-to-100-pct-renewables/>

"Two of the world’s leading renewable energy states – both with grids that
regularly achieve periods of 100 per cent solar and wind supply – have agreed
to collaborate on some of the final pieces of the energy transition puzzle,

Global hydrogen vehicle sales plunge further to be tiny fraction of EV sales

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:38:45 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/16/global-hydrogen-vehicle-sales-plunge-further-to-be-tiny-fraction-of-ev-sales/>

"Global sales of hydrogen vehicles has taken another dive in the first quarter
of 2024, with only 2,382 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) sold across the
world, a decline of 36.4 per cent year-over-year.

“Conservoltaics:” Developers urged to think of solar farms as artificial reefs

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:39:59 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/conservoltaics-developers-urged-to-think-of-solar-farms-as-artificial-reefs/>

"If “agrivoltaics” became the new solar buzzword in the last year or so, a
group from New South Wales (NSW) wants to make “conservoltaics” the concept of
2024, and help resolve worries about land use change at the same time.

Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:40:51 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/why-is-new-caledonia-on-fire-according-to-local-women-the-deadly-riots-are-about-more-than-voting-rights-230199>

"New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, has endured widespread violent rioting
over the past 48 hours. This crisis intensified rapidly, taking local
authorities by surprise.

Vehicle efficiency laws passed after Greens secure deal to prevent fast-tracking of gas projects

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:41:44 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/16/fuel-efficiency-standards-for-new-cars-pass-lower-house-after-labor-gags-debate/>

"Car makers will be required to sell models in Australia with improved
emissions standards from 2025.

I Bought Myself A Politician - MonaLisa Twins (Original)

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:43:07 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QAKz_cxTlQ

"I bought myself a politician
Cause I have never said I’d play it fair
They’re currently on sale

Cumberland Council’s book ban has been overturned, but what is really happening in Australian libraries?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:44 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/cumberland-councils-book-ban-has-been-overturned-but-what-is-really-happening-in-australian-libraries-230111>

"At Cumberland City Council in the western suburbs of Sydney, one man –
Councillor Steve Christou – persuaded the council to ban books about same-sex
parenting from the council’s libraries.

Robert Fico: why the attempted assassination of Slovakian prime minister could fuel the information war between Russia and Europe

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:02:26 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/robert-fico-why-the-attempted-assassination-of-slovakian-prime-minister-could-fuel-the-information-war-between-russia-and-europe-230249>

"The assassination attempt on Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico on May 15
has sent a shockwave through Europe. Unfortunately political assassinations are
not unheard of in this part of the world – indeed, Slovakia itself continues to

Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:03:09 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-announce-plans-strengthen-military-ties-beijing>

"Russia and China have announced they will deepen their already close military
ties, as Vladimir Putin met Xi Jinping in Beijing on his first foreign trip
since being inaugurated for a new term as Russia’s president.

Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:03:53 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/clean-energy-slump-why-australias-renewables-revolution-is-behind-schedule-and-how-to-fix-it-229514>

"For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts
in Australia. The sector achieved a stunning 26% drop in emissions over the
past 15 years, while other sectors have hardly budged. The share of renewable

Debt, danger or a decade of fighting: how a lack of legal services leaves DV victims with dire choices

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:04:54 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/17/debt-danger-or-a-decade-of-fighting-how-a-lack-of-legal-services-leaves-dv-victims-with-dire-choices>

"Tens of thousands of women fleeing family violence are unable to get legal
assistance each year, forcing them to represent themselves in court, incur huge
debts to pay legal fees, agree to unfair parenting and child support

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:06:00 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/thirsty-in-paradise-water-crises-are-a-growing-problem-across-the-caribbean-islands-227345>

"In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to
escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a
crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced.

New government grants to help business ditch gas for efficient electric alternatives

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:57:51 +1000

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

<https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/new-government-grants-to-help-business-ditch-gas-for-efficient-electric-alternatives/>

"Victoria’s minister for energy and resources Lily D’Ambrosio announced
Wednesday a $1.5 million investment to help businesses cut their energy bills
by transitioning from gas intensive appliances to efficient electric

Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:59:26 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/gabon-post-coup-dialogue-has-mapped-out-path-to-democracy-now-military-leaders-must-act-229400>

"At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in
Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice
Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians, came to an end.

AI "art" and uncanniness

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:00:52 +1000

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

<https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/13/spooky-action-at-a-close-up/#invisible-hand>

'When it comes to AI art (or "art"), it's hard to find a nuanced position that
respects creative workers' labor rights, free expression, copyright law's vital
exceptions and limitations, and aesthetics.

Chinese nationalist groups are launching cyber-attacks – often against the wishes of the government

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:31:26 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/chinese-nationalist-groups-are-launching-cyber-attacks-often-against-the-wishes-of-the-government-229785>

"The UK’s national security agency, MI5, warned in April that British
universities participating in military research are targets for cyber-attacks
by foreign states. More recently, news broke of a cyber-attack against the UK’s

Misogyny In Tech: The Open Source Truth And How To Rewrite the Code

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:32:18 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://code.likeagirl.io/misogyny-in-tech-the-open-source-truth-and-how-to-rewrite-the-code-1216b2f40406>

'It was just another Monday morning staff meeting at a well-known tech startup
in Southern California.

Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:33:24 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/cop29-at-a-crossroads-in-azerbaijan-with-focus-on-climate-finance>

"Oil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The smell of it greets
the visitor on arrival and from the shores of the Caspian Sea on which the city
is built the tankers are eternally visible. Flares from refineries near the

Meet Paris’ black dandies, the Sapeurs

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:15:51 +1000

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

https://theconversation.com/meet-paris-black-dandies-the-sapeurs-229927

"You can spot them in the streets of Paris or at fashion events in London,
Milan, Brussels or Dubai. Most are black African men with sharp outfits
designed and chosen to get them noticed. Known as “Sapeurs” – the name comes

Comics: Old-School Distance-Learning Tools

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:18:15 +1000

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

<https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/comics-old-school-distance-learning-tools/>

"During World War II, as American airmen bombed Germany and marines stormed
Pacific islands, Disney animators in California were drawing educational
cartoons. The company’s beloved characters had been drafted into service, too.

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age – and will guide conservation

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:18:55 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/leopard-dna-study-in-south-africa-traces-ancestry-to-ice-age-and-will-guide-conservation-229825>

"An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from
central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research
into the leopards’ genetics – their mitogenome – has revealed that the

Scientists Warn Brain Diseases Are Getting Worse as Climate Change Intensifies

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:20:13 +1000

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

<https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-warn-brain-diseases-are-getting-worse-as-climate-change-intensifies>

"Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our
new review has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity
rise include stroke, migraines, meningitis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,

‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules and book bans might have felt familiar in medieval Europe − but queer themes in literature survived nonetheless

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:21:20 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/dont-say-gay-rules-and-book-bans-might-have-felt-familiar-in-medieval-europe-but-queer-themes-in-literature-survived-nonetheless-228974>

"Americans have been challenging books at an unprecedented rate. According to
the American Library Association, people requested that more than 4,200 titles
be removed from public and school libraries in 2023, the highest number in a

Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:22:06 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report>

"The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than
previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate
consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war,

Friday essay: ‘me against you’ – Jon Ronson investigates the perpetual outrage of the culture wars

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:42:38 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-me-against-you-jon-ronson-investigates-the-perpetual-outrage-of-the-culture-wars-227477>

"The culture wars are perpetually waged in response to new and imagined
threats, but they’ve been around forever. They just keep taking on new forms.
In Australia, we’re seeing heated zero-sum disputes about everything from

World First! THIS Is How You Power Electric Flight!

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:43:32 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmEjconLyA

"This episode takes us to Dunkeswell Devon, where we meet Aerovolt to unveil
another world first – the world's first and only public electric plane charging
network! Imogen took to the skies in the electric Pipistrel, the world's first

The fingerprints of climate change are all over a budget navigating an economy in transition

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:44:35 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-18/federal-budget-2024-climate-hange-impacts/103847322>

"If budgets are the government's attempt to chart the course for the next few
years, what can this one teach us about how climate change is leaving its mark,
and how the government is looking to tackle it?"

Microplastics may slow the rate at which carbon is pulled from the sea surface to the depths

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:45:36 +1000

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

<https://phys.org/news/2024-05-microplastics-carbon-sea-surface-depths.html>

'It turns out plastics in the ocean do more than suffocate turtles, fish and
other marine life.

Why it will take more than money to make Australian women consider having children 'for the country'

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:46:33 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-18/birthrates-women-fertiliy-rates-children-population-growth/103849978>

'For decades, women in Australia have been told they should have more children
for the good of the country.

Free rent, never bored

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:48:23 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-18/country-publican-offers-free-room-and-board-to-artists/103609890>

"At the top end of a quiet regional town, an accidental publican is reviving
an age-old tradition of refuge and succour for starving artists. All he asks in
return is that your gifts are shared with the town that’s slowly reinventing

We mapped a lost branch of the Nile River – which may be the key to a longstanding mystery of the pyramids

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:25:21 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-mapped-a-lost-branch-of-the-nile-river-which-may-be-the-key-to-a-longstanding-mystery-of-the-pyramids-230092>

"The largest field of pyramids in Egypt – consisting of 31 pyramids built over
a millennium, including the famous Great Pyramid at Giza – lies along a narrow
strip of land in the desert several kilometres west of the Nile River.

There Is No Good Reason To Just Let Unsupported Video Games Die

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:27:26 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/16/there-is-no-good-reason-to-just-let-unsupported-video-games-die/>

"The Pirate Party has long played an important role in fighting the worst
excesses of copyright in the EU. For example, when a major copyright update was
being discussed, the Pirate Party MEP Felix Reda wrote an insightful and

Denser housing can be greener too – here’s how NZ can build better for biodiversity

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:28:52 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/denser-housing-can-be-greener-too-heres-how-nz-can-build-better-for-biodiversity-229472>

"Cities across Aotearoa New Zealand are trying to solve a housing crisis, with
increasing residential density a key solution. But not everyone is happy about
the resulting loss of natural habitats and biodiversity.

Virus soup: The five things making Sydney sick

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:29:54 +1000

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

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/virus-soup-the-five-things-making-sydney-sick-20240516-p5je4k.html>

"Influenza and COVID-19 are spreading rapidly in NSW, triggering an early spike
in people visiting emergency departments, as a slew of respiratory illnesses
swirl in NSW at the start of the flu season.

ChatGPT is now better than ever at faking human emotion and behaviour

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:30:42 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/chatgpt-is-now-better-than-ever-at-faking-human-emotion-and-behaviour-230254>

"Earlier this week OpenAI launched GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”), a new version of
the artificial intelligence (AI) system powering the popular ChatGPT chatbot.
GPT-4o is promoted as a step towards more natural engagement with AI. According

ITSA Newsletter: May 2024 Edition

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:31:37 +1000

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

https://itsanewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/itsa-newsletter-may-2024-edition

"Here’s the latest and biggest Basic Income news:

‣ South Africa is voting on May 29 and basic income is basically on the ballot

A kangaroo, a possum and a bush rat walk into a burrow: research finds wombat homes are the supermarkets of the forest

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:32:25 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/18/a-kangaroo-a-possum-and-a-bushrat-walk-into-a-burrow-research-finds-wombat-homes-are-the-supermarkets-of-the-forest>

"First came a picture of an inquisitive red-necked wallaby, then an image of a
bare-nosed wombat, followed by a couple of shots of the wombat’s burrow with
nothing else in the frame.

The Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant 2024: RESULTS!

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:33:40 +1000

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

https://toughpigs.com/ugly-muppet-toy-pageant-2024-results/

"And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for: The moment when we award Muppet
toys for being visually unappealing!"

‘We are very strong’: Georgia’s gen Z drives protests against return to past

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:35:51 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/georgia-gen-z-drives-protests-against-return-to-past-foreign-agents-law>

"Mariska Iurevicz’s mother has been crying a lot recently. “She is always
asking when I’ll be home”, the 22-year-old says. “I think we are feeling the
same. We are nervous and some of us feeling unsafe. But we are very strong. We

Retrofit nation: Call for mass conversion of Australia’s truck fleet to spark battery industry

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:36:37 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/17/retrofit-nation-call-for-mass-conversion-of-australias-truck-fleet-to-spark-battery-industry/>

"A call has gone out for projects that think big on ways to achieve the rapid
conversion of half the Australian vehicle fleet to EV’s – over 10 million
vehicles, as part of the second annual Supercharge Australia Innovation

She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:37:56 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/11/she-was-accused-of-faking-an-incriminating-video-of-teenage-cheerleaders-she-was-arrested-outcast-and-condemned-the-problem-nothing-was-fake-after-all>

"Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut,
her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown
back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth.

Ikea to build electric truck charging network across Australian stores

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:38:47 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/17/ikea-to-build-electric-truck-charging-network-across-australian-stores/>

"Furniture giant IKEA has revealed plans to assemble a $4.5 million electric
truck charging network as part of its drive towards zero-emission deliveries.

Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:10:34 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/13/superbugs-antibiotics-drugs-antimicrobial-resistance-infections-pandemics-sally-davies>

"The Covid-19 pandemic will “look minor” compared with what humanity faces from
the growing number of superbugs resistant to current drugs, Prof Dame Sally
Davies, England’s former chief medical officer, has warned.

Bright Green Futures Ep. 8: Loneliness, Connection, and Resilience, In Conversation with Writer and Activist Jamie Liu

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:11:50 +1000

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

<https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-8-loneliness-connection-and-resilience>

"In this episode, I chat with writer and activist Jamie Liu about her
award-winning climate-fiction story about loneliness, connection, and
resilience."

‘Pressured to withdraw’: BJP accused of intimidation tactics in India polls

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:13:21 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/bjp-accused-intimidation-india-elections-gujarat>

"When the people of Gujarat cast their votes last week in India’s six-week-long
election, there was one constituency in the state that stood silent. There were
no polling stations or impatient queues of people, and no one with the

Cats playing with robots proves a winning combo in novel art installation

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:15:17 +1000

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

<https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/cats-playing-with-robots-proves-a-winning-combo-in-novel-art-installation/>

'Cats and robots are a winning combination, as evidenced by all those videos of
kitties riding on Roombas. And now we have Cat Royale, a "multispecies" live
installation in which three cats regularly "played" with a robot over 12 days,

Recipes For An Off-Grid 'Internet'

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:16:53 +1000

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

https://anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/p/offgridinternet

"This is less so an exhaustive technical guide for making a DIY micro internet,
and more so a group of recipes with ingredients that combine together to create
whatever you need to create. Understand this to be a system of different parts

To save their soil, Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture—and transforms their farms

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:18:19 +1000

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

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-soil-kansas-tribe-shifts-regenerative.html

'When one of the elders in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska asked if he
could keep bees on the reservation, Tim Rhodd's answer was straightforward:
"Absolutely."

‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:19:20 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india>

Warning: violence and murder

"Late one night in November 2005, a small group of plain-clothed police

This Utah County Will Buy Your Lawn to Save Water

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:20:29 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/this-utah-county-will-buy-your-lawn-to-save-water/>

"The Virgin River cuts through a towering red rock gorge flanked by forested
plateaus as it meanders through Washington County in southern Utah. The river
is the primary source of water for the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the

‘It’s going gangbusters!’ How Britain fell in love with bubble tea

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:22:12 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/its-going-gangbusters-how-britain-fell-in-love-with-bubble-tea>

"On a sunny Thursday afternoon, the Covent Garden branch of Gong cha is doing a
roaring trade. Staff behind the counter are busy preparing drinks for a string
of customers, all ordering from an electronic pad in the corner. One leaves

It's five minutes to midnight

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:23:16 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/enrique-dans/its-five-minutes-to-midnight-9d7b1cc851e8>

'Pictured is the history of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations measured
at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, since 1958. This is known as the Keeling
Curve and is essential evidence of increases in greenhouse gases caused by

Honduran city’s air pollution is almost 50 times higher than WHO guidelines

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:24:45 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/17/honduran-citys-air-pollution-is-almost-50-times-higher-than-who-guidelines>

"The air quality in San Pedro Sula, the second-largest city in Honduras, as
been classified as the most polluted on the American continent due to forest
fires and weather conditions aggravated by El Niño and the climate crisis.

Moroccan Farmers Are Banking Traditional Seeds for a Hotter, Drier Future

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:25:44 +1000

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

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/morocco-saving-traditional-seeds/

"Ibrahim Fajea’s family is one of 131 families remaining in a small community
of subsistence farmers in Sidi Ifni on the west coast of Morocco, on the shores
of the Atlantic Ocean. Nestled in the north African country’s Guelmim province,

Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:21:48 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/17/robert-fico-shooting-slovakia-political-war>

"Shortly after the shooting of Robert Fico, I received a phone call from my
sister. She was extremely upset – not just about the shocking attack, but also
about an incident on the bus on the way home from work in the moments after the

The English Apple Is Disappearing

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:23:04 +1000

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

<https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-english-apple-is-disappearing>

"In June, 1899, Sabine Baring-Gould, an English rector, collector of folk
songs, and author of a truly prodigious quantity of prose, was putting the
finishing touches on “A Book of the West,” a two-volume study of Devon and

An Iranian Activist Faces the Death Penalty. Can Global Solidarity Help Again?

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:24:35 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/prismnpen/an-iranian-activist-faces-the-death-penalty-can-global-solidarity-help-again-a4d2674f1637>

'We will meet Toomaj Salehi through his lyrics…

We live in the age of science, women are beaten for their beauty, thrown in

Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:27:22 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/sticky-trick-new-glue-spray-kills-plant-pests-without-chemicals>

"Tiny sticky droplets sprayed on crops to trap pests could be a green
alternative to chemical pesticides, research has shown.

Protesters, pop stars and pioneers: 38 images that changed the way we see women (for better and for worse)

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:28:02 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/18/38-images-that-changed-the-way-we-see-women-for-better-and-for-worse-photography>

"Shocking, arresting and extraordinary photographs that shifted how women are
seen in the world"

What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:29:22 +1000

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

<https://grist.org/business/what-will-it-take-to-get-companies-to-embrace-reusable-packaging/>

"For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind
Cafe had the option of ordering their Americanos and lattes in returnable metal
to-go cups. Customers could simply borrow a cup from Tailwind, go on their way,

Week in wildlife – in pictures: amorous frogs, battling stallions and an overaffectionate jaguar

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:55:34 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2024/may/17/week-in-wildlife-in-pictures-amorous-frogs-battling-stallions-and-an-overaffectionate-jaguar>

"The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world"

Via Khurram Wadee and Susan ****

Parents overestimate sons’ maths skills more than daughters’, study finds

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:56:25 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/18/parents-overestimate-sons-maths-skills-more-than-daughters-study-finds>

"Parents are more likely to overestimate maths ability in sons than daughters,
according to research that suggests that gender stereotypes at home may hinder
the progress of female students.

Fabio and the Goose

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:57:23 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIEPKEhE2s

Via Garbage Day: The AI can do spreadsheets now
https://www.garbageday.email/p/ai-can-spreadsheets-now

Honesty About Covid is Essential for Progress

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:59:49 +1000

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

<https://johnsnowproject.org/primers/honesty-about-covid-is-essential-for-progress/>

"One of the criticisms often leveled at members of the Covid-cautious community
is that they believe ‘everything is Covid.’ Critics say there is an element of
alarmism or neurosis in the concerns this community has about COVID-19 because

‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:01:13 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/11/a-world-first-project-recycles-polyester-into-yarn-for-new-clothes>

"Football shirts, sports event banners and uniforms are piled up ready to be
pumped into a machine which melts them down for recycling ready to be made into
new clothes.

UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:02:37 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/19/uk-rail-faces-fight-to-stay-on-track-as-climate-crisis-erodes-routes>

"Under the chalk cliffs east of Folkestone sits the Warren, a coastal
wilderness largely owned by the railway, hosting a nature trail for walkers, as
well as the Victorian rail line that runs on to Dover.

Used wool craftsman adds voice to calls for textile recycling in Australia

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:47:16 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-20/recycled-clothing-and-textiles-in-australia/103843506>

'For David Pendleton, there is no better sound than the hum of a sewing
machine.

Plating it forward

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:05:37 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-20/shaun-christie-david-restaurant-giving-away-half-a-million-meals/103771986>

"Shaun Christie-David can still picture the bin where he used to ditch his dhal
sandwiches, the furtive act of a teenage boy of migrant parents desperate to
fit in.

Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it.

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:06:58 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/threatened-species-have-declined-2-a-year-since-2000-nature-positive-far-from-it-230116>

"Our government has great aspirations. It has committed to end extinctions and
expand our protected areas to cover 30% of every Australian ecosystem by 2030.
This is part of its Nature Positive Plan, aligned with the 2022

My advice to graduates: Host a potluck

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:08:16 +1000

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

<https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/05/05/eboo-patel-commencement-address-utah-potluck/>

"What is the significance of holding a diploma, of crossing the stage at a
university commencement?

Nuclear option costs “six times more” than renewables, study finds

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:16:26 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-option-costs-six-times-more-than-renewables-study-finds/>

"The high upfront costs and burden on consumers of adding nuclear to
Australia’s energy mix have been confirmed in an independent review.

Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:18:23 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/19/spam-junk-slop-the-latest-wave-of-ai-behind-the-zombie-internet>

"Your email inbox is full of spam. Your letterbox is full of junk mail. Now,
your web browser has its own affliction: slop.

‘I couldn’t do it any more’: family lawyers quit amid burnout and pain of billing DV victims

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:22:27 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/20/i-couldnt-do-it-any-more-family-lawyers-quit-amid-burnout-and-pain-of-billing-dv-victims>

"Family lawyers working with victims of domestic violence say they are unable
to see a future in the profession due to burnout and the stress of dealing with
a system that required them to bill vulnerable people hundreds of thousands of

Landmark study definitively shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:23:51 +1000

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

<https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-04-26-landmark-study-definitively-shows-conservation-actions-are-effective-halting-and>

"The University of Oxford has contributed to a first-of-its kind review on the
success of a wide range of conservation actions. The results, published today
in the prestigious journal Science, provide the strongest evidence to date

European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:26:05 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/19/european-far-right-leaders-gather-ahead-of-eu-elections>

"International far-right leaders, including France’s Marine Le Pen, Hungary’s
Viktor Orbán, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s Javier Milei, came
together in Madrid to rail against socialism and “massive illegal migration”

Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:33:18 +1000

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

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/tromelin-islands-impressive-comeback/

"The last rat on Tromelin Island—a small teardrop of scrubby sand in the
western Indian Ocean near Madagascar—was killed in 2005.

Rules should ensure households have the financial freedom not to choose gas

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:34:53 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/rules-should-ensure-households-have-the-financial-freedom-not-to-choose-gas/>

"Shortly after Victoria announced it would ban gas connections to newly built
homes, new NSW Premier Chris Minns was bailed up by 2GB’s Ben Fordham on the
topic and hurriedly declared he would “not pursue” a ban on gas in new homes.

A biodiverse marine paradise in Peru is now protected!

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:36:08 +1000

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

<https://www.natureandculture.org/directory/a-biodiverse-marine-paradise-in-peru-is-now-protected/>

"A significant step towards marine conservation, the creation of the Mar
Tropical de Grau National Reserve. Over a decade of concerted effort
orchestrated by Nature and Culture has brought together the local governments

How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:25:25 +1000

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

<https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story>

"Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s
bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the
chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from

The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:26:24 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyxepvdewkno

"The moment Alok Shukla first saw the forest in central India stretching out
before him, he knew two things instantly.

Will this be our biggest ever river catch?

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:27:59 +1000

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

<https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-ocean-cleanup-makes-biggest-ever-river-catch-in-guatemala/>

"After capturing millions of kilograms of trash in its first year of operation,
Interceptor 006 has made a strong start to its second year and first full
rainy season in Guatemala, capturing what may be our biggest river catch so far

New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:29:45 +1000

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

<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/climate/new-orleans-glass-recycling.html>

"It started with a lament over the fate of empty beer and wine bottles.

In early 2020, Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, then seniors at Tulane

I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:30:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/i-cant-afford-olive-oil-what-else-can-i-use-228788>

"If you buy your olive oil in bulk, you’ve likely been in for a shock in recent
weeks. Major supermarkets have been selling olive oil for up to A$65 for a
four-litre tin, and up to $26 for a 750 millilitre bottle.

The Death of Critical Thinking Will Kill Us Long Before AI.

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:31:23 +1000

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

<https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/the-death-of-critical-thinking-will-kill-us-long-before-ai-781fdd23cc7c>

"We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We
read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical
analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations

The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:17:53 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609>

"If you search “shrimp Jesus” on Facebook, you might encounter dozens of images
of artificial intelligence (AI) generated crustaceans meshed in various forms
with a stereotypical image of Jesus Christ.

UK governments announce ban on wet wipes containing plastic

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:20:52 +1000

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

<https://www.circularonline.co.uk/news/uk-governments-announce-ban-on-wet-wipes-containing-plastic/>

"The UK government said it expects to pass legislation for a ban on wet wipes
containing plastic by the end of 2024. There will be an 18-month transition
period from the point legislation is passed.

Our research shows what the rental market is really like for international students

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:23:11 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/our-research-shows-what-the-rental-market-is-really-like-for-international-students-230308>

"International students have come under fire from both sides of federal
politics in the past week.

1 in 3 Americans say they’ve reduced how much plastic they’re using

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:33:50 +1000

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

<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/1-in-3-americans-say-theyve-reduced-how-much-plastic-theyre-using>

"As consumer concern about plastic pollution grows, a third of adults in the
United States say they have reduced their use of plastic products over the past
five years.

Has logging really stopped in Victoria? What the death of an endangered glider tells us

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:42:27 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/has-logging-really-stopped-in-victoria-what-the-death-of-an-endangered-glider-tells-us-230394>

"Victoria’s native forest logging industry ended on January 1 this year. The
news was met with jubilation from conservationists.

In Bangladesh, olive ridley turtles break 4-year record with 53% increase in eggs

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:45:16 +1000

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

<https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/in-bangladesh-olive-ridley-turtle-breaks-4-year-record-with-53-increase-in-eggs/>

"This year, Bangladesh has seen its highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs,
thanks to extensive conservation actions, including building awareness among
local people and the vigilance of local conservation groups to ensure favorable

Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:26:19 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/21/oil-companies-report-fossil-fuels-climate>

"Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut
their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report
suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny.

Seychelles: floating baby corals can help save damaged reefs – new study

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:32:37 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/seychelles-floating-baby-corals-can-help-save-damaged-reefs-new-study-230133>

"The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands stretches across a vast area of the
western Indian Ocean. Each island is fringed by coral reefs.

Agencies announce decision to restore grizzly bears to North Cascades

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:34:19 +1000

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

<https://www.nps.gov/noca/learn/news/agencies-announce-decision-to-restore-grizzly-bears-to-north-cascades.htm>

"The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have announced a
decision to actively restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades of Washington,
where the animals once roamed.

‘How a healthy community should be’: how music in youth detention can create new futures

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:36:34 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-a-healthy-community-should-be-how-music-in-youth-detention-can-create-new-futures-227684>

"Many young people in contact with the justice system come from backgrounds of
extreme poverty, parental abuse or neglect, parental incarceration and
disrupted education.

Meet the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:37:44 +1000

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

<https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/meet-the-2024-goldman-environmental-prize-winners/>

"Seven grassroots environmental activists were awarded the Goldman
Environmental Prize on April 29. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman
Prize honors activists from the six continental regions.

Malaria vaccine rollout shines light on value of renewable power

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 19:39:26 +1000

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

<https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/malaria-vaccine-rollout-shines-light-value-renewable-power-2024-04-02/>

"April 2 - Over the course of this year, in cities, towns and villages across
the tropical belt that cuts through sub-Saharan Africa, medics will begin
administering doses of vaccines against malaria to millions of people. This

Solar power poised for even greater breakthroughs

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:19:32 +1000

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

<https://www.ciphernews.com/articles/solar-power-poised-for-even-greater-breakthroughs/>

"SYDNEY and SINGAPORE — The future of clean energy likely will include
mesmerizing breakthrough technologies like fusion energy, heat pulled from near
the center of the Earth and clean hydrogen. But the unsurpassed workhorse of

A new project promised low-income families ‘zero net energy homes’ – but they still rely on gas

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:20:51 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/21/gas-company-habitat-for-humanity>

"US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted
non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil
fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.

Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:22:03 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/21/living-planet-index-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-decline-dams-weirs-mining-water-abstraction-pollution-threat-aoe>

"Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new
findings show.

Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:23:30 +1000

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

<https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gordon-bell-an-architect-of-our-digital-age-dies-at-age-89/>

'Computer pioneer Gordon Bell, who as an early employee of Digital Equipment
Corporation (DEC) played a key role in the development of several influential
minicomputer systems and also co-founded the first major computer museum,

How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:24:15 +1000

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

<https://www.info-res.org/post/how-the-kremlin-launders-disinformation-around-the-globe>

"Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia’s
attritional fighting has bombarded Ukrainian schools, hospitals and other vital
civilian infrastructure in an attempt to make life unsustainable for remaining

Déjà vu in New Caledonia: why decades of political failure will make this uprising hard to contain

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:25:18 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/deja-vu-in-new-caledonia-why-decades-of-political-failure-will-make-this-uprising-hard-to-contain-230397>

"With an air force plane on its way to rescue New Zealanders stranded by the
violent uprising in New Caledonia, many familiar with the island’s history are
experiencing an unwelcome sense of déjà vu.

“Eclipsed our wildest dreams:” Trucking industry starts to embrace electric future

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:05:52 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/21/eclipsed-our-wildest-dreams-trucking-industry-starts-to-embrace-electric-future/>

"Todd Hacking, CEO of Australia’s trucking industry association Heavy Vehicle
Industry Australia (HVIA) has told The Driven that Australia’s first zero
emission trucking conference has eclipsed his wildest expectations.

We’re helping farmers access future climate projections as easily as checking the weather

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:08:59 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/were-helping-farmers-access-future-climate-projections-as-easily-as-checking-the-weather-227761>

"How often do you check your local weather forecast? How about your local
climate projections for 2050? For many farmers, the answer to the first
question is all the time. But the answer to the second is almost certainly less

Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:12:15 +1000

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

https://spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-drones

"Early on a June morning in 2023, my colleagues and I drove down a bumpy dirt
road north of Kyiv in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces were conducting
training exercises nearby, and mortar shells arced through the sky. We arrived

We tracked secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:14:25 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-secret-russian-missile-launchers-in-ukraine-using-public-satellite-data-230424>

"In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of
missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia’s state-of-the-art
missile launch systems costs more than US$100 million (A$150 million). They

Coal and gas use must peak and decline, “starting today:” BNEF outlook warns world headed to 2.6°C

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:17:49 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-and-gas-use-must-peak-and-decline-starting-today-bnef-outlook-warns-world-headed-to-2-6c/>

"Energy consultancy has abandoned the prospect of limiting global warming to
1.5°C and now says that if the world wants to avoid a 2.6°C hotter environment,
fossil fuel use needs to peak and start declining from today.

The way whales communicate is closer to human language than we realized

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:20:22 +1000

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

<https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/07/1092127/the-way-whales-communicate-is-closer-to-human-language-than-we-realized/>

"Sperm whales are fascinating creatures. They possess the biggest brain of any
species, six times larger than a human’s, which scientists believe may have
evolved to support intelligent, rational behavior. They’re highly social,

Needs-Based Salaries Are Upending Workplace Norms

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:23:07 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/needs-based-salaries-reversing-workplace-norms/>

"Anthony Jarrett has worked for Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC), a
Wales-based charity where he oversees finance, governance and IT, since 2009.
He is also, despite his 30 years of experience, the lowest-paid member of

UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:24:23 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxee01m5yero

"Scientists say they've found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete
buildings.

Meet the all-female patrol guarding Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:25:47 +1000

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

<https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240503-the-indigenous-women-fighting-mining-in-ecuadors-amazon>

'The Yuturi Warmi, an Ecuadorian patrol group, has vowed to protect their
community's land in the Amazon Rainforest from the pollution of extractive
industries – and their efforts appear to be working.

Snack company releases first-of-its-kind chip bag: 'The potential to revolutionize packaging as we know it'

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:27:09 +1000

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

<https://www.yahoo.com/news/snack-company-releases-first-kind-113500551.html>

'A British chip company is leading the way in making strides toward reducing
plastic pollution — one recyclable bag at a time.

Heat stress: how soaring temperatures are taking their toll on migrant workers in India’s garden city

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:28:00 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/22/india-bengaluru-heatwaves-climate-inequalities-cities-planning-informal-workers>

"Venkatachala starts his day early, neatly arranging jasmine, roses,
chrysanthemums and crossandras on his pushcart. He then heads out on to the
streets of Bengaluru, calling out to customers who use fresh flowers for

Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:28:52 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/alaska-rivers-turning-orange>

"Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely
consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.

Raising jobseeker is not ‘fiscally sustainable’? Sorry, but that is flat out wrong

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:10:20 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/article/2024/may/23/australia-federal-budget-2024-jobseeker-centrelink-welfare-inequality>

"On Monday the Productivity Commission released its snapshot of inequality
report. As a “snapshot”, the report is just presenting the current situation
rather than offering solutions. But unfortunately, it also perpetuates the lie

Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia’s door

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:11:16 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/chickens-ducks-seals-and-cows-a-dangerous-bird-flu-strain-is-knocking-on-australias-door-230013>

"A dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on
every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. While we remain free
from this strain for now, it’s only a matter of time before it arrives.

Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:12:23 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/23/australia-ev-electric-vehicle-sales-emissions-suvs-net-zero>

"Australia’s love for SUVs and utes could wipe out the emissions reductions
from fuel efficiency standards and the uptake of electric vehicles, a new
government report has warned.

We’ve come a long way on gender diversity but what about class? How networks of private school privilege dominate Australian society

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:14:27 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/weve-come-a-long-way-on-gender-diversity-but-what-about-class-how-networks-of-private-school-privilege-dominate-australian-society-226959>

Note: This article is about more than just sports.

"In 2021, the coach of the Perth-based West Coast Eagles Australian rules

The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumptions and selective analysis

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:15:10 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/22/australia-60bn-carbon-capture-ccs-windfall-claim-aep>

"As far as bonanzas go, a claim this week that Australia could pull in almost
$600bn by storing carbon dioxide from other countries is one that puts even the
Aukus nuclear submarine deal in the shade.

What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:16:26 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/what-is-net-zero-anyway-a-short-history-of-a-monumental-concept-229901>

"Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net
zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. Closer to home, the Albanese government
recently introduced legislation to establish a Net Zero Economy Authority,

Why Jonathan Haidt’s ‘Protect The Kids’ Proposals Could Make Things Worse For Kids

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:26:50 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/22/why-jonathan-haidts-protect-the-kids-proposals-could-make-things-worse/>

"How much harm is done to children in the name of “protecting” them? Entirely
too much. What if we drive them further into dangerous corners of the internet
by cutting them off from their support networks?

Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:27:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/businesses-and-directors-could-face-multi-million-dollar-penalties-if-they-fail-to-disclose-their-climate-impact-229889>

"Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed information about
what they are doing to reduce carbon emissions and other climate-related
financial information under legislation before federal parliament.

With the Coalition’s nuclear fantasy demolished by CSIRO, Labor must get cracking on renewables

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:29:01 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/with-the-coalitions-nuclear-fantasy-demolished-by-csiro-labor-must-get-cracking-on-renewables/>

"The new CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 report released this week makes for very
interesting reading.

A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:30:35 +1000

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

<https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a60819842/50000-year-old-block-of-ice/>

"A favorite refrain among the dwindling number of climate deniers is that
increases in temperature and carbon dioxide levels are a natural part of the
Earth’s atmospheric cycle. And while the planet has certainly seen some rise

Study maps human uptake of microplastics across 109 countries

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:31:49 +1000

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

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-human-uptake-microplastics-countries.html

'Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines top
the global per capita list of dietary uptakes of microplastics, while China,
Mongolia and the United Kingdom top the list of countries that breathe the most

A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:32:49 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/a-rare-find-in-ancient-timorese-mud-may-rewrite-the-history-of-human-settlement-in-australasia-228391>

"Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to
archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people
travelling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into

Emory University Suspends Students Over AI Study Tool The School Gave Them $10k To Build And Promoted

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:14:00 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/22/emory-univesity-suspends-students-over-ai-study-tool-the-school-gave-them-10k-to-build-and-promoted/>

"I’ll admit, I had to read this story a couple of times, since it’s so
unbelievable. With the explosion of AI tools that have come out over the past
couple of years, coming along for the ride are all kinds of concerns over how

To engage students in math, educators try connecting it to their culture

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:16:10 +1000

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

<https://hechingerreport.org/to-engage-students-in-math-educators-try-connecting-it-to-their-culture/>

"Before she got to the math in her lesson on linear equations last fall, Sydney
Kealanahele asked her class of eighth graders on Oahu why kalo, or taro root,
is so important in Hawaii. What do you know about kalo, she asked them. Have

Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:18:22 +1000

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

<https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/>

"Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday,
making it the 22nd country in Europe to do so.

The New Propaganda War

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:21:04 +1000

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

<https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/china-russia-republican-party-relations/678271/>

"On June 4, 1989, the Polish Communist Party held partially free elections,
setting in motion a series of events that ultimately removed the Communists
from power. Not long afterward, street protests calling for free speech, due

The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:22:08 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZW4

"For two days and two nights, I will step aboard an immersive galactic
starcruiser experience and live MY star wars story."

Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:24:33 +1000

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

https://maggieappleton.com/generative-forgery

"Art by the most famous artists in the world has never been more aesthetic than
it is now. Between its creation a few centuries ago and today, everyone's art
has gotten brighter, more colourful, more dramatic, more aesthetically

“Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:15:59 +1000

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

<https://www.vox.com/world-politics/24160779/inside-indias-secret-campaign-to-threaten-and-harass-americans>

"I met Raqib Naik, a journalist who had fled his native India, at a coffee shop
in suburban Maryland. We sat at the same metal table where he once discussed
the prospect of his assassination with FBI agents.

Crows Can Actually Count Out Loud, Amazing New Study Shows

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:17:32 +1000

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

<https://www.sciencealert.com/crows-can-actually-count-out-loud-amazing-new-study-shows>

'It's no secret that corvids are capable of some amazing feats of creative and
intelligent thinking, but a newly discovered ability has us stunned.

The Coming AI Bust

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:18:29 +1000

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

https://danafblankenhorn.substack.com/p/the-coming-ai-bust

"Nvidia is leading an AI Infrastructure boom. Cloud Czars, stuffed with cash,
are buying equipment and software with both hands.

US hostility towards the ICC is nothing new – it supports the court only when it suits American interests

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:19:41 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/us-hostility-towards-the-icc-is-nothing-new-it-supports-the-court-only-when-it-suits-american-interests-230663>

"This week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) applied
for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, in connection with the ongoing war

Ridiculously simple idea cuts cargo ship emissions by 17.3% in first trials

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:20:52 +1000

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

https://newatlas.com/marine/blue-visby-cargo-emissions/

"Shipping is an extremely efficient way to move bulk goods around the planet,
but it's responsible for around 3% of global man-made carbon emissions, and the
unique energy requirements of long-haul cargo ships make them extremely

Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:21:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/critical-minerals-for-the-world-or-just-for-the-us-turning-australia-into-a-green-minerals-powerhouse-comes-with-risks-230212>

"Globalisation is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its
allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world’s factory.

‘I’m the king and I will destroy you!’: Argentinian president stages frenetic stadium appearance

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:04:45 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/23/javier-milei-buenos-aires-argentina>

"Argentinians call him “the Madman”. This week he declared himself their
monarch.

Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:05:30 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-is-hitting-australian-poultry-farms-and-the-first-human-case-has-been-reported-in-victoria-heres-what-we-know-230691>

"The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported
yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India
and became ill upon returning home to Australia in March this year.

Australian company rolls out megawatt charger to support dump trucks and trains

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:06:18 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/23/australian-company-rolls-out-megawatt-charger-to-support-dump-trucks-and-trains/>

"Australian electrical engineering firm Ampcontrol has launched a new MegaWatt
Charger that it says will be capable of charging anything from light passenger
vehicles to electric haul dump trucks and trains.

Phone cameras can take in more light than the human eye − that’s why low-light events like the northern lights often look better through your phone camera

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:07:33 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/phone-cameras-can-take-in-more-light-than-the-human-eye-thats-why-low-light-events-like-the-northern-lights-often-look-better-through-your-phone-camera-230068>

"Smartphone cameras have significantly improved in recent years. Computational
photography and AI allow these devices to capture stunning images that can
surpass what we see with the naked eye. Photos of the northern lights, or

Universal Basic Income or Universal High Income?

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:08:44 +1000

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

<https://www.scottsantens.com/universal-basic-income-or-universal-high-income-ubi-uhi-amount/>

'"The very positive scenario of AI is actually in a lot of ways, the
description of heaven, in that really nobody would need to work. I wouldn't
even call it universal basic income. I would say it's probably universal high

Hurricane forecast points to a dangerous 2024 Atlantic season, with La Niña and a persistently warm ocean teaming up to power fierce storms

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:09:55 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/hurricane-forecast-points-to-a-dangerous-2024-atlantic-season-with-la-nina-and-a-persistently-warm-ocean-teaming-up-to-power-fierce-storms-228351>

"The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are
predicting an exceptionally active season.

“It’s all about the money:” US town saves $80,000 a year by switching to electric police vehicles

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:34:35 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/23/its-all-about-the-money-us-town-saves-80000-a-year-by-switching-to-electric-police-vehicles/>

"Over the past 5 years the Bargersville Police Department have traded the
majority of their patrol vehicles to Teslas. Bargersville Police say their
fleet of 13 Teslas is saving the town $US80,000 a year.

Drug companies pay doctors over A$11 million a year for travel and education. Here’s which specialties received the most

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:35:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/drug-companies-pay-doctors-over-a-11-million-a-year-for-travel-and-education-heres-which-specialties-received-the-most-230303>

"Drug companies are paying Australian doctors millions of dollars a year to fly
to overseas conferences and meetings, give talks to other doctors, and to serve
on advisory boards, our research shows.

