Glass Wings Blog: June 2025
Book about cane farming creates joy in Queensland and war-torn Ukraine
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 12:54:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/ukrainian-artist-brings-australian-sugar-cane-book-to-life/105351314>
'An artist living in war-torn Ukraine has helped bring to life a new Australian
children's book about sugar cane farming in north Queensland.
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Bali to ban production of bottled water under one litre
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 12:56:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/05/31/bali-to-ban-production-of-bottled-water-under-one-litre>
'DENPASAR: Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has announced plans to ban the
production of water bottles smaller than one litre, in an effort to address the
island’s growing waste problem, which has been linked to several environmental
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Republicans' New Vaccine Restrictions Codify a False Healthy/Unhealthy Dichotomy
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 12:58:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/republicans-new-vaccine-restrictions
"Trump’s FDA has recommended that going forward, COVID-19 vaccines be approved
only for the elderly and so-called “vulnerable”. Those who are “healthy,”
meanwhile, will not qualify for updated shots without new clinical trials to
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Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 12:59:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/24/black-lives-matter-rebellion-2020-reasons-for-hope-edward-colston>
"It has been five years since George Floyd, a Black man who lived in
Minneapolis, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. The
killing, captured in a distressing 10-minute video that quickly flooded social
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OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries to “subhuman” men
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 13:00:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/openai-incel-chatbot-subhuman-men/
"“Hardmaxxing is NECESSARY. Softmaxxing alone will NEVER mog you into viability
— it’s like putting a fresh coat of paint on a crumbling building,” declares a
chatbot featured prominently on OpenAI’s GPTs page. It has just analyzed a
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How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:12:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/25/how-did-2020s-black-lives-matter-movement-change-the-world-panel>
"Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis.
Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and
disappointment that followed"
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How Social Housing Won in Seattle, Despite a Flood of Big Tech Money
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:14:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://shelterforce.org/2025/04/21/how-social-housing-won-in-seattle-despite-a-flood-of-big-tech-money/>
"In the days before a recent ballot referendum in Seattle that would determine
the future of social housing in the city, large tech companies spent big.
Amazon and Microsoft, both of which are headquartered in the Seattle
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J.K. Rowling's New Fund Shows Why You Shouldn't Buy "Harry Potter" Products
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:17:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/jk-rowling-harry-potter-anti-trans>
'J.K. Rowling has created a new organization that is a "legal fighting fund for
women protecting their sex-based rights," furthering her financial commitment
to funding anti-trans legislation.
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They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:20:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/25/george-floyd-black-lives-matter-protests-anniversary>
"Five years ago, on 25 May 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man living
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police
officer. During an attempted arrest, Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more
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Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:21:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/25/only-a-third-of-recommendations-to-tackle-endemic-racism-in-uk-implemented>
"Only a third of the recommendations from major reports commissioned to tackle
endemic racism in the UK over the past 40 years have actually been implemented,
a
Guardian investigation has found.
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The grid is weak. The bikes are electric. Rwanda is betting it'll work anyway
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:23:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250508-rwanda-is-sparking-africas-e-bike-revolution>
"Over the past decade, electric vehicles have been an integral part of the
West's planned transition to green energy, offering a variety of opportunities
for carbon-hungry industries such as transportation, freight and logistics. But
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‘My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six’: Alan Alda on childhood, marriage and 60 years of stardom
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:48:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/26/my-mother-didnt-try-to-stab-my-father-until-i-was-six-alan-alda-on-childhood-marriage-and-60-years-of-stardom>
"Alan Alda never expected this. The 89-year-old is back topping the charts with
an update of his film
The Four Seasons. In 1981, Alda wrote, directed and
starred in the movie about three inseparable couples who holiday together every
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NYC’s congestion toll has students spending more time at school
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:49:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.courthousenews.com/nycs-congestion-toll-has-students-spending-more-time-at-school/>
"MANHATTAN (
CN) — New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program
has boosted students’ time spent in school by roughly 30 minutes per week
thanks to quicker bus service, a student transit company claims in a new court
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‘Does he know anything?’: Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Trump’s plans to legitimise Russian annexation
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:50:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/27/does-he-know-anything-crimean-tatar-leader-mustafa-dzhemilev-on-trumps-plans-to-legitimise-russian-annexation>
"When Mustafa Dzhemilev read the news about Donald Trump’s plan for a peace
deal between Russia and Ukraine, he could not believe his eyes. Part of the US
administration’s peace plan, say recent reports, would involve Washington
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Record Number of River Barriers Removed in Europe in 2024: Report
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:52:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ecowatch.com/river-barrier-removal-europe.html
"European countries dismantled a record 542 dams, culverts, weirs and sluices
that had been blocking rivers in 2024 — up 11 percent from the previous year —
according to a new report from Dam Removal Europe.
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The Jewish dealer who bought art hated by the Nazis – and created one of the greatest collections ever seen
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:54:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/31/heinz-berggruen-national-gallery-australia-modernist-cezanne-giacometti-exhibition-museum-neue-nationalgalerie>
"When Heinz Berggruen left Germany for America in 1936, he was not allowed more
than 10 marks in his pocket. As a young journalist in Berlin, Berggruen had
been forced to publish under the pseudonym “h.b.” in order to hide his Jewish
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Optimism as action: why looking on the bright side is essential to social progress
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:55:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.positive.news/society/optimism-as-action-why-looking-on-the-bright-side-is-essential-to-social-progress/>
"In the months after his wife’s death from ovarian cancer, Sumit Paul-Choudhury
found himself questioning what kind of person he was. “I was always vaguely
aware I was an optimist, but it was more a fun quirk of my personality, rather
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Show this to Uncle Fred before he shares another fake video
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:18:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://snapp.social/@alsutton/114607978960807360
"This should be on TV every day, possibly multiple times per day…"
Via Samuel Smith.
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‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:20:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/31/jacinda-ardern-kind-leadership-public-rage-life-trump-america>
"In 2022, a few months before she quit as prime minister of New Zealand,
Jacinda Ardern was standing at the sink in the toilets in Auckland airport,
washing her hands, when a woman came up to her and leaned in. She was so close
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Rights of the wild: three more projects working to protect nature’s silent citizens
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:21:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.positive.news/society/the-more-than-human-life-moth-programme/>
"What would change if forests, waterways and wildlife were recognised as more
than just resources? The idea has been debated ever since Prof Christopher
Stone posited in a 1972 issue of the
Southern California Law Review that
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How Farmers in Oregon Are Preserving Their Land for the Next Generation
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:22:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/conservation-easements-farmland-oregon/>
"Jan Wallinder and Ron Webb are the farmer-owners of Forest Edge Vineyard, an
organically farmed vineyard 24 miles southeast of Portland that also has a
fruit orchard and adjacent 22-acre forest. The couple, who have owned this land
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10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:23:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://10print.org/
"
10 PRINT is a book about a one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program, published in
November 2012.
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Earth’s seasonal rhythms are changing, putting species and ecosystems at risk
Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:24:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/earths-seasonal-rhythms-are-changing-putting-species-and-ecosystems-at-risk-257660>
"Seasonality shapes much of life on Earth. Most species, including humans, have
synchronised their own rhythms with those of Earth’s seasons.
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Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 04:53:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/most-of-australias-conservation-efforts-ignore-climate-risks-here-are-3-fixes-257131>
"Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the
area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large
tracts to bushfire.
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Solar, storage and EV charging in one: Australian battery maker announces “microgrid in a box”
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 04:54:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-storage-and-ev-charging-in-one-australian-battery-maker-announces-microgrid-in-a-box/>
"The Australian home battery outfit whose customers include federal energy
minister Chris Bowen has a new all-in-one residential solution in the works
that will combine solar, storage and bidirectional electric vehicle (EV)
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Will elections for judges make Mexico the ‘most democratic country in the world’? Critics fear the opposite
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 04:55:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/will-elections-for-judges-make-mexico-the-most-democratic-country-in-the-world-critics-fear-the-opposite-257730>
"On Sunday, Mexico will hold an unprecedented election, becoming the first
country in the world to allow voters to elect judges at every level.
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Could a river sue a corporation? Robert Macfarlane’s books change the world – now he’s advocating for the world’s waterways
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 04:56:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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These 5 roadblocks are standing in the way of energy-efficient homes
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 04:57:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/these-5-roadblocks-are-standing-in-the-way-of-energy-efficient-homes-256906>
"We all want homes that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer, without
breaking the bank. However, Australian homes built before 2003 have a low
average energy rating of 1.8 stars out of 10. This means they’re often
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Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 05:01:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:22:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/missouri-immigrant-trump.html
"The first sign of trouble came early this month when Carol didn’t show up for
her shift at John’s Waffle and Pancake House.
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Australia’s plan to protect its trade in war is flawed. We can’t do it with nuclear submarines
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:23:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/australias-plan-to-protect-its-trade-in-war-is-flawed-we-cant-do-it-with-nuclear-submarines-256557>
"If war breaks out someday between the United States and China, one of the
major concerns for Australia is the impact on its trade.
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World Peatland Day: Protecting a crucial carbon sink
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:24:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/world-peatland-day-protecting-a-crucial-carbon-sink/>
"Peatlands are one of the world’s biggest carbon sinks. These naturally
waterlogged boggy swamps can hold thousands of years’ worth of compressed,
partially decomposed vegetation matter — despite covering just 3-4% of Earth’s
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New origami packaging technology creates sustainable and eye-catching alternatives to conventional packing materials
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:27:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/new-origami-packaging-technology-creates-sustainable-and-eye-catching-alternatives-to-conventional>
'Origami packaging enables completely new properties for cartonboard, making it
an excellent alternative to, for example, plastic and expanded polystyrene in
packaging. The aesthetics of the material have also garnered interest from
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Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:27:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/your-smartphone-is-a-parasite-according-to-evolution-256795>
"Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our
evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no
blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design.
