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50 inventions you might not know were funded by the US government Stacker compiled information on 50 inventions funded by the United States government using government and scientific reports, and news articles.

Most folks don't understand how many things were made possible by federal research funding (e.g., Google). Here are 50 of them, and it barely scratches the surface. (The list is from 2020 and, ironically, includes Tesla.)🧪
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Besides of course not solving climate anxiety, this will create a lost generation of climate researchers in the US that are working precisely on how to address climate change.

Devastating, for America and for us all.

A line graph titled "Every world region and ocean has warmed — the Arctic Ocean and Europe much more than others" displays the temperature differences between each decade's average surface temperature and a baseline average from 1991 to 2020, measured in degrees Celsius. The vertical axis has temperature values ranging from -2°C to 1°C. The horizontal axis lists decades from the 1940s to the 2010s. The lines represent various regions and oceans, with the Arctic Ocean and Europe showing significant warming trends. The Arctic Ocean's line rises sharply, indicating an increase of 2.8°C in the 2010s compared to the 1940s. Europe's line also trends upward, showing a smaller but notable increase. Other regions and oceans are represented by less pronounced lines, which fluctuate around the average line. In the footer, the data source is noted as "Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2025) CC BY."

The Arctic is the world’s region that has warmed the most, followed by Europe

ANALYSIS | In Canada's election campaign, a warming planet sits on the back burner | CBC News All three main federalist parties have vowed to keep the consumer carbon tax dead and buried. If you're looking for something more ambitious in the way of climate policy in this election, prepare to b...

The dangers of climate change should be front and center but this election has been one that pays the least attention even as we run out of time to address a monumental crisis. A crisis that makes tariffs look like only a mild headache in comparison
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Trump’s tariffs will push Southeast Asia uncomfortably close to China ASEAN countries fear being caught in a US–China trade war – punished by US tariffs while being flooded with Chinese goods. They will need to band together to preserve their impressive economies.

Southeast Asian governments were shocked to be targeted with US tariff rates similar to or higher than China’s 34 per cent, from Cambodia (at 49 per cent) to Vietnam (at 46 per cent).

Reducing gross expenditures is NOT the same as saving money! Benefit-cost analysis has its limitation, but it's not rational to do cost analysis without accounting for benefits! And this is even worse if you don't know the difference between expenditures and investments!

Rising global temperatures can influence the timing of events, such as when crops are ready to plant and harvest and when flowers and trees bloom.

One example is the timing of the peak cherry tree blossom in Kyoto, Japan, where records stretch back to the ninth century — that’s over 1200 years.

Greenpeace ordered to pay hundreds of millions in damages to oil firm Greenpeace has warned it could be forced into bankruptcy if it is ordered to pay around $300m to Energy Transfer.

How it ends.

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Requirements for US climate change planning are now almost certainly going to have to come from state governments. Our research on California suggests that even a flexible, unfunded, & untracked mandate improves planning
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Growers who rely on climate data sue USDA for cutting off access | “Farmers are on the front lines,” says one attorney, and axing web pages “doesn’t make climate change go away.” Growers who rely on climate data sue USDA for cutting off access | “Farmers are on the front lines,” says one attorney, and axing web pages “doesn’t make climate change go away.”https://www.motherjone...

Food security.

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A study projects how climate change will modify the areas suited for growing 30 major crops under 4 scenarios.

Half of global croplands could see a drop in suitable crops under 2C, with barley, wheat, soybean, lentil and potato being the most affected.

@carbonbrief.org piece here: buff.ly/6AispQI

I’ll try to unpack some of this essay because there are many points & ideas here. Firstly: hard to overstate the scale of this moment for the EU. “our Europe is mortal. It can die,” Macron warned last year. The EU originated as a peace project, developed in Atlanticism and later, globalisation.

What Does Global Land Climate Look Like at 2°C Warming? CMIP6 models show that the Earth likely will reach 2°C of global warming by the 2040s without significant policy changes Geographic pattern of changes in key climate indicators portend unfavorabl...

"CMIP6 models show that the Earth likely will reach 2°C of global warming by the 2040s without significant policy changes"

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Scientists Just Built a CO2-Eating Machine That Runs on Sunlight Scientists have developed a sunlight-powered reactor that directly captures CO2 from the air and transforms it into sustainable fuel. Unlike traditional carbon capture methods, this device requires no...

