Making a box of Cocoa Puffs is a complicated global affair. It could start with cocoa farms in Africa, corn fields in the U.S., or sugar plantations in Latin America. Then thousands of processors, transporters, packagers, distributors, office workers, and retailers join the supply chain before a kid in Minnesota, where General Mills is based,…
The Green US Supply Chain Rules Set to Unspool and Rattle the Global Economy
April 17, 2022
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SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Discuss Mission
The NASA and SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts answered questions about their time aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, participated in the news conference. “I was a bit surprised to find out how emotional I got when I got…
New York Approves $4.5 Billion Transmission Line Delivering Hydropower From Canada
April 15, 2022
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The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved plans for a $4.5 billion transmission line by Montreal-based public utility Hydro-Québec that will deliver Canadian hydropower to the Big Apple. According to officials, the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) will begin delivering 1,250 megawatts of hydropower, created by dams in Canada, to New York City by 2025. Officials…
Industrializing Ancient Secret Ingredient May Bring Cheaper Better Quality Chocolate
April 15, 2022
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Australian researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) are attempting to industrialize the fermentation of cocoa beans to make the production of chocolate more controllable and less expensive. Chocolate has become a staple in the pantries of most households in which it is consumed quite regularly, particularly around, the upcoming holiday, Easter. Despite…
The Safety of Meatless Burgers, Nuggets, and Sausages Questioned: Study
April 14, 2022
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While plant-based products have been entering consumer markets on an unprecedented scale, an analysis of the level of additives, salt, genetically modified ingredients, and allergens in meatless alternatives has made researchers question the ultimate safety of the product. According to The Good Food Institute’s 2020 State of the Industry Report, the U.S. retail plant-based food…
Environmentalists Would Ban Urban Car Use and Internal Flights in Europe to End Russian Energy Imports
April 14, 2022
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A March report from the environmentalist group RePlanet is pushing for an immediate halt to imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal by European countries, arguing that major policy shifts could rapidly end that dependence. While the European Union has pledged to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027, the RePlanet campaigners aim to…
Earliest Evidence of Maya Calendar Found Inside Guatemalan Pyramid
WASHINGTON—A glyph representing a day called “7 Deer” on mural fragments dating from the third century BC found inside the ruins of a pyramid in Guatemala marks the earliest-known use of the Maya calendar, one of this ancient culture’s renowned achievements. The fragments were found at the San Bartolo archeological site in the jungles of…
Lockdowns Found to Double Risk of Mental Health Symptoms
A group of researchers have conducted an overview of 33 mental health studies of 132,000 people during the first year of the pandemic and found that lockdowns doubled people’s odds of experiencing mental health symptoms. Many studies on mental health have been undertaken but the speed with which they were conducted meant that the research…
US and India Sign Space Situational Awareness Arrangement
April 12, 2022
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The United States and India on Monday signed a bilateral space situational awareness arrangement, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced. The two countries signed the agreement during a U.S.–India 2+2 ministerial that was held by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Austin on Monday with their Indian counterparts, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and…
Capacity Crunch May Abort US Satellite Boom as Sanctions Threaten Russia Launches
April 12, 2022
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Houston, we have a problem! U.S. rocket companies are facing the daunting task of ferrying hundreds of satellites to space in the coming years as sanctions sideline the Russian space launch industry. SpaceX, Astra Space, and Rocket Lab USA are among a handful of U.S. companies expected to fill the vacuum, but industry officials have…
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