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Australia to lobby Unesco over barring of ancient rock site from world heritage list due to Woodside emissions
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:28:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/03/australia-lobby-unesco-barring-ancient-rock-site-murujuga-cultural-landscape>
"The Albanese government will launch a lobbying campaign in a bid to reverse a
Unesco recommendation that an ancient rock art site in Western Australia can’t
go on the world heritage list until damaging industrial emissions linked to a
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Land of a ‘fair go’ or Fortress Australia? A globetrotting journalist questions Australia’s myths – and nationality itself
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 22:56:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Örkesh Dölet descended on to Tiananmen Square with thousands of fellow student protesters. He’s now 36 years into exile
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 22:57:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/03/orkesh-dolet-tiananmen-square-china-uyghur-activist-36-years-in-exile>
"When I was little, mum used to take us to visit an elderly Uyghur couple every
year. We would climb up the winding concrete stairs in a Soviet-era apartment
block and be greeted with a warmth that felt like family. Over piping hot bowls
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Why auction of Buddha relics was called off and why it matters – an expert in Asian art explains
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 23:00:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-auction-of-buddha-relics-was-called-off-and-why-it-matters-an-expert-in-asian-art-explains-256379>
"The slick online catalogue entry for “Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the
Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby’s Hong Kong website was abruptly replaced on
May 7 with a single line notification: “The auction has been postponed.”
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Wheel of 20th-century Italian cheese smashes record for oldest parmesan
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 23:01:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/02/wheel-of-italian-cheese-sets-record-oldest-parmesan-parmigiano-reggiano>
"A wheel of parmigiano reggiano has been celebrated as “an authentic jewel of
nature” after setting a longevity record for parmesan cheese.
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Airbnb scams: new book explores thriving criminal activity on big tech platforms
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 23:02:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/airbnb-scams-new-book-explores-thriving-criminal-activity-on-big-tech-platforms-256806>
"Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as
trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they
are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of
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New “ultrafast” EV charging clusters that won’t break the grid
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 23:03:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/03/new-ultrafast-ev-charging-clusters-that-wont-break-the-grid/>
"Australian technology companies SwitchDin and EV-NRG announced on Tuesday
their plan to roll out what they believe is “the fastest and most reliable
charging solution” for fleet operators that can enable charging in as little as
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Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:49:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/decades-of-searching-and-a-chance-discovery-why-finding-leadbeaters-possum-in-nsw-is-such-big-news-257957>
"Until now, Victorians believed their state was the sole home for Leadbeater’s
possum, their critically endangered state faunal emblem. This tiny marsupial is
clinging to life in a few pockets of mountain ash and snow gum habitat in the
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Pro-Trump candidate wins Poland’s presidential election – a bad omen for the EU, Ukraine and women
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:49:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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This Place is Insane
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:51:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWURbjz3iw
"Goodness gracious. Look where we are, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in
Paderborn, Germany! Why? Well to record a coffee pot, but also, it's an amazing
computer museum, and actually the largest computer museum in the world. So
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Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:52:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-latest-emissions-data-reveal-we-still-have-a-giant-fossil-fuel-problem-257907>
"According to Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, the
latest emissions data show “we are on track to reach our 2030 targets” under
the Paris Agreement. In 2024, Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were “27%
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Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:53:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/03/hegseth-orders-navy-strip-name-of-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk-ship.html>
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of
renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and
sources show.
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Vatican City now runs on solar power — no miracle needed
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:54:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/05/31/vatican-city-now-runs-on-solar-power-no-miracle-needed/>
"Most people would not expect the world’s smallest country, with fewer than
1,000 residents, to lead the global energy conversation. In 2025, the Vatican
City flipped the switch on something much bigger than its size. A full
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Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:16:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/will-surging-sea-levels-kill-the-great-barrier-reef-ancient-coral-fossils-may-hold-the-answer-257830>
"In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in
the past 3,000 years. It’s expected to rise even further by 2100, as
human-induced climate change intensifies. In fact, some studies predict a rise
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Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:17:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/netherlands-government-collapse-geert-wilders>
"The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders
pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and
asylum policy.
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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:18:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-ai-sparking-a-cognitive-revolution-that-will-lead-to-mediocrity-and-conformity-256940>
"Artificial Intelligence began as a quest to simulate the human brain.
Is it now in the process of transforming the human brain’s role in daily life?
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A glimpse of hope, then another Aboriginal death in custody: ‘grief-stricken’ campaigners mourn lack of progress
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:19:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The surprising power of photography in ageing well
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:20:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-power-of-photography-in-ageing-well-257344>
"Older adults are often faced with lifestyle changes that can disrupt their
sense of place and purpose. It may be the loss of a partner, downsizing their
home, or moving to residential aged care. And these changes can come with loss
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‘The fandom is quite intense’: Guy Montgomery on the strange success of Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 18:21:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/04/the-fandom-is-quite-intense-guy-montgomery-on-the-strange-success-of-guy-mont-spelling-bee>
"Guy Montgomery was an extremely annoying child. Each night at dinner, he would
attempt to get his younger sister to laugh so hard she snorted out her food.
One evening, when his parents had friends over, he spent the whole meal
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What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption’? A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:27:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/whats-a-strombolian-eruption-a-volcanologist-explains-what-happened-at-mount-etna-258060>
"On Monday morning local time, a huge cloud of ash, hot gas and rock fragments
began spewing from Italy’s Mount Etna.
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Solar farms reduce water stress, improve soils and plant growth, new study finds
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:29:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-farms-reduce-water-stress-improve-soils-and-plant-growth-new-study-finds/>
"In what could be a welcome discovery for Australia, new research has found
that the presence of solar panels in Colorado’s greenlands may alleviate water
stress, improve soil moisture levels, and increase plant growth by around 20
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Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:32:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/australian-trash-parrots-have-now-developed-a-local-drinking-tradition>
'Wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia have learned to drink from twist-handle
water fountains, turning the knob with their feet and using their body weight
to keep it open. They even queue to have a drink, waiting to take turns on the
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Greens call on state to end fossil fuel subsidies amid green hydrogen uncertainty
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:33:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/greens-call-on-state-to-end-fossil-fuel-subsidies-amid-green-hydrogen-uncertainty/>
"The South Australian Greens want the SA Labor government to ditch handouts for
fossil fuel industry projects associated with hydrogen production and fund
batteries for households and small businesses ahead of Thursday’s state budget.
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In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:34:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-the-trade-wars-there-are-lessons-for-the-us-from-brexit-australia-and-our-trading-partners-should-take-note-257555>
"While the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars wreak havoc on
the business plans of the world’s exporters, the risks to the global economy
continue to grow.
(More...)
The new Parliament can secure a sustainable future for Australian homes. Here’s how.
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 04:35:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-new-parliament-can-secure-a-sustainable-future-for-australian-homes-heres-how/>
"At the recent federal election, Australians firmly endorsed ambitious change
for a renewable future. The climate wars may not yet be over, but a historic
Government majority in the House and the potential for a progressive majority
(More...)
Meet the new fungus battery that needs to be fed instead of charged
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:53:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://bgr.com/science/meet-the-new-fungus-battery-that-needs-to-be-fed-instead-of-charged/>
"In a groundbreaking step toward sustainable technology, scientists in
Switzerland have developed a fungus battery. It’s a fully biodegradable, living
power source made almost entirely of natural materials. Instead of recharging
(More...)
Welcome to Our New Newsletter: The Spark!
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:55:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-how-you-can-get-involved
"Welcome to
The Spark, a brand-new monthly newsletter from
Reasons to be
Cheerful that’s all about how people just like you are creating positive
change, one meaningful step at a time. This month’s theme: immigration and
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Everyone Is Already Using AI (And Hiding It)
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:56:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.vulture.com/article/generative-ai-hollywood-movies-tv.html
"One recent evening on the Eastside of Los Angeles, a couple hundred people
gathered in a cavernous old soundstage to celebrate the arrival of a new AI
studio — one of the nearly 100 now operating in Hollywood. Called Asteria Film
(More...)
Finland ‘ahead of schedule’ on coal phase out as Helsinki’s Salmisaari plant closes
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:58:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/01/finland-ahead-of-schedule-on-coal-phase-out-as-helsinkis-salmisaari-plant-closes>
"The closure of a coal power plant in Finland today brings the country to the
brink of a full coal phase-out - four years ahead of schedule.
(More...)
How 'therapy cats' can reduce stress and teach emotional regulation
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 12:00:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-03/the-benefit-of-therapy-cats/105310470>
'When you go to see Kerry Lyons for support, Chives is there to help you too.
He's an 11-year-old Devon Rex cat, and works with Kerry, who is an accredited
(More...)
Ahead of the Brisbane Olympics, it’s time for Australia to get serious about esports
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 12:01:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ahead-of-the-brisbane-olympics-its-time-for-australia-to-get-serious-about-esports-256788>
"Most of us have heard of esports but many don’t realise the fast-growing world
of competitive video gaming features tournaments, university scholarships and
billions of dollars in revenue.
(More...)
That sinking feeling: Australia’s Limestone Coast is drying up
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:36:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/05/that-sinking-feeling-australias-limestone-coast-is-drying-up>
"Graham Kilsby, a fourth-generation farmer, is surveying the Kilsby sinkhole, a
popular freshwater diving site on his property south of Mount Gambier.
(More...)
Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Emma Shortis warns against falling into Trump’s trade traps
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:37:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/politics-with-michelle-grattan-historian-emma-shortis-warns-against-falling-into-trumps-trade-traps-258174>
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to have his first face-to-face
meeting with US President Donald Trump this month, against a background of
increased steel and aluminium tariffs and US pressure on Australia to boost its
(More...)
Embroidered silks to Adidas collabs: the evolution of the kimono – in pictures
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:38:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2025/jun/05/embroidered-silks-to-adidas-collabs-the-evolution-of-the-kimono-in-pictures>
"Opening on 4 June, the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) exhibition
Kimono features hundreds of garments, paintings and posters. It includes
historic garments from the Edo period, right through to works by contemporary
(More...)