Taxing The Internet To Bail Out Media Won’t Solve The Fundamental Problems Of The Media Business

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:36:50 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/23/taxing-the-internet-to-bail-out-media-wont-solve-the-fundamental-problems-of-the-media-business/>

"Hey Google, can you spare a few hundred million to keep Rupert Murdoch’s yacht
afloat? That’s essentially what some legislators are demanding with their
harebrained schemes to force tech companies to fund journalism.

How First Nations fashion design can rewrite painful memories and be a powerful method of healing

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:37:35 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-first-nations-fashion-design-can-rewrite-painful-memories-and-be-a-powerful-method-of-healing-227679>

"Around the world, fashion researchers, designers and artists are exploring the
links between clothing, adornment and wellbeing.

The Covid Safety Handbook: Staying Safe In An Unsafe World

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:39:27 +1000

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

<https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/violetblue/the-covid-sanity-handbook>

"Welcome to the fundraiser for The Covid Safety Handbook: a clear-headed,
empathetic, and inclusive guide to staying covid-safe in a covid-unsafe world.
It is the only book of practical tips and real-world advice for prevention,

A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:40:18 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/a-new-ruling-says-countries-including-nz-must-take-action-on-climate-change-under-the-law-of-the-sea-230420>

"In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising
seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has found
greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution.

Park partnerships expand rewilding in the Southern Carpathians

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:19:23 +1000

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

<https://rewildingeurope.com/news/park-partnerships-expand-rewilding-in-the-southern-carpathians/>

"Between 2014 and 2023, Rewilding Europe and WWF Romania translocated nearly
100 European bison to Romania’s Țarcu Mountains – a part of the Southern
Carpathians rewilding landscape where wild bison had been absent for at least

Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:20:12 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/why-knock-down-all-public-housing-towers-when-retrofit-can-sometimes-be-better-229186>

"The Victorian government is planning Australia’s largest urban renewal
project. The plan is to knock down and rebuild 44 large public housing towers
in Melbourne. The government says these towers, built in the 1960s and ’70s,

How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:21:15 +1000

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

<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/chile-cochamo-valley-puelo-patagonia.html>

"In central Chile, not far from where the Andes Mountains meet the Pacific
Ocean, a vast swath of pristine wilderness is changing hands under the most
unusual circumstances.

How Narendra Modi’s cult of personality was formed by a powerful Hindu nationalist group with a dark history

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:22:17 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-narendra-modis-cult-of-personality-was-formed-by-a-powerful-hindu-nationalist-group-with-a-dark-history-225280>

"Narendra Modi’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resorted to
religious polarisation as it tries to rally its Hindu nationalist base in
India’s ongoing general election, which ends on June 1.

How South Korea’s Feminist Movement Saved My Life

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:24:28 +1000

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

<https://medium.com/bitchy/how-south-koreas-feminist-movement-saved-my-life-e8bdbd3f16aa>

"4B, a South Korean feminist movement that rejects toxic social norms
propagated by the patriarchy — refusing heterosexual marriage, dating, sex, and
childbirth — has started gaining global attention.

Australasian bittern returns to Lagoon of Islands for first time in 40 years after damming damage reversed

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:25:16 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/australasian-bittern-returns-to-lagoon-of-islands/103754336>

'The endangered Australasian bittern likes to keep a low profile, and if it
feels threatened it's known to stand still, extend its wings and pretend to be
a reed.

I'm Trans & Society Removed My Comfort Around Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:29:12 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/prismnpen/im-trans-society-removed-my-comfort-around-children-30243abfc2ed>

'I used to love looking after children. I found it fun to invent games and run
around (and still do), and that made me a really good babysitter. I was once,
unprompted, paid a $50 tip at a family event (this was before inflation) and

Endangered mouse returns after almost half a century

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:33:13 +1000

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

<https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/8623040/endangered-mouse-returns-after-almost-half-a-century/>

A breeding program has returned an endangered rodent to a botanic garden where
it has not been sighted for 48 years.

Covid Continues to Out-Kill Influenza: Prognosis

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:37:39 +1000

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

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-20/covid-continues-to-out-kill-influenza-prognosis>

"Hi, it’s Jason in Melbourne. Try as we might to forget about Covid-19, it’s
still not “just another flu.” Before I explain... "

Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:41:49 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/25/shadian-last-major-islamic-style-mosque-in-china-loses-its-domes>

"The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style features has lost
its domes and had its minarets radically modified, marking what experts say is
the completion of a government campaign to sinicise the country’s Muslim places

New study provides the "definitive answer on masks." They work.

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:48:42 +1000

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

<https://boingboing.net/2024/05/24/new-study-provides-the-definitive-answer-on-masks-they-work.html>

'I've masked consistently since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
first with a cloth mask, before I knew better, and then for the last few years
with KN95s or N95s. And I have, to my knowledge, continued to avoid catching

Oman’s mountain oases offer ancient farming lessons for a warming future

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:49:45 +1000

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

<https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/omans-mountain-oases-offer-ancient-farming-lessons-for-a-warming-future/>

"In some ways, village life on Oman’s Jabal Akhdar Mountain is the same as it
has always been. Water still runs through the ancient aflaj channels. People
still cultivate pomegranates, walnuts and grapes. Goats still go out to

Masks work, our comprehensive review has found

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:51:06 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/masks-work-our-comprehensive-review-has-found-229658>

"When a Texan farm worker caught bird flu from cattle recently, social media
was abuzz with rumours. While bird flu is not a human pandemic, scientists and
policymakers the world over are keen to prepare as best they can for when such

Bringing back Sri Lanka’s mangroves with science and community spirit

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:52:50 +1000

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

<https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/bringing-back-sri-lankas-mangroves-science-and-community-spirit>

"The abandoned shrimp farms and salt pans that litter Sri Lanka’s coastline are
a testament to the pitfalls of unsustainable development.

Special Report: Studio Musicians Are Still Waiting For Credit In The Streaming Era

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:53:59 +1000

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

<https://www.wmot.org/roots-radio-news/2024-05-11/special-report-studio-musicians-are-still-waiting-for-credit-in-the-streaming-era>

"Dave Pomeroy is best-known as the genial president of Nashville’s Local 257 of
the American Federation of Musicians, a position he’s held since 2009. But set
that aside and focus on the fact that since the late 1970s, Pomeroy, now 68,

Bearded vultures continue comeback in southeast France

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:55:05 +1000

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

<https://rewildingeurope.com/news/bearded-vultures-continue-comeback-in-southeast-france/>

"Europe is home to four vulture species – the griffon, cinereous (black),
Egyptian, and bearded vulture. Of these, the bearded vulture is the rarest.
Over the last two centuries the European population of the species has declined

Covid keeps killing more people every month than flu does in a year

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:13:07 +1000

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

<https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/05/22/covid-kills-more-people-than-flu>

"Flu season officially began three weeks ago at the start of May.

In March, news reports warned of an “early, unpredictable” season.

A whale makes a comeback off Argentina's coast 100 years after vanishing

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:14:31 +1000

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

<https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/whale-makes-comeback-off-argentinas-coast-100-years-after-vanishing-2024-05-10/>

'BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (Reuters) - Giant blue-grey sei whales that vanished
from Argentina's Patagonian coast a century ago due to hunting are starting to
flourish once again, demonstrating how species can recover when measures to

Big brands are 'failing to curb plastic sachet use'

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:15:45 +1000

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

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-big-brands-curb-plastic-sachet.html

'Small plastic sachets commonly used in low- and middle-income countries must
be phased out and packaging reuse systems promoted, urge campaigners and waste
pickers, as new analysis reveals major corporations have failed to curb their

We Must Face Down the Expanding Anti-Reality Industry

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:17:16 +1000

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

<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-must-face-down-the-expanding-anti-reality-industry/>

"The U.S. is bracing for another summer of powerful storms and wildfires, on
the heels of an unusually warm winter and spring, and the monthly shattering of
ocean heat records. Beyond the now-annual threat of smoke that last year

Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:18:16 +1000

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

<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/world/asia/bangkok-thailand-benjakitti-park.html>

"For more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly
mass-produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok. A steady
stream of heavy trucks brought raw tobacco into the heart of the city and

‘It’s honest beauty’: the net-zero homes paving the way for the future

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:19:33 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/26/its-honest-beauty-the-net-zero-homes-paving-the-way-for-the-future>

"“Energy efficient”, “carbon neutral” and “net zero” are buzzwords we hear more
and more as we face the impact of climate change. But do we think about them
enough in building?

Numlock News: May 24, 2024 • Bathwater, Bitcoin, Hieroglyphs

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:04:55 +1000

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

https://www.numlock.com/p/numlock-news-may-24-2024-bathwater

"This week, the Unicode Consortium began the beta review period for Unicode
16.0, the newest update to the standard catalog of characters used by virtually
all digital programs. The latest version boasts 5,185 new characters, including

Chartbook 284 The beginning of a new era: How the "global" energy transition is happening in China (Carbon Notes 13)

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:27:29 +1000

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

https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-284-the-beginning-of-a

"In May 2024 the clean energy think tank Ember published a worldwide Review of
electricity generation that announced a profoundly important historical turning
point.

More than 30 countries have legalized same-sex marriage

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:28:32 +1000

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

<https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/more-than-30-countries-have-legalized-same-sex-marriage>

"The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.
Since then, more than 30 other countries have followed suit.

In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:29:46 +1000

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

https://electrek.co/2024/05/15/us-exceeds-5-million-solar-installations/

"The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a
significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data
released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:32:44 +1000

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

<https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/ethiopia-shows-us-just-how-fast-the-transition-to-electric-mobility-can-happen-in-africa/>

"Like a lot of countries on the African continent, Ethiopia has an
exceptionally low motorisation rate. Ethiopia has a population of 126 million
people, but the total number of vehicles registered in Ethiopia is around 1.2

Sustainability: Suddenly the action is local.

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:14:47 +1000

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

<https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/sustainability-suddenly-the-action-is-local/>

"Around the time Our Towns was published six years ago, in 2018, people would
occasionally ask Jim and me whether we had found projects about the environment
and climate change in the communities we visited. I remember thinking to

The antidote to doom is doing

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:15:44 +1000

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

https://www.sustainableviews.com/the-antidote-to-doom-is-doing-ac97ab67/

"The planet is warming and climate impacts are worsening. Last year was the
warmest year on record, with the greatest number of recorded weather and
climate disasters. Canada’s wildfire season, which already smashed records in

Bright Green Futures Ep 9: How to Build a Good Anthropocene

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:17:07 +1000

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

<https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-9-how-to-build-a-good-anthropocene>

"Hello Friends!

Welcome to Bright Green Futures, Episode Nine: How to Build a Good

What does progress look like on a planet at its limit?

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:18:33 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/13/what-does-progress-look-like-on-a-planet-at-its-limit>

"In the 20th century, the definition of progress seemed clear. It was growth,
measured in terms of national income, or gross domestic product (GDP). And that
growth was to be endless, an ever-rising curve. No matter how rich a nation

Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service. Now he's going after its government

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:19:40 +1000

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

<https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-austria-spy-service-bvt-government-intelligence-wirecard-jan-marsalek-freedom-party/>

"VIENNA — The coup began with the sound of a doorbell.

Just after 8 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2018, Austrian police Commander Wolfgang

Snow joke: Icelandic glacier makes presidential bid

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:20:29 +1000

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

<https://www.positive.news/society/snow-joke-icelandic-glacier-makes-presidential-bid/>

"Iceland might just have the perfect solution for cooling off heated political
debate: activists there have been bidding to secure a seat of power for one of
its most famous glaciers by making it president.

Transforming the world: by design

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:40:12 +1000

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

https://www.positive.news/society/transforming-the-world-by-design/

"“Look at landfill sites,” says Pepijn Zurburg, co-founder of Dutch nonprofit
What Design Can Do. “At one point, someone designed all that trash that’s in
them. Everything that we made eventually ends up being a problem for us.

Why a new ruling on the law of the sea and climate change matters for Australia and especially our island neighbours

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:41:47 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/why-a-new-ruling-on-the-law-of-the-sea-and-climate-change-matters-for-australia-and-especially-our-island-neighbours-230682>

"The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has found countries are
obliged to protect the oceans from climate change impacts under the law of the
sea.

You were promised a jetpack by liars

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:45:26 +1000

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

<https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/17/fake-it-until-you-dont-make-it/#twenty-one-seconds>

'As a science fiction writer, I find it weird that some sf tropes – like space
colonization – have become culture-war touchstones. You know, that whole "we
were promised jetpacks" thing.

As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:46:17 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/as-covid-cases-rise-again-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-the-new-flirt-variants-230423>

"We’ve now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there’s
still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) at least one
thing seems clear: it’s here to stay.

Will Australia dare follow Paris and support bikes and electric trucks instead of fossil SUVs?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:48:31 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/26/will-australia-dare-follow-paris-and-support-bikes-and-electric-trucks-instead-of-fossil-suvs/>

"The federal government says it is looking to “active transport” such as
bicycles and also electric trucks as it considers new means to offset the
growth of petrol and diesel SUV sales that threaten to undermine progress in

‘Everybody has not won’: trickle-down economics was an idiotic idea. How do we fix the inequality it causes?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:50:56 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/everybody-has-not-won-trickle-down-economics-was-an-idiotic-idea-how-do-we-fix-the-inequality-it-causes-223296>

"In his 2024 State of the Union address, US president Joe Biden announced his
plans for a bold set of tax reforms. Tax on corporations would go up.
Deductions for high-income earners would come down. Tax breaks on corporate

Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:32:38 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/23/natures-ghosts-excerpt-sophie-yeo-the-vile-national-trust-aoe>

"The Vile clings on to the edge of the Gower peninsula. Its fields are lined up
like strips of carpet, together leading to the edge of the cliff that drops
into the sea. Each one is tiny, around 1-2 acres. From the sky, they look like

No mullets, no mohawks, no ‘awkwardly contrasting colours’: what are school policies on hair and why do they matter so much?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:33:54 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/no-mullets-no-mohawks-no-awkwardly-contrasting-colours-what-are-school-policies-on-hair-and-why-do-they-matter-so-much-229810>

"A Queensland dad recently took his four-year-old son out of the Gold Coast’s
A.B. Paterson College because the school had ordered the boy to cut his long
hair.

