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carbon capture, oceans -

One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems.  Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable energy and producing carbon-negative industrial materials, including limestone for making concrete, in the process, and it has attracted significant funding even at its very early stage. If the concrete aspect seems like a bit of a non sequitur, consider two facts: concrete manufacturing is estimated to produce as much as 8% OF all greenhouse gas emissions, and seawater is full of...

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climate change, RethinkX -

RETHINKX - Rethinking Climate Change Report   https://www.rethinkx.com/ A great summary by "Just Have A Think" of the work of Tony Seba and James Arbib at RethinkX EXTRA DEEP DIVE DISCUSSION WITH IPCC SCIENTISTS 16.8.21 In an extraordinarily candid interview with Dr. Alison Green, Sir Robert Watson and Dr. James Dyke reflect on the IPCC AR6 report on the physical science of climate change, published on August 9th. They both stress the need for urgent action at the CoP in Glasgow in November 2021, and for honesty about what governments will actually do between 2021 and 2030. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyREwAaILI

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Haiti, WATER -

Haitian team at GivePower's Solar Water Farm spearheads emergency response with World Hope International, Amazon, Community Organized Relief Effort, West Indies Self Help and World Central Kitchen to bring clean drinking water to 15,000 people per day   Haitian communities devastated by Saturday's earthquake are receiving critical clean water from a Haitian-led relief effort supported by the GivePower Foundation, World Hope International, Amazon, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), West Indies Self Help (WISH) and World Central Kitchen. The coalition will deliver 30,000 liters of water to hard-hit areas each day, providing safe drinking water to roughly 15,000 people in need.   In...

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AI, Tesla -

Cathie Wood estimates within 10 years the robotaxi market will exceed 10 trillion  PER YEAR     Video here   Bloomberg Business Week  

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CRISPR, gene therapy -

The Agenda with Steve Paikin -TVO Author Walter Isaacson explains what the discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR relates to the science behind COVID-19. He discusses his newest biography featuring the co-inventor of CRSIPR, "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race." Episode: The Importance of Scientific Breakthroughs Aired: Aug 24, 2021       Source

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