Why I'm calling for an investigation into the Trump Administration
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:40:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.treason.io/p/why-im-calling-for-an-investigation
"BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT
This morning, I took the formal step in what will be a long fight: I asked the
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The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:41:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Getting away with it … sort of. How a dictator and a fugitive Nazi advanced international human rights law
Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:42:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Fix the News 299: Green Islam
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 03:57:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/299-green-islam/
'"Those who waste are kin of Satan." Plus, golden eagles, antimatter, good news
on neglected tropical diseases, making poverty history, ratifying the High Seas
Treaty, and pumped hydro FTW.'
(More...)
Australia’s charity sector is growing – but many smaller charities are doing it tough
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 03:58:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-charity-sector-is-growing-but-many-smaller-charities-are-doing-it-tough-258073>
"Revenue for Australia’s charity and not-for-profit sector has reached record
highs, and total donations have grown. But the story isn’t the same everywhere,
and some smaller charities may be struggling.
(More...)
World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 03:59:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/04/world-wont-forget-tiananmen-square-us-and-taiwan-say-on-36th-anniversary-of-massacre>
"The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of
state and Taiwan president have said on the 36th anniversary of the crackdown,
which China’s government still tries to erase from domestic memory.
(More...)
Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 04:00:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Swiss glacier collapse highlights urgent need for monitoring and warning systems, WMO says
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 04:01:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/06/04/swiss-glacier-collapse-highlights-urgent-need-for-monitoring-and-warning-systems-wmo-says>
"Glacier-related risks are becoming a global concern, according to Celeste
Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
(More...)
Woodside’s North West Shelf approval is by no means a one-off. Here are 6 other giant gas projects to watch
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 04:03:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/woodsides-north-west-shelf-approval-is-by-no-means-a-one-off-here-are-6-other-giant-gas-projects-to-watch-257899>
"The federal government’s decision to extend the life of Woodside’s North West
Shelf gas plant in Western Australia has been condemned as a climate disaster.
(More...)
Spain, Cyprus, Greece: Where is Europe facing drought after a record-breaking hot spring?
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:10:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:11:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-06-05/study-finds-that-removing-school-mask-mandates-contributed-to-22-000-u-s-covid-deaths-in-just-one-year>
"Someday we Americans may stop quarreling over our response to the COVID-19
pandemic — lockdown orders, social distancing and so forth — but one category
of debate may never become immune to second-guessing.
(More...)
‘We don’t need a disaster to justify resilience’: Climate projects can bring big economic benefits
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:13:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/06/03/we-dont-need-a-disaster-to-justify-resilience-climate-projects-can-bring-big-economic-bene>
"As floods, fires and heatwaves grow more frequent and destructive, new
research shows that climate adaptation isn’t just urgent. It’s also one of the
smartest investments governments can make.
(More...)
The importance of free software to science
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:14:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1023299/dd5de72530e9874e/
"Free software plays a critical role in science, both in research and in
disseminating it. Aspects of software freedom are directly relevant to
simulation, analysis, document preparation and preservation, security,
(More...)
Death spiral of gas networks is the “500lb gorilla” standing in way of energy transition. Here’s a solution
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:15:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/death-spiral-of-gas-networks-is-the-500lb-gorilla-standing-in-way-of-energy-transition-heres-a-solution/>
"It must be nearly two decades now since we first heard talk about the “death
spiral” of energy networks. It first came to be used for the electricity grid,
but it seems that the industry has sorted itself out, accepted rooftop solar
(More...)
Negative demand: The new grid reality in a state where half of all homes have rooftop solar
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:16:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/negative-demand-the-new-grid-reality-in-a-state-where-half-of-all-homes-have-rooftop-solar/>
"ElectraNet, the transmission company that runs the backbone to the grid in
South Australia, says the demand profile of the local grid has been
fundamentally altered by the massive uptake of rooftop solar.
(More...)
Local solution to Closing the Gap – council takes pioneering new approach to Indigenous disadvantage
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:16:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/local-solution-to-closing-the-gap-council-takes-pioneering-new-approach-to-indigenous-disadvantage-257004>
"Despite nearly 20 years of the
National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the
health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continues
to lag behind other Australians.
(More...)
North West Shelf gas extension will deliver ‘almost nothing’ to Australia’s public purse
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:17:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/01/north-west-shelf-gas-extension-australia-lng-woodside-project-little-rent-tax>
"Extending the licence for the North West Shelf gas project won’t assist
Australia’s energy transition, experts say, even as it allows Woodside and its
foreign partners to profit from the nation’s mineral wealth while delivering
(More...)
Escape to space with the ultra-rich, or live frugally amid eco-disaster? Jennifer Mills imagines a divided near future
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:18:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Labor accused of ‘gaslighting’ Australians on climate crisis as fossil fuel projects keep getting approved
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:19:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/labor-accused-of-gaslighting-australians-on-climate-crisis-as-fossil-fuel-projects-keep-getting-approved>
"Australian federal and state governments have approved a wave of fossil fuel
developments over the past six weeks, sparking accusations Anthony Albanese and
other leaders are “gaslighting” the public – claiming they take the climate
(More...)
The Potter Museum of Art relaunches with the outstanding "65,000 Years, a Short History of Australian Art"
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:21:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-potter-museum-of-art-relaunches-with-the-outstanding-65-000-years-a-short-history-of-australian-art-257640>
"In the late 1970s, when I was a fine arts student, the Melbourne University
Gallery was just one room in a neo-gothic quadrangle. It wasn’t until the mid
1990s that the university commissioned Nonda Katzalidis to design a four-story
(More...)
‘We just sit here’: the broken men Australia’s offshore detention regime left behind in Papua New Guinea
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:22:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/06/we-just-sit-here-the-broken-men-australias-offshore-detention-regime-left-behind-in-papua-new-guinea>
"“Manus is closed. Detention is over, but we are detained still. We are here
still, people are suffering a lot still. Every day we get worse, we are dying a
little bit more. But nobody cares about us.”
(More...)
The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:32:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-top-ends-tropical-savannas-are-a-natural-wonder-but-weak-environment-laws-mean-their-future-is-uncertain-241893>
"The Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory contains an extensive,
awe-inspiring expanse of tropical savanna landscapes. It includes well-known
and much-loved regions such as Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land and
(More...)
[citation needed] Issue 85 – All the President’s tokens
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:34:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-85/
"After I broke the news that Magic Eden and the $TRUMP memecoin project would
be announcing an “Official $TRUMP Wallet by President Trump”, things exploded
into chaos — and not just because the President of the United States continues
(More...)
Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:35:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-lets-rethink-australias-national-security-and-focus-on-fairness-and-climate-action-not-blind-fealty-to-the-us-258064>
"The America we thought we knew is not coming back. America in 2028 will be
different, perhaps worse. And Australians, along with much of the world, are
eager for something different.
(More...)
In the middle of a trade war, this is one tariff the world really needs, and Australia should take the lead
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:36:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/in-the-middle-of-a-trade-war-this-is-one-tariff-the-world-really-needs-and-australia-should-take-the-lead/>
"In a significant development this week, newly re-elected Federal Energy
Minister Chris Bowen flagged that Australia is considering imposing a carbon
border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) – a carbon tariff.
(More...)
We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:37:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-13-000-giants-of-the-ocean-over-30-years-to-uncover-their-hidden-highways-254610>
"Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view.
Scientists know this marine megafauna – such as whales, sharks, seal, turtles
and birds – travel vast distances to feed and breed.
(More...)
Global clean energy investment to reach $US2.2 trillion in 2025, twice that of fossil fuels
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 03:38:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-clean-energy-investment-to-reach-us2-2-trillion-in-2025-twice-that-of-fossil-fuels/>
"Global investment in clean energy technology will continue to grow this year
to a whopping $US2.2 trillion, according to a recent benchmark analysis from
the International Energy Agency (IEA).
(More...)
How measles tore through a remote West Texas city
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:48:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/measles-outbreak-mennonites-west-texas-seminole-vaccines-rcna208284>
"SEMINOLE, Texas — On a Saturday in mid-March, Dr. Ben Edwards put on his
scrubs and drove to a sheet metal building in this tiny West Texas city to
treat children with measles. Red spots mottled his face; Edwards was sick with
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“Slap in the face:” Gas project approval collides with fresh warnings on sea level rise, ocean heat
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:50:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/slap-in-the-face-gas-project-approval-collides-with-fresh-warnings-on-sea-level-rise-ocean-heat/>
"A group representing former ministers of Pacific Island countries say the
decision to extend the life of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas processing
facility to 2070 is a “slap in the face” that contradicts Australia’s
(More...)
Heat pumps have become the norm in Germany’s new homes
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:51:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/heat-pumps-have-become-the-norm-in-germanys-new-homes/>
"A large majority of new residential houses and buildings in Germany feature a
heat pump as their main heating system, showed numbers from the government’s
statistical office Destatis.
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Paris wants to grant the River Seine legal personhood to better protect it from pollution
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:53:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Why MAGA Christianity should fear the new pope
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:55:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://religionnews.com/2025/06/06/why-maga-christianity-should-fear-the-new-pope/>
"The election of Pope Leo XIV has felt like a balm, as the Chicago native who
spent decades in Peru has revealed himself as a leader with a modern globalist
perspective, rooted in dignity, solidarity and mercy. The warm reception he’s
(More...)
The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:56:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/may/29/superannuation-super-debate-australia-tax-system-built-for-the-rich>
"The unhinged criticisms to changes in superannuation make more sense when you
realise that Australia’s entire tax debate is geared to ensure rich, wealthy
people and companies get richer and wealthier.
(More...)
Share the wealth: Plan to make offshore wind data a public treasure
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:22:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/share-the-wealth-plan-to-make-offshore-wind-data-a-public-treasure/>
"Offshore wind development in the UK comes with a quid pro quo: developers reap
the energy profits, but the research and data it’s built on belongs to the
people.
(More...)
‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:24:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Global survey finds strong support for carbon pricing: “Politicians should not be too afraid”
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:25:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-survey-finds-strong-support-for-carbon-pricing-politicians-should-not-be-too-afraid/>
"A solid majority of people in rich countries are in favour of comprehensive
climate action which includes payments to poorer countries, a study has found.
