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William Nordhaus
Yale ‘63,
Sterling Professor of Economics
who won a Nobel Prize in 2018
for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis,
died Oct. 30 at age 85. 
https://news.yale.edu/2026/10/31/wil…

William Nordhaus, Nobel laureate who integrated economics and climate change, devoted Yale citizen
William Nordhaus ‘63, Sterling Professor of Economics who won a Nobel Prize in 2018 for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, died Oct. 30 at age 85.

"Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/climate-academic-andreas-malm-barred-from-entering-uk

Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK
Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the group

Alte Popcorn-Time-App reißt Sicherheitslücke auf dem Mac
Der P2P-Streamingdienst, gegen den Hollywood einst Sturm lief, ist kaum noch bekannt. Wer einen Client auf dem Mac installiert hat, sollte dennoch aufmerken.

Alte Popcorn-Time-App reißt Sicherheitslücke auf dem Mac
Der P2P-Streamingdienst, gegen den Hollywood einst Sturm lief, ist kaum noch bekannt. Wer einen Client auf dem Mac installiert hat, sollte dennoch aufmerken.

Indigo Mastodon/Bluesky client is amazing.
The multi network support is fantastically smooth and its filtering really is even better than Ivory. iCloud syncing also really solid.
All round glad to have found it. Pity I didn’t know about it sooner.

Best Spud Harvest in a Decade Clears the Gloom of Crops Failing from Scorching Summer https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-spud-harvest-in-a-decade-clears-the-gloom-of-crops-failing-from-scorching-summer/

Best Spud Harvest in a Decade Clears the Gloom of Crops Failing from Scorching Summer
A spud-tacular potato harvest in Japan showed that banner years are still in the almanac even as climate uncertainty continues to make farming more challenging. 

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other<…

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds
Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action

Verstappen acting even more than his usual self-righteous prick:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/not-very-smart-behaviour-verstappen-reacts-to-lawson-fp2-incident-ahead-of-m…

'Not very smart behaviour' – Max Verstappen reacts to Liam Lawson FP2 incident ahead of 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix
Max Verstappen has claimed the incident with Liam Lawson during Free Practice 2 ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix was "not very smart behaviour".

The Defense Department’s vaunted network of research laboratories
— whose scientists helped develop satellite communication, radar technology, and even the computer mouse
— is in trouble.
The labs lost a significant share of their staff last year,
largely in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to thin the federal work force.
Refilling critical positions was proving difficult due in part to President Trump’s demand that new hires be screened for their…

How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine
The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.

State with a preference for climate denying politicians sees its largest city turn into the Venice of the US.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/record-flooding-hits-the-u-s-as-powerful-tropical-storms-threaten-asia/…

Record flooding hits the U.S. as powerful tropical storms threaten Asia » Yale Climate Connections
Miami faces its longest-ever streak of moderate coastal flooding, historic floods sweep across the Southwest, and Typhoon In-fa and Cyclone Arnab threaten the Northern Mariana Islands and eastern India.

So here's #Greenpeace, responding to a data release by the Chinese government with...nothing but praise.
Zero mention of any issues related to #labor or #humanrights issues in