How an Obscure US Agency Became a Linchpin for Climate Policy | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-to-1 in a partisan split on Monday on a new rule that could help speed up wind & solar (www.nytimes.com)
Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs (www.pewresearch.org)
Fix Incoming! Empty S3 buckets won't be able to make your AWS bill explode (aws.amazon.com)
Florida Students Given Lifelike Dolls To Simulate Responsibility Of Owning Slave (www.theonion.com)
Square Enix Preparing for Layoffs in U.S. and Europe Amid Heavy Restructuring - IGN (www.ign.com)
Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar (www.theguardian.com)
Were living in the 21st century — let's learn to pick up our own trash (cultmtl.com)
“What is up with some people’s complete disrespect for our public spaces? It doesn’t require a huge amount of effort and discipline to keep our streets, sidewalks, parks and shorelines clean. Yet some of us appear incapable.”
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely (www.theguardian.com)
Students, teachers, unions and NDP united in denouncement of police raids at U of A and U of C (www.theprogressreport.ca)
Broken teeth and infected gums: 46K claims filed so far with Canadian Dental Care Plan (www.cbc.ca)
Massive cavities, mouthfuls of broken teeth, bleeding gums and abscesses — they’re just some of the serious dental issues Dr. Melvin Lee has treated in less than two weeks of providing care under Canada’s new public dental insurance plan.
Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Climate change is affecting mental health literally everywhere (yaleclimateconnections.org)
It’s Not Your Imagination. Your Allergies Are Getting Worse. (www.nytimes.com)
Seasonal allergies are nothing new, but they’ve been worsening as the climate grows warmer. The growing season starts earlier now — in North America an average of 20 days earlier — and lasts longer, too, extending the length of time when plants are pumping pollen into the air. And the resulting misery arises not just...
Police find DNA of another 12 women at self-confessed killer’s apartment in Winnipeg (www.aptnnews.ca)
The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the DNA of four Indigenous women inside the home of their self-confessed killer, a court heard Thursday, along with the DNA profiles of an additional 12 women....
Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials (www.nytimes.com)
The Old Quarryman - Alfred Roll (1900) (upload.wikimedia.org)
U.S. banks hold trillions of dollars off-balance sheet, in a replay of accounting hubris that led to the 2008 Wall Street collapse (wallstreetonparade.com)
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Evolution of the alphabet (i.redd.it)
Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
A new generation of J.R.R. Tolkien games is coming | Lee Guinchard exclusive interview (venturebeat.com)
Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Will Aggressively Pursue a Multiplatform Strategy After Profits Tumble (www.ign.com)
Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration (www.reuters.com)
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UK Tory row to ignite over subsidies to wood-burning power stations | No more funding should be handed to biomass electricity until it can prove it does not worsen climate change, MPs say (www.thetimes.co.uk)
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