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Stay Informed
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CACOR's weekly newsletter
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Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. Please share our Stay Informed link with your personal networks.
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It contains all the latest updates to the CACOR Website. Signup and previous weekly newsletters are available here.
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The latest CACOR Zoom Schedule is found here.
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Samrat Bharadwaj recently posted some creative YouTube Short videos
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To the SEED community:
Welcome to the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome.
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Everything we do to help humanity live in harmony with the natural world that gave rise to and sustains us gives our lives meaning and promise.
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How can we become more relevant to your mission? More pertinent news items will be posted here from time to time.
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To CACOR Members:
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Four CACOR members have volunteered to make occasional posts into our Breaking News listing.
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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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from A sand country almanac, 1949 by Aldo Leopold
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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“There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendship between those engaged in furthering the evolution of consciousness has a quality impossible to describe.” ― Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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We do not see Things as they are, but as We are Ourselves When we are older we tend to see more Endings than Beginnings Today we will explore the following: “It has been well said that we do not see things as they are, but as we are ourselves. Every man looks through the eyes of his prejudices, of his preconceived …
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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28 July 2023 By CARLY CASSELLA "An international effort to revive an ancient roundworm, frozen in Siberian permafrost for millennia, has unleashed a lifeform even older than scientists once thought. "In 2018, several resurrected nematodes, of the genus Panagrolaimus, were dated to around 32,000 years old. But now, more precise radiocarbon dating suggests these soil worms have remained 'dead awake' in parts …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups
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John Walsh reviews Lord CP Snow's writing on policy related to science and technology (S&T). He covered material in five books and essays that spanned from 1947 to 1970. Some of the material was fodder for the TV series Yes, Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister. Link to | CP Snow Novel Passages. For more on Lord CP …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers
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… Science has become dangerously addicted to cause-and-effect thinking. Most non-medical scientists are unfamiliar with neurophysiology and rarely wonder how we, who are limited by our natures to process consciously no more than 50 binary digits of information (about 6 bytes) at any moment, can possibly think about anything serious. … Most of us, scientists included, were taught that effect …
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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Autonomous vehicle (AV) adoption is increasing exponentially as consumer demand for self-driving vehicles continues to skyrocket. Yet challenges remain for designers as AV architectures become more complex, and the question of safety remains a critical concern. By Abhishek Jadhav As autonomous vehicles (AVs) continue to develop through advancements in wireless connectivity, embedded systems and artificial intelligence, design challenges and cybersecurity issues …
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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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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While making strong inroads among passenger cars and trucks, electric-vehicle technology is also transforming the two-wheeled world. The automotive future is expected to feature a complex mix of powertrains, and electric power is likely to play an important role. Today, this trend is most apparent in the four-wheeled segment, where sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) …
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The “gigantic” power of the meat and dairy industries in the EU and US is blocking the development of the greener alternatives needed to tackle the climate crisis, a study has found. The analysis of lobbying, subsidies and regulations showed that livestock farmers in the EU received 1,200 times more public funding than plant-based meat or cultivated meat groups. In …
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In fact, we don't really know that we are taking this much amount of energy in an hour. But if we had to think about it, one guess would be that it would take about 50 years or so to produce this amount of energy. So storage solutions should be prioritized in this urgent problem. Used in Model Y in …
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Is this the Biggest Discovery of the Century? Physics has always been my favorite field of study. Everything from how planes fly, to how solar panels work... but in the quantum world, things get weird and interesting. This new breakthrough coming out of Korea has the potential to be one of the biggest breakthroughs of the CENTURY. A room temperature, …
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Ian Bremmer and Mustafa Suleyman take a deep and critical look at where AI is today, where it is going, and how to prevent it from becoming ungovernable. He explosion of generative AI we’ve seen since November 2022 has been a game changer in both technology and politics, capable of bringing enormous growth and productivity but also the potential for …
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LONDON - The Ontario government is unveiling a new demonstration project in London to explore how a community can work together to generate renewable energy, help protect the environment and lower electricity costs for individuals and businesses in the community. Sifton Properties' West 5 development, a 70-acre multi-use community, has been selected as the demonstration site for the new community net …
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In northern Alberta, a former rig worker finds newfound pride in embracing renewables, spurred by uncertain oil industry prospects and supported by retraining opportunities. Lewis Lix now spends his days installing pipes for geoexchange systems, but like many other young Albertans, his career started out on the oil rigs, writes Change For Climate in a post titled, ‘rigs to renewables’—part of a …
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Discover easy-to-understand resources on electric vehicle (EV) policies and regulations. Our factsheets help decision makers navigate compliance and maximize environmental and economic benefits, guiding purchasing decisions and more. These regulations signal the shift to transportation electrification and will reduce emissions, improving air quality and health outcomes.
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Native plants wither and alien species thrive under climate change
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Scientists in B.C. are suggesting that Canada should establish a national firefighting force to swiftly respond to requests for help from provinces or territories. However, the federal government has stated that firefighting falls under provincial and territorial jurisdiction.
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