Will Mechanical Trees Kill Global Warming?

Will Mechanical Trees Kill Global Warming?

Parker Davis January 26, 2022

Scientists Propose Creating Mechanical Trees to Suck Up Evil Carbon Dioxide

From futurism.com
2022-01-23 18:52:32
Abby Lee Hood
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If it’s a mechanical tree, does the Lorax still speak for it? Sure, the mechanical trees we’re talking about don’t have a disco mode like the Oak-amatic in the 2012 “Lorax” film, but they do have a big job — soaking up rogue carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

In a new interview published yesterday in Inverse, Arizona State University professor Klaus Lackner, a pioneer in direct air capture and carbon storage, explained his mechanical trees and the future of capturing CO2 directly from the air to stave off climate change.

“They’re tall vertical columns of discs coated with a chemical resin, about five feet in diameter, with the discs about two inches apart, like a stack of records,” Lackner told Inverse. “As the air blows through, the surfaces of the discs absorb CO2. After 20 minutes or so, the discs are full, and they sink into a barrel below. We send in water and steam to release the CO2 into a closed environment.”

Back in July of 2021, ASU announced that Lackner received $2.5 million in Department of Energy funding to work on his CO2 capture devices. At the time, Lackner was planning three farms that could soak up 1,000 tons of CO2 per day. According to Inverse, the first of these farms will open for business in April this year.

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Israel Continues to Sabotage Iran’s Nuclear Program

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Attack Inside Iran Nuclear Facility Is Latest in Battle With Israel

From www.businessinsider.com
2022-01-24 01:44:27

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According to a recent report by The Jewish Chronicle, which didn’t name or describe its sources, Mossad successfully infiltrated the Iranian supply chain and used the opportunity to sell Tehran faulty materials that caused fires at the Natanz nuclear-enrichment facility in July 2020.

The report also said Israeli intelligence officers recruited Iranian nuclear scientists who conducted sabotage at Natanz in April 2021 before being smuggled out of the country. Mossad is said to have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to attack the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, a factory making centrifuges crucial for producing weapons-grade uranium.

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Biden to Move on Crypto Through EO Soon

Parker Davis January 26, 2022

Biden Administration to Release Executive Order on Crypto as Early as February: Report

From Yahoo Finance

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The Biden administration is readying an executive order for release as early as next month that will outline a comprehensive government strategy on cryptocurrencies and ask federal agencies to determine their risks and opportunities, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

The directive would place the White House in a central role overseeing efforts to set policies and regulate digital assets, Bloomberg reported.

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Sudan Junta Faces More Mass Protests

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Thousands protest in Sudan against military rule: AFP

From www.france24.com
2022-01-24 12:22:46

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Khartoum (AFP) – Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied Monday calling for civilian rule and demanding justice for those killed in crackdowns since a military coup nearly three months ago, an AFP correspondent said.

Crowds in the capital Khartoum chanting slogans against the army headed toward the presidential palace, an area which security forces had sealed off ahead of the march.

Protests were also held in cities including Wad Madani, south of the capital, and the eastern state of Gedaref, according to witnesses.

“No, no to military rule,” and “civilian (rule) is the people’s choice” protesters shouted in Wad Madani, according to witness Emad Mohamed.

Sudan has been rocked by regular protests since the October 25 military power grab led by general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The coup derailed a civilian-military power-sharing deal painstakingly negotiated after the 2019…

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NBA HOF Maskless John Stockdown Banned from Gonzaga

Ivo Fysic January 26, 2022

Covid-19: Gonzaga University suspends John Stockton’s season tickets over his defiance of mask mandate

From www.cnn.com
2022-01-24 11:21:00

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The former Utah Jazz point guard confirmed the school suspended his tickets in an interview Saturday.

“Basically, it came down to, they were asking me to wear a mask to the games and being a public figure, someone a little bit more visible, I stuck out in the crowd a little bit,” Stockton said. “And therefore they received complaints and felt like from whatever the higher-ups — those weren’t discussed, but from whatever it was higher up — they were going to have to either ask me to wear a mask or they were going to suspend my tickets.”

