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Live differently–it’s your choice!
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The road ahead is uncertain, not smooth or straight, and has limited visibility.
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Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. It contains all the latest updates to the CACOR Website. Please share our Stay Informed link on your personal networks. That's also the place to catch up on previous newsletters if you missed them.
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Archived Articles Revisited:
This is your weekly personal list of three random articles extracted from our website archives. These links are unique to you and are more than one year old. The intention is to deliver a sense of what was considered a priority on that date compared with today's latest articles and presentations. You are encouraged to share these links with your social media and other networks.
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Speaker: Dr. Irvin Waller Subject: Secrets of Persuading Politicians to Halve Violent Crime in 5 Years in the Age of Science and Social Media: Are There Lessons for Cacor? Time: Mar 20, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Dr. Waller focuses on parallels needed within the climate changing world and crime prevention world. Scientific evaluations of innovations that stop violence crimes …
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You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Dr. John Cook Topic: Understanding the Misleading Techniques Used in Misinformation about Climate Change. Time: Mar 27, 2024 18:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada). NOTE: The change in time to 18:30 EDT Wednesday as that is 09:30 a.m. Thursday in Australia. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88375112995?pwd=T1R3MlpDaUYxMkV5Skl6TXBNUStuZz09 Meeting ID: 883 7511 2995 Passcode: 063017 Summary: The …
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Mass die-offs among farmed salmon on the rise around the world 14 hours ago By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent Share Hundreds of millions of farmed salmon have perished in mass die-offs over the past decade, say researchers. The scientists say that large-scale mortalities are now happening more frequently and at a larger scale than ever before. They argue that warmer …
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Categories: Articles, Trending
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In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642)
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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"Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2 BY NAOMI ORESKES MARCH 1, 2024 "Last December the leaders of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai declared victory as the parties agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels. But there's a big issue that will remain contentious as countries try to …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups
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Thailand has made substantial strides in green energy with the launch of a 24 MW project at Ubol Ratana Dam in Khon Kaen province. Spearheaded by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), this pioneering project melds solar and hydropower with energy storage solutions, marking a significant leap towards augmenting the country's clean energy usage. This venture, a collaboration between …
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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Alberta’s utilities regulator has released a report saying the province’s booming solar and wind industry poses little threat to its agriculture or the environment, after independent observers warned the Danielle Smith government’s latest restrictions could cost it 42 new projects totalling C$11 billion in investment and 6.3 gigawatts of new generating capacity. “Assuming all renewable development locates on (some of …
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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“The ultimate test of man’s stupidity is when, in his grubbing for riches, he destroys the environment that sustains him. - Tom Edwards, Australian writer
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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1992 Series 1 Number 2 Page 13 CACOR member Ian Nalder presented this paper at Ryerson Institute in 1991. He concluded that the change in focus from the limits to growth to sustainable development had essentially been a failure. The warning about collapse remained in force. Humanity was no closer to preventing catastrophe than it had been before the Brundtland …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers
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Key indicators of how humans are changing the Earth: Sea level, species, carbon dioxide, sea ice, population, daily temperature extremes, annual climate change performance by country, air pollution, temperature records, climate change indicators, top ten emitters, historic emissions, electric vehicles.
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Flying to Singapore to take part in a meeting of the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare is not without tragic irony. A defence that more can be achieved from 3 days of face-to-face encounters than a few hours of stilted Zoom calls might be weakly self-exculpatory. Proof will come with the final product, which, judging by the leadership of Co-Chairs Jodi Sherman …
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Gabrielle Canon When the Guardian reported this weekend that there are now more giant sequoias growing in the UK than in their native California’s mountain ranges, I wasn’t sure how to feel. The story is a positive one; of a new home for the towering trees left at risk in the areas where they had once thrived for millions of years. But …
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March 15, 2024 Submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) By email to: [email protected] Re: Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Submission on ECCC’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER): Public Update. Executive Summary The IESO is encouraged by the changes to the provisions of the draft CER currently being considered by ECCC, as described in ECCC’s public update report dated February …
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The IESO’s 2024 Annual Planning Outlook identifies system needs and planned actions from 2025 to 2050 that are needed to ensure the reliability, affordability and sustainability of Ontario’s electricity system. With significant progress being made to address these needs, the IESO is also providing an update of its emissions forecast for the sector.
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The Club of Rome: Long-term, holistic, interdisciplinary systems thinking. (youtube.com)
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Atlas just got a massive upgrade. Now, the robot can toss and grab things, in addition to excelling in parkour. Boston Dynamics' new video shows off its research robot's exceptional, and slightly terrifying, parkour abilities. In the viral video, the robot, named Atlas, walks across a warehouse floor, picks up items, skips up stairs, jumps, tosses items, and even does …
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The project aims to enable electric school bus batteries to support the grid with additional power during emergency events when parked and to generate revenue through participation in demand response programs and other value streams to lower the vehicles’ total cost of ownership. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded BorgWarner and project partners Fermata Energy and Lion Electric a …
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The plan, proposed by a group of London investors and consultants, would include installing six cables spanning about 3,500 miles under the Atlantic, allowing both countries to import power during peak demand due to the time zone difference. Ofgem, Britian’s energy regulator, is considering a plan that would involve installing thousands of miles of transatlantic undersea cables to import and …
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Samsung didn't reveal much when it teased the Galaxy Ring health wearable, but here's who experts think would choose it over -- or in addition to -- smartwatches. At the end of its Unpacked event back in January, Samsung introduced its Galaxy Ring wearable as the next gadget in its mobile lineup. With no release date or price, the debut was little more than …
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The advanced artificial intelligence model powering Copilot's Pro tier wasn't free to all until now. Microsoft's artificial intelligence assistant, Copilot, has received an upgrade to its free tier. GPT-4 Turbo, the OpenAI model that powers Copilot Pro, is now available if you use Copilot free. All you need to do is set Copilot to either Creative or Precise mode to gain …
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