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Our team produces multi-platform entertainment for a global audience.
We focus on storytelling that blends universal themes such as anti-bullying & ocean health, addressing social challenges to restoring our natural environment.
Our team produces multi-platform entertainment for a global audience.
We focus on storytelling that blends universal themes such as anti-bullying & ocean health, addressing social challenges to restoring our natural environment.
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In its first 20 years, methane’s warming impact is 80 times that of CO2 – and coal mines are responsible for a third of methane emissions from the energy sector 🌏🌡️
Today we can already tackle this source of emissions by #MitigatingVAM
Learn more 👇
https://loom.ly/lqbeOLI
Today we can already tackle this source of emissions by #MitigatingVAM
Learn more 👇
https://loom.ly/lqbeOLI
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In its first 20 years, methane’s warming impact is 80 times that of CO2 – and coal mines are responsible for a third of methane emissions from the energy sector 🌏🌡️
Today we can already tackle this source of emissions by #MitigatingVAM
Learn more 👇
https://loom.ly/lqbeOLI
Today we can already tackle this source of emissions by #MitigatingVAM
Learn more 👇
https://loom.ly/lqbeOLI
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🦃 🎈From turkey snoods to giant balloons, Thanksgiving is giving science. Explore our holiday-themed collection, stuffed with audience favorites: buff.ly/LmjsZ56
![Science Friday's Thanksgiving Science Collection. [Image of a Thanksgiving table with a plate full of turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce at its center.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rjtifgmgwnacwa24lqp4tpsy/bafkreigldhdouputzc6vnbrsb3eumumoku2klqavk6fbgkeutpdqcattcm@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🦃 🎈From turkey snoods to giant balloons, Thanksgiving is giving science. Explore our holiday-themed collection, stuffed with audience favorites: buff.ly/LmjsZ56
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Come nerd out with SciFri's Ira Flatow and award-winning physicist Sean M. Carroll on Friday, Dec. 5 at WNYC's The Greene Space. Enjoy an open bar, incredible food, and big ideas to match. Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/GuOdK0S
![Join Us In NYC For "Big Mysteries" and meet SciFri Host Ira Flatow! [A headshot of Ira Flatow in a recording studio]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rjtifgmgwnacwa24lqp4tpsy/bafkreiht6pvcpr4vji7zhttjbm3cbj3xuhj7aahbdk7noeoije63ziqnpa@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Come nerd out with SciFri's Ira Flatow and award-winning physicist Sean M. Carroll on Friday, Dec. 5 at WNYC's The Greene Space. Enjoy an open bar, incredible food, and big ideas to match. Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/GuOdK0S
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🎧 Listen to the full episode to squash more myths about pumpkins and their seedy relatives.
🧵 5/5
🧵 5/5
Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins
It’s squash, pumpkin and gourd season. An expert answers listener questions about these colorful fall favorites.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🎧 Listen to the full episode to squash more myths about pumpkins and their seedy relatives.
🧵 5/5
🧵 5/5
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BOOM!
The UK government has announced that it will BAN exploration of new oil and gas fields.
Another win for sustained people-powered campaigning to end fossil fuel dependence.
(And shows again how far out of touch the NZ Govt is with its move in the opposite direction)
#MakeOilHistory
The UK government has announced that it will BAN exploration of new oil and gas fields.
Another win for sustained people-powered campaigning to end fossil fuel dependence.
(And shows again how far out of touch the NZ Govt is with its move in the opposite direction)
#MakeOilHistory
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue
Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BOOM!
The UK government has announced that it will BAN exploration of new oil and gas fields.
Another win for sustained people-powered campaigning to end fossil fuel dependence.
(And shows again how far out of touch the NZ Govt is with its move in the opposite direction)
#MakeOilHistory
The UK government has announced that it will BAN exploration of new oil and gas fields.
Another win for sustained people-powered campaigning to end fossil fuel dependence.
(And shows again how far out of touch the NZ Govt is with its move in the opposite direction)
#MakeOilHistory
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Wind is now the largest single electricity generator in 7 U.S. states (for the year from Oct 1 '24 - Sep 30, '25):
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wind is now the largest single electricity generator in 7 U.S. states (for the year from Oct 1 '24 - Sep 30, '25):
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
SD, IA, KS, WY, OK, ND, NM
Providing up to 85% of demand (in SD)
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We could have this in NYC! Support the SUNNY Act! www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We could have this in NYC! Support the SUNNY Act! www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Germany has about 8GW of balcony solar.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Germany has about 8GW of balcony solar.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
That's more than Ireland's entire generating capacity.