Good news for chocolate lovers as Swiss scientists find way to make the treat more sustainable

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:35:00 +1000

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

<https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/23/good-news-for-chocolate-lovers-as-swiss-scientists-find-way-to-make-the-treat-more-sustain>

"Scientists in Switzerland have invented a way to make chocolate healthier and
more sustainable.

Hottest summer ever? Experts reveal what could be in store for Europe in the next few months

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:36:41 +1000

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

<https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/18/hottest-summer-ever-experts-reveal-what-could-be-in-store-for-europe-in-the-next-few-month>

"Heatwaves have hit Europe earlier than ever this year, with Greece, Cyprus,
Türkiye and Italy already hit by extreme heat, with some places seeing
temperatures 10C above the seasonal average.

How Electric Harps Are Protecting Honey Bees

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:37:49 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/electric-harps-protect-honey-bees-from-asian-hornets/>

"By 2021, Michel Costa had become a frustrated veteran of an obscure yet
devastating war in Europe. The enemy: invasive Asian hornets, which had been
massacring his honey bees by the thousand. Costa had fought the invaders on the

A Theory of Victory for Ukraine

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:39:10 +1000

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

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/theory-victory-ukraine

"The U.S. government decided to provide more assistance to Ukraine just in the
nick of time. By the end of April, right before the aid package passed, the
war-torn country was emptying its last reserves of ammunition and rationing

Ditch brightly coloured plastic, anti-waste researchers tell firms

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:25:40 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/27/ditch-brightly-coloured-plastic-anti-waste-researchers-tell-firms>

"Retailers are being urged to stop making everyday products such as drinks
bottles, outdoor furniture and toys out of brightly coloured plastic after
researchers found it degrades into microplastics faster than plainer colours.

Pristine rainforest, 'dirty' power: The diesel vs solar energy debate raging inside the Daintree

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:27:01 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/queensland-daintree-electricity-power-debate-over-diesel-solar/103896740>

'British naturalist Sir David Attenborough called it the "most extraordinary
place on earth".

Book bans in the US are at an all-time high. Will we see a similar spike in Australia?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:28:22 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-27/what-is-driving-book-bans-in-america-australia/103882982>

'On January 20, 2021, the young black poet Amanda Gorman stood upon the dais at
Joe Biden's presidential inauguration to read her poem The Hill We Climb.

Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:29:30 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/riverdance-at-30-how-riverdance-shaped-irish-dance-and-reflected-a-multicultural-australia-229010>

"Ireland won the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, but their victory was
overshadowed by the seven-minute interval “filler” that received a standing
ovation.

Hobbyist archaeologists identify thousands of ancient sites in England

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:30:20 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/27/hobbyist-archaeologists-identify-thousands-of-ancient-sites-in-england-deep-time-digventures-national-trust>

"Bronze age burial mounds, Roman roads and deserted medieval villages are among
almost 13,000 previously-unknown ancient sites and monuments that have been
discovered by members of the public in recent months, it will be announced this

Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:31:17 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/your-smartphone-might-be-linked-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia-heres-how-229630>

"What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s
quite straightforward.

China’s first carbon border tax? Insiders flag big tariff on imported US gas guzzlers

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:35:16 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/05/27/chinas-first-carbon-border-tax-insiders-flag-big-tariff-on-imported-us-gas-guzzlers/>

"The deepening trade war between the US and China could soon be seen as a
battle between clean tech versus fossil dinosaurs as auto industry insiders
report China is looking to place a 25 per cent tariff on US gas guzzlers in

Cost of living: if you can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:36:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/cost-of-living-if-you-cant-afford-as-much-fresh-produce-are-canned-veggies-or-frozen-fruit-just-as-good-229724>

"The cost of living crisis is affecting how we spend our money. For many
people, this means tightening the budget on the weekly supermarket shop.

On Australia’s climate and extinction crises, the major parties both have questions to answer

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:37:32 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/article/2024/may/28/on-australias-climate-and-extinction-crises-the-major-parties-both-have-questions-to-answer>

"Federal parliament is back for the next fortnight and I have a wishlist. Not
for things that will happen – let’s not get ahead of ourselves – but for
questions that could be addressed if the country is to treat the climate and

Buried kelp: seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:38:42 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/buried-kelp-seaweed-carried-to-the-deep-sea-stores-more-carbon-than-we-thought-228888>

"Deep in the ocean lies the world’s largest active carbon reservoir, which
plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet’s climate. Of the roughly 10
billion tonnes of carbon we emit each year, about 3 billion tonnes are taken up

Super funds back fossil “climate wreckers” over clean energy

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:39:41 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/super-funds-back-fossil-climate-wreckers-over-clean-energy/>

"For every dollar invested in clean energy companies, superannuation funds have
five dollars invested in the expansion of fossil fuels, an index has found.

Does bottled water contain plastic particles?

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:40:24 +1000

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

https://pirg.org/articles/does-bottled-water-contain-plastic-particles/

"Bottled water contains more than just water. It also contains a surprising
number of microscopic pieces of plastic.

Clean steam age: Solar thermal can be an economic lifeline for coal and gas regions

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:57:53 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/clean-steam-age-solar-thermal-can-be-an-economic-lifeline-for-coal-and-gas-regions/>

"While PV, wind and batteries have changed our energy mix forever and for the
better, the steam-driven turbine, long associated with fossil fuel-fired power,
is on the cusp of its own renewable revolution.

Franklin’s Charging Shows Us What EV Charging As A Small Business Looks Like

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:58:52 +1000

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

<https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/franklins-charging-shows-us-what-ev-charging-as-a-small-business-looks-like/>

"When it comes to both gas stations and EV charging, the big names get most of
the attention. Tesla, Electrify America, EVgo, and others are what people think
of first for EV charging, largely because just about everyone has either

The dangerous anti-democracy coalition

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:00:16 +1000

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

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-anti-democracy-alliance

"Friends,

Elon Musk and entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret

Rethinking roads as public spaces – what NZ cities can learn from Barcelona’s ‘superblock’ urban design

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:00:52 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/rethinking-roads-as-public-spaces-what-nz-cities-can-learn-from-barcelonas-superblock-urban-design-226601>

"New Zealand is one of the most car-centric countries in the world. With the
exception of the capital Wellington, New Zealand cities have some of the
highest rates of car ownership globally.

Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:01:40 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry>

"The former head of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, allegedly
threatened a chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in a series
of secret meetings in which he tried to pressure her into abandoning a war

Australia’s new consent campaign gets a lot right. But consent education won’t be enough to stop sexual violence

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:02:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/australias-new-consent-campaign-gets-a-lot-right-but-consent-education-wont-be-enough-to-stop-sexual-violence-230956>

"The Australian government has recently launched Consent Can’t Wait, a
campaign focused on supporting sexual consent communication between adults and
young people.

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:54:56 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/spying-hacking-intimidation-israel-war-icc-exposed>

"When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced
he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a
cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or

Is Australia a racist country? We asked 5 experts

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:55:31 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/is-australia-a-racist-country-we-asked-5-experts-231053>

"Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political
journalist Laura Tingle told the audience Australia is a racist country, and
always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from

Georgian parliament overrides veto by president on ‘foreign influence’ law

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:56:35 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/georgian-parliament-overrides-presidents-veto-on-foreign-influence-law>

"Georgia’s parliament has voted to override a presidential veto on the
controversial “foreign influence” law, a move that is poised to derail the EU
aspirations of many Georgians in favour of closer ties with Moscow.

We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:57:20 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-gave-60-000-food-products-a-planetary-health-star-rating-see-how-your-favourites-stack-up-228363>

"Lasagne or risotto? Muesli bar or brownie? What’s better for the planet? How
do you know for sure?

Artificial Creativity

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:58:51 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://rushkoff.medium.com/artificial-creativity-74d49181eabe>

'I hinted at some thoughts about AI in my last Team Human monologue, and
those generated as many emails as the main subject — which was learning to
disengage from the pace of the internet. These ideas are related, of course:

Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:59:51 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/grong-grong-australias-first-crowdfunded-solar-farm-powers-up/>

"The Grong Grong solar farm powered up on Friday and is now operational, proof
– the people behind the project say – that community-owned renewables projects
can get off the ground.

“Tough cop on the beat,” or new plod enforcing old “broken laws”? Labor’s EPA gets a grilling

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:22:41 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/tough-cop-on-the-beat-or-new-plod-enforcing-old-broken-laws-labors-epa-gets-a-grilling/>

"Federal Labor has introduced legislation to set up Australia’s first national
Environment Protection Agency that it insists will have strong new powers and
penalties to prevent serious damage to nature.

The West’s wetlands are struggling. Some have been overlooked altogether.

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:25:49 +1000

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

<https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-wests-wetlands-are-struggling-some-have-been-overlooked-altogether/>

"On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest on
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and
grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hung overhead, providing shade as he set

Are Sleek Modular Homes the Future of Affordable Housing?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:27:32 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/home-building-factory-affordable-housing-crisis/>

"In Buena Vista, Colorado, there’s a factory that builds houses. Not
double-wides or A-frame kits, but bonafide, full-size, single-family homes. The
factory, home of the manufacturing company Fading West, is immense. Like a

Why publishers are preparing to federate their sites

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:29:50 +1000

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

<https://digiday.com/media/why-publishers-are-preparing-to-federate-their-sites/>

"At least two digital media companies are exploring the fediverse as a way to
take more control over their referral traffic and onsite audience engagement.
This comes at a time when walled gardens like Facebook and X are becoming less

The Movement to Elect More Women in the UK

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:32:29 +1000

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

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/getting-more-women-elected-in-uk/

"Hetvi Parekh is the only woman from an ethnic minority — and one of just 14
women overall — of the 44 elected leaders of Rushcliffe Borough Council, a
local government body near the UK city of Nottingham, representing nearly

Scientists claim PV systems combined with thermoelectric cooling may achieve 6-year payback time

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:33:30 +1000

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

<https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/05/28/scientists-claim-pv-systems-combined-with-thermoelectric-cooling-may-achieve-6-year-payback-time/>

"A group of researchers from South Africa's Central University of Technology
has designed a solar module integrating a cooling system relying on a
thermoelectric cooler (TEC).

Pronatalism is the latest Silicon Valley trend. What is it – and why is it disturbing?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:39:22 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/pronatalism-is-the-latest-silicon-valley-trend-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-disturbing-231059>

"For Malcolm and Simone Collins, declining birth rates across many developed
countries are an existential threat. The solution is to have “tons of kids,”
and to use a hyperrational, data-driven approach to guide everything from

Feeling like an ‘oddity’, forced to come out: how Australian healthcare still fails to meet queer needs

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:40:11 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/29/australia-lgbtq-healthcare-providers-policy>

"Zavier Wileman has been going to the same general practice since they were a
child. But when they began their transition as a teenager, they were made to
feel “like an oddity”.

Meat and Dairy Industry ‘Weakening’ Climate Policy in the EU: Report

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:41:42 +1000

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

<https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/29/meat-and-dairy-industry-weakening-climate-policy-in-the-eu-report/>

"Intense lobbying from the meat and dairy industry since 2020 has helped weaken
and stall crucial climate policies in the European Union, according to a new
report from InfluenceMap.

The coverage of Laura Tingle’s comments on racism is a textbook beat-up, but she’s not in the wrong

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:42:41 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/the-coverage-of-laura-tingles-comments-on-racism-is-a-textbook-beat-up-but-shes-not-in-the-wrong-231051>

"Striking the balance between journalists’ private free speech rights and the
public duty they owe to impartiality and their employer’s reputation is one of
the most complex ethical issues confronting the media today.

Vanuatu is holding its first-ever referendum – here’s what’s at stake

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:43:50 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/vanuatu-is-holding-its-first-ever-referendum-heres-whats-at-stake-228192>

"Vanuatu’s young people are tired of political instability. And they are not
just sitting back as political spectators, they’re actively pushing for reform
and are determined to steer their country towards stability and prosperity.

‘Seeing her hurt was more than I could bear’: the family pets left in limbo amid Australia’s domestic violence crisis

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:45:11 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/29/seeing-her-hurt-was-more-than-i-could-bear-the-family-pets-left-in-limbo-amid-australias-domestic-violence-crisis-ntwnfb>

"Sarah* looked down at her phone and saw the text. It had no words – just a
picture of her dog tied up in the sun, on a dirt road she didn’t know. It was
January, the hottest part of the year.

We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:34:36 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-know-the-seas-are-rising-so-why-are-australian-governments-not-planning-for-it-230944>

"The vast majority of Australians (87%) live within 50 kilometres of a
coastline. The coast offers scenery, swimming and cooling from the sea.

Facial Recognition Still Struggles To Recognize Faces As More People Are Misidentified As Criminals

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:35:38 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/29/facial-recognition-still-struggles-to-recognize-faces-as-more-people-are-misidentified-as-criminals/>

"We’ve long been critics of facial recognition tech here at Techdirt. Even
though the steady march of technology inevitably means the tech will get faster
and better, the problem is the first part: faster.

Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:36:37 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/sleight-of-hand-australias-net-zero-target-is-being-lost-in-accounting-tricks-offsets-and-more-gas-229479>

"In announcing Australia’s support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and
beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government’s commitment
to net zero even further out of reach.

Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:38:10 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day>

"Authorities in India are investigating whether a faulty sensor may have been
behind a reading that showed temperatures in Delhi soaring past 50 degrees for
the first time, amid a scorching heatwave in the capital.

What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:38:40 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/whats-the-difference-between-shyness-and-social-anxiety-225669>

"The terms “shyness” and “social anxiety” are often used interchangeably
because they both involve feeling uncomfortable in social situations.

On Vancouver Island, residents are paying voluntary rent to First Nations

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 19:39:52 +1000

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

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-voluntary-rent-first-nations/

"In March, a small non-profit in British Columbia cut 10 cheques worth
approximately $5,500 each, and hand delivered them to as many First Nations on
southern Vancouver Island. The money, collected in the second half of 2023, is

UK MPs In Full Moral Panic Decide To Ignore The Research, Push For Dangerous Ban On Phones For Kids

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:00:46 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/29/uk-mps-in-full-moral-panic-decide-to-ignore-the-research-push-for-dangerous-ban-on-phones-for-kids/>

"The moral panic about kids and technology these days is just getting dumber
and dumber. The latest is that MPs in the UK are considering an outright ban on
smartphones for kids under 16.

