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"How chemicals from our laptops and TVs have ended up in the brains of dolphins and porpoises"
#Oceans #Environment #Technology

E-waste chemicals found in the brains of dolphins and porpoises
A new study has warned that liquid crystal monomers from electronic devices are accumulating in the organs of endangered marine species.

WBD's board determines that Paramount's latest offer of $31/share is a "Company Superior Proposal", triggering a four-day period in which Netflix can counter (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

X launches Custom Timelines, a Grok-powered feature letting users pin any of over 75 topics to their home tab, in early access to Premium subscribers on iOS (Nikita Bier/@nikitabier)
https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2046736181002645520

Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) on X
Ladies and gentlemen, today we're launching one of our biggest changes to 𝕏 Introducing Custom Timelines This feature allows you to pin a specific topic to your home tab. With support for over 75 topics, you can dive deep into your favorite niche on X. It's powered by Grok's

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"Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests"
#Plastic #Plastics #Environment

Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests
Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're processed into new products, according to a new study by an Iowa State University research group. Researchers from Iowa State's Polymer and Food Protection Consortium tested common industrial plastic-washing practices and found that some methods left the wash water with high levels of two types of phthalates—a class of widely used additives linked to cancer risks and hormone…

"Dutch buildings could host 36 GW of façade solar capacity"
#Netherlands #SolarPower #Energy

Dutch buildings could host 36 GW of façade solar capacity
A new report from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) estimates that building façades could offer up to 36 GW of technical solar PV potential, representing a significant but largely untapped resource. However, high costs, regulatory complexity, and lower performance compared to rooftop systems limit widespread adoption, currently making façade PV a niche solution for specific building types.

"Portugal tops EU leaderboard as over 80% of electricity in January came from renewables"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Portugal

Portugal tops latest EU leaderboard for renewable energy - report
Portugal’s electricity production last month was largely led by hydro and wind power, according to a new report.

"12 environmental & climate justice reads"
#Books #Environment
https://yalec…

12 environmental & climate justice reads
These books and reports span topics of migration, indigenous movements, African-American communities, and the Disability Rights movement.

"Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be"
#Fishing #Animals

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be
Nets used in the Irish fishing industry could be replaced by other types of fishing to preserve marine life.