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Can food co-ops really cut grocery bills by 40%? I set one up with neighbours to find out
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:26:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/31/food-co-ops-value-neighbourhood-community>
"Most people would jump at the chance to save up to 40% – and more in some
cases – on their food shopping each week.
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State gets shameful new title as greenhouse gas emissions jump, fossil expansion looms
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:27:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/state-gets-shameful-new-title-as-greenhouse-gas-emissions-jump-fossil-expansion-looms/>
"Official figures showing greenhouse gas emissions in WA increasing to near
record levels confirm the state as Australia’s climate change capital, a Greens
MP says.
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:50:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe>
"Daniel Janzen only began watching the insects – truly watching them – when his
ribcage was shattered. Nearly half a century ago, the young ecologist had been
out documenting fruit crops in a dense stretch of Costa Rican forest when he
(More...)
Our 2nd Annual ‘Amazing Humans’ Variety Show Was Wild!
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:51:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/2nd-annual-amazing-humans-variety-show/>
"At 8:13 p.m. an 11-piece Balkan brass band kicked off the night.
By 8:34, a human rights lawyer had been turned into a living ventriloquist
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‘Saying Trump is dangerous is not enough’: Bernie Sanders on Biden, billionaires – and why the Democrats failed
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:53:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/04/saying-trump-is-dangerous-is-not-enough-bernie-sanders-on-biden-billionaires-and-why-the-democrats-failed>
"‘I think what Trumpism is about, is an understanding that the system in
America is not working for working-class people,” says Bernie Sanders, sitting
in the
Guardian’s offices in London. “In a phoney, hypocritical way, Trump
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Reasons to be Cheerful Presents: Free to Be Youth Project
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:56:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/free-to-be-youth-project-video/
"
Reasons to be Cheerful’s second annual variety show,
Amazing Humans Doing
Amazing Things, nearly blew the roof off The Town Hall in New York City on May
29. David Byrne, Ramy Youssef, Reggie Watts, Annie and the Caldwells, Nina
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‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 06:57:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/07/wa-coral-unprecedented-bleaching-event-ningaloo-reef>
"The Rowley Shoals are on many a diver’s bucket list. The three coral atolls,
hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, are teeming with
pristine coral gardens that for a long time, unlike many of the world’s reefs,
(More...)
Reasons to be Cheerful Presents: Rocking the Boat
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 07:00:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/rocking-the-boat-video/
"
Reasons to be Cheerful’s second annual variety show,
Amazing Humans Doing
Amazing Things, nearly blew the roof off The Town Hall in New York City on May
29. David Byrne, Ramy Youssef, Reggie Watts, Annie and the Caldwells, Nina
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A museum on the move: new institution captures human stories of migration
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:31:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/a-museum-on-the-move-new-institution-captures-human-stories-of-migration/>
"An art museum devoted to migration has opened in Rotterdam, near the dock
where Albert Einstein fled Europe to start a new life in the US.
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This is How Universities Die
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:33:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/06/how-universities-die
"Berlin. In 1910, German universities were the envy of the world. They were the
world’s center of scientific research, not only in the natural sciences but
also in the study of history, politics, philosophy and literature. Our modern
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Waves of creativity bring the UK coastline to life in Beach of Dreams project
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:37:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/waves-of-creativity-bring-the-uk-coastline-to-life-in-beach-of-dreams-project/>
"Sculpture, storytelling and soundscapes have illuminated UK beaches from
Scotland to Norfolk in a month-long arts festival celebrating the beauty of our
coastlines, and highlighting their fragility in the face of climate change.
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White flight ☠😂
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:38:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:41:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://truthout.org/articles/disability-activists-bring-wisdom-from-the-pandemic-to-new-struggles-under-trump/>
"
The article below is an adapted excerpt from the introduction of How to Be
Disabled in a Pandemic, an anthology recently published by NYU Press that
chronicles experiences of ableism and diverse disability activism in New York
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Anything but basic: why one designer took two years to make the perfect white T-shirt
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:42:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/anything-but-basic-why-one-designer-took-two-years-to-make-the-perfect-white-t-shirt/>
"Plain, comfortable, easily dressed up or down, the white T-shirt is a wardrobe
staple. More than 2bn T-shirts are sold globally each year. If you own one,
chances are it’s 100% cotton – it’s the fabric of choice for 50%.
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Australia's newest rice mill funded largely by farmers
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:08:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/farmers-build-own-rice-mill-after-sunrice-monopoly/105379508>
'A new $10 million rice mill in southern New South Wales is being hailed as a
bold step towards food security and rural sustainability.
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Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:09:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
'Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to
claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said.
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How Shared Electric Cargo Bikes Are Changing Cities
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:11:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/shared-electric-cargo-bikes-cities/
"Last December, Tim Reardon zipped through the busy holiday traffic of his
Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, transporting gallons of eggs, milk and
heavy cream for his yearly Christmas eggnog extravaganza, all on just two
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‘Tastes like water’: how a US facility is recycling sewage to drink
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:12:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/water-scarcity-us-facility-recycling-sewage-to-drink>
"As the pumps whir around us, Denis Bilodeau motions to the liquid in the vats
below. It looks like iced tea, but in fact it’s secondary treated sewage,
cleaned of any solids by the plant next door. In less than an hour, and after
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Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:13:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/canada-wont-become-the-51st-us-state-but-could-it-join-the-eu>
"Joachim Streit has never stepped foot in Canada. But that hasn’t stopped the
German politician from launching a tenacious, one-man campaign that he readily
describes as “aspirational”: to have the North American country join the EU.
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Donald Trump’s Cultural Revolution
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:15:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://hyperallergic.com/1016649/donald-trump-cultural-revolution/
"Following the Trump administration’s May announcement that all international
students at Harvard University — fully 27% of the student body — must either
transfer or face deportation, Attorney General Pam Bondi delivered an address
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Australia is in the firing line of Trump’s looming ‘revenge tax’. It’s a fight we’re unlikely to win
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:15:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-in-the-firing-line-of-trumps-looming-revenge-tax-its-a-fight-were-unlikely-to-win-257961>
"The Australian Labor Party just won an election victory for the ages. Now, it
may be forced to walk back one of the key achievements of its first term.
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How did you get my number? Inside the shadowy world of data brokers
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:16:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Ningaloo Reef coral selective breeding doubles its heat tolerance, study finds
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:18:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/selective-breeding-coral-bleaching-ningaloo-reef/105389888>
'Unnatural selection has bred life in all shapes and sizes, and a
globe-spanning team of scientists says the same practice might help save
Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef.
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Letters from an American: June 8, 2025
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:20:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-8-2025
"Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington, D.C.,
yesterday in preparation for the military parade planned for June 14. On the
other side of the country, protesters near Los Angeles filmed officers from
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Can a book help the left rebuild the good life? Ezra Klein’s "Abundance" is the talk of Washington – and Canberra
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:21:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/can-a-book-help-the-left-rebuild-the-good-life-ezra-kleins-abundance-is-the-talk-of-washington-and-canberra-256898>
"Many observing the economic chaos, cruelty and climate vandalism emanating
from United States President Donald Trump are hoping the Democrats can clip his
wings at the November 2026 mid-term elections. What does the left need to do
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How Trump’s trade war is supercharging the fast fashion industry
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:46:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-trumps-trade-war-is-supercharging-the-fast-fashion-industry-257727>
"When US President Donald Trump introduced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese
imports the goal was to bring manufacturing back to American soil and protect
local jobs.
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Even Australia's EV owners believe misinformation about cars, study finds
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:47:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/electric-vehicle-myths-misinformation-battery-ev-australia-study/105394232>
'Australians are buying more electric vehicles (EVs) than ever before, but even
owners are still falling for misinformation about the battery-powered cars.
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Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:48:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Politics and ‘free media’ can meet demands of moment, Albanese to say, after journalist shot with rubber bullet in US
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:49:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/10/politics-and-free-media-can-meet-demands-of-moment-albanese-to-say-after-journalist-shot-with-rubber-bullet-in-us>
"Anthony Albanese says government and democratic institutions “including a free
media” can meet the demands of global uncertainty, despite both facing growing
attacks around the world.
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Should we widen our ‘moral circle’? Philosopher Jeff Sebo argues we now have no choice
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:50:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:51:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/09/nato-chief-russia-quantum-leap-defence>
"Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the
western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of
GDP this month to contain the threat, the alliance’s secretary general has
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Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:01:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://prospect.org/justice/cries-defiance-songs-joy-los-angeles-ice-protests-immigration-raids/>
"LOS ANGELES—By happy coincidence, the city is currently bathed in purple. The
jacaranda trees seem to bloom later and later every year, and right now they
are dropping their violet flowers across streets and sidewalks. This served as
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Australia’s whooping cough surge is not over – and it doesn’t just affect babies
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:03:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-whooping-cough-surge-is-not-over-and-it-doesnt-just-affect-babies-257808>
"Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics
are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with
the current surge – which started in 2024 – are higher than usual epidemics.
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Letters from an American: June 9, 2025
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:05:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-9-2025
"At 10:19 last night, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted
on social media: “Stand with ICE. Pass the B[ig] B[eautiful] B[ill].”
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From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:06:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-kent-state-to-los-angeles-using-armed-forces-to-police-civilians-is-a-high-risk-strategy-258468>
"Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration
enforcement raids, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 soldiers from the
California National Guard into the city on June 7, 2025, to protect agents
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As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:07:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-livestock-numbers-grow-wild-animal-populations-plummet-giving-all-creatures-a-better-future-will-take-a-major-rethink-256891>
"As a teenager in the 1970s, I worked on a typical dairy farm in England. Fifty
cows grazed on lush pastures for most of their long lives, each producing about
12 litres of milk daily. They were loved and cared for by two herdsmen.
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Fear of big battery fires is experiencing its own kind of thermal runaway. Is it justified?
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:08:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fear-of-big-battery-fires-is-experiencing-its-own-kind-of-thermal-runaway-is-it-justified/>
"When EnergyAustralia held the sod-turning event for its four-hour Wooreen big
battery in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley in February, a team from the Country Fire
Authority was in attendance.
