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A reminder to my fellow editors near and far: if you’re going to demand high-value work from a freelancer, you need to value that work highly in return: compensate it fairly. If you can’t, lower the bar accordingly. #freelancewriter #journalism #fairpay

Engineers in #Portugal, where #wildfires killed more than 100 people in 2017, have created a drone that can douse early-stage fires & help keep firefighters & villages safe. By me for BBC News (World) bbc.com/future/article…

“From petrochemical refineries on the Gulf Coast to oil and gas wells in West Texas, hundreds of polluting facilities routinely emit hundreds of millions more pounds of chemicals into the air than their permits stipulate.”

Danone, the multinational that owns Volvic, is accused of causing water shortages in Puy-de-Dôme, central France.🚰⛰️ The company denies the claim, but for locals, this assurance doesn’t hold water. Watch #EuronewsWitness 💧 euronews.com/2023/06/15/fre…

As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states. latimes.com/environment/st…

Fisheries science, per Karen Pinchin, seems “an impossible, thankless job with no easy answers.” For Undark Magazine, I had the pleasure of reviewing the excellent KINGS OF THEIR OWN OCEAN, a new book on the history of bluefin tuna science & (mis)management. undark.org/2023/07/28/boo…

From our archives: The water that a single tree transpires daily has the cooling effect of two home air conditioners. Deforestation is dramatically disrupting this arboreal air conditioning. e360.yale.edu/features/how-d…

Renewables will be world’s top electricity source within three years, International Energy Agency data reveals | Simon Evans #CBarchive Read here: bit.ly/3PlPLpG

Oh, how incredibly moving. A powerful reminder of the solace that art and beauty can bring in troubled times. (And of our good fortune to share the planet with Dame Judi Dench.)

Out in Science Magazine, the collaborative project where Rui Seabra and I serve as co-PIs, in a piece by April Reese! Full story here: bit.ly/3sjazW4. Support from Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, National Geographic, Lindblad Expeditions. Hosted at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO. #EnvLoggers from ElectricBlue

"Exploring my own post-mortem relationship with my mom through a bot, I realise that I am content with old photos...As hard as the acceptance of death is, it is part of life, and pretending otherwise is no comfort." April Reese, via New Scientist: institutions.newscientist.com/article/mg2603…

An early victim of fake news, bearded #vultures in Europe were persecuted for decades by people who believed they attack sheep & even children. Now, the raptors — the only bird that eats mostly bones — are once again soaring over the #Alps audubon.org/news/bone-eati…

Are your holiday meals pricier this year? Blame the record-breaking heat around the world. Umair Irfan for Vox explains how 2023 scorched our dinner plates: vox.com/climate/239713…

In today’s Los Angeles Times: My column making the not even slightly controversial argument that building enough clean energy to solve the climate crisis will have some unpleasant side effects, and we’d better start getting used to them: latimes.com/environment/ne…

This is so wrong. NBC News do better.

So few people understand this.

Usually, my MIT Mystery Hunt Team solves fun puzzles at #MITMysteryHunt. For the past couple of days, we have been trying to locate our friend who went missing on a hike. Please donate to our GoFundMe: Funds for Chieu's Mountain Rescue Mission (and share) gofund.me/2a8b13b7

Hey folks, I've been diagnosed with stage 4 #lymphoma. The chemo has forced me to cut back on my workload, so my friend Alex has created a #CrowdfundingCampaign to help cover living expenses, meds etc. If you're able to help, here's the link: angelinkweb.page.link/QmTivCsisTQCjC… Thx!