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Firefox’s fight for the future of the web
With Google’s Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy by not tracking your internet use and behavior. … more »
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Air Protein
The newest fake meat is made from thin air
Talk about cradle to cradle, the latest meat alternative uses micro-organisms to transform C02 in the air into "complete" protein, virtually identical to the protein you find in animal meat. … more »
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Greeka.com
Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
Plato said that letting people govern themselves would eventually lead the masses to support the rule of tyrants. In California, this is interpreted as referring to the goings-on in Washington DC. Fair enough, but, it is a mistake to think that it doesn't also apply to emotional fervor on the left. The real danger is that we are losing the middle. … more »
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DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER
Plastic Trash Has Overwhelmed Feeding Grounds For Baby Fish
A new study finds that plastics outnumber baby fish 7 to 1 in the world's important feeding areas, killing baby fish in their nurseries. All types of fish and sea animals are eating micro-particles, decimating the fragile global food web. … more »
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NSPR.org
Return to Paradise
"As the first anniversary of the disaster loomed, Mary Nieland stood in front of the 1940s farmhouse where she has lived since 2005. Her home was one of just three on her block that did not burn in the Camp fire. It took firefighters more than two weeks to contain the 153,000-acre blaze, California’s deadliest and most destructive fire." … more »
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public domain
Philanthropists Shift from Grant Making to Strategic Collaboration
“There is a structural shift in how billionaires, especially ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs, move toward impact,” says John Mathews, head of Ultra High Net Worth Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management. “They are seeking new ways to engineer far-reaching environmental and social change.” … more »
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DCReport.org
Why are some rich people so mean-spirited?
"In an essay called “Extreme Wealth is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy,” Michael Lewis observed, “It is beginning to seem that the problem isn’t that the kind of people who wind up on the pleasant side of inequality suffer from some moral disability that gives them a market edge. The problem is caused by the inequality itself." … more »
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Transparent California
Nearly 80,000 California retirees are receiving $100,000 or more in pension pay
"The number of California retirees collecting a public pension of $100,000 or more hit an all-time high of 79,235 last year, up 85 percent since 2013. Those receiving pension payouts of at least $100,000 accounted for nearly 20 percent of the $51.7 billion total payments made last year, which is also an all-time high." … more »
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NASA
11,000 World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency
“Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to “tell it like it is.” On the basis of this obligation and the graphical indicators presented below, we declare, with more than 11,000 scientist signatories from around the world, clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency." … more »
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RTS.org.uk
Blue spaces: The power of water
The science has been consistent for decades: Proximity to water – especially the ocean – is highly corollated with many positive measures of physical and mental wellbeing, including lower stress, better health, higher levels of vitamin D, and better social relations. … more »