Green Civil War: Renewable Energy vs Wilderness Preservation

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Rashid Faridi

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Guest essay by Eric Worrall

People who actually care about animals and trees are finally pushing back and winning, against the wholesale wilderness destruction renewable energy supporters are attempting to inflict on green spaces.

Tension and trade-offs between protecting biodiversity and avoiding climate change

BY CHRIS DUNN, PH.D., AND MORGAN BAZILIAN, PH.D., OPINION CONTRIBUTORS ?02/20/22 11:30 AM EST
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL

Land just upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota was leased for copper mining ?until the plan was recently scrapped.

This mine would have provided a domestic source of minerals crucial for decarbonizing the economy and mitigating climate change, but at great expense ? offering a preview of the difficult decisions that lie ahead.

The development of these leases would likely have been a disaster for the wilderness: the odds are high…

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Google Deep Mind Learns to Control Fusion Plasmas

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Rashid Faridi

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Scientists claim deep mind’s reinforcement learning AI has demonstrated superior control of fusion plasmas. But they may …

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Personal Flood Risk Consulting

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Rashid Faridi

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Personal Flood Risk Consulting

02/17/22

“How can people get a personal consultant for their property’s flood risk?”

With the advent of climate change, more and more properties are going to be at risk of flooding. This means that people’s personal properties might become situated in hazardous land. To estimate if this is true, property owners should look into Personal Flood Risk Consulting to receive an estimate on how much their property might be subject to danger.

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Drona Mindset Plays Havoc with Deserving Students

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Rashid Faridi

subhash gatade's avatarKAFILA - COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006

Modern-day Eklavyas are depriving students of their dues across the country. No government can compensate for robbing students from underprivileged backgrounds of their future.

Drona Mindset Plays Havoc with Deserving Students

In the 19th century, Chatra district in Jharkhand hosted the legendary Raja Rammohan Roy for a while. A memorial to Subedar Nadir Ali Khan and Jay Mangal Panday, martyred during the 1857 war of independence, is also here. Now, this district is in the news again, but for the wrong reasons.

A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the state Assembly has detailed the embezzlement of around Rs. 85 crore, meant to fund the scholarship of students belonging to thebackward classes. The siphoning went on from 2013-18, says the CAG report for 2018-19.

The modus operandi of the scammers was simple. The money wasnot transferredto the accounts of beneficiaries, as the state department for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Minority and…

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