https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/10/driving-out-invasive-species-on-islands-high-success-rate-big-benefits-aoe Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study New research finds that eradicating non-native rats, cats, rabbits and goats is 88% effective in restoring biodiversity The transformation of Redonda in the Caribbean between 2016 and 2020, before and after black rats and feral goats were eradicated. Photograph: Jenny … Continue reading Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study
California now has a gun law with same citizen enforcement approach as Texas abortion ban
https://apple.news/Aho7IrplnRlmirVAQokf7FA Newsom signs gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight The California governor signed a gun control bill Friday that mimics Texas’ abortion ban. He also unveiled an ad targeting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. BY HANNAH WILEY, STAFF WRITER of Los Angeles Times published JULY 22, 2022 UPDATED 11:23 AM PT SACRAMENTO — California … Continue reading California now has a gun law with same citizen enforcement approach as Texas abortion ban
A documentary about volcanoes may be the most moving film of 2022
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/07/fire-of-love-documentary-film-review/670588/ The Most Moving Film of the Year Is a Documentary About Volcanoes Fire of Love isn’t your typical nature film; it’s also a tragic love story. By Shirley Li, July 21, 2022 Image’Est / National Geographic Fire of Love, a documentary about two volcanologists, begins on a tundra. They’re en route to yet another volcano but … Continue reading A documentary about volcanoes may be the most moving film of 2022
Small tip on maintenance of your hearing aids
Found out today (expensively) that if you're someone who sweats enough to get water in your ears where your hearing aids are sitting, the water can affect the small wire going from the outside of your ear to the inside. Replacing that wire -- in my case -- was $150 per ear plus the $100 … Continue reading Small tip on maintenance of your hearing aids
Details of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-who-qualifies-and-how-much-debt-will-be-canceled-11661362340? AND http://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/business/biden-student-loan-forgiveness.html Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: What to Know What the president’s plan means for the millions of Americans with student debt The plan is expected to benefit the majority of the more than 43 million people in the U.S. who hold a total of $1.6 trillion in student-loan debt.PHOTO: ERIN CLARK/THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY … Continue reading Details of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
Apple celebrates Shazam turning 20
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/19/apple-celebrates-shazam-turning-20/ Apple Celebrates Shazam Turning 20 With Playlist Featuring Each Year's Most Shazamed Song Friday August 19, 2022 7:12 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Apple today announced that popular music identification service Shazam launched 20 years ago today. To celebrate the milestone, Apple shared a playlist featuring the most Shazamed song of each calendar year for the past 20 … Continue reading Apple celebrates Shazam turning 20
Republicans form a group to change election laws as they prefer
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-trump-ag-barr-others-launch-republican-backed-election-law-group-2022-07-21/ July 21, 2022 7:21 PM EDT, Last Updated July 21, 2022 Ex-Trump AG Barr, others launch Republican-backed election law group By Jacqueline Thomsen Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections was co-founded by Karl Rove, hotelier Steve Wynn and lawyer Bobby BurchfieldThe group opposes courts intervening in state election lawsand has already filed briefs in court … Continue reading Republicans form a group to change election laws as they prefer
California rethinking the shutdown of its last remaining nuclear power plant
http://www.wsj.com/articles/california-gov-gavin-newsom-races-to-keep-states-nuclear-plant-running-11661264983? California Gov. Gavin Newsom Races to Keep State’s Nuclear Plant Running Governor urges lawmakers to consider legislation to extend operation of Diablo Canyon Diablo Canyon, owned by PG&E Corp., is California’s last nuclear plant.PHOTO: GEORGE ROSE/GETTY IMAGES By Katherine Blunt Aug. 23, 2022 10:29 am ET California lawmakers are racing to hammer out a plan to … Continue reading California rethinking the shutdown of its last remaining nuclear power plant
Electric car production slowed by Chile’s protection for its indigenous population holding 55% of world’s lithium needed for batteries
http://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-batteries-lithium-triangle-latin-america-11660141017 The Place With the Most Lithium Is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution A California-sized piece of South America is stifling production of the metal at a time when battery makers desperately need it Evaporation ponds at an Albemarle Corp. lithium mine in Chile. By Ryan Dube / Photographs by Tamara Merino for The Wall Street Journal Aug. … Continue reading Electric car production slowed by Chile’s protection for its indigenous population holding 55% of world’s lithium needed for batteries
Think you haven’t had COVID yet?
https://apple.news/A3JUXQ3BLSu-1Jiy4KIpFGg Think You’ve Never Had Covid-19? Think Again Most people have been infected with the virus, epidemiologists say, even if some don’t realize it By Julie Wernau, July 25, 2022 5:30 am ET Charley Ding spent weeks early in the pandemic intubating patients sick with Covid-19. The 42-year-old anesthesiologist in South Barrington, Ill., said he has since … Continue reading Think you haven’t had COVID yet?
Apple donates $10 to America’s National Parks for every Apple Pay purchase at U.S. Apple Stores thru August 28
macdailynews.com/2022/08/22/apple-donates-10-to-americas-national-parks-for-every-apple-pay-purchase-at-u-s-apple-stores/ Apple donates $10 to America’s National Parks for every Apple Pay purchase at U.S. Apple stores Monday, August 22, 2022 3:39 pm Celebrating 106 years of the U.S. National Park Service, Apple today introduced more ways to learn about and support America’s parks. These offerings include a $10 donation the company will make to … Continue reading Apple donates $10 to America’s National Parks for every Apple Pay purchase at U.S. Apple Stores thru August 28
Droughts hurt world’s largest economies in the northern hemisphere
https://www.wsj.com/articles/droughts-hurt-worlds-largest-economies-11661087554? Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies Unusually dry weather in the U.S., China and Europe further pressures global trade By Matthew Dalton, Jim Carlton and Sha Hua, Updated Aug. 21, 2022 6:50 pm ET Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China—are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of … Continue reading Droughts hurt world’s largest economies in the northern hemisphere
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