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jamesm9860

Saudi crown prince pledges 'net zero' greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 - The Washington... - 0 views

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emissions greenhouse H3 sustainability

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  • jamesm9860 on 24 Oct 21
     
    Saudi Arabia announces it will be emission free by 2060 (notably the "how" is not in the detals. More and more countries are pledging zero emissions in the future, so the key will be whether they adhere to their promises or if these pledges are simply to follow along with tthe crowd now.
jamesm9860

American anger: Can it be channeled into something useful? - CSMonitor.com - 0 views

www.csmonitor.com/...-about-everything.-Is-that-bad

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  • jamesm9860 on 24 Oct 21
     
    Article talks about the general increase in anger/unhappiness in the country today. More people seem to be upset with the way things are going and letting it be known. A lot of it seems resistance to change or feeling of helplessness as things change to from what was once familiar.
jamesm9860

It's time to start talking about a human right to a just transition - Equal Times - 0 views

www.equaltimes.org/-time-to-start-talking-about-a

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  • jamesm9860 on 23 Oct 21
     
    Interesting article in that it takes the perspective of the worker and the effects of climate change. It asks questions about getting to zero emissions and the effects of doing so. The call is for a smooth transition--one wth minimal disruption, and the idea is that people have a right to such a transition
jamesm9860

The climate crisis is destroying the human rights of those least responsible for it | P... - 0 views

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climate crisis human rights H1 sustainability

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    Article about the less fortunate suffering at the hands of big business as climate crisis severly impacts the environments where people live. It talks about basic life support needs that are more difficult to come by as a result of climate change.
jamesm9860

The right to a clean and healthy environment: 6 things you need to know | | UN News - 1 views

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H1 environment sustainability Rights

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    In October 2021 the UN passed a resolution recognising access to ahalthy and sustainable environment as a universal right. It talks about the history in getting to this point. In most cases, people are suffering due to no fault of their own. This is considered a start to motivate governments to take action
lizardelam

Science and Scientists Held in High Esteem Across Global Publics | Pew Research Center - 0 views

www.pewresearch.org/...h-esteem-across-global-publics

FOW H2 Technolgoy AI Space Science climatechange work community

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  • lizardelam on 23 Oct 21
     
    The Pew Research Center survey finds that publics offer mixed views about the use of robots to automate jobs. Across the 20 publics, a median of 48% say such automation has mostly been a good thing, while 42% say it has been a bad thing.
john a. sweeney

New Research Busts Popular Myths About Innovation - WSJ - 0 views

www.wsj.com/...s-about-innovation-11631937693

Tech Innovation H1 H2 H3

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    Research on technological change and innovation.
jamesm9860

People on dating apps looking for love in pandemic targeted in romance scams - The Wash... - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...dating-apps-romance-scams

Technology H1 pandemic targeted romance

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  • jamesm9860 on 21 Oct 21
     
    You wonder if it's the pandemic that is really the driver for people to seek companionship via virtual connections, or is it the start of a trend. The article talks about elderly people being taken advantage of in many of the cases. It also mentions that it's not just some rogue criminal but in some case organizations that are behind these scams.
laurentarin

#BlackLivesMatter has successfully held public institutions accountable for harm - The ... - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...tability-twitter-when-it-works

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  • laurentarin on 20 Oct 21
     
    "By analyzing #BlackLivesMatter tweets, we found three main strategies: empowerment, mobilization and reputational damage, all as part of an effort that social scientists call "social accountability...We were looking to see whether the people using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter were using any of three key elements of social accountability as they worked to call out the harm done by public institutions and to bring attention to police misconduct..."
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