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Urgent: Divest from fossil fuels

mardi 25 août 2015 à 02:00

Everyone: call on major US science museums to divest from fossil fuels.

Urgent: Endangered Species Act

mardi 25 août 2015 à 02:00

US citizens: call on Congress to protect the Endangered Species Act.

New Orleans

mardi 25 août 2015 à 02:00

A megaproject is being considered to allow the Mississippi to once again feed sediment into the wetlands south of New Orleans.

This might work if the city only had to cope with the local problems that the article mentions. It might perhaps suffice for 50 years. It can't possibly cope with the 6 meters of sea level rise predicted for the 21st century if we don't cut global heating short.

Global heating and fires

mardi 25 août 2015 à 02:00

US firefighters say global heating has made for fires like nothing they have seen before.

In 20 years, the fires will be like nothing seen today.

Giving real names to digital services

mardi 25 août 2015 à 02:00

Was it stupid to make an account on Ashley Madison?

Yes, it was — but not because of that site's specific service. It is stupid in general to make an account on a digital service and give your name, unless it is for posting statements for publication.

(If the service requires people to give their real names, it is dangerous in other ways.)