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"Cancer-causing PCB chemicals still being produced despite 40-year-old ban"
#Chemicals #Pollution

Dynamics of spherical telescopic linear driven rotation robots
Jasper Zevering, Dorit Borrmann, Anton Bredenbeck, Andreas Nuechter
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09230

Dynamics of spherical telescopic linear driven rotation robots
Lunar caves are promising features for long-term and permanent human presence on the moon. However, given their inaccessibility to imaging from survey satellites, the concrete environment within the underground cavities is not well known. Thus, to further the efforts of human presence on the moon, these caves are to be explored by robotic systems. However, a set of environmental factors make this exploration particularly challenging. Among those are the very fine lunar dust that damages exposed…

L. Brent Bozell IV, son of right wing firebrand needs 12 years for Jan. 6: Feds
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-a-credible-witness-son-of-prominent-conservati…

Son of prominent conservative among first to invade Senate floor on Jan. 6 needs 12 years: Feds
Federal prosecutors say Leo Brent Bozell IV, son of a prominent right wing activist, deserves no less than 12 years in prison for what he did on Jan. 6, 2021.

"Climate Crisis Denier Lee Anderson Finds Common Cause With Reform UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom

Climate Crisis Denier Lee Anderson Finds Common Cause With Reform UK
The UK’s main climate science denial party has gained its first member of parliament with the defection of suspended Conservative MP Lee Anderson.  Anderson announced today that he was joining Reform UK, a right-wing, anti-green and anti-immigration party which is currently polling at 12 percent.  Reform campaigns to “scrap all of net zero” and last […]

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Walid Abu Daqqa dies in Israeli custody
https://maktoobmedia.com/world/prominent-palestinian-prisoner-walid-abu-daqqa-dies-in-israeli-custody/

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Walid Abu Daqqa dies in Israeli custody
long-term Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, who was suffering from cancer, died aged 62 in an Israeli hospital.

"Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam"
#Vietnam #Conservation #Animals

Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam
Vietnam’s struggling population of spotted softshell turtles received a helping hand in December 2023 when researchers released 50 captive-bred hatchlings into a freshwater lake in a northern province. Now, new research indicates where further wild releases could result in the most conservation gains for the rare and threatened species, which was only described by scientists […]

"New study says conservation works, providing hope for biodiversity efforts"
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment

New study says conservation works, providing hope for biodiversity efforts
Conservation efforts are making a significant difference in protecting the planet’s biodiversity, according to a new study published in the journal Science. In an analysis of 186 studies covering 665 trials, researchers evaluated the impact of conservation interventions globally over the past century. In two-thirds of the cases, conservation actions either improved biodiversity or slowed […]

"People power: seven grassroots conservationists who are ‘saving the world’"
#Biodiversity #Environment #Conservationists

Seven conservation pioneers who are ‘saving the world’
How much difference can one person make? Just ask these grassroots conservationists, who’ve won an award for saving species

"Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California"
#US #USA #America #California

Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year. But demand for cement, an ingredient for concrete, keeps growing as the world constructs more buildings. Many in the industry are working on different ways to make cleaner concrete. One is Fortera, a clean tech company whose technology captures carbon emissions from cement kilns and feeds it back into the process to make new cement. The company is opening its first …

"Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California"
#US #USA #America #California

Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year. But demand for cement, an ingredient for concrete, keeps growing as the world constructs more buildings. Many in the industry are working on different ways to make cleaner concrete. One is Fortera, a clean tech company whose technology captures carbon emissions from cement kilns and feeds it back into the process to make new cement. The company is opening its first …