Nature already invented this machine 500 million years ago. It's called a plant.

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Seattle Activists Win Tax on Excessive Compensation to Fund Social Housing This win is one more example of how cities and states can beat the oligarchs and ‘Trump-proof’ their communities.

NEW: Seattle residents just approved a tax on excessive executive pay which is expected to raise $53 million for social housing, proving once again that important victories can still happen on the local level.

John Burbank of @eoionline.bsky.social in @inequality.org:

Federal career workers: We appreciate you and your work. You don't deserve this mistreatment. Here's a file with lots of resources if you are facing illegal termination. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

In the south-west of Britain, we too could restore our rainforests on some of the land, if pastures were bought back and vegetation allowed to return.
See story from Colombia here bsky.app/profile/anni... and article about our rainforest here theconversation.com/livestock-gr...

Powerful 🧵 by the former foreign minister of Lithuania

Renewables Meet Growth in Electricity Demand Global electricity use is set to grow at a torrid pace of 3.9% per year through 2027, and renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower should be able to meet 95% of the additional demand,...

Electricity demand is surging.

Canada has a generational opportunity to build a clean, connected electricity grid from coast to coast.

Let's ditch the zombie pipeline ideas and invest in interprovincial connections and renewables!

@cape-acme.bsky.social

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For the cost of a 1.6-mile people mover in Los Angeles, you could build 130 miles of Bus Rapid Transit—serving nearly everyone in Lincoln, Nebraska. Instead of constructing the new highway in the city, that same funding could sustain this BRT service with 10 to 20 minute frequencies for 11 years.

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

So subtly textured. I'm mesmerised!

Lovely. May I ask where you get Canadian made paints? The sky behind the Three Sisters looks gorgeous, you've got a great eye for colour!

Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer might be part of its heritage, but they're bad for biodiversity Pádraic Fogarty says while they’re nice to look at, the deer are the worst thing for biodiversity in the Phoenix Park.

"There’s no reason why certain areas of the Park couldn’t be rewilded, [creating] a showcase for how urban green spaces can be brimming with biodiversity."

Great piece by @whittledaway.bsky.social on the unrealised potential of Dublin's Phoenix Park.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/phoen...

The Committee has also questioned whether the Government is aware of the climate risks of emerging CCUS technologies failing to deliver their stated benefits. “The PAC’s inquiry heard that CCUS may not capture as much carbon as expected, with international examples showing that Government’s expectations for its performance are far from guaranteed,” it stated. “[We note] recent scientific evidence that producing liquid natural gas, which will be used to run several CCUS projects, leaks more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than previously thought. This could undermine the rationale for pursuing certain schemes.” A 2022 report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concluded that five of the world’s largest 13 CCUS projects are under-performing by at last 20% and as must as 50%. The PAC wants Ministers to use the development of the forthcoming Carbon Budget Delivery Plan to assess whether, instead of investing in CCUS, it may be more prudent to support direct emissions reductions in high-carbon industries. The Plan should also include new CCUS deployment targets and provide clarity on support for smaller CCUS at dispersed sites, in the PAC’s opinion. PAC chair Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said: “Government is gambling on carbon capture technology becoming foundational to achieving net zero.

The UK "Public Accounts Committee" has told the government that it is putting way, way too many eggs into the carbon capture basket - creating a massive risk of climate action failure -->>

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Article based on this new study:

Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia

In short:
Increased stratification leading to (even) more surface heat.
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Building new housing out of harm's way Building more housing in Canada will be critical to improving affordability. But ignoring the risks of more frequent and extreme wildfires ...

Building New Homes Out of Harm's Way #housing #Canada #floods #extremeweather #wildfires
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'Divide and conquer': Canada and Mexico offer unco-ordinated tariff response after premiers’ slights 'What we did to Mexico was almost Trumpian in the way we threw them under the bus,' says Carlo Dade, a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations.

Canada has been kicking other nations to the curb in order to ingratiate ourselves to the United States. Canada should be united with Mexico in helping to divest each other from the United States as a trading partner #Canada #Mexico #UnitedStates www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

There are already worrying signs that carbon sinks (notably the Amazon and boreal forests) are turning from carbon sinks into sources of carbon.

"The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating"

Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’

Shocking. They are dismantling science in the US if they dislike the results, to make their ideology rule unchallenged.
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