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The Racial Discrimination Act at 50: the bumpy, years-long journey to Australia’s first human rights laws
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:15:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-racial-discrimination-act-at-50-the-bumpy-years-long-journey-to-australias-first-human-rights-laws-257245>
"On June 11, Australia marks 50 years since the
Racial Discrimination Act
became law. This important legislation helps make sure people are treated
equally no matter their race, skin colour, background, or where they come from.
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Sydney can become its own renewable energy zone, take a load off NSW regions
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:16:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/sydney-can-become-its-own-renewable-energy-zone-take-a-load-off-nsw-regions/>
"Sydney has the means to become a kind of city-state of energy by taking
ownership of its electricity use and production as one big renewable energy
zone, a think tank is suggesting.
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Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:17:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/some-economists-have-called-for-a-radical-global-wealth-tax-on-billionaires-how-would-that-work-257632>
"Earlier this year, I attended a housing conference in Sydney. The event’s
opening address centred on the way Australia seems to be becoming like
18th-century England – a country where inheritance largely determines one’s
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The clean energy transition won’t succeed without community trust. And we’re running out of it
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:18:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-clean-energy-transition-wont-succeed-without-community-trust-and-were-running-out-of-it/>
"When a Moonlight Range Wind Farm project in Queensland was axed after more
than two years of planning, it sent a clear message: the pace of Australia’s
renewable energy transition is no longer being set by climate targets or
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Emperor penguin populations shrink by almost a quarter, researchers say
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:19:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/emperor-penguin-populations-declining-faster-than-expected/105401492>
"Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as
global warming melts their icy habitat, researchers say.
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A 10-fold increase in rocket launches would start harming the ozone layer – new research
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:20:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-10-fold-increase-in-rocket-launches-would-start-harming-the-ozone-layer-new-research-257480>
"The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research
shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer.
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‘We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:05:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/greta-thunberg-accuses-israel-of-kidnapping-yacht-crew-gaza>
"Hours after being deported from Israel, Greta Thunberg accused the country of
kidnapping her and her fellow activists in international waters, adding that
she had refused to sign a document stating that she had entered Israel
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9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:06:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/9-myths-about-electric-vehicles-have-taken-hold-a-new-study-shows-how-many-people-fall-for-them-257557>
"More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles than disagree with
it and even EV owners tend to believe the myths, our new research shows.
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Sesame Street Fever (1978 vinyl version)
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:08:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSk8AGmXI50
"Side 1:
1. Sesame Street Fever 00:00
2. Doin’ the pigeon 05:47
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There are clear laws on enforcing blockades – Israel’s interception of the Madleen raises serious questions
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:09:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/there-are-clear-laws-on-enforcing-blockades-israels-interception-of-the-madleen-raises-serious-questions-258562>
"On June 9, the
Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid
to Gaza, was stopped by Israeli forces in international waters, about 200
kilometres off the coast.
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Australia’s government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas – but will it work?
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:09:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-government-is-pledging-better-protection-for-our-vulnerable-seas-but-will-it-work-258286>
"Ahead of this week’s crucial United Nations ocean conference, federal
Environment Minister Murray Watt promised that by 2030, 30% of Australian
waters would be “highly protected”.
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“Literally collapsing around workers:” Ageing coal plant suffers fresh unplanned outage
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:10:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/literally-collapsing-around-workers-ageing-coal-plant-suffers-fresh-unplanned-outage/>
"A 380 megawatt (MW) unit at Victoria’s Yallourn coal power plant will be out
of action for at least two weeks, after an air duct collapsed during routine
maintenance early on Sunday morning.
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In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:49:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-trumps-america-the-shooting-of-a-journalist-is-not-a-one-off-press-freedom-itself-is-under-attack-258578>
"The video of a Los Angeles police officer shooting a rubber bullet at
Channel
Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi is as shocking as it is revealing.
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“The technology is there:” Batteries are reinventing the grid and leading way to 100 pct renewables
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:50:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-technology-is-there-batteries-are-reinventing-the-grid-and-leading-way-to-100-pct-renewables/>
"The head of Tesla Energy in Australia, Josef Tadich, well remembers the day in
2017 that his team learned they had been mandated to build the now famous Tesla
big battery in Hornsdale, promised by their boss Elon Musk to be delivered in
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Smithsonian Goes to War With Trump Over His Attempt to Fire Staff
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:52:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.yahoo.com/news/smithsonian-goes-war-trump-over-102355317.html>
"The Smithsonian has fired back at Donald Trump and declared itself a
“nonpartisan institution” after the president attempted to meddle in the
operations of the prestigious research and museum complex.
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How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:53:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-the-big-beautiful-bill-positions-us-energy-to-be-more-costly-for-consumers-and-the-climate-257783>
"When it comes to energy policy, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – the
official name of a massive federal tax-cut and spending bill that House
Republicans passed in May 2025 – risks raising Americans’ energy costs and
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hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this winter. Here’s what to know about human metapneumovirus
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:54:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hmpv-is-likely-one-of-the-viruses-making-us-sick-this-winter-heres-what-to-know-about-human-metapneumovirus-257802>
"As winter settles over Australia, it’s not just the drop in temperature we
notice – there’s also a sharp rise in respiratory illnesses. Most of us are
familiar with the usual winter players such as COVID, influenza and RSV
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:55:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/climate-website-shut-down-noaa>
"A major US government website supporting public education on climate science
looks likely to be shuttered after almost all of its staff were fired, the
Guardian has learned.
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Mapping Ireland's peatlands to help cut carbon emissions
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:55:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ireland-peatlands-carbon-emissions.html
'Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as
carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight
global warming, researchers say.
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NZ climate minister sued over “risky and cavalier approach” to emissions reduction
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:56:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nz-climate-minister-sued-over-risky-and-cavalier-approach-to-emissions-reduction/>
"New Zealand’s leading environment lawyers are suing their government over a
plan to deal with its greenhouse gas emissions by mass planting non-native pine
trees and a “slash and burn” approach to existing climate policies that may
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Scanning Australia’s bones
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:57:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://stories.theconversation.com/scanning-australias-bones/
"It’s December 1931 when South Australian Museum mammalogist Hedley Herbert
Finlayson sets out in search of a mysterious marsupial.
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Garbage Day: Too toxic for the fandom hype cycle
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:59:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.garbageday.email/p/too-toxic-for-the-fandom-hype-cycle-ee92ae3780f0720d>
"The ongoing collapse of both journalism as an industry and social media as an
institution means we’re in a very weird time for the hundreds of things about
culture that couldn’t exist without them. Surprise music releases, relatable
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Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:01:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/>
'Denmark's Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage, has announced that the
Danish government will start moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice.
Why? It's not because open-source is better, although I would argue that it is,
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Fulbright Board Quits, Saying Trump Aides Blocked Scholarships
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:03:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/kUaye
"The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned en masse to protest what it
called unprecedented interference after the Trump administration denied a
significant number of US academics from receiving the prestigious awards.
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Resilient forests are key to ecological, economic and social resilience, report finds
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:30:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/resilient-forests-are-key-to-ecological-economic-and-social-resilience-report-finds/>
"The vital role forests play in providing habitat for biodiversity, storing
carbon and supporting cultures also buttresses global society economically and
socially, according to a new report by authors at the International Union of
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[citation neeed] It matters. I care.
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:37:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/it-matters-i-care/
"“Who cares? It doesn’t matter anyway.” I’ve come to expect these words in my
social media replies to my own work, and elsewhere in response to other
journalists doing critical reporting on the abuses of the Trump regime.
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The AI hype is just like the blockchain frenzy – here’s what happens when the hype dies
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:38:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-ai-hype-is-just-like-the-blockchain-frenzy-heres-what-happens-when-the-hype-dies-258071>
"In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage across
various industries. From AI-generated art to chatbots in customer service,
every sector is seemingly poised for disruption.
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Jacaranda, black locust and London plane: common street trees show surprising resilience to growing heat in Australia
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:38:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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‘This isn’t an isolated incident’: Trump’s show of military force in LA was years in the making
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:39:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plotting>
"Donald Trump is targeting Los Angeles, the biggest city in deep-blue
California – a sprawling metropolis shaped by immigrant communities that the
president described on Tuesday as a “trash heap” – with a show of force many
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Is regulation really to blame for the housing affordability crisis?
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:40:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-regulation-really-to-blame-for-the-housing-affordability-crisis-258077>
"The Albanese government has a new mantra to describe the housing crisis, which
is showing no signs of abating: homes have simply become “too hard to build” in
Australia.
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Malaria has returned to the Torres Strait. What does this mean for mainland Australia?
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:42:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/malaria-has-returned-to-the-torres-strait-what-does-this-mean-for-mainland-australia-258289>
"Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. Each year,
hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected and half a million people
die from the disease.
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Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:46:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/11/lets-be-clear-the-rioting-in-la-is-by-the-cops-not-the-protestors/>
"I already wrote about the GOP’s bloodthirsty desire to use the military on
Americans. They manufactured a nonsense “crisis” by over-aggressively sending
in ICE agents to grab people off the streets, leading to protests, which were
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Yertle the Turtle Audiobook by Dr. Seuss @ Book in Bed
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:47:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Extreme weather could send milk prices soaring, deepening challenges for the dairy industry
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:48:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:49:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/jun/12/wealthy-australians-are-worried-we-might-realise-how-rigged-the-system-is-in-their-favour>
"We need to talk about wealth. The latest dwelling price figures reveal that
for the first time the average home price across the nation is above $1m. While
that will quite rightly have people concerned about affordability, we need to
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Fix the News 300: Phew, It's A Girl
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:50:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/300-phew-its-a-girl/
"Without fanfare, something remarkable has happened. Plus, the largest marine
protected area in history, a major breakthrough on HIV, good news for animals
in Italy, and artificial intelligence versus black holes."
