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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Scientists Sounding Alarm As World’s Largest #Tropical #Lake Turns Green
In #LakeVictoria, #eutrophication and resulting #HAB have been caused by over a century of human activity sending nutrients into lake’s water. #Agricultural #runoff, #sewage, and industrial #wastewater have all been linked to the problem, as well as products of slash and burn practices, biomass burning, and industry being sent up into the atmosphere and dumped down into lake.
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Scientists Sounding Alarm As World’s Largest Tropical Lake Turns Green
IFLScience · Scientists Sounding Alarm As World’s Largest Tropical Lake Turns GreenBy Holly Large
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Nonilex

#Trump’s memo, sent to #Interior Secy #DougBurgum, #DHS Secy #KristiNoem, Secy of #Defense #PeteHegseth & #Agricultural Secy #BrookeRollins, states that the #military must “take a more direct role” in efforts to secure the border & calls on the secretaries to act to provide the #DOD “use & jurisdiction” over certain #FederalLands “to enable military activities” on military installations.

#law#geopolitics#immigration
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O=C=O

Amid climate change jitters, China is looking to turn Tibet into its future granary

As the threat of global #climate collapse grows, increasingly raising dangers of a catastrophic #FoodCrisis across the world, alarmed #China is considering a plan to turn the increasingly wetting up and warming #TibetanPlateau into an #agricultural stronghold, with the establishment of new agricultural settlements, reported the scmp.com Mar 23, citing Chinese government scientists.

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#ClimateCrisis
#Tibet
#Food
#Crop

Tibetan Review · Amid climate change jitters, China is looking to turn Tibet into its future granary - Tibetan Review(TibetanReview.net, Mar23’25) – As the threat of global climate collapse grows, increasingly raising dangers of a catastrophic food crisis across the world, alarmed China is considering a plan to turn the increasingly wetting up and warming Tibetan Plateau into an agricultural stronghold, with the establishment of new agricultural settlements, reported the scmp.com Mar 23, citing […]
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beSpacific

Personal Discretion Over Treasury’s Payments System Means the End of Democracy. On Jan 31 2025 #Musk team gained access to the Department of #Treasury #payments system which processes #federal spending that makes up more than a fifth of US #economy. #SocialSecurity, #Medicare, #agricultural supports, #NationalParks large majority of #government #spending flows through this spigot..attempting to use payments system to decide congressionally approved spending bespacific.com/personal-discre

www.bespacific.comPersonal Discretion Over the Treasury’s Payments System Means the End of Democracy | beSpacific
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Nonilex

#Trump’s #tariffs, which slap a 10% #tariff on all Chinese goods, went into effect after the #US & #China did not strike a deal by 12:01AM Tues. China’s response further escalates #trade tensions between the world’s 2 largest economies.

China’s Ministry of #Finance announced 15% tariffs on #coal & #LNG, & 10% tariffs on crude #oil, #agricultural machinery & some #vehicles. The Ministry of #Commerce announced export restrictions on materials such as #tungsten & #sanctions on 2 US companies.

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CelloMom On Cars

" #OilAndGas companies see #plastics as a “plan B” for their industry as policymakers try to transition to clean energy, and the #agricultural sector is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for everything from #fertilizers to #pesticides."

"The framework includes eight types of arguments — four that represent outright climate denial, and four that represent a more nuanced form of “climate delay.”

grist.org/accountability/fossi

Grist · The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate actionBy Joseph Winters
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The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]

Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, January 4 2025

Ukraine's largest steel maker launches production of Patriot system armor -- Ukrainian Navy ensures safe passage for over 9,000 vessels through sea corridor in 2024 -- Russia has recruited up to 180,000 convicts for war against Ukraine -- Over 50,000 Russians seek MIA through Ukraine’s project -- and more

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily summary - Saturday, January 4 2025Ukraine's largest steel maker launches production of Patriot system armor -- Ukrainian Navy ensures safe passage for over 9,000 vessels through sea corridor in 2024 -- Russia has recruited up to 180,000 convicts for war against Ukraine -- Over 50,000 Russians seek MIA through Ukraine’s project -- and more
#chernihiv#ma#Libya
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Hippie

Wanted to try and push this very cool #gardening #citizenscience project again.
The deal: you get 5 (out of over 1000) varieties of #beans sent to you for free, grow them in your #garden, collect pictures and information via the app.
Then you exchange and spread seeds of the varieties you liked most, improving #agricultural #biodiversity in #europe

pulsesincrease.eu/experiment

www.pulsesincrease.euCitizen Science | INCREASEINCREASE – Intelligent Collections of Food Legumes Genetic Resources for European Agrofood Systems
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China Business Forum

[#TRADESHOW] 21st #China #International #Agricultural #Trade #Fair (#CATF) from November 28 to December 1, 2024, at the #CantonFair Complex in #Guangzhou, China. The #event is the premier #platform for #showcasing advancements in #agriculture, #food, #machinery, and related #industries, offering unparalleled opportunities for trade, #networking, and #innovation. cnbusinessforum.com/event/21st

China Business Forum21st China International Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2024)Join the 21st China International Agricultural Trade Fair (Nov 28–Dec 1, 2024) at Canton Fair Complex, Guangzhou. Explore 200,000 sqm showcasing agriculture, food, machinery, and technology i
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