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Nine Billion Tons of Plastic Since 1960 – UN Our Environmental Nightmare

A United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee just completed its fifth meeting to try and get a treaty to tackle plastic pollution and the threat it represents. Oil and gas producers have vetoed the treaty citing the problem isn't production but rather developing waste plastic removal technologies.

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Growing Freshwater Scarcity From Disruptive Climate Change Leads to Aerial Water Harvesting Invention

3.8 billion live today in areas where people experience freshwater scarcity at least once each month. The problem by 2050 will encompass 5 billion as climate change exacerbates water stress. The technological fix of harvesting freshwater from ambient air can provide a modicum of relief.

As 2024 Comes to a Close What is the Current Capacity of Carbon Capture Projects Worldwide?

When the recent IPCC report called for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) capacity to nearly reach 1 Gigaton ton per year by 2030, the reality of these geoengineering technologies to help us get there appears increasingly remote.

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Why Detecting AI is Important

Artificial Intelligence is being used by many as vendors flood the market with the next best version of their generative AI tools. For teachers and people in business being able to detect when AI is being used is important because there can be unintended consequences from confidential information or misinformation that the AI ends up producing.

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COVID-19 News: A Nasal Spray Nano-Vaccine and New Long-COVID Research

Two COVID stories in the news. The first is about a nano-vaccine being developed that can be administered by nasal spray with coverage of all variants. The second is about the latest research into combatting Long COVID.

To Understand Where Climate Priorities Are Headed Track The Insurance Industry And Government Announcements

Despite climate change deniers and populists denying climate change realities, the severity of global climate risks as understood by insurers who are seeing the financial fallout should be enough evidence to motivate governments, businesses and the public to address the growing threat.

The Fluoride Debate Will Be Front And Centre When Trump Becomes President Again

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist, wife, and mom of two little girls is the principle author and publisher of the newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist, read by 280,000 people in 132 countries since it first came out four years ago. She and her team of 11 untangle disinformation from the science to help you make better life health decisions for you and your family.

Putting Fluoride In Community Water Supplies Is Being Questioned

Today, more than 400 million people in 25 countries have community water fluoridation. A Cochrane study notes that hat community water fluoridation programs are becoming less effective over time, not because they are a danger to children's health, but because most toothpaste brands today have added fluoride. Meanwhile, misinformation spreaders say fluoridation causes cancer, endangers pregnant women, and produces neurological disorders in children lowering their IQs.

Using Artificial Intelligence With CRISPR Is Producing New DNA Sequences

Combining AI and gene editing allows us to design proteins to help reduce greenhouse gasses, digest plastic, replace agricultural pesticides, improve human health, conquer diseases, develop lightning-fast responses to incipient pandemics, and develop lifelong personalized medical treatments.   

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