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Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:55:55 +1000

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

<https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/solar-power-is-booming-in-brazil-can-it-be-a-boom-for-all/>

"Just three years ago, Brazil did not feature among the world’s top producers
of solar energy, but by 2023 it had risen to sixth place in the rankings. The
pace of growth has been notable: since 2022, the country has added, on average,

Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:54:07 +1000

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

<https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23373/Cameroons-Bouba-Ndjidda-National-Park-Is-a-Beacon-of-Hope-for-the-Lion-in-Central-Africa.aspx>

"CAMEROON, August 13, 2024—Ramping up protection efforts of Endangered Central
African lions, a team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry
of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has

Australia wakes up to the methane fire alarm, but its response is too slow

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:52:38 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-wakes-up-to-the-methane-fire-alarm-but-its-response-is-too-slow/>

"Today marks a historic day for how we measure the methane emissions spewing
out of our biggest coal and gas mines.

Massive offshore wind project to play host to floating seaweed farm

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:50:49 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/massive-offshore-wind-project-to-play-host-to-floating-seaweed-farm/>

"The first commercial scale seaweed farm to be built within an offshore wind
project is set to open later this year at the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ)
wind farm in the North Sea, an important milestone on the path towards

40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:49:27 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/40-c-in-august-a-climate-expert-explains-why-australia-is-ridiculously-hot-right-now-237398>

"It’s winter in Australia, but as you’ve probably noticed, the weather is
unusually warm. The top temperatures over large parts of the country this
weekend were well above average for this time of year.

Gas shortage that never was is over as government agrees to find out how polluting it really is

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:48:36 +1000

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

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-shortage-that-never-was-is-over-as-government-agrees-to-find-out-how-polluting-it-really-is/>

"A potential gas shortage that was used by the fossil industry as a pretext to
drill for more fossil fuels has been declared over, just as the federal
government has agreed to consider new measurements that could confirm how

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:52:38 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/humanity-is-failing-official-report-warns-our-chance-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef-is-fast-closing-237441>

"The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate
change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the
sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.

What exactly are ‘forever chemicals’ – and can we move beyond them?

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:51:45 +1000

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

<https://theconversation.com/what-exactly-are-forever-chemicals-and-can-we-move-beyond-them-237395>

"The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of
“forever chemicals”.

How flat-pack homes could help solve the housing crisis

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:51:03 +1000

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

<https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/how-flat-pack-homes-could-help-solve-the-housing-crisis-20240823-p5k4xv.html>

"Does the solution to Australia’s housing crisis lie in a modest, 7000sqm
factory tucked away in an industrial zone in south-west Sydney?

The largest campaign finance violation in US history

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:49:46 +1000

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

https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/31/greater-fools/#coinbased

'Earlier this month, some of the richest men in Silicon Valley, led by Marc
Andreesen and Ben Horowitz (the billionaire VCs behind Andreesen-Horowitz)
announced that they would be backing Trump with endorsements and millions of