California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:02:04 +1000

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

<https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-19/californias-first-black-land-trust-builds-a-sierras-haven>

"EMIGRANT GAP, Calif. — Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and
takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra.

Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:02:55 +1000

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

<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/world-first-wooden-satellite/>

"Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of
LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite.

This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:05:23 +1000

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

<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/magazine/ayana-elizabeth-johnson-interview.html>

"I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change’s 2018 report on global warming drastically changed the way many
people thought — or felt — about the climate crisis. That report laid out, with

France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:06:29 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/frances-headscarf-ban-in-the-2024-summer-olympics-reflects-a-narrow-view-of-national-identity-writes-a-scholar-of-european-studies-228678>

"The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have sparked a discussion about whether
female Muslim athletes who wear a headscarf should be allowed to compete.

Israeli journalist describes threats over reporting on spy chief and ICC

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:07:46 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/journalist-threatened-over-reporting-on-spy-chief-and-icc-israeli-newspaper-says>

"An investigative reporter with Israel’s leading leftwing newspaper, Haaretz,
has said unnamed senior security officials threatened actions against him if he
reported on attempts by the former head of the Mossad to intimidate the

How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:03:20 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-to-cut-stray-cat-numbers-in-a-way-that-works-better-for-everyone-229291>

"Stray cats are a big problem across most Australian cities and towns. They
cause many complaints related to nuisance behaviours and concerns about urban
wildlife, as well as straining government resources. Ratepayers ultimately pay

Barnaby Joyce ditched his RM Williams to protest against green energy … Wait until he finds out about his new boots

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:05:03 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/article/2024/may/31/barnaby-joyce-ditched-his-rm-williams-to-protest-green-energy-wait-until-he-finds-out-about-his-new-boots>

"Earlier today, as I was reverse Google image searching a picture of Barnaby
Joyce’s feet, I wondered if I was perhaps taking this too seriously.

The plastics industry says this technology could help banish pollution. It’s ‘an illusion,’ critics say

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:06:01 +1000

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

<https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/30/climate/chemical-recycling-plastic-pollution-climate/>

"A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of
a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry.

Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:06:45 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/women-are-14-times-more-likely-to-die-in-a-climate-disaster-than-men-its-just-one-way-climate-change-is-gendered-230295>

"When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked
disasters or biodiversity loss, we don’t tend to think about gender. At first
glance, it may seem irrelevant.

‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:07:42 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/unliveable-delhis-residents-struggle-to-cope-in-record-breaking-heat>

"As the water tanker drove into a crowded Delhi neighbourhood, a ruckus
erupted. Dozens of residents ran frantically behind it, brandishing buckets,
bottles and hoses, and jumped on top of it to get even a drip of what was

Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:08:28 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/tongas-volcanic-eruption-could-cause-unusual-weather-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-new-study-shows-231074>

"Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022
in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings
across the entire Pacific basin, and sent sound waves around the globe multiple

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:24:39 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds>

"The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand
forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal
licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders.

As Israel pushes into Rafah, it exposes an uncomfortable truth: no court alone can protect civilians in war

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:25:47 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/as-israel-pushes-into-rafah-it-exposes-an-uncomfortable-truth-no-court-alone-can-protect-civilians-in-war-231052>

"The world has reacted with anger this week after an Israeli air strike on a
safe zone for displaced civilians in southern Gaza reportedly resulted in the
deaths of at least 45 people, including women and children.

US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:26:55 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/stacy-gilbert-us-state-department-israel-gaza-aid>

"The state department falsified a report earlier this month to absolve Israel
of responsibility for blocking humanitarian aid flows into Gaza, overruling the
advice of its own experts, according to a former senior US official who

How many giraffe species are there? Understanding this is key to their protection

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:27:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/how-many-giraffe-species-are-there-understanding-this-is-key-to-their-protection-229393>

"Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns,
have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a
textbook example of how species adapt to their surroundings and survive under

Princess as Gender Allegory in 'Dealing With Dragons'

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:29:03 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/counterarts/princess-as-gender-allegory-in-dealing-with-dragons-b8a453a41e9a>

"Dealing With Dragons is a cozy middle grade fantasy novel from 1990. When I
read Princess Cimorene's cozy adventure as a ten-year-old, I felt understood
for the first time. But it's so much more than just a cozy. In Dealing With

Is collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation really imminent? Icebergs’ history reveals some clues

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:29:55 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/is-collapse-of-the-atlantic-ocean-circulation-really-imminent-icebergs-history-reveals-some-clues-230534>

"When people think about the risks of climate change, the idea of abrupt
changes is pretty scary. Movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” feed that fear,
with visions of unimaginable storms and populations fleeing to escape rapidly

Europe on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:51:15 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/europe-on-high-alert-after-suspected-moscow-linked-arson-and-sabotage>

"Security services around Europe are on alert to a potential new weapon of
Russia’s war – arson and sabotage – after a spate of mystery fires and attacks
on infrastructure in the Baltics, Germany and the UK.

Jane Goodall inspires generations of conservationists – we need her education program in schools

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:52:03 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/jane-goodall-inspires-generations-of-conservationists-we-need-her-education-program-in-schools-228365>

"Renowned scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall is touring Australia and
New Zealand this week and next.

Dead Politicians Hit The Campaign Trail For India’s Billion-Voter Election

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:53:20 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/30/dead-politicians-hit-the-campaign-trail-for-indias-billion-voter-election/>

"The 2024 elections in India are widely regarded as the largest in history,
with nearly a billion people eligible to cast a vote. Alongside the sheer human
scale, there’s another aspect of the Indian elections that is surprising for

Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:55:04 +1000

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

https://archive.md/DHTcS

"The Japanese government is pushing ahead with a plan to make Japan’s publicly
funded research output free to read. In June, the science ministry will assign
funding to universities to build the infrastructure needed to make research

Friday essay: ‘My family are always trying to buy us a house.’ We asked couples how class affects their relationships

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:56:20 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-my-family-are-always-trying-to-buy-us-a-house-we-asked-couples-how-class-affects-their-relationships-229277>

"When Patrick first held a driver’s licence, his P-plates, he drove a beaten-up
car “almost as old as myself”. If police didn’t pull him over once a month,
he’d be surprised.

Venezuela becomes first nation in the Americas to lose all glaciers

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:57:48 +1000

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

<https://www.axios.com/2024/05/28/venezuela-glaciers-global-warming-climate-change>

"Venezuela, once home to six glaciers, now has none after the last remaining
one was recently classified as being too small to qualify.

Argument with a Childhood Friend: Gender Blindness & Trans Repression

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:15:26 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/prismnpen/argument-with-a-childhood-friend-gender-blindness-trans-repression-c9560929c1f3>

'"I don't see gender. Man, woman, I don't think about it, I imagine most don't
either. Everybody's the same, just people to me."

Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:17:45 +1000

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

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/#invertebrates

'A decade ago, a hedge fund had an improbable viral comedy hit: a 294-page
slide deck explaining why Olive Garden was going out of business, blaming the
failure on too many breadsticks and insufficiently salted pasta-water:

The Hardest Phrase in the World to Translate: 'A Nice Cup of Tea'

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:18:42 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/a-culturated/the-hardest-phrase-in-the-world-to-translate-a-nice-cup-of-tea-2564f567b5a6>

'The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote that "if a lion could speak our
language, we could not understand it." In other words, because we do not have a
shared experience and worldview, its words would lack any context allowing us

Central Park introduces new pizza box recycling bin to curb rats

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:19:41 +1000

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

<https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-pizza-box-recycling-in-central-park/5415602/>

'New Yorkers eat a lot of pizza. They eat so much pizza that the dish warrants
its own recycling bin.

Unfettered Capitalism has Broken Boots Theory

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:21:11 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/thing-a-day/unfettered-capitalism-has-broken-boots-theory-b23c44380f7d>

'Unfettered capitalism is, to put it simply, bad. Many of us can probably agree
with that to some degree. Whether you think its benefits outweigh its
shortcomings or whether you feel like we need to start moving toward

European cities embrace nature-based solutions and other urban transformation stories you need to read

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:22:11 +1000

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

<https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/cities-nature-based-solution-urban-transformation-may-23/>

"Top city and urbanization stories: European cities embrace nature-based
solutions; nature-positive transition guidelines have been published; German
property deals are declining."

Steven Thrasher on Campus Protests and The Viral Underclass

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:26:03 +1000

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

<https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/05/steven-thrasher-on-campus-protests-and-the-viral-underclass>

'Steven Thrasher is a professor of journalism at Northwestern University and
the author of The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease
Collide. He was also present at the Columbia protests over Gaza. He joined us

Uzbekistan plants a forest where a sea once lay

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:28:30 +1000

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

<https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/uzbekistan-plants-a-forest-where-a-sea-once-lay/>

"Between the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the Aral Sea, once the
lifeblood of peoples in both countries, is parched, shrouded in a layer of
toxic salt and dust that’s now taking a heavy toll on the health and farmlands

Study shows enforced masking on long flights prevents SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:29:31 +1000

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

<https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240528/Study-shows-enforced-masking-on-long-flights-prevents-SARS-CoV-2-transmission.aspx>

"In a recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health, researchers in the United States (U.S.) conducted
a systematic review to determine the factors involved in the transmission of

Kawaii Computing: what VTubers can teach us about design

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:31:40 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://uxdesign.cc/kawaii-computing-what-vtubers-can-teach-us-about-design-ea5e47421005>

'Recently, designers on the platform formerly known as Twitter flexed their
skills and turned typically stoic brands into something a bit… cuter. Inspired
by the design language of VTuber logos, sober industry mainstays like iBuyPower

Kids and teachers being sick all the time is not normal

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:32:50 +1000

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

https://ventilate-schools.its-airborne.org/

"COVID-19 has weakened people’s immune systems to many diseases. Those could be
repeat infection of Covid-19, or Flu, RSV, Staph, Strep, Measles, and others.

Bright Green Futures Ep. 10: Adaptation in Climate Fiction with Writer Ana Sun

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:33:30 +1000

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

<https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-10-adaptation-in-climate-fiction>

"In this episode, I chat with writer Ana Sun about her stories that examine
adaptation in the climate crisis."

Painting a greener future: how an art brand became a B Corp

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:25:46 +1000

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

<https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/painting-a-greener-future-how-an-art-brand-became-a-b-corp/>

"Awareness around the impact of the climate crisis – and the actions urgently
needed to reduce emissions – is growing by the day. Brands and companies are
getting serious about sustainability, and a surefire way of demonstrating a

Wolverines are poised to return to Colorado’s high country. Here’s what we know so far

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:27:01 +1000

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

<https://www.ksut.org/environment-climate/2024-05-12/wolverines-are-poised-to-return-to-colorados-high-country-heres-what-we-know-so-far>

"Colorado lawmakers last week overwhelmingly approved a bill to restore North
American wolverines to the state’s high country.

Will Ditching Dams Be the Coastline’s Renewal?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:28:38 +1000

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

<https://hakaimagazine.com/news/will-undamming-rivers-be-the-oceans-undoing-or-renewal/>

"In late August 2024, Steve Rubin, a fish biologist with the US Geological
Survey, will dive into the frigid, briny water of the Juan de Fuca Strait,
nearly two kilometers from the mouth of the Elwha River in Washington State. It

Italian scientists create Butterfly Forest in tropical mountain greenhouse

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:29:49 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-23/butterfly-forest-created-to-help-biodiversity-awareness-/103884448>

'Scientists who have recreated a Tanzanian rainforest in the Italian Alps say
they hope it will help the world's declining butterfly population.

Real innovation vs Silicon Valley nonsense

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:31:54 +1000

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

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/30/posiwid/#social-cost-of-carbon

'If there was any area where we needed a lot of "innovation," it's in climate
tech. We've already blown through numerous points-of-no-return for a habitable
Earth, and the pace is accelerating.

Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:33:08 +1000

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjkkm4re518o

"A plant that went extinct in the wild has been re-introduced to the UK
mainland. We can’t tell you the exact location - it’s a secret, to keep it
safe. It’s just one small plant but with one in six species in the UK

Meet 2 ‘Lost’ Species—A Flightless Bird And Gliding Mammal—Rediscovered 50+ Years Later

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:23:50 +1000

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

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/05/23/meet-2-lost-species-a-flightless-bird-and-gliding-mammal-rediscovered-50-years-later/>

"Of the estimated 9 million species of plants and animals on Earth, at least
15,000 (and probably many more) are facing the threat of extinction. The
International Union for Conservation of Nature counts over 850 extinct species

How the Miccosukee Tribe plans to stop oil drilling in the Everglades once and for all

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:24:51 +1000

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

<https://grist.org/energy/how-the-miccosukee-tribe-plans-to-stop-oil-drilling-in-the-everglades-once-and-for-all/>

"Within a thicket of the Big Cypress National Preserve, established a
half-century ago to protect the marshes and sloughs here that make up a vital
part of the Florida Everglades, a series of wells extracts oil from more than

Tijuca Forest, Brazil’s Largest Urban National Park, Undergoes Rewilding To Preserve Its 40 Sq Km Green Haven

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:25:38 +1000

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

<https://curlytales.com/tijuca-forest-brazils-largest-urban-national-park-undergoes-rewilding-to-preserve-its-40-sq-km-green-haven/>

"In the heart of Rio de Janeiro lies a natural treasure often overshadowed by
the city’s bustling streets and vibrant culture: the Tijuca Forest. While Rio
is renowned for its beaches, football fervour, and carnival extravagance, few

One Minute Park

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:32:17 +1000

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

https://oneminutepark.tv/

Via Recomendo:

If you’re seeking a bit of serenity during your workday, check out this web

Scientists report 'remarkable' return of rare endangered frog species: 'Future projects like this will assist in the recovery of these threatened species'

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:33:48 +1000

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

<https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/california-red-legged-frog-conservation-effort/>

'An amphibious national treasure is rebounding thanks to a huge conservation
effort.