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201 ways to say ‘fuck’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:29:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/201-ways-to-say-fuck-what-1-7-billion-words-of-online-text-shows-about-how-the-world-swears-257815>
"Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel
closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play
meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect and express themselves –
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‘It’s very easy to make yourself appear like Bono’: Warren Ellis on opening an animal sanctuary in Sumatra
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:29:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/12/ellis-park-warren-ellis-sumatra-animal-sanctuary-indonesia-documentary-film>
"When the pandemic forced musicians all over the world to cancel tours, Warren
Ellis decided to take his career in a new direction. From the bounds of his
home he co-founded an animal sanctuary in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:31:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-reversal-in-us-climate-policy-will-send-renewables-investors-packing-and-australia-can-reap-the-benefits-258388>
"President Donald Trump is trying to unravel the signature climate policy of
his predecessor Joe Biden, the
Inflation Reduction Act, as part of a sweeping
bid to dismantle the United States’ climate ambition.
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Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:32:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/11/brian-wilson-beach-boys-dies>
"Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys musician, songwriter and producer who created
some of history’s most purely beautiful pop music, has died aged 82.
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Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:34:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/goodbye-to-all-that-rethinking-australias-alliance-with-trumps-america-258066>
"
Review: After America: Australia and the new world order – Emma Shortis
(Australia Institute Press), Hard New World: Our Post-American Future;
Quarterly Essay 98 – Hugh White (Black Inc)
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Pentagon launches review of US-UK-Australia Aukus security alliance
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:35:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/11/pentagon-review-aukus-security-alliance>
"The Pentagon has launched a review of the Aukus defence pact to make sure it
is aligned with Trump’s “America first” agenda, throwing the $240bn agreement
with Britain and Australia into doubt.
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The virus that won’t quit: new research reveals how SARS-CoV-2 evolves
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:19:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/06/the-virus-that-won-t-quit-new-research-reveals-how-sars-cov-2-evolves>
"In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the world scrambled to
understand the fast-moving virus, a team of Australian researchers set out to
study how the virus would evolve long term.
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Australia opens door to Pacific climate refugees weeks after approving gas “carbon bomb”
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:20:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-opens-door-to-pacific-climate-refugees-weeks-after-approving-gas-carbon-bomb/>
"Almost 300 Tuvalu citizens will be able to move to Australia each year under a
new pact agreed with the climate-threatened Pacific nation.
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David Byrne - "Everybody Laughs" (Official Music Video)
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:21:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM-BTJKIz0Q
"Taken from 'Who Is The Sky?', the new album from David Byrne out September 5th
on Matador Records."
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Cheating by car makers, tampering by owners: crucial car pollution control is being sabotaged
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:22:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Australia joins global 'wake-up call' to end plastic pollution, eyeing packaging importers
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:22:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-13/un-plastics-treaty-australia-eyes-plastic-imports/105409464>
'Imported plastic, which makes up most of Australia's plastic waste, is being
scrutinised as the nation joins a global "wake-up call" to end plastic
pollution.
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AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:23:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-overviews-have-transformed-google-search-heres-how-they-work-and-how-to-opt-out-258282>
"People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These
range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words
and getting DIY help.
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Australia urgently needs long duration energy storage, but first we need a target
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:39:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-urgently-needs-long-duration-energy-storage-but-first-we-need-a-target/>
"Australia is in the midst of its energy transition, driven by state and
federal government targets and the urgent need to decarbonise, and is building
world-leading solar and wind capacity.
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With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:40:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/with-trump-undoing-years-of-progress-can-the-us-salvage-its-pacific-islands-strategy-258679>
"Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain
its footing with Pacific Island countries. It’s done this largely by reflecting
a sentiment familiar in Pacific capitals: the region is not a geopolitical
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Letters from an American: June 12, 2025
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:41:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-12-2025
"At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los
Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged
him into the hallway, forced him to the floor, and handcuffed him as he tried
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‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:42:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885>
"South Australian beaches have been awash with foamy, discoloured water and
dead marine life for months. The problem hasn’t gone away; it has spread.
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A Manufactured Crisis: How A Few Hooligans In LA Became The Pretext For Military Rule
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:43:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/12/a-manufactured-crisis-how-a-few-hooligans-in-la-became-the-pretext-for-military-rule/>
"Today we need to examine something that reveals the machinery of authoritarian
propaganda with surgical precision: how a handful of violent incidents across a
few city blocks in Los Angeles was transformed into a “crisis” justifying the
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It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:44:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/it-took-more-than-a-century-but-women-are-taking-charge-of-australias-economy-heres-why-it-matters-258680>
"For the first time in its 124-year history, Treasury will be led by a woman.
Jenny Wilkinson’s appointment is historic in its own right. Even more
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Amid howls for more gas, the energy market rule maker is quietly preparing for a death spiral
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:09:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/amid-calls-for-more-gas-the-energy-market-rule-maker-is-quietly-preparing-for-a-death-spiral/>
"Gas is back in the headlines this week, as unplanned coal power outages, a
blast of particularly wintry weather and, as the
Australian Financial Review
puts it, “feeble renewable generation” have combined to drive higher gas power
(More...)
South Korea is finally reckoning with its decades-long foreign adoption scandal
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:10:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/south-korea-is-finally-reckoning-with-its-decades-long-foreign-adoption-scandal-255135>
"Kim Tak-un was four years old when he was adopted by a Swedish family in 1974.
Originally from South Korea, Tak-un had lived with his single father, a
labourer who moved frequently for work. One day in the summer of 1974, while
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Unions push for public ownership of Whyalla steel, to keep green dream alive
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:11:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/unions-push-for-public-ownership-of-whyalla-steel-to-keep-green-dream-alive/>
"The Whyalla steelworks should be placed into public ownership, given the
necessary investment and turned into a global showcase for green iron and steel
production, according to a new report released by SA Unions.
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Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:12:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/putin-forced-to-send-wounded-back-to-fight-and-offer-huge-military-salaries-as-russia-suffers-a-million-casualties-258319>
"Russian military casualties in the war in Ukraine are expected to reach a
million before the end of June. This figure, which is composed of
combat-related injuries as well as deaths, reveals that Moscow is prepared to
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Preserving Natural Quiet in an Ever-Louder World
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:15:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/preserving-natural-quiet-loud-world/
"In 2020, when a global pandemic silenced the drone of aircraft and drum of
traffic, a new soundtrack of birdsong, rain falling and the buzz of bees
traveling from plant to plant emerged. This lack of man-made noise is what
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Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:17:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/inside-the-chimpanzee-medicine-cabinet-weve-found-a-new-way-chimps-treat-wounds-with-plants-258094>
"As it turns out, chimpanzees make pretty good doctors. For decades, scientists
have been studying what chimpanzees do when they fall ill. This search has led
to the identification of medicinal behaviour, which often involves the
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EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:39:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/wireStory/epa-power-plant-carbon-emissions-dangerous-asked-30-122753695>
'WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency on
Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas "emissions from
fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air
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Why are the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump?
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:40:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/why-is-the-media-ignoring-growing-resistance-to-trump>
"When hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for
the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental
wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.
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'Glimmer of hope' for marine life at UN Ocean conference
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:42:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o
'The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries
ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and more progress on curbing
plastics and illegal fishing in our seas.
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#getwiththeaction - poster download
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:45:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://store.corita.org/collections/downloads/products/getwiththeaction-poster>
"For a limited time only, Corita Art Center will offer a free download
featuring this poster, created by Corita in 1976 for the Campaign for Human
Development. In the spirit of love, hope, and justice, use this poster to
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FREE Digital Revolutionary zine: 24 hours only
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:46:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-digital-24-131431284
"Free for 24 hours only for No Kings Day! Please share and spread the word!
This mini 'zine is a 7-page collection of the most essential personal and
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Doing Their Own Research
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:48:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/05/29/doing-their-own-research-conspirituality-fascist-yoga/>
"In August 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services, suggested that Covid-19 could be a “plandemic,”
“part of a sinister scheme.” In July 2023 he was recorded telling dinner
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How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:43:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2025/jun/09/ordinary-men-unpaid-taliban-enforcers-homes-afghanistan-women>
"To be a father of daughters in the Taliban’s Afghanistan has become a daily
nightmare for Amir. Now, he says, he is more prison guard than loving parent,
an unwilling and unpaid enforcer of a system of gender apartheid that he
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The Older Adults Conquering Loneliness Through Storytelling
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:44:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/older-adults-loneliness-storytelling/
"In just minutes, the Life Story Club in New York City springs to life. On
Zoom, a mosaic of faces — each with decades of lived experience — leans in as
Bernd, a retired urban planner for the Bronx and Manhattan, recalls how the
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How does woke start winning again?
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:47:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/10/how-does-woke-start-winning-again>
"Inside a coffin-like glass box lies the figure of a man, his face streaked
with scarlet paint. Above it a video plays on loop, showing the afternoon in
June 2020 when an exuberant crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters yanked this
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'Murderbot': Gender is for Organics
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:48:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/theuglymonster/murderbot-gender-is-for-organics-eaf46acaf629>
"When I heard that Apple TV was adapting Martha Wells' quirky sci-fi novella
The Murderbot Diaries, I was excited… but then I was concerned. I wanted to
see SecUnit, a.k.a. the titular Murderbot done right. Murderbot is such a
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Families arrested in LA Ice raids held in basements with little food or water, lawyers say
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:49:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions>
"As federal agents rushed to arrest immigrants across Los Angeles, they
confined detainees – including families with small children – in a stuffy
office basement for days without sufficient food and water, according to
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Sea otters to get another chance in Oregon and Northern California
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:50:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-6/sea-otters-to-get-another-chance-in-oregon-and-northern-california/>
"If you could walk the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Arago in Oregon in the
summer, you’d find yourself in the mysterious green depths of a forest of kelp.
Look up, and you’d see sunlight filtering through the fronds waving in the
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More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:18:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:19:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-survive-climate-change-scientists-say-protected-areas-need-climate-smart-planning/>
"Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands
are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is
threatening their effectiveness in safeguarding wildlife, ecosystem services
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Why taking apart buildings piece by piece is a climate solution
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:21:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5340709/deconstruction-recycling-climate-solution>
'BOULDER, Colo. — Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry
are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those
materials can be mined for reusable materials?
