"The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef"
"No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here's how ranchers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome."
Source: AP, 11/27/2023
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"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road"
"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."
Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023
Between the Lines — Author Explores Experience of Living Through Climate Change
To make climate change less abstract and more direct, writer Madeline Ostrander traveled the country to speak to those living with its impacts in the places they call home. In a BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A, Ostrander discusses her resulting book, “At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth,” and addresses the lenses she used, the characters she portrayed and the surprises she encountered.
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‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"
Source: AP, 11/27/2023
Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Its Report On Ads Next To Hate Posts
"Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit “frivolous.”"
Source: AP, 11/22/2023
"All the Fish We Cannot See"
"In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery."
Source: Hakai, 11/22/2023
"Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining"
"A treasure trove of metal is hiding at the bottom of the ocean. Potato-size nodules of iron and manganese litter the seafloor, and metal-rich crusts cover underwater mountains and chimneys along hydrothermal vents. Deep-sea mining companies have set their sights on these minerals, aiming to use them in batteries and electronics. Environmentalists warn that the mining process and the plumes of sediment it would dump back into the sea could affect marine life."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023
"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit"
"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023
As More Of World Thirsts, Luxury Water Becoming Fashionable Among Elite
"Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar."
Source: AP, 11/21/2023
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