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Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon
A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange. Research published in Science Advances found that a 1°C inc…Palm Oil Detectives
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A lost Amazon world just reappeared in Bolivia
Researchers exploring Bolivia’s Great Tectonic Lakes discovered a landscape transformed over centuries by sophisticated engineering and diverse agricultural traditions.ScienceDaily
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’Damien Gayle (The Guardian)
A lost Amazon world just reappeared in Bolivia
Researchers exploring Bolivia’s Great Tectonic Lakes discovered a landscape transformed over centuries by sophisticated engineering and diverse agricultural traditions.ScienceDaily
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New Research: Indigenous Communities Reduce Amazon Deforestation by 83%”
Although #deforestation rates in the Brazilian #Amazon have halved, this globally critical biome is still losing more than 5,000km² every year. That’s an area three times larger than Greater London…Palm Oil Detectives
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Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of #Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
“ The annual financial reports recently released by #Amazon, #Alphabet, #Meta, and #Tesla disclose that these corporations collectively reported $315 billion in US profits for 2025.
Yet they collectively paid just 4.9% of that amount in federal corporate income taxes not the usual 21% federal rate.
Tesla paying exactly zero.”
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Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA…Matthew Gardner (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and fundingTam Patachako (The Guardian)
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An Action Plan for Amazon Droughts: The Time is Now!
The fertile lungs of our planet, the Amazon jungle faces severe drought due to El Niño, climate change, and deforestation for agriculture like palm oil, soy and meat. This along with gold mining, a…Palm Oil Detectives
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Jaguars vs Cows: JBS Fuelling Biodiversity Collapse in Brazil’s Forests
Global Witness report finds JBS, the world’s largest meat company, is directly linked to deforestation in the Amazon and Pantanal putting jaguars at riskPalm Oil Detectives
#Meat giant 🥩☠️ #JBS is driving #deforestation in the #Amazon🐆 ❌ Jaguars are losing their home to cows killed for burgers 🤮💰 Billions in profits to #Barclays and zero accountability 📣 Divest NOW! NO to #BigCat #extinction! #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan
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Jaguars vs Cows: JBS Fuelling Biodiversity Collapse in Brazil’s Forests
Global Witness report finds JBS, the world’s largest meat company, is directly linked to deforestation in the Amazon and Pantanal putting jaguars at riskPalm Oil Detectives
Amazon confirm New World: Aeternum will go permanently offline next year and is being delisted gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/amaz…
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Amazon confirm New World: Aeternum will go permanently offline next year and is being delisted
Back in October 2025, Amazon announced that their MMO game New World would no longer see updates - and now they've confirmed the full shutdown.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Rainbow Cliffs: Why Parrots in the Amazon Eat Clay
Our world holds a whole host of glorious natural spectacles, from great starling murmurations to the ethereal display of coral reef spawning. But none is more thrilling than catching a glimpse of a…Palm Oil Detectives
The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher: A flurry of feathers
The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher is a member of a family of birds called the tyrant flycatchers, which occur throughout North and South America. This is the biggest family of birds in the world, with…Palm Oil Detectives
Climate Explained: what would happen if we cut down the Amazon rainforest?
What would happen if we cut down the entire Amazon rainforest? Could it be replaced by an equal amount of reforestation elsewhere? Removing the entire Amazon rainforest would have myriad consequenc…Palm Oil Detectives
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Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it
For many people, soy as a commodity has a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. However don’t be fooled – crops of this pale legume are behind…Palm Oil Detectives
Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon
A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange. Research published in Science Advances found that a 1°C inc…Palm Oil Detectives
Ubisoft acquires March of Giants and the team from Amazon joining Ubisoft gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ubis…
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Ubisoft acquires March of Giants and the team from Amazon joining Ubisoft
Amazon continue moving further away from making their own games, with them selling off the upcoming March of Giants and the team behind it to Ubisoft.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Secure land rights linked to lower deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, study shows phys.org/news/2025-11-rights-l…
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Secure land rights linked to lower deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, study shows
Who owns the rainforest—and who has the right to use it—might seem like a simple question.Max Esterhuizen (Phys.org)
Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
Deep in the heart of the #Amazon rainforest, a flash of vibrant colour moves between the towering canopy trees. The Channel-billed #Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus is a striking bird endemic to #Colom…Palm Oil Detectives
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In the Shadow of COP30, Brazil is Stripping Rainforest of Protections
While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a federal government agency is planning to hand over a large area of the Amazon rainforest to illegal cattle ranches.Human Rights Watch
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What is the government afraid of? - Amazon Frontlines
What is the government afraid of? Ecuador’s government is freezing the bank accounts of Indigenous...Amazon Frontlines
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Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
New games to claim from Amazon Prime via Luna for November 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/new-…
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New games to claim from Amazon Prime via Luna for November 2025
With the Prime Gaming branding being retired, you now claim your monthly Amazon Prime games via Amazon Luna - here's what you can expect for November 2025.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon
A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange. Research published in Science Advances found that a 1°C inc…Palm Oil Detectives
As Amazon cut thousands of jobs, New World: Aeternum will see no more updates gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/as-a…
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As Amazon cut thousands of jobs, New World: Aeternum will see no more updates
Amazon recently announced pretty heavy job cuts, and it seems they're pulling back on video game funding with New World: Aeternum no longer being supported.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
Amazon Luna cloud gaming relaunched, with Prime Gaming merged in and a new AI game gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/amaz…
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Amazon Luna cloud gaming relaunched, with Prime Gaming merged in and a new AI game
Amazon have today relaunched Amazon Luna, their cloud gaming service and it also merges in Prime Gaming with the monthly game giveaways too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Badass Fruiterrarist Land
Reforestation project in the Amazon of Ecuador for vegans, raw vegans, and fruitarians — cheap land in the tropics for food freedom, climate action, and anarchist community lifeAmazon Restore
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, on Sept. 30 decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026.
Depending on the probe’s course of action, this could dismantle one of the nation’s most important private sector pacts credited with slowing deforestation of the tropical rainforest for soy plantations.
by Shanna Hanbury
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#news #deforestation #soy #conservation #Amazon #rainforests #Brazil
The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher: A flurry of feathers
The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher is a member of a family of birds called the tyrant flycatchers, which occur throughout North and South America. This is the biggest family of birds in the world, with…Palm Oil Detectives
Amazon Luna cloud gaming will get a refresh with a new social game system - and an AI powered game gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/amaz…
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Amazon Luna cloud gaming will get a refresh with a new social game system - and an AI powered game
Amazon have announced a bit of a refresh is coming to their cloud gaming service Amazon Luna, with new games and new ways to play.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Extreme drought forces Brazil’s Indigenous people into cities
Climate change is forcing an Indigenous community in the Amazon to balance its traditional way of life with urban living对话地球