#5 unusual technologies that can prevent a global water crisis

#5 unusual technologies that can prevent a global water crisis

“#5 unusual technologies that can prevent a global water crisis” Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people’s wellbeing. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources like snowfall, rainfall, river runoff, and easily accessible groundwater are being affected by climate change, and supplies are shrinking as demand grows. In these…

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#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 31, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 31, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 31, 2021” Misguided defenseThe Jan. 27 opinion piece by Rav Arora supports wrong-headed attitudes about police use of excessive force (“Yellow Journalism 2.0,” PostOpinion). His analysis of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., is misguided and focuses more on officer safety than it does on public safety.Fortunately,…

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#Humanity remains dangerously close to apocalypse

#Humanity remains dangerously close to apocalypse

“#Humanity remains dangerously close to apocalypse” The symbolic Doomsday Clock — designed by scientists to measure how close humanity is to an apocalypse — remains set dangerously close to disaster at 100 seconds until “midnight,” it was revealed Wednesday. The annual end-of-days prediction remains the closest the clock has ever ticked toward catastrophe, based on threats including the…

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#UN film, game for teens focuses on protecting ozone layer

#UN film, game for teens focuses on protecting ozone layer

“#UN film, game for teens focuses on protecting ozone layer” UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations launched an animated film and game on Sunday aimed at engaging Gen Z teenagers on the importance of protecting the ozone layer. The project, called “Reset Earth,” was produced by the U.N. Environment Program’s Ozone Secretariat. The ozone layer…

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#NYC’s pension funds to divest  billion from fossil fuels

#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels

“#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels” New York City’s largest pension funds have voted to divest their portfolios of an estimated $4 billion from securities related to fossil fuel companies, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and trustees of two of the city’s pension funds said. “The New York City…

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#Joe Biden’s far-left ‘unity’ will divide us: Goodwin

#Joe Biden’s far-left ‘unity’ will divide us: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden’s far-left ‘unity’ will divide us: Goodwin” The joke survives the test of time and, under the circumstances, deserves repeating. As the late journalist Mickey Carroll told it, a suburban town with a population 90 percent Irish and 10 percent Jewish held a mayoral election involving two candidates — one Irish and one Jewish. …

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