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Growth potential: the small north London garden with big eco ambitions
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:22:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ft.com/content/97f17d89-0b30-4e18-8fee-447d32077987
"The traffic-laden Archway Road in north London is not where you’d expect to
find one of the UK’s most fascinating gardens. But venture down a side alley
off Highgate High Street and you’ll find a lush, curvaceous tangle where the
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South America Sets Historic Benchmark: Zero New Coal Plants Planned
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:24:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/south-america-sets-historic-benchmark-zero-new-coal-plants-planned/>
"South America just achieved a remarkable energy milestone, quietly setting a
global benchmark: for the first time in history, the entire continent now has
zero new coal-fired power plants planned. To grasp how remarkable this is, we
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Resurgent tuna and rebounding elephants: the dogged conservation efforts bearing fruit
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:25:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/resurgent-tuna-and-rebounding-elephants-the-dogged-conservation-efforts-bearing-fruit/>
"It’s not easy being green these days, as Kermit once put it. If the climate
crisis doesn’t get you down, then ‘drill baby drill’ surely will – plumbing the
depths, as it were, of sheer insanity.
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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:55:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/05/breakthrough-in-search-for-hiv-cure-leaves-researchers-overwhelmed>
"A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to
force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.
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Violinist composes music from moth flight data to highlight insect decline
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:12:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/science/violinist-composes-music-from-moth-flight-data-to-highlight-insect-decline/>
"A thought-provoking collaboration melding music and nature has shone a light
on the nocturnal world of a much-maligned member of the insect family: the
moth.
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An Indigenous nation in Canada hails historic constitution: ‘We’re now the architects of certainty for ourselves’
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:13:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/12/canada-indigenous-heiltsuk-constitution>
"When outsiders arrived in the lands of the Heiltsuk people, they brought with
them a rapacious appetite for the region’s trees, fish and minerals. Settlers
and the government soon followed, claiming ownership of the thick cedar
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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:14:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIZAdCtKT_g
"OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing
there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or
surprise, than the ocean.
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Giant 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise Goliath celebrates first Father's Day as new dad at Zoo Miami
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:15:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/zoo-miami-galapagos-tortoise-goliath-fathers-day-new-dad/>
"Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, is
celebrating an extraordinary double milestone this Father's Day: turning 135
years old and becoming a father for the first time.
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Pussy Riot’s founder built a ‘police state’ in an LA art gallery. Then the national guard arrived
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:16:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/15/pussy-riot-nadya-tolokonnikova-police-state>
"Nadya Tolokonnikova, the co-founder of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot,
was sitting in a replica Russian prison cell in downtown Los Angeles when the
police started shutting down the streets around the art museum.
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Scientists create world’s first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:13:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2025/3dprintedmicroscope/
"Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have created the world's first
fully 3D printed microscope in under three hours and for less than £50 – a
fraction of the cost of traditional devices.
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How Restored Wetlands Can Protect Europe from Russian Invasion
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:15:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://e360.yale.edu/features/europe-wetland-defense
"In February 2022, as Russian forces launched their invasion of Ukraine, an
unlikely weapon shielded Kyiv, the nation’s capital, from swift defeat: a
restored wetland. The attackers advanced from Belarus, which lies to the north
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NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:16:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:17:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/no-kings-protests-trump-military-parade>
"As tanks and soldiers paraded through the streets of Washington on Saturday,
several million people around the country turned out to protest against the
excesses of Donald Trump’s administration.
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“Enormous surge:” EV batteries get second life as large-scale energy storage
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:18:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/15/enormous-surge-ev-batteries-get-second-life-as-large-scale-energy-storage/>
"Capitalising on Europe’s growing electric vehicle market, German second-hand
battery specialist Voltfang has announced it had raised €15 million as part of
its Series B financing round.
(More...)
Scientists issue grave warning over concerning discovery under massive ice shelf: 'We may see the devastating consequences'
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:19:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/greenland-ice-shelf-melting-ocean-turbulence-arctic/>
'Greenland's second-largest ice shelf, the Petermann, is melting faster than
expected — and not for the reason scientists initially thought.
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Sydney Opera House piano tuner Terry Harper retires after 40 years
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:14:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Inside the fight to save ancient Australian forests from Asia's paper mills
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:16:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/inside-the-fight-to-save-ancient-australian-forests-from-asias-paper-mills/5g7a1oxhk>
'Tasmania, known to its First Peoples as lutruwita, has long been a flash point
in Australia's environmental struggles — from logging and mining to water
protection.
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As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:17:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks-iconic-emperor-penguins-are-in-more-peril-than-we-thought-258807>
"When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing
shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay
put.
(More...)
Toll of Trump’s USAID cuts on Australian aid revealed, with projects to help children among hardest hit
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:18:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/16/toll-of-trumps-usaid-cuts-on-australian-aid-revealed-with-projects-to-help-children-among-hardest-hit>
"The Trump administration’s gutting of foreign aid has seen a $400m hit to
Australian projects, with 120 projects affected, at least 20 offices closed and
people left without crucial support for health, education, humanitarian and
(More...)
In "Vaccine Nation", Raina MacIntyre reflects on science, misinformation and the threat to 200 years of progress
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:19:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:20:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/15/trump-army-parade
"On Saturday, as a crowd of thousands of people near the Washington Monument
listened, a loudspeaker dramatically announced the names of the US secretary of
defense, vice-president and president. The final name received a modest roar
(More...)
Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:56:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-german-state-schleswig-holstein-uninstalls-windows/>
'"We're done with Teams!" declared Digitalisation Minister Dirk Schrödter,
speaking via an open-source video platform, in his announcement that the German
state of Schleswig-Holstein will phase out all Microsoft software from
(More...)
Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:57:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-salmon-columbia-river-tribes-deal>
"Less than two years ago, the administration of President Joe Biden announced
what tribal leaders hailed as an unprecedented commitment to the Native tribes
whose ways of life had been devastated by federal dam-building along the
(More...)
NSW Herbarium goes global with state-of-the-art platform
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:59:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-herbarium-goes-global-state-of-art-platform>
"People from around the world can now access digital records of more than one
million plants with the launch of the first searchable image archive from the
National Herbarium of New South Wales.
(More...)
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-louvre-the-worlds-most-visited-museum-shuts-down-to-sound-the-alarm-on-mass-tourism>
"PARIS (
AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol
of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on
Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own staff, who say the institution is
(More...)
A solar panel recycling scheme would help reduce waste, but please repair and reuse first
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:01:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-solar-panel-recycling-scheme-would-help-reduce-waste-but-please-repair-and-reuse-first-258806>
"Australia’s rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling
scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of
panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped
(More...)
Australia’s first DC-coupled wind and battery project prepares to power up
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:02:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-first-dc-coupled-wind-and-battery-project-prepares-to-power-up/>
"Australia’s first “DC-coupled” wind and battery project is preparing to power
up in central western Victoria, as part of a one-turbine pilot retrofit at
Goldwind’s 312 megawatt Moorabool wind farm.
(More...)
A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:12:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-3-tonne-1-5-billion-satellite-to-watch-earths-every-move-is-set-to-launch-this-week-258283>
"In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down
to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time of day or weather
conditions, is set to launch from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre near
(More...)
The hidden climate and energy costs of Woodside’s LNG extension
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:13:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-hidden-climate-and-energy-costs-of-woodsides-lng-extension/>
"Australia’s decision to approve the extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf
LNG facility through to 2070 is a defining moment in the nation’s industrial
and climate legacy, and not in a good way.
(More...)
Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:14:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/decades-on-from-the-royal-commission-why-are-indigenous-people-still-dying-in-custody-258568>
"The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory
have provoked a deeply confronting question – will it ever end?
(More...)
Zinc-iodine battery breakthrough brings safer, cheaper storage tech closer to reality
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:15:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/zinc-iodine-battery-breakthrough-brings-safer-cheaper-storage-tech-closer-to-reality/>
"Australian researchers are reporting a breakthrough on aqueous zinc-iodine
batteries, an up-and-coming alternative to lithium-ion batteries that promises
to be safer, more sustainable and cheaper for grid-scale storage – if
(More...)
The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:16:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second term
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:18:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/trump-conflict-of-interest>
"The South Lawn of the White House had never seen anything like it. The
president of the United States was posing for the world’s media against a
backdrop of five different models of Tesla, peddling the electric vehicles with
(More...)
Kenya’s brutal police have been exposed again – why the system fails people
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:47:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/kenyas-brutal-police-have-been-exposed-again-why-the-system-fails-people-258843>
"The recent killing in Kenya of a young man in police detention highlights a
string of systemic failures to hold the country’s security officers accountable
for their actions. Despite public outrage and protests, Kenyan police officers
(More...)
“Cakes of coal, volumes of gas:” Australia accused of being climate wrecker as it seeks to host COP31
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:48:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/cakes-of-coal-volumes-of-gas-australia-accused-of-being-climate-wrecker-as-it-seeks-to-host-cop31/>
"Australia has been “two-faced” by pushing to host the UN-backed COP31 climate
conference in 2026 even as it has been approving massive new oil, gas and coal
projects, an international climate group says.
(More...)
China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:49:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/chinas-everest-obsession-following-mallorys-footsteps-a-century-on-i-saw-how-tourism-and-climate-change-are-transforming-the-mountain-257656>
To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible – giants between 23,000
and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their
chief’s shoulder. Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the
(More...)
An Open-Source Justification For USB Cable Paranoia
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:51:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/an-open-source-justification-for-usb-cable-paranoia/>
"Most people know that they shouldn’t plug strange flash drives into their
computers, but what about a USB cable? A cable doesn’t immediately register as
an active electronic device to most people, but it’s entirely possible to hide
(More...)
