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Novel electro-biodiesel a more efficient, cleaner alternative to existing alternatives
Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion.ScienceDaily
Thousands of US postal workers accused of stealing mail in new report
And Trump's Postmaster Continues to Degrade the Post Office.. does he have Cartel Connections?
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/parties-gutting-eudr-received-donations-from-companies-tied-to-illegal-deforestation-report/
Parties gutting EUDR received donations from companies tied to illegal deforestation: Report
Parties members of the European People’s Party (EPP), a large center-right political party, received political donations from influential companies linked to illegal deforestation and which are likely to benefit from changes to a key EU forest protec…Latoya Abulu (Conservation news)
#News: #Research in Current Biology finds infant pigtailed #macaques visiting #palmoil #plantations 3 x more likely to die young from #pesticide poisoning. #Agricultural #chemicals are detrimental to infant development #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Palm Oil Increases Deaths of Baby Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
Small reductions to meat production in wealthier countries may help fight climate change, new analysis concludes
Scientists and environmental activists have consistently called for drastic reductions in meat production as a way to reduce emissions and, in doing so, combat climate change.ScienceDaily
Study warns that loosened legislation is driving deforestation in Bahia’s Cerrado
Since 2010, loosened state legislation has contributed to the spread of authorized deforestation in western Bahia, where municipalities like São Desidério stand out among Brazil’s most aggressive deforesters.Xavier Bartaburu (Conservation news)
New tactic of chemical deforestation endangers Brazil’s forests
Brazilian ranchers, aiming to avoid satellite detection, have turned to chemicals to clear forests, devastating large stretches of protected land, including areas in the Pantanal wetlands.EHN Curators (EHN)
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Indigenous group loses bid to block Indonesia palm oil project
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an Indigenous community that sought to cancel a permit for a palm oil concession on thou--- (The NRI Nation)
#News: #COP16's great promise concluded in confusion. Experts pointed to a lack of leadership from #EU, China, #Canada and #Australia to arrest the #biodiversity crisis. One watershed moment was the inclusion of #indigenous representation in the UN's biodiversity process. Consensus in decision-making was weak and inadequate #ClimateActionNow #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs
Conservation summit agrees to global levy on drugs from nature’s genetics, but developing nations furious at unmet funding promisesPatrick Greenfield (The Guardian)
Pesticide companies ramp up state-level political funding to limit liability in lawsuits
As pesticide companies like Bayer and Corteva fight to curb legal damages from lawsuits involving products like Roundup, they have increasingly funneled political action committee (PAC) money to state legislators across the U.S.EHN Curators (EHN)
Why humans kiss: It might have evolved from our ape ancestors grooming
New research suggests that kissing evolved from the grooming behaviour of ancient ape ancestors of humans.Evrim Yazgin (Cosmos Magazine)
Apes Enjoy Joking and Teasing Each Other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
Prabowo Heralds an Uncertain Future For Fundamental Freedoms in Indonesia
The last administration showed an increasing disdain for democratic and human rights norms. The new one might be even worse.Rosalind Ratana and Cornelius Damar Hanung (The Diplomat)
Cote d'Ivoire has lost 'nearly 80 percent of its forest and wildlife cover'
How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia.RFI
1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders
First They Help Trump Photo Op And Now They Make People Literally Sick!
Giuliani must turn over $6m NYC apartment to election workers
And He Has 7 Days to Hand Them Over....
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Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment to Georgia election workers
He has a week to also hand over watches and sports memorabilia to two election Georgia workers who successfully sued him for defamation.Rachel Looker (BBC News)
Brazil Indigenous People subjected to soaring rates of suicide
Destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is driving Indigenous people to suicide - and tragically, rates are now soaringMonica Piccinini (The Canary)
Big congratulations to @jay.bsky.team and the whole @bsky.app team 🎉
With over half a million new users in the last day, Bluesky is demonstrating the power of open social networking and micro-blogging.
Thanks to @snarfed.org you can join in and post to Bluesky by following @bsky.brid.gy
We love to see new social grow, hopefully more to come!
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BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London
Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015 environmental disaster in BrazilDaniel Boffey (The Guardian)
Meta, which recently joined the newly founded #SocialWebFoundation, "cut 21,000 jobs, including in trust and safety and customer service, over multiple rounds of layoffs", leading state and local officials "puzzled by what to expect from Facebook" around voting misinformation.