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So I took the revolutionary step of <checking the actual numbers with a calculator>
EV sales in the EU, Jan-Oct, per ACEA
2024 = 1,172,737
2025 = 1,473,447
-> a rise of 25.6%
🤡🤡 "EV market slows" 🤡🤡
EV sales in the EU, Jan-Oct, per ACEA
2024 = 1,172,737
2025 = 1,473,447
-> a rise of 25.6%
🤡🤡 "EV market slows" 🤡🤡
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So I took the revolutionary step of <checking the actual numbers with a calculator>
EV sales in the EU, Jan-Oct, per ACEA
2024 = 1,172,737
2025 = 1,473,447
-> a rise of 25.6%
🤡🤡 "EV market slows" 🤡🤡
EV sales in the EU, Jan-Oct, per ACEA
2024 = 1,172,737
2025 = 1,473,447
-> a rise of 25.6%
🤡🤡 "EV market slows" 🤡🤡
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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The Atlantic has chosen 65 titles to help foster a child’s lifelong relationship with books and to give these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve. Allegra Frank explains why she chose "Go, Dog. Go!" Explore the full list at the link: theatln.tc/ktFFrmrR
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Atlantic has chosen 65 titles to help foster a child’s lifelong relationship with books and to give these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve. Allegra Frank explains why she chose "Go, Dog. Go!" Explore the full list at the link: theatln.tc/ktFFrmrR
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
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If there's another pandemic during a Trump presidency, the death toll may well end up being in the tens of millions
You will lose friends and neighbors who didn't have to die but did die purely because some incredibly mediocre, juvenile, largely uneducated dickwads wanted to play at being Big Men
You will lose friends and neighbors who didn't have to die but did die purely because some incredibly mediocre, juvenile, largely uneducated dickwads wanted to play at being Big Men
Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If there's another pandemic during a Trump presidency, the death toll may well end up being in the tens of millions
You will lose friends and neighbors who didn't have to die but did die purely because some incredibly mediocre, juvenile, largely uneducated dickwads wanted to play at being Big Men
You will lose friends and neighbors who didn't have to die but did die purely because some incredibly mediocre, juvenile, largely uneducated dickwads wanted to play at being Big Men
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Really enjoyed this latest @volts.wtf episode with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social, especially the analogy of energy storage technology being like granaries:
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Really enjoyed this latest @volts.wtf episode with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social, especially the analogy of energy storage technology being like granaries:
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
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"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
New Brattle Report Finds Beneficial Electrification Delivers Billions in Savings to US Households Along with Significant Emissions Reductions - Brattle
Harnessing the benefits of electric technology over the last decade saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone and prevented more than
www.brattle.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
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The REUSE Act would direct the EPA to examine reuse and refill systems and understand what support is needed to enhance those systems.
Thank you to Sen. Merkley and Sen. Capito for their leadership on this important legislation. 👏
Next stop: House passage! 🗣️
bit.ly/3MovPTV
Thank you to Sen. Merkley and Sen. Capito for their leadership on this important legislation. 👏
Next stop: House passage! 🗣️
bit.ly/3MovPTV
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The REUSE Act would direct the EPA to examine reuse and refill systems and understand what support is needed to enhance those systems.
Thank you to Sen. Merkley and Sen. Capito for their leadership on this important legislation. 👏
Next stop: House passage! 🗣️
bit.ly/3MovPTV
Thank you to Sen. Merkley and Sen. Capito for their leadership on this important legislation. 👏
Next stop: House passage! 🗣️
bit.ly/3MovPTV
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Quite amazing to be reminded how good the CBC can be--and @mattgalloway.bsky.social is a truly gifted interviewer, who knows when to listen and when to press
Could solar energy save the world?
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Quite amazing to be reminded how good the CBC can be--and @mattgalloway.bsky.social is a truly gifted interviewer, who knows when to listen and when to press
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Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
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Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
A surprisingly powerful tool to make cities more livable
Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
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China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric | Hot Springs Sentinel Record
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
www.hotsr.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
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1/ Russia sends Drones to scare Europe, known as #ReflexiveControl
The wave of drone incursions into European airspace, attributed to Russia is widely seen as a form of hybrid warfare designed to instill fear, disrupt daily life, and undermine public confidence in European security institutions.
The wave of drone incursions into European airspace, attributed to Russia is widely seen as a form of hybrid warfare designed to instill fear, disrupt daily life, and undermine public confidence in European security institutions.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
1/ Russia sends Drones to scare Europe, known as #ReflexiveControl
The wave of drone incursions into European airspace, attributed to Russia is widely seen as a form of hybrid warfare designed to instill fear, disrupt daily life, and undermine public confidence in European security institutions.
The wave of drone incursions into European airspace, attributed to Russia is widely seen as a form of hybrid warfare designed to instill fear, disrupt daily life, and undermine public confidence in European security institutions.
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Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🎈 A single shred of a balloon.
🛍️ A handful of grocery bags.
That’s enough plastic to end the life of a seabird or a marine mammal. ⚠️
🛍️ A handful of grocery bags.
That’s enough plastic to end the life of a seabird or a marine mammal. ⚠️
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🎈 A single shred of a balloon.
🛍️ A handful of grocery bags.
That’s enough plastic to end the life of a seabird or a marine mammal. ⚠️
🛍️ A handful of grocery bags.
That’s enough plastic to end the life of a seabird or a marine mammal. ⚠️