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www.downtoearth.org.in Family comes first

IT IS mid September and Tejpal Singh’s 12.1-hectare (ha) farmland is flush with paddy. “I have used over 4 tonnes of urea as fertiliser, and sprayed the crop on

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grist.org Climate-fueled extreme weather is hiking up car insurance rates

Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing.

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www.resilience.org State of the global energy system

The big picture, as illustrated below, is that global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, after a Covid blip, and the production of coal, oil and gas all reached record highs in 2023.

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phys.org Changing climate could increase mobility of toxic metals in soils, experimental study shows

The changes scientists expect in the climate could cause toxic metals naturally occurring in soils to become more mobile, destabilize ecosystems and increasingly enter the human food chain via agriculture. Such scenarios are particularly likely to occur in slightly acidic soils, which make up around...

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investigatemidwest.org GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods under investigation for employing minors amid surge in US child labor violations - Investigate Midwest

Tyson Foods is being investigated by the Department of Labor for employing minors at two of its Arkansas poultry processing plants. This investigation comes at the height of child labor law violations in the past 10 years, according to DOL data. The number of child labor law violations has increased...

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www.theguardian.com Santos sued by its own shareholder in world-first greenwashing case

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility alleges Santos’s plan to reach net zero by 2040 is ‘little more than a series of speculations’

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newrepublic.com Trump’s Promise to Young Men: I Am Your Retribution Against Women

He and his MAGA allies are ramping up the sexism and misogyny as part of a closing message that they will restore men to their rightful place—of total control over women.

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www.resilience.org Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals

The outlook warns that decisionmakers “too often entrench the flaws in today’s energy system, rather than pushing it towards a cleaner and safer path”. It adds: “[L]ocking in fossil fuel use has consequences…the costs of climate inaction…grow higher by the day.”

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phys.org One in three tree species at risk of extinction: report

More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published Monday.

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www.downtoearth.org.in Hurricanes and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29

As the world gears up for the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Azerbaijan, the urgency to

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Phoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russia
  • I'm all for sanctioning them too. Economic sanctions are the bare minimum we should be doing to genocidal authoritarians.

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    Phoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russia
  • Political agenda is a funny euphemism for imperialist invasion and genocide.

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    What are you brewing?
  • I started a Bochet Cyser this month; really looking forward to seeing how it tastes. Its my first bochet and first cyser, so really exploring new territory.

    I've got my Tang ferment that I mentioned in my other post and some Fireweed wine, which is basically a sugar wine, but its bright fuchsia.

    Currently mulling over ideas for what to do with all the blueberries I've harvested. I'll probably just be boring and make a wine but if anyone has any dumb ideas I'd love to try them.

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    So…. What’s the worst idea you went through with?
  • I'm currently brewing up a batch of Tang! We'll know in a week or so if it was a success.

    I'm hoping the synthetic chemicals that give it a citrus flavor are anathema to my yeast so I'll have something refreshing in a month or so.

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    Sad plant giving up on life - a call for help
  • Mine was brought back from about this state when a friend gave it to me, so recovery is possible.

    Mine thrives with indoor lighting and a little natural light, so don't fret as long as its not full sun or in a closet it should be fine.

    Warmth can just be "not really cold" for people. Anything above 15C is probably passable. So long as its in your house it shouldn't perish, it might just slow its growth if you don't have a heater on high.

    Humidity might be an issue and over or under watering. If you live someplace where the air is very dry it could be challenging as you'd have to dote on it to keep it in the sweet spot water wise.

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    Is it safe to consume mead that is still fermenting?
  • Autobrewery syndrome is rare and probably has more to do with your diet and antibiotic use than consuming a few actively fermenting drinks.

    Some drinks like pulque are traditionally drunk that way and that's why they can't be shipped long distances. So if its been done by other cultures for thousands if years, I'm not a doctor, but I'm gonna wager its fairly safe.

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    Utah wants your public land — for more roads
  • The Federal Government actually owns most of the west. Its the reason why there's more land for public recreation and national parks in that region of the country.

    You can typically hike, camp, or explore BLM land, which is the majority of it, as much as you want so long as you don't start any fires or litter.

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    What are you brewing?
  • It was only a gallon. The disappointment is mostly that I won't have a really weird drink this year.

    I've heard cider can be made with unripe apples. Might be worth a shot.

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    What are you brewing?
  • I've got my continuous brew of kombucha going for my daily consumption.

    On the more interesting side, I've got some spruce tip mead going which I'm hoping turns out well. There was a little bit of a scare where I was concerned it could be infected, but it seems fine.

    Sadly, I was doing an experiment with sea lovage spiced mead which succumbed to mold and needed to be dumped. Something to retry next year.

    This year's berry harvest is basically FUBAR. Global warming did a number on it so now there's near zero salmonberries and the ones which did appear are partially desiccated or only half ripe. So no salmonberry wine this year, probably even not enough for jam :(

    Blueberries are way too early, but they're tasting fine at least. I'll probably try a blueberry wine or mead. Encountered a few hiccups last year because of their acidity, but I'm better equipped this year so hopefully that turns out well and I can bottle some stuff for the winter.

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    Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through
  • The US wasn't conducting a genocidal war in Afghanistan. The Russian government is explicitly attempting to erase Ukraine as an entity and anyone who calls themselves Ukrainian with it.

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    Man Wearing Steampunk Goggles At City Council Meeting Demands Designated Segway Lanes
  • Ngl I kinda want zeplin public transit.

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    At the center of the right-wing revival? Hating immigrants
  • neither party when elected do anything meaningful to secure the border or deport illegals.

    It might shock you to learn the best way to prevent immigration is to make the countries experiencing outflows more stable and liveable, but I'm gonna take a wild guess you don't like foreign aid.

    maintain demographics

    There sure was a lot of hand wringing before you wrote down what your actual problem with immigration was.

    Pray tell what is the ideal demographic make up if the United States?

    monero icon

    Imagine branding yourself with the image of a way to circumvent state authority only to lick the boot at the first opportunity.

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    Every election is “the most important election in history and in our lifetime”
  • Every year is the hottest on record too. The stakes in elections never go down and the problems only pile on.

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    Kamala Harris Turns Down Democratic Nomination To Work On Alaskan Fishing Vessel
  • Deadliest catch story lines are drying up. Gotta have Harris call in an airstrike on an illegal Chinese trawler.

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    A cool guide some special panics
  • I was going to say the same. Funny it gets written off today as a hoax when tons of people had to fix slews of bugs. It could've been bad, but fortunately the worst I heard about was some people getting stuck in some elevators.

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    Yup.
  • Thats obviously from mastodon, not twitter.

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    Biden’s Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome
  • How about we get someone who can win in a swing state so we can avoid Trump? Because right now from the polling it looks like Biden can't.

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    Bombshell Poll on Swing States Spells Disaster for Biden In Every Way
  • I'd vote for a literal corpse with a (D), but there's voters who are somehow undecided or ambivalent about fascism. The fact remains that the polling shows this hurts Biden in required swing states which is extremely concerning.

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