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Meta's misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
Derek Bowens has never had such an important job.Jonathan Vanian, CNBC (NBC News)
CEO of Meta, which recently joined the newly founded #SocialWebFoundation, thinks that "individual creators or publishers tend to overestimate the value of their specific content".
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254042/mark-zuckerberg-creators-value-ai-meta
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Mark Zuckerberg: creators and publishers ‘overestimate the value’ of their work for training AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company could strike partnerships for “valuable” content to train AI tools, but that it could walk away from paying others.Adi Robertson (The Verge)
CEO of Meta, which recently joined the newly founded #SocialWebFoundation, suggests that there is "no causal connection" between social media and teen mental health.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254044/mark-zuckerberg-meta-social-media-teen-mental-health
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Mark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental health
In an interview with The Verge, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that existing research shows there isn’t a causal connection linking social media platforms and teen mental health.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Why the EU must stand firm on its plan to help protect the world’s forests (commentary)
A pioneering law under attack The world’s governments have long acknowledged the need to halt and reverse the loss of the planet’s precious forests, not least because of the contribution that loss is having on the global climate.Maria Angeles Salazar (Conservation news)
Climate change increases foodborne illness risk from raw produce
Salmonella enterica causes disease in 1.2 million people in the U.S. every year. A new study found that Salmonella contamination is enhanced by high humidity and plant disease.ScienceDaily
A new pandemic could ride in on animals we eat, researchers warn
Researchers warn the animals we eat could be the gateway for a pandemic in the form of antimicrobial resistance, unleashing a wave of deadly superbugs.ScienceDaily
Self-medicating gorillas and traditional healers provide clues for new drug discovery
Four plants consumed by wild gorillas in Gabon and used by local communities in traditional medicine show antibacterial and antioxidant properties, researchers report.ScienceDaily
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Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?
Fungi can transform plant and animal products into delicious foods like cheese, miso and beer. A researcher argues that a type of filamentous mold -- Neurospora intermedia -- could also turn food waste into culinary treats.ScienceDaily
Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk, study of two million people finds
Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants.ScienceDaily
Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth to rip apart their prey
Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragons' teeth are tipped with iron. The study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide clues to how dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex killed an…ScienceDaily
Socfin to withdraw from Luxembourg Stock Exchange: the end of an era
The CSSF has put an end to a year-long dispute between small shareholders and Socfin's main shareholders, the Fabri family and French billionaire Vincent Bolloré: the 689,337 shares they not control between them will be bought back at €32.delano.lu
UK cities to follow Paris in banning pesticides
UK activists and local councils are calling for a ban on pesticides in urban areas, inspired by Paris, which has been pesticide-free for seven years.Helena Horton reports for The Guardian.EHN Curators (EHN)
Royal Golden Eagle Group Receives Billions in Sustainability Loans Amid Ongoing Links to Deforestation Across its Business - Rainforest Action Network
Royal Golden Eagle has received $4.25 billion in “sustainability linked loans” since 2021, with Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) playing a key role.Rainforest Action Network
Southeast Asia’s highly anticipated environmental rights declaration ‘watered down’, say critics | Dialogue Earth
Civil society groups express concern over the draft declaration’s failure to adequately acknowledge “Indigenous peoples”, among other shortcomingsNicha Wachpanich (对话地球)
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Facts about scientific consensus increase climate change acceptance
Telling non-scientists about how many scientists agree on climate change - their consensus - may help strengthen their beliefs.Ellen Phiddian (Cosmos Magazine)
Parrots squawk with accents
A study has found that, like people, parrots have different dialects – and they’re shifting as their environment changes.Ellen Phiddian (Cosmos Magazine)
Forest loss intensifies climate change by increasing temperatures and cloud level, which leads to decrease of water
Researchers report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens biodiversity and water supply in African montane forests.ScienceDaily
Shell’s foundation funded groups opposing climate action and LGBTQ+ rights
Shell USA's foundation gave more than $500,000 to right-wing organizations that promote climate denial, anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ agendas, including several involved in Project 2025, which aims to weaken federal agencies like the U.S.EHN Curators (EHN)
"Sustainably" Surveilling and Tokenizing Nature: The Case of O.N.E. Amazon
The architect of BlackRock's ETFs has teamed up with a group of companies tied to US intelligence and US government debt trading to tokenize the Amazon rainforest and borgify it with a large-scale sensor network in order to create a new form of "digi…Mark Goodwin (Unlimited Hangout)