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Top news of the week: 05.09.2023.

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@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 3, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/biodiversity-planting-helps-canterbury-dairy-farmers-reduce-environmental-footprint/ITMOVLDWHNB3ZOUURNBRF7PKXA/
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Biodiversity: Planting helps Canterbury dairy farmers reduce environmental footprint

Biodiversity: Planting helps Canterbury dairy farmers reduce environmental footprint

Mark and Devon Slee have planted over 12,000 natives on their Hinds farm since 2009.

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/amazon-to-invest-15-million-in-nature-based-projects-in-asia-pacific-region/article67269657.ece
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Amazon to invest $15 million in nature-based projects in Asia-Pacific region

Amazon to invest $15 million in nature-based projects in Asia-Pacific region

Amazon has announced a $15-million allocation for nature-based solutions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The fund will invest an initial $3 million into projects in India, beginning with ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Aug 30, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-growth-logging-vancouver-island-clayoquot-sound-1.6951105
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30 years after Clayoquot Sound, old growth logging continues unabated, says B.C. conservation group

30 years after Clayoquot Sound, old growth logging continues unabated, says B.C. conservation group

Sierra Club B.C. says the logging of large old trees in verdant, bio-diverse forests on Vancouver Island has continued mostly unabated in the 30 years since one of the biggest acts of civil ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://phys.org/news/2023-09-farms-habitat-key-food-biodiversity.html
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Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity

Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity

It seems intuitive that forests would provide better habitat for forest-dwelling wildlife than farms. Yet, in one of the longest-running studies of tropical wildlife populations in the ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66700218
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Climate change: Call to power council vehicles with vegetable oil

Climate change: Call to power council vehicles with vegetable oil

A fuel supplier says it could help councils cut emissions, but an expert warns it is a stopgap.

@Jon Entine shared
On Aug 30, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.businessinsider.com/ultrarich-burning-man-attendees-face-protesters-private-jets-plastic-use-2023-8
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Ultrarich Burning Man attendees are getting slammed by climate activists for private jets and their outlandish use of plastic

Ultrarich Burning Man attendees are getting slammed by climate activists for private jets and their outlandish use of plastic

Protesters blocked the festival entrance, demanding that billionaires leave their private jets at home to cut down on emissions.

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 4, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/pashenko-works-architecture-profile-uk
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Pashenko Works, UK: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023

Pashenko Works, UK: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023

The UK's Pashenko Works is the latest addition to the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.businessinsider.com/sc/how-todays-data-centers-marry-clean-tech-with-reliability
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How today's data centers marry clean tech with reliability

How today's data centers marry clean tech with reliability

A truly sustainable future requires data centers that can support critical industries as well as reducing their own environmental footprints.