Stockton told the Spokesman-Review he and the school had “been in discussions about various COVID things for a couple years now.”

CNN has reached out to Stockton for comment.

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Black Chronicle Writer Claims Anti-Abortionists Are White Supremacist False Christians

Parker Davis January 26, 2022

Roe v Wade Anniversary: Opposing Abortion Isn’t Christian, Evangelist Says news

From blackchronicle.com
2022-01-22 13:32:07

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Like millions of Americans, I was told that the Religious Right was born out of a great moral abhorrence to the Court’s ruling in Roe, that millions of Americans awoke from political apathy and rose up in opposition to abortion. But, as religious historian Randall Balmer demonstrated in his recent release, Bad Faith, this history has been whitewashed–literally. Immediately before and after the Roe decision, many of the nation’s prominent evangelical leaders and the largest white evangelical denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, supported Roe.

In truth, it was another Supreme Court action that catalyzed massive evangelical organizing. Preserving segregation, not protecting life, was the genesis of the Religious Right movement…..

…..Christianity in America is identified with an opposition to abortion. But it is an opposition without much Christian heart. And the casualties are women’s actual lives and their ability to exercise agency over their own bodies, futures and stories.

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NHS Staff Protest Covid Vaccine Mandates – UK

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Dentists among NHS staff marching against Covid vaccine mandate

From dentistry.co.uk

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Rallying together last weekend in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, workers took to the streets to demonstrate against the policy, which comes into force in the spring.

From April, healthcare workers who have not received two doses of the Covid vaccine will no longer be able to work.

Mariana Visan is an NHS dentist based in Norwich. Speaking to ITV News, she said: ‘From a personal point of view, I feel that I don’t need to be forced to do this because it’s a kind of treatment, and I know for treatment you always need to have consent.

‘And I just want my right to exercise my profession and help my patients.’

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Numerous Major Corps Find Management Under Investment Attack

Mark Clouse January 26, 2022

Activist Investors Circle Unilever, Peloton and Kohl’s

From www.nytimes.com
2022-01-24 12:30:05

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Nelson Peltz’s next target

Unilever has faced pressure on multiple fronts for weeks, including pushback from shareholders over its now-abandoned pursuit of GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer business. Now the consumer goods giant must deal with a potentially bigger headache: Trian Partners, the activist investment firm run by Nelson Peltz.

Trian has amassed a significant stake in Unilever, DealBook’s Michael de la Merced reports. It isn’t clear how big the firm’s holdings are, though Trian began buying shares before Unilever’s pursuit of the Glaxo business became public, according to a source.

Unilever has taken fire over strategic missteps. Investors and analysts scorned the $68 billion Glaxo bid, with Unilever’s shares falling sharply after the company said it still wanted to buy the business, despite being rejected three times. And another big Unilever shareholder accused the company of neglecting business fundamentals while overemphasizing its commitment to climate and…

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Virginia University Students Prepare to Resist Mask Mandates

Ivo Fysic January 26, 2022

Monday mask mandate showdown: Va. students plan to take stand against masking in schools – WJLA

From wjla.com
2022-01-23 23:15:17

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With less than 24 hours to go before a new executive order on masks in schools takes effect, Northern Virginia parents are deciding what they are going to do as many school districts vow to keep mandates in place.

“I’m very frustrated,” said Carrie Lukas, a mother of five children in Fairfax County. “I feel like it’s time to rethink this and give parents more control. We’ve been following this law or this regulation for a long time now. I have a 7-year-old son who has yet to attend school where he is allowed to take off a mask and see his friends’ faces and have normal interaction. It’s heartbreaking. It’s time for them to reconsider.”

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Texas Judge Strikes Down Biden Fed Vaccine Mandates

Ivo Fysic January 26, 2022

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees

From www.christianpost.com
2022-01-22 17:39:10

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Just over a week after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses, a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal employees Friday.

Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction halting the executive order issued in September requiring that most federal employees and contractors get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Brown, a Trump appointee, argued that President Joe Biden doesn’t have the authority to require federal workers to get vaccinated. Although the judge agreed that Biden does have the authority over federal employment policies, those authorities do not permit him to…

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