European energy giant tips millions into Australian shared rooftop solar pioneer
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:52:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/european-energy-giant-tips-millions-into-australian-shared-rooftop-solar-pioneer/>
"Australian shared rooftop solar pioneer, Allume, has raised a further $A10.2
million in support of its SolShare solution for apartments, including more than
$A8 million from the UK arm of European energy giant E.ON.
(More...)
The Australian government has launched a new strategy to boost vaccination rates. Will it work?
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:53:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-australian-government-has-launched-a-new-strategy-to-boost-vaccination-rates-will-it-work-258808>
"Last week, the Australian government announced a new
National Immunisation
Strategy for 2025–30. This strategy sets out the government’s priorities for
improving vaccine uptake for children, adolescents and adults over the next
(More...)
Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:42:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/iran-war-from-the-middle-east-to-america-history-shows-you-cannot-assassinate-your-way-to-peace-259038>
"In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence
officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat.
(More...)
Why V2G will not be limited to homes with parking: Car share EVs are also doing it
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:42:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/17/why-v2g-will-not-be-limited-to-homes-with-parking-car-share-evs-are-also-doing-it/>
"V2G – vehicle to grid – has been exciting the minds of EV owners and
technologists for many years but it has struggled to gain traction due to poor
support from OEMs (car manufacturers).
(More...)
Watch live: Living Planet Symposium 2025
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:44:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How a vacant Boston school was transformed into thriving housing for LGBTQ+ seniors
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:45:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/vacant-boston-school-was-transformed-thriving-housing-lgbtq-seniors-rcna213233>
"BOSTON — An old school building in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, once
vacant and “creepy,” is now buzzing with life while teaching new lessons in
community and inclusion.
(More...)
CSIRO demonstrates new “beam-down” solar reactor to accelerate green hydrogen production
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:45:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-demonstrates-new-beam-down-solar-reactor-to-accelerate-green-hydrogen-production/>
"Australia’s premier science agency CSIRO says it has successfully demonstrated
a new way to produce green hydrogen using a combination of concentrated solar
power (CSP) and modified metal oxide.
(More...)
Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost – but new research shows why it should be considered an investment
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:46:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/wetland-restoration-is-seen-as-sunk-cost-but-new-research-shows-why-it-should-be-considered-an-investment-258281>
"As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based
solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits.
(More...)
Birth alerts are meant to help children at risk of abuse. They are routinely used against Aboriginal mothers
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:24:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/18/birth-alerts-are-meant-to-help-children-at-risk-of-abuse-they-are-routinely-used-against-aboriginal-mothers>
"At the end of 2024, Rachel* was days away from giving birth. Her feet were
dangerously swollen and she was sleeping rough outside an Aboriginal support
service in the city.
(More...)
Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:25:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/colonisation-cleared-95-of-these-woodlands-indigenous-cultural-burning-is-bringing-it-back-257883>
"For millennia, First Nations people have shaped Australian ecosystems through
the purposeful and skilful use of fire. This cultural burning is an important
way for Aboriginal people to connect to and care for Country.
(More...)
Walk for truth: hundreds of people join 486km trek from Portland to Melbourne for reconciliation
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:26:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/18/walk-for-truth-hundreds-of-people-join-486km-trek-from-portland-to-melbourne-for-reconciliation>
"Travis Lovett began his 486km journey with a single step and a long-held hope
to bring the people of Victoria with him on a journey through the state’s
colonial past.
(More...)
Letters from an American: June 17, 2025
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:27:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-17-2025
"Yesterday at the meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), a forum of
democracies with advanced economies, President Donald Trump told reporters:
“The UK is very well protected. You know why? Because I like them, that's why.
(More...)
Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:28:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cape-york-deserves-world-heritage-status-and-queensland-may-need-it-to-become-a-global-leader-in-tourism-248660>
"Last week, the Queensland government launched the ambitious
Destination 2045
tourism plan, which aims to make the state a global leader in tourism. The plan
highlights that one in six jobs in tropical north Queensland are supported by
(More...)
Australia could become the world’s first net-zero exporter of fossil fuels – here’s how
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:29:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-could-become-the-worlds-first-net-zero-exporter-of-fossil-fuels-heres-how-259037>
"Australia is among the world’s top three exporters of LNG and second-largest
exporter of coal. When burned overseas, these exports result in 1.1 billion
tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year – almost three times Australia’s
(More...)
Mitsubishi to trial battery swap technology for electric trucks and buses
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:18:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/17/mitsubishi-to-trial-battery-swap-technology-for-electric-trucks-and-buses/>
"Japanese automotive giant Mitsubishi is to take part in a multi-year trial
starting in Tokyo later this year that will feature more than 150
battery-swappable electric commercial vehicles (EVs) and 14 modular battery
(More...)
How high can US debt go before it triggers a financial crisis?
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:19:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-high-can-us-debt-go-before-it-triggers-a-financial-crisis-258812>
"The tax cuts bill currently being debated by the US Senate will add another
US$3 trillion (A$4.6 trillion) to US debt. President Donald Trump calls it the
“big, beautiful bill”; his erstwhile policy adviser Elon Musk called it a
(More...)
NSW recruits 21 businesses to first VPPs designed to help keep lights on, and prices down
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:20:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-recruits-21-businesses-in-first-vpps-designed-to-help-keep-lights-on-and-prices-down/>
"Three virtual power plants made up of 21 businesses at 108 sites have been
recruited to help New South Wales kick its coal habit and make a smooth
transition to renewables, as part of the state’s first firming tender.
(More...)
China solar giant unveils “most efficient industrial photovoltaic product in the world”
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:22:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/china-solar-giant-unveils-most-efficient-industrial-photovoltaic-product-in-the-world/>
"Chinese solar manufacturing giant Longi has unveiled a new hybrid
interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) solar module that it says boasts a power of
over 700W and production efficiency of nearly 26 per cent.
(More...)
The city betting big on wireless charging for electric taxis and last mile deliveries
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:23:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/18/the-city-betting-big-on-wireless-charging-for-electric-taxis-and-last-mile-deliveries/>
"Sweden may be a small nation on the northern edge of Europe but it is a world
leader in innovation and technology development. The World Intellectual
Property Organisation ranks Sweden as the second most innovative economy in the
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We need more batteries: Spain turns to new technologies after thermal plants fail in blackout
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:25:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-need-more-batteries-spain-turns-to-new-technologies-after-thermal-plants-fail-in-blackout/>
"The Spanish government has conceded it needs to install more battery inverters
on its grid, after blaming the dramatic country-wide blackout in April on some
bad decisions by the grid operator, and the failure of some thermal plants to
(More...)
Two “social leasing” programs for zero-emission vehicles that actually work
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:18:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/06/18/two-social-leasing-programs-for-zero-emission-vehicles-that-actually-work/>
"Targeted leasing programs for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), commonly known as
“social leasing,” are increasingly part of debates about how to make clean
transportation more accessible and equitable.
(More...)
Australia could host 73GW of solar in abandoned coal mines: study
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:19:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-could-host-73gw-of-solar-in-abandoned-coal-mines-study/>
"Abandoned coal mines could host up to 52 gigawatts (GW) of solar in Queensland
alone, and up to 14GW in New South Wales (NSW), according to a Global Energy
Monitor study.
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Sunny outlook: Major survey shows most near neighbours like solar farms, and want more
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:20:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/sunny-outlook-major-survey-shows-most-near-neighbours-like-solar-farms-and-want-more/>
"Living near a large-scale solar project is not a problem for most residents,
with a study finding 82 per cent of neighbours would allow more to be built
nearby.
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Children born now may live in a world where the US can only produce half as much of its key food crops
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:21:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/18/climate/food-crops-heat-rain
"Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world,
with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where
production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according
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Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:22:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/saving-species-starts-at-home-how-you-can-help-australias-1-000-threatened-invertebrates-258285>
"When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals.
But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates – bees, butterflies, beetles,
snails, worms, octopuses, starfish, corals, spiders and many many more. These
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Make every whale count. Citizen scientists called to the coast
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:23:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/8995330/join-orrcas-annual-whale-migration-census-day/>
"As if you needed an excuse to go whale watching on the Far South Coast!
This month, ORRCA is calling on communities up and down the NSW east coast to
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‘Guerrilla rewilding’ aims for DIY conservation – but it may do more harm than good
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:27:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/guerrilla-rewilding-aims-for-diy-conservation-but-it-may-do-more-harm-than-good-258818>
"Ever since modern environmentalism took off in the 1960s, people have tried to
undo the damage humans have caused to nature. Efforts have ranged from reducing
threats, to restoring habitats, to reintroducing vanished species – and the
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I’ve seen the energy future and it’s in China, and Australia must ditch its distrust and collaborate
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:28:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/ive-seen-the-energy-future-and-its-in-china-and-australia-must-ditch-its-distrust-and-collaborate/>
"I’ve seen the energy future, and it’s in China.
On a recent delegation, I saw the futuristic factory of solar giant Longi in
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Kicked out for coming out: more than half of LGBTIQ+ flatmates face discrimination for their identity
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:29:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/kicked-out-for-coming-out-more-than-half-of-lgbtiq-flatmates-face-discrimination-for-their-identity-259133>
"People who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say flatting is fraught with
difficulties that go well beyond learning new routines and sharing space with
strangers.
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Refugee Week x Moomin – art inspired by Moomin stories
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:29:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxTHtfdL_k
"Refugee Week presents four different installations inspired by the
Moomin
stories: a 6-metre high Moominhouse decorated by children equipped with
hammers, a refugee tent containing a dream of a better future, a
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Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:30:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/robot-eyes-are-power-hungry-what-if-we-gave-them-tools-inspired-by-the-human-brain-257978>
"Robots are increasingly becoming a part of our lives – from warehouse
automation to robotic vacuum cleaners. And just like humans, robots need to
know where they are to reliably navigate from A to B.
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The EVs making money right now!?! Unveiling Utrecht's Renault 5 Powered Supergrid!!
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:31:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKItLGPdN0k
"In this episode, Imogen Bhogal heads to Utrecht, the world’s first
bidirectional city, to explore Europe’s most ambitious vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
car-sharing project.
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