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Navalny dies in prison − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:25:43 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/navalny-dies-in-prison-but-his-blueprint-for-anti-putin-activism-will-live-on-223774>

"Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand
that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the
forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by petition – a tactic that

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The EV Revolution Isn’t Dead Yet, Although Some Would Like You To Think So

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:24:04 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/11/the-ev-revolution-isnt-dead-yet-although-some-would-like-you-to-think-so/>

"Is the EV revolution dead? To hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the
media and online you might think so. But according to Inside Climate News,
talk of an implosion in the market for electric vehicles in the US is verging

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Australians are washing microplastics down the drain and it’s ending up on our farms

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:22:15 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/australians-are-washing-microplastics-down-the-drain-and-its-ending-up-on-our-farms-223079>

"Australian wastewater treatment plants produce thousands of tonnes of treated
sewage sludge every year. This nutrient-rich material is then dried to make
“biosolids”, which are used to fertilise agricultural soil.

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What next for Putin? After Navalny’s death, many fear what leader will move on to

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:21:31 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/18/its-starting-to-get-dark-after-navalnys-death-many-fear-what-putin-will-do-next>

"Vladimir Putin smiled and looked unusually festive on Friday as he praised
factory workers and joked with state reporters at an industrial plant in the
Ural city of Chelyabinsk.

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Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:20:35 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/ross-garnaut-and-rod-sims-have-proposed-a-100-billion-a-year-fossil-fuel-tax-and-its-a-debate-australia-should-embrace-223722>

"Leading Australian economists Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims this week sought to
shake up the carbon policy debate in Australia, by proposing a tax on the
nation’s fossil fuel production. They claim it could raise A$100 billion in its

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‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK alarms health experts

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:19:46 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/18/return-of-victorian-era-diseases-to-the-uk-scabies-measles-rickets-scurvy>

"Before Covid-19, Dr Farzana Hussain says, it was rare for her to see a case of
scabies at her GP surgery in Newham, east London, but since the pandemic, the
number of patients with the parasitic skin infection has increased

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Why do Israelis and the rest of the world view the Gaza conflict so differently? And can this disconnect be overcome?

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:28:52 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/why-do-israelis-and-the-rest-of-the-world-view-the-gaza-conflict-so-differently-and-can-this-disconnect-be-overcome-223188>

"Hamas’ vicious attack on southern Israel on October 7 and Israel’s ruthless
response have sparked a global campaign for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to
Palestine’s occupation.

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Hold the beer: how university O-Week swapped parties and pranks for picnics and friendship bracelets

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:27:24 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/19/university-o-weeks-orientation-week-usyd-anu-monash>

"Couch burning. Tricycle races. Beer-skolling marathons. For decades,
orientation week – or O-Week – has gone hand in hand with boozing to unhealthy
excess and residential college hazing.

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As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:26:22 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/as-the-world-heats-up-solar-panels-will-degrade-faster-especially-in-hot-humid-areas-what-can-we-do-221990>

"To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia’s grid by 2030, we’ll
need to build a lot more solar.

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‘Some buy the propaganda. Many have changed their minds’: life in Russia after the invasion

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:25:38 +1100

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

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/18/some-buy-the-propaganda-many-have-changed-their-minds-life-in-russia-after-the-invasion>

"From the comfort of their VIP lounges, global leaders watched on as the
decorated former figure skating star Irina Rodnina ignited the Olympic flame to
kick off the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.

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