River Champions

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:34:53 +1000

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

<https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/falling-in-love-with-balkans-rivers/>

"Some of Europe’s last free-flowing rivers weave through the craggy mountains
and dense forests of the western Balkan Peninsula, north of Greece and
separated from Italy by the Adriatic Sea. Their sparkling turquoise waters are

The Slowdown in US Electric Vehicle Sales Looks More Like a Blip

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:28:08 +1000

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

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/the-slowdown-in-us-electric-vehicle-sales-looks-more-like-a-blip>

"After an underwhelming start to the year for US electric-vehicle sales, it
might seem easy to conclude that the boom times are over. Sales were flat in
the first quarter, Ford dramatically scaled back expansion plans and Tesla laid

Single older women living in converted tiny homes, cabins at caravan parks amid housing crisis

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:29:23 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-02/single-older-women-living-in-caravan-parks-amid-housing-crisis/103907710>

'When Lesley Wheeler, 72, noticed rental prices on the rise in her outer
Melbourne suburb of Frankston six years ago, she had a stark realisation that
the only way she was going to survive retirement was to own her own property.

Oil and Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplace

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:30:46 +1000

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/opinion/clean-energy-solar-wind.html

"Many of us focused on the problem of climate change have been waiting for the
day when renewable energy would become cheaper than fossil fuels.

Turning Trash Into Treasure: How AI Is Revolutionizing Waste Sorting

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:33:41 +1000

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

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/ganeskesari/2024/05/31/turning-trash-into-treasure-how-ai-is-revolutionizing-waste-sorting/>

"The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets
dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by
destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For example, the United States has

Hong Kong: Quash Baseless Convictions of Activists

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:39:23 +1000

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

<https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/31/hong-kong-quash-baseless-convictions-activists>

"The Hong Kong government should immediately quash a court’s groundless
national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists, Human
Rights Watch said today.

Canada's 1st full-scale, 5-day-a-week free grocery store to open in Regina

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:40:34 +1000

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

<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/canada-s-1st-full-scale-5-day-a-week-free-grocery-store-to-open-in-regina-1.7220880>

"Imagine walking into a store, picking out all your groceries for the week and
not having to worry about facing an expensive bill at the checkout.

As No Mow May ends, here’s why we should keep patches of lawn permanently wild

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:42:08 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/as-no-mow-may-ends-heres-why-we-should-keep-patches-of-lawn-permanently-wild-229964>

"Over the last century, nearly all of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been
destroyed by expanding farms, towns and cities. This loss of habitat has driven
nature’s decline, according to research led by birds and nature conservation

World's first tooth-regenerating drug to enter testing in Japan

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:44:25 +1000

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

https://archive.md/UHj0P

'KYOTO — A Japanese startup will launch clinical trials in September of what
is believed to be the first-ever treatment that can regrow teeth.
Toregem Biopharma aims to bring the antibody drug to market in 2030 for

The Dalai Lama Is Landing in the Middle of the 2024 Election

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:46:03 +1000

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

https://archive.md/JexAN

"In early September of 2020, Joe Biden, then the Democratic nominee for
president, promised to put values—values held in contempt, he argued, by the
man he would go on to defeat—at the center of American foreign policy. To act

Why do we need a Net Zero Economy Authority? And how can it fulfil its promise?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:47:23 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-need-a-net-zero-economy-authority-and-how-can-it-fulfil-its-promise-228408>

"To support its climate agenda, the Albanese government is building new
institutions. One of the most important will be the Net Zero Economy Authority.
The proposed laws to create this authority are currently before the Senate.

The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:48:17 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866>

"Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the
record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into
question by India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city

Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:49:14 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/02/drug-pembrolizumab-melts-away-tumours-could-replace-surgery-for-bowel-cancer-say-doctors>

"A “gamechanger” immunotherapy drug that “melts away” tumours dramatically
increases the chances of curing some bowel cancers and may even replace the
need for surgery, doctors have said.

Migration has been in the news a lot lately. What’s going on?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:22:10 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/migration-has-been-in-the-news-a-lot-lately-whats-going-on-231270>

"Anyone following recent news reporting may rightly think Australia’s migration
system is in “crisis”. Much of this reporting is fixated on the perceived
threat posed by non-citizens to the safety or prosperity of the Australian

Are the climate wars really over, or has a new era of greenwashing just begun?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:23:05 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/03/are-the-climate-wars-really-over-or-has-a-new-era-of-greenwashing-just-begun>

"Although the 2022 federal election ushered in a new era of progressive
politics in Australia, as Labor’s first term in power has progressed many
people are now wondering if the political deadlock on our nation’s climate

Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:24:29 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-land-use-emissions-data-revisions-are-an-engine-of-climate-delay/>

"It was a while ago, but I remember the time that NSW solved the problems of
late trains by changing the definition of late. It didn’t make our lives as
commuters any easier, but hey: it did result in fewer late trains. Our

How ‘world-changing’ solar tech could mean the death of batteries

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:25:39 +1000

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

<https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-panels-battery-exeger-powerfoyle-b2554294.html>

"Every six seconds, in a factory on the northern fringes of Stockholm, a top
secret printer is spewing out sheets worth thousands of euros apiece. Each one
contains 108 miniature solar cells that will soon find their way into everyday

Honest Government Ad | Democracy™ [Blocked in 🇮🇳]

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:26:28 +1000

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCphS4_Rp3w

"The Government™ has made an ad about the state of Democracy™ around the world,
and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. Feat. 🇮🇳 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 🇺🇲 🇿🇦 🇮🇩 🇵🇰
🇮🇷 🇷🇸 🇲🇽 🇻🇪 🇧🇾 🇷🇺 🇧🇬"

How Perfectly Can Reality Be Simulated?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:28:36 +1000

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

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/22/can-the-world-be-simulated

"On a warm afternoon last fall, Steven Caron, a technical artist at the
video-game company Quixel, stood at the edge of a redwood grove in the Oakland
Hills. “Cross your eyes, kind of blur your eyes, and get a sense for what’s

The Problem with 'Strict Father' Values

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:50:27 +1000

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

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/inside-of-elle-beau/the-problem-with-strict-father-values-01e7b76b56e9>

'On April 19, 2024, I re-published a story I'd originally written during the
last election cycle. It was intended to help people understand the other side
of the political spectrum — at least as far as what felt important and even

What Does It Take to Actually Cook Like a Tradwife?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:52:04 +1000

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

<https://www.eater.com/24145665/tradwife-trend-ballerina-farm-housework-home-cooking>

"You’ve seen the videos: A woman, apron tied around her waist, plunges her
hands into a bowl of soft, bubbly dough. She speaks in dulcet tones — or
perhaps not at all — as she details the two-day process of mixing, proofing,

Can renewables replace fossil fuels? Survey finds many Australians not convinced

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:53:12 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/can-renewables-replace-fossil-fuels-survey-finds-many-australians-not-convinced/>

"Governments and industry still have serious work to do to get the Australian
public all the way behind the shift to renewable energy, with a major new
report revealing major gaps in education and engagement still loom as key

The Time I Took a Job From a Man

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:01:00 +1000

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

<https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://medium.com/the-springboard/the-time-i-took-a-job-from-a-man-89a2e4187c31>

"Back in the mid-1970s, I got my first “proper job.” Before that, I’d worked at
various Boston restaurants, partying and avoiding growing up.

Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:02:13 +1000

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

https://www.lifewire.com/install-linux-avoid-ai-8655664

'AI is coming to your computer whether you like it or not—but what can you do
about it?

A critique of Cara.app: the 'No AI' Instagram and Artstation copycat child.

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:03:17 +1000

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

<https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1032/a-critique-of-caraapp-the-no-ai-instagram-and-artstation-copycat-child>

"Cara.app is a relatively new social media platform: a kind of fusion between
an Instagram timeline with a share button, and an Artstation portfolio layout
on the user's profile.

Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:19:41 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/patents-based-on-traditional-knowledge-are-often-biopiracy-a-new-international-treaty-will-finally-combat-this-231272>

"Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World
Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing
the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge.

Australian photography auction – in pictures

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:23:30 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/jun/04/australian-photography-auction-in-pictures>

"The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), the proud custodian of more than
3,860 photographs, is holding a fundraising auction in Melbourne, with the
proceeds of the sales shared equally with the contributing artists"

Australia can fix its broken prison system like Norway did. But first, we must face up to the facts

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:25:42 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-04/australia-broken-prison-system-norway-face-facts/103926876>

'Until recently, I hadn't met many people who had been incarcerated, and I
hadn't given much thought to prisons. I certainly hadn't asked myself what
happens when they complete their sentence, and walk back outside.

Australia’s ‘learning by doing’ approach to managing large mines is failing the environment

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:28:04 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/australias-learning-by-doing-approach-to-managing-large-mines-is-failing-the-environment-230857>

"High-profile legal disputes, such as the current case between coal giant Adani
and the Queensland government, show Australia’s approach to managing large
mining projects is flawed.

Peat was historically mined overseas because it burns so well. But Australia’s subtropical peat bogs need fire to survive

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:28:52 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/peat-was-historically-mined-overseas-because-it-burns-so-well-but-australias-subtropical-peat-bogs-need-fire-to-survive-228200>

"When I lived in Kalimantan in Indonesia in the 1990s and later in Kuala Lumpur
in Malaysia, I would often wake to toxic, smoke-filled skies. The air would be
filled with the distinctive smell of burning peat, as farmers cleared tropical

Grandma’s Retweets: How Suburban Seniors Spread Disinformation

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:30:19 +1000

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/03/grandmas-retweets-how-suburban-seniors-spread-disinformation/>

"In recent years, there have been concerns about social media and
disinformation. The narrative has three dominant threads: (1) foreign troll
farms pushing disinfo, (2) grifter “influencers” pushing disinfo, and (3) the

China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:15:08 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/china-turns-to-private-hackers-as-it-cracks-down-on-online-activists-on-tiananmen-square-anniversary-230510>

"Every year ahead of the June 4 commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre,
the Chinese government tightens online censorship to suppress domestic
discussion of the event.

Eraring deal signals death of baseload power in Australia, and Dutton’s nuclear fantasy

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:15:52 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/eraring-deal-signals-death-of-baseload-power-in-australia-and-duttons-nuclear-fantasy/>

"Australia’s biggest coal generator will operate with the same capacity factor
as the average solar farm as a result of the deal to delay the Eraring closure.
It confirms baseload power has no future in Australia, so what does Peter

Mexico has elected its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence – and searching for hope

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:17:20 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/mexico-has-elected-its-first-female-president-claudia-sheinbaum-inherits-a-country-ravaged-by-violence-and-searching-for-hope-231475>

"On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in
Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal
election.

Europe’s love of vans is like Australia’s obsession with utes: And they are going electric

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:18:06 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/06/04/europes-love-of-vans-is-like-australias-obsession-with-utes-and-they-are-going-electric/>

"Pull into a Bunnings parking lot anywhere in Australia and at times you could
be forgiven for thinking you were at a caryard for utes. In Europe, however, if
you pull into the Bunnings equivalent you’ll find vans as far as the eye can

Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:19:08 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/returning-a-170-year-old-preserved-lizard-to-jamaica-is-a-step-toward-redressing-colonial-harms-229339>

"Museums often celebrate new acquisitions, especially something rare or
historic. In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica
and The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus accepted a very rare and

World on track to triple renewables based on government policies, but not according to climate pledges

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:20:19 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/world-on-track-to-triple-renewables-based-on-government-policies-but-not-according-to-climate-pledges/>

"The global climate goal of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 is
within reach, a major new report has found, with the existing government
policies of 150 countries – including Australia – promising to add a combined

Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:46:07 +1000

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

<https://apnews.com/article/toyota-certification-cheating-japan-automakers-scandal-26585a96df2a32f7d67a4011a0a98772>

"TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive
cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker
suspended production of three of them.

'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:47:28 +1000

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

<https://www.livescience.com/animals/she-is-so-old-one-eyed-wolf-in-yellowstone-defies-odds-by-having-10th-litter-of-pups-in-11-years>

"The alpha female of a Yellowstone gray-wolf pack has defied the odds by having
a 10th litter of pups at the age of 11.

Sepsis: why this deadly condition is so hard to diagnose

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:49:58 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/sepsis-why-this-deadly-condition-is-so-hard-to-diagnose-231120>

"Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recently returned to Commons for the first time after
suffering from a life-threatening bout of sepsis last year. Since his return to
public duties, Mackinlay has spoken candidly about his experience with the

Inside Medium’s decade-long journey to find its own identity

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:51:18 +1000

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

<https://www.fastcompany.com/91134093/medium-growth-under-tony-stubblebine>

"When Medium launched in 2011, it did so with a promise to make “sharing
information virtually effortless.” As its founder, former Twitter CEO Ev
Williams, would quickly discover, it was not effortless. And for 13 years, the

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously?

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:52:31 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/an-intergenerational-crime-against-humanity-what-will-it-take-for-political-leaders-to-start-taking-climate-change-seriously-231383>

"In February 2024, I attended the annual conference of the Australian
Meteorological and Oceanographic Society – the peak group for scientists
working in all branches of weather and climate research. Over the past decade,

Bletchley Park codebreaker Joan Clarke honoured with blue plaque

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:53:55 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/bletchley-park-codebreaker-joan-clarke-honoured-with-blue-plaque>

"Joan Clarke, the second world war codebreaker who was played by Keira
Knightley in the 2014 film The Imitation Game, has been honoured with a
commemorative blue plaque ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-day.

What’s the global orange juice supply crisis – and should Australians be worried?

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:32:39 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/whats-the-global-orange-juice-supply-crisis-and-should-australians-be-worried-231290>

"Oranges – and all the things we can make from them – are big business. But the
industry is facing a severe crisis.

Electric taxi startup GoBlu lays down green challenge to Uber

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:34:42 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/06/04/electric-taxi-startup-goblu-lays-down-green-challenge-to-uber/>

"Have you ever ordered an Uber Green only to be deeply disappointed when an
exhaust spewing hybrid car turns up? As recent EU real-world data shows,
hybrids (petrol or diesel cars disguised as EVs), actually emit almost four

Reviving Uyghur Culture In Kazakhstan, One 'Reel' At A Time

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:35:51 +1000

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

<https://www.rferl.org/a/digital-yurt-kazakhstan-uyghur-china-xinjiang-maximov/32979051.html>

'PRAGUE — Said Maximov is trying to bring a Silicon Valley start-up mindset to
help solve the problem of keeping Uyghur culture and traditions alive in
Central Asia.

