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Ghosts In The Machine Are Killing Our Oceans: How Armchair Science is Sinking Ocean Reality

Russ George

The Dangerous Drift Away from Real-World Experimentation in Ocean and Fisheries Science In the world of science, once defined by salt-streaked lab notebooks and wind-battered field journals, a dangerous shift has taken hold. It is the rise of the armchair academicthe modeler, the theoretician, the data-minerthose who sit safely behind computer screens conjuring synthetic oceans and imaginary fish from abstract equations and Python code.

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Zero-Emissions Electricity Surpasses 40% of World Electricity

CleanTechnica

Solar and wind power have been dominating new power installations all around the world. Renewables accounted for 92.5% of new power capacity globally in 2024, a stunning achievement, even if it’s been expected for the past decade. All of that new power capacity from clean, renewable energy is also gradually. [continued] The post Zero-Emissions Electricity Surpasses 40% of World Electricity appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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TED Talks Daily Book Club: Love Letter to a Garden | Debbie Millman

TEDxInnovations

Debbie Millman, host of the Design Matters podcast, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective, doesn’t have a natural green thumb. But when the pandemic hit, she embraced the challenge and picked up gardening as a new hobby. As she learned to grow vegetables in her home garden, she realized the earth had much to teach her about growing as a human being, too.

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Solar Panel Waste is Tiny—Coal & Gas Emit Hundreds Of Times Mass Per MWh

CleanTechnica

Every few months, another wave of media reports predictably warns about the supposed “looming crisis” of solar panel waste. Given the urgency of climate action, it’s frustrating to see the conversation repeatedly derailed by these exaggerated concerns. I’ve previously examined this narrative around wind energy, demonstrating clearly in my CleanTechnica.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Death, Destruction — And Distraction: New Study On Media’s Climate Coverage Crisis

Joan Michelson

Extreme weather reached dangerous new heights in 2024. Yet, the news media covered it less putting communities in danger, especially as Trump cuts climate science.

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Fossil Fuels No Longer Majority of US Electricity!

CleanTechnica

The cleantech revolution continues on every … single … day. It seems like such a short time that we’ve gone from the huge milestone of solar and wind power providing more than 50% of new power capacity additions in the US to solar and wind power now providing almost. [continued] The post Fossil Fuels No Longer Majority of US Electricity!

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Poisoning Farmland With Toxic Waste Is Not A Good Long-Term Strategy

CleanTechnica

Researchers have found that most toothpaste contains lead and that toxic metals are found in many agricultural areas worldwide. The post Poisoning Farmland With Toxic Waste Is Not A Good Long-Term Strategy appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Massive 2-GW Agrivoltaic Project Aims To Restore Desert In China

CleanTechnica

A gigantic 2-gigawatt agrivoltaic project in China will generate clean power while restoring vegetation in a desert. The post Massive 2-GW Agrivoltaic Project Aims To Restore Desert In China appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Could American Tariffs Hand China A Semiconductor Advantage?

CleanTechnica

Imagine a future scenario unfolding through 2025, where global semiconductor allianceslong carefully coordinated by the United Statesbegin to fracture dramatically. This speculative future doesn’t hinge on new technological breakthroughs or sudden security crises, but instead arises from political and economic miscalculations by an increasingly isolated and confrontational United States.