Locator: 49959GLOBALWARMING.
The Washington Post laid off 14 of their 19 climate change / global warning reporters / staff -- why did The Washington Post have 19 climate change / global warning reporters / staff in the first place?
Climate change / global warming: The Washington Post supports Trump's / EPA's decision. My hunch: Obama's fanaticism was going to significantly impact the fourth industrial revolution -- satellites and terrestrial large data centers.
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Locator: 49928WASHINTONPOST.
Locator: 49928GLOBALWARMING.
Updates
Later, 3:31 p.m. PT: The Washingon Post CEO has stepped down.
Original Post
Link here. When I see these stories, I'm not exactly sure what the definition of journalism is. It's hard to believe that folks are upset that The Washington Post is changing -- dramatically. The bigger question:
is The Washington Post even needed any more? Seriously, many subscribe to the print edition any more?
How many subscribe to the on-line edition? How many read at least one "full" story from The Washington Post at least once a day? Why did Jeff Bezos buy it in the first place? How would The Washington Post be different if Elon Musk owned it?
Locator: 49891GLOBALWARMING.
Locator: 49889GLOBALWARMING.
Tag: Minnesota global warming cold record Tower
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Legoland -- 2026
Levi in the "short" below. Levi and Judah visiting Legoland this week.
Locator: 49756GLOBALWARMING.
You can't have it both ways.
For as long as I've been blogging I've been reading two stories:
Now this, link here.
Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean.It gets tedious.
The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam, which had been collecting data since 2018. The devices, known as autonomous reef monitoring structures or ARMS, were placed up to 330 feet below the surface, an area of the ocean that receives little light.
Over two weeks in November, scientists retrieved 2,000 specimens, finding 100 species in the region for the first time. Luiz Rocha, California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology curator, told NPR after more analysis is completed, scientists expect to discover more than 20 new species. Rocha was also part of the diving exhibition that placed and retrieved the devices.
Locator: 49572MU.
Tag: AI tech chips LLM memory
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Climate Change -- Global Warming
Locator: 49721GLOBALWARMING.
Tag: Terry Eagleton climate global warming
One of those who consistently voted against paying US military and air traffic controllers during government shutdown, the Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, is attending COP30, Brazil.
It is impossible to find sources for his travel expenses.
The White House says no "taxpayer dollars" were used to cover Whitehouse's expenses.
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The Literature Page
Locator: 49329GLOBALWARMING.
In GW, the size of the average new coal plant in China?
When was the last new coal plant commissioned in the US?
How many new coal plants were commissioned in the US last year (2024)?
Locator: 49524GLOBALWARMING.
Making the rounds, link here.
"This" was brought up years ago about what global warming meant for US agriculture. This was "predicted" by some crackpots years ago. I was one of those crackpots that raised the issue. I was involved in research back in the early 1970s so I am not quite as naive as folks might think (LOL).
Whatever.
The AI prompt:
I'm sure there's much more to it and there's absolutely no connection but it's interesting that the US will be reporting a record corn harvest this year, at the very same time as the earth continues to warm (global warming) and atmospheric CO2 is rising -- the basic "food" for plants.
Have any "legitimate" news sources commented on this?
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History
Locator: 49432COTD.
A simple graph that western countries have trouble interpreting.
WSJ opinion: link here. UN blinks on global tax on CO2.
The International Maritime Organization, an arm of the U.N. based in London, had intended this week to approve the new tax on carbon-dioxide emissions from cargo ships for purposes of mitigating climate change. It would have been the first global carbon tax, and the first global tax of any kind paid directly to the U.N. Shippers would have had to pay a fee per metric ton of “excess” carbon-dioxide emissions into an IMO-managed fund, with the money then divvied up to various governments and businesses. The cost inevitably would be passed onto consumers.
That is, until the U.S. stepped in. The Administration warned last week it would consider imposing sanctions on any government that voted for the tax. Washington worried the plan would cause inflation by driving up shipping costs. The whole project smacked of the taxation without representation that America was founded to resist. President Trump weighed in with his own social-media post on Thursday.
Amid the U.S. pressure, IMO members on Friday voted to shelve the issue for at least a year. They’d do better to drop it entirely, but at least the delay gives everyone a face-saving off-ramp.
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Vestas Shuts Down Operations In Poland
Europe Losing Interest In Losing Money To Pay For Wind