‘We’re all trained to be good obedient children, but what do you want?’ Delving into the inner lives of women in neoliberal China

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:39:53 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/were-all-trained-to-be-good-obedient-children-but-what-do-you-want-delving-into-the-inner-lives-of-women-in-neoliberal-china-230547>

"Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China – Yuan Yang (Bloomsbury)

Yuan Yang is what migration academics call a “1.5 generation migrant” – meaning

Labor has adopted its own ‘nature positive’ approach to the environment. But is it just a ‘snazzy slogan’?

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:40:36 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/labor-national-environment-laws-policy-endangered-animals>

"The term “nature positive” has been adopted by the Australian government as a
catch-all title and slogan for its promise to address failing national
environment laws and the country’s poor and deteriorating environmental health.

As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:41:42 +1000

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

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/world-the-hottest-on-record-12-months-in-a-row/103904150>

'A new report by a team of international climate scientists shows the
staggering amount of extreme heat days each country across the globe
experienced last year, with the majority made more likely by human-induced

William Russell obituary

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:43:36 +1000

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

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary

"On 23 November 1963 – the day after the assassination of President John F
Kennedy – the actor William Russell, who has died aged 99, appearing in a new
BBC television series, approached what looked like an old-fashioned police box

Mpox is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to know about the virus – and who should get vaccinated

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:44:29 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/mpox-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-heres-what-to-know-about-the-virus-and-who-should-get-vaccinated-231289>

"Australia appears to be experiencing a re-emergence of the infectious disease
mpox, formerly called monkeypox.

The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis. It’s time we stopped framing them as a luxury

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:45:44 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/the-arts-are-being-sidelined-in-the-cost-of-living-crisis-its-time-we-stopped-framing-them-as-a-luxury-228902>

"The cost of living crisis undermines the right to participate in cultural
life. Australia’s federal cultural policy, Revive, acknowledges and even
celebrates

News outlets producing ‘covert marketing’ for McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s, study finds

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:47:15 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/05/news-outlets-producing-covert-marketing-for-mcdonalds-kfc-and-dominos-study-finds>

"Fast food chains are successfully influencing news outlets to produce “covert
marketing” for their brands, a new study has found.

By not mining vital minerals, NZ is ‘offshoring its own environmental footprint’ – is that fair?

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:48:34 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/by-not-mining-vital-minerals-nz-is-offshoring-its-own-environmental-footprint-is-that-fair-231166>

"When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for
mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking
New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter

Narendra Modi loses aura of invincibility as predicted landslide fails to materialise

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:50:00 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/04/narendra-modi-loses-aura-of-invincibility-as-predicted-landslide-fails-to-materialise>

"India’s elections may return Narendra Modi to power for a third term but
Tuesday’s results did not have the flavour of victory for the strongman prime
minister.

"The Dispossessed" at 50: Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘anarchist utopia’ was an anguished response to war. Its political power endures

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:59:53 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/the-dispossessed-at-50-ursula-k-le-guins-anarchist-utopia-was-an-anguished-response-to-war-its-political-power-endures-227487>

"Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the most revered science fiction writers of all
time. Her groundbreaking science-fiction novel The Dispossessed, written
against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, speaks to historically specific forms

New $150m fund targets net zero “disruption” start-ups across energy, transport, recycling

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:00:47 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-150m-fund-targets-net-zero-disruption-start-ups-across-energy-transport-recycling/>

"A rapidly growing specialist investment firm has launched a $150 million
venture capital fund to support climate and nature start-ups across five
emerging sectors.

Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:01:30 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/groundwater-is-heating-up-threatening-life-below-and-above-the-surface-229177>

"Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a
whopping 97% of all usable freshwater. Where is it? In the voids between grains
and cracks within rocks. We see it when it rises to the surface in springs, in

Picture this: Renewables project viewing tool seeks to demystify wind, solar and storage

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:02:18 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/picture-this-renewables-project-viewing-tool-seeks-to-demystify-wind-solar-and-storage/>

"Trying to picture what a wind, solar or battery project will look like once
built – and how it will fit in with its surrounds – can be a key sticking point
for communities, especially those new to energy developments.

How ‘Farmfluencers’ Are Making Vietnam’s Rice Fields More Sustainable

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:03:06 +1000

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

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/farmfluencers-making-vietnams-rice-farms-sustainable/>

"Vietnamese rice farmer Van Dinh Nguyen is hardly on social media, but he has
become an influencer in a face-to-face sense in his own community.

Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:04:25 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/extreme-heat-oceans-acidification>

"The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of
oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in
recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine

From Long COVID Odds to Lost IQ Points: Ongoing Threats You Don’t Know About

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:50:06 +1000

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

<https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/from-long-covid-odds-to-lost-iq-points-ongoing-threats-you-dont-know-about>

"We’re done with the pandemic, right? Well, heads up: it’s still here, and it’s
quietly causing havoc in ways you likely aren’t even aware of. Getting COVID
repeatedly – including asymptomatic infections you never knew you had — can

Kids, courts, canines: can justice facility dogs like Winston help children and the broader court system?

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:50:47 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/kids-courts-canines-can-justice-facility-dogs-like-winston-help-children-and-the-broader-court-system-231291>

"The recent focus on youth crime in Australia may create a perception that all
children in court have offended. But of course, children are also in courts
because they have been victims of and/or witnesses to criminal events.

Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:51:35 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/are-data-breaches-the-new-normal-should-we-just-assume-our-data-isnt-safe-231396>

"In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced
breaches which have exposed customer details to hackers. They join a growing
list of high-profile data breaches that have put the privacy of millions at

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:52:44 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising>

"Fossil-fuel companies are the “godfathers of climate chaos” and should be
banned in every country from advertising akin to restrictions on big tobacco,
the secretary general of the United Nations has said while delivering dire new

With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:53:24 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/with-all-this-bird-flu-around-how-safe-are-eggs-chicken-or-milk-231280>

"Recent outbreaks of bird flu – in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia
and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans – have raised the issue of food
safety.

Tiger shark regurgitates whole echidna, leaving Australian scientists ‘stunned’

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:54:29 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/tiger-shark-regurgitates-eats-echidna-australia>

"The last thing a group of scientists busy tagging marine animals along the
coast of north Queensland expected to see was a shark regurgitate a fully
intact echidna – but that is exactly what happened.

‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:56:27 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/junk-science-is-being-used-in-australian-courtrooms-and-wrongful-convictions-are-at-stake-231480>

"The conviction of Robert Farquharson for the murder of his three sons on
Father’s Day 2005 is being questioned in the media, with doubts raised about
the reliability of prosecution’s medical, traffic reconstruction and sinking

Thousands of LGBTQ+ Australians got a long-awaited apology – but many weren’t alive to receive it

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:57:35 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/06/thousands-of-lgbtq-australians-are-about-to-get-a-long-awaited-apology-but-many-arent-alive-to-receive-it>

"Peter De Waal remembers fondly the last time his partner smiled before he
died.

‘We cannot simply go, go, go.’ What is girl mossing, the wellness trend that rejects hustle culture?

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:58:43 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/we-cannot-simply-go-go-go-what-is-girl-mossing-the-wellness-trend-that-rejects-hustle-culture-223202>

"On TikTok and Instagram, people are “girl mossing”: lying on a forest floor,
staring up at a leafy canopy or caressing moss. The United States National
Forest Foundation even borrowed the term to kick off its 2024 Instagram

“High rewards, no regrets:” Council gas bans could save new-build home owners $600 a year on energy

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:59:41 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/high-rewards-no-regrets-council-gas-bans-could-save-new-build-home-owners-600-a-year-on-energy/>

"If New South Wales councils introduced bans on new-build homes from connecting
to the gas network, requiring them to be fully electric instead, these homes
would save more than $600 a year on energy costs over their lifetime, a new

Blade Runner soundtrack at 30: how Vangelis used electronic music to explore what it means to be human

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:45 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/blade-runner-soundtrack-at-30-how-vangelis-used-electronic-music-to-explore-what-it-means-to-be-human-221604>

"In June 1994 the late composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou – better
known as Vangelis – released his soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner.
It would go on to become emblematic of his skills, with only a handful of

“Madmen fuelling the madness:” UN chief demands end to fossil fuel advertising

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:01:43 +1000

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

<https://thedriven.io/2024/06/06/madmen-fuelling-the-madness-un-chief-demands-end-to-fossil-fuel-advertising/>

"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made a scathing attack on the global
fossil fuel industry, describing them as the “Godfathers of climate chaos” that
has put the world off course to keep average global warming below the

A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:43:16 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/a-shocking-79-of-female-scientists-have-negative-experiences-during-polar-field-work-221879>

"Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar
environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what
their experiences are actually like.

Sorting fact from renewable fiction: Handy resources for debunking solar and wind myths

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:44:48 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/sorting-fact-from-renewable-fiction-handy-resources-for-debunking-solar-and-wind-myths/>

"Some statements you hear about solar and wind energy are just plain false.
Some are a little bit true but so unbalanced, incomplete, and out of context
that they might as well be false. And some tap into genuine complexities.

Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:45:48 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/yes-carbon-capture-and-storage-is-controversial-but-its-going-to-be-crucial-230122>

"Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us
make cuts to the 36 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases we emit each year.

“A better way to live:” Indigenous-owned solar microgrid lights way for energy democracy

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:48:30 +1000

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

<https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/a-better-way-to-live-indigenous-owned-solar-microgrid-lights-way-for-energy-democracy/>

"An innovative project to share solar power directly with households in a
remote indigenous community – giving them cheaper and more reliable electricity
and a stake in Australia’s renewable energy transition – has been launched in

Solar farms can eat up farmland – but ‘agrivoltaics’ could mean the best of both worlds for NZ farmers

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:51:49 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/solar-farms-can-eat-up-farmland-but-agrivoltaics-could-mean-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-nz-farmers-230531>

"New Zealand plans to commission about eight gigawatts of solar photovoltaic
projects – more than the maximum power demand of the whole country on a typical
winter’s day – by 2028, according to the government’s latest generation

Australia must decarbonise to stay relevant in the global steel supply chain: BNEF

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:52:59 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-must-decarbonise-to-stay-relevant-in-the-global-steel-supply-chain-bnef/>

"As the world’s leading exporter of iron ore, Australian miners face a raft of
risks and opportunities as steelmakers decarbonise their operations, but there
remains a lack of certainty over exactly which technological pathway will lead

New recycling method makes solar cells even more environmentally friendly

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:53:55 +1000

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

<https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/new-recycling-method-makes-solar-cells-even-more-environmentally-friendly/>

"For years, the arguments against renewable power focused on its high costs.
But as the price of wind and solar plunged, the arguments shifted. Suddenly,
concerns about the waste left behind when solar panels hit end-of-life became

Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:55:01 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-love-to-see-unlikely-animal-friendships-a-psychology-expert-explains-230548>

"The internet is awash with stories and videos of unlikely animal friendships,
often with many millions of views. This content typically shows animals from
different species showing affection to one another, signifying a bond or even a

Regenerating Oceania: the ‘unique and unifying’ Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture makes a comeback

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:55:45 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/regenerating-oceania-the-unique-and-unifying-festival-of-pacific-arts-and-culture-makes-a-comeback-227548>

"Rows of dancers, bodies attired with natural fibres and adorned with fragrant
oils and flowers, move in synchronous harmony. They raise their voices in song
and affirm connections across the vast seaways of the Pacific.

Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:56:27 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/06/australia-covid-cases-flu-increase-data-numbers-rise>

"Australia is experiencing a “big wave” of Covid-19 infections that is
coinciding with a rise in influenza and other winter illnesses, health
authorities and experts are warning.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:57:32 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/politics-with-michelle-grattan-clive-hamilton-on-how-australians-must-adapt-to-living-hot-231703>

"The debate over climate change mostly focuses on how to best to limit
emissions in the effort to prevent disastrous global warming. However in a new
book, Living Hot, Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld challenge current

Channel Ten running ‘premium’ ads for gas lobby that appear to be part of news bulletin, senators told

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 04:59:41 +1000

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

<https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/07/channel-ten-premium-ads-gas-lobby-greenwashing-inquiry>

"Channel Ten has been accused of blurring the lines between news and
advertising by running commercials for the natural gas industry that appear to
be part of the network’s prime-time news bulletins.

Glass Wings Blog: June 2024

Smaller batteries mean cheaper and cleaner EVs, and no range anxiety for most drivers

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:28:00 +1000

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

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:31:25 +1000

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

Letters from an American: May 6, 2024

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:44:36 +1000

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

This group rid one Australian river of its privet problem – and strengthened community along the way

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:52:51 +1000

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

Nio to offer low-priced EV with battery swap capabilities

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 13:04:02 +1000

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

Making merry: how we brought Melbourne’s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 13:08:17 +1000

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

We've barely scratched the surface of how energy efficiency can help the energy transition

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:31:33 +1000

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

Exploitation, brutality and misery: how the opium trade shaped the modern world

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:32:58 +1000

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

One quarter of German car exports in 2023 were fully electric, earning $62 billion

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:34:04 +1000

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

Australian artists only earn $23,200 a year from their art – and are key financial investors in keeping the industry afloat

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:35:09 +1000

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

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:36:51 +1000

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

Why we’re turning off solar farms when the sun is shining

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 19:38:15 +1000

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

Grand designs? Why many Australian architects say their career makes them unhappy

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:38:28 +1000

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

Sometimes You Have To Let Those On The Outside In

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:40:21 +1000

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

How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing our oyster reefs back

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:41:10 +1000

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

Japan is Not Your Candyland

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:42:17 +1000

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

A ‘conservation conundrum’ – when rat control to conserve one species threatens another

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:42:59 +1000

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

World’s first wooden wind turbine blades installed in Germany

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:44:21 +1000

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

First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:16:59 +1000

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

Our Campus. Our Crisis. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics.

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:19:28 +1000

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

Lauren Fensterstock’s Cosmic Mosaics Map Out the Unknown in Crystal and Gems

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:20:33 +1000

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

How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland?

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:21:53 +1000

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

Teacher finds stone with ancient ogham writing from Ireland in Coventry garden

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:22:53 +1000

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

They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting.

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 18:30:04 +1000

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

Could a Landfill Power Your Home?

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:53:10 +1000

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

‘Can it really be this bad?’: racism in schools shocks South Australia’s children’s tsar

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 00:54:38 +1000

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

Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?