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Wood pellet production has skyrocketed across the U.S. South to feed the European Union’s push for renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. But many people who live near manufacturing plants believe they make air dustier and residents sicker.JAMES POLLARD (AP News)
“No matter where you go, there you are.” -- Buckaroo Banzai.driftglass (Crooks and Liars)
"This is a potential opportunity to send a strong message to society and humanity."Elizabeth Howell (Space)
Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
I am afraid Putin will see this as a bargain.Gen. Sir Roly Walker said he'd based his estimation on the "current rate of attrition of dead and wounded" faced by Moscow's forces in Ukraine, according to UK media. [...] "If they carry on as they are, it would probably take the Russians five years to grind their way to their minimum objectives of the four oblasts," he added, referring to Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
Gen. Sir Roly Walker said Russia's minimum goal of taking four oblasts would, based on current attrition rates, cost it more than 1.5 million troops.Matthew Loh (Yahoo News)
The court decided that same-sex couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples. South Korea does not recognize same-sex marriage under the law, so the ruling is major progress in extending the protections and rights which same-sex co…Elsie Carson-Holt (LGBTQ Nation)
Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.Ars Technica
Around 800,000 passengers are expected to be affected over the weekend as the damage is heavy and labor-intensive to repairAgence France-Presse (Voice of America (VOA News))
Le ministre des transports démissionnaire, Patrice Vergriete, a refusé de livrer des hypothèses concernant les éventuels auteurs des sabotages et a rappelé que l’enquête était en cours.Le Monde.fr
I posted about “Connections" this morning to be arch about the BSOD problem. But it leaves out the theme that makes James Burke's work such an enigmatic gift:
Try not to think of technologies as existing in one time and place—or as being a thing that exists for one finite purpose.
From plows to looms to thermoses and beyond, we can rarely anticipate how any two technologies will inteact in the future.
And honest people will admit that this is a slightly brain-breaking thing to accept.
Connections explores an Alternative View of Change that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. Burke contends that...Internet Archive
The container was discovered by a member of the publicMy London
As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradoxAjit Niranjan (The Guardian)
Big Plastic’s “advanced recycling” ads are everywhere—and they’re part of a massive greenwashing scam.Arielle Samuelson (HEATED)
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Yay! @driftglass linked to my blog in the round-up this morning! (the link, however, is broken, so here’s the right url)
https://mockpaperscissors.com/2024/07/25/capn-guyliner-has-some-thoughts-on-voting-rights/
Fixed. Management apologizes. And the damnfool who was responsible has been sacked!
Ya gave that bum the traditional cheese sandwich and a roadmap, right?
(Thank you for the link!)
Fixed. And those responsible have been sacked. Many apologies.