The Biden administration on Dec. 30 finalized Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that expand protections for rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and waterways while simultaneously repealing a Trump-era rule on the matter. The EPA said the revised rule (pdf)—which clarifies the types of bodies of water protected by the federal government under the Clean Water Act—is based on definitions that were…
EPA Adopts New Water Protection Regulations, Repealing Trump-era Rule
Well-Hydrated Adults Appear Healthier, Live Longer
A large study has found that adults who don’t drink enough fluids daily—six to nine cups for women or eight to 12 cups for men—were more likely to develop chronic conditions, show signs of aging, and were more likely to die at a younger age. Published on Jan. 2, the longitudinal study evaluated 11,255 adults…
Radical Climate Protest Group Vows to Tone Down Publicly Disruptive Tactics
The UK branch of a climate activist group has vowed to tone down its radical tactics like gluing themselves to famous paintings and blocking roads. Extinction Rebellion UK (XR) said in a Jan. 1 statement entitled “We Quit” that it would halt its publicly disruptive actions in order to be more inclusive in its campaign…
Study of Stroke Patients Reveal Singing Boosts Communication and Quality of Life
A study by the University of Helsinki has found that singing enhances stroke patients’ communication and language production, makes them more social and reduces the burden on caregivers. Published in Brain Communications on Dec. 27, 2022, the research included 54 stroke patients who were given weekly group-based singing training for four months. “Our study utilised…
Victorian Paper Mill Institutes Stand Downs From New’s Years Day
Dozens of workers at a paper mill in eastern Victoria will be stood down from New Year’s Day due to a shortage of materials. Some 37 workers at the Opal Australian Paper mill in Maryvale would be impacted immediately, according to an official from the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union. “There are another 120 workers…
Australia Launches Polar Mission to Uncover Million-Year Ice
Australian researchers have set off on their most ambitious polar expedition in two decades, aiming to drill down into million-year-old ice to learn about how the earth’s climate changes. A convoy of five specially designed tractor trains intends to traverse 1200 kilometres to Little Dome C in Antarctica, where—if successful—they will set up a camp…
A Conversation With Hashem Al-Ghaili of EctoLife
December 29, 2022
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I speak with Hashem Al-Ghaili, founder of EctoLife, a new company that aims to bring the birthing process entirely out of the mother’s womb via an artificial AI-run womb. We address many of the ethical, religious, governmental, and health care-related concerns and objections to this new technology and how it may benefit humanity or be…
BlackRock, State Street Admit Signing Net-Zero Pledges They Don’t Act On
December 29, 2022
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News Analysis Texas state senators struggled for more than six hours last week to get straight answers from Wall Street giants BlackRock and State Street, two of the world’s largest asset managers, regarding what they are doing to compel companies whose shares they own to get in line with the ESG movement. Having joined global…
Podcast Reveals Modern Day Slavery at CCP-Controlled Cobalt Mines in the Congo
December 28, 2022
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A revealing podcast has again brought to light the problem of slavery at Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned cobalt mines in the Congo and the hypocrisy of green energy advocates. Siddharth Kara, author of Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives and a visiting Harvard professor, told his host Joe Rogan about his research and…
Elon Musk Announces New Twitter Policy to Follow and Question Science
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet Wednesday he is enacting a new Twitter Policy related to post on the platform about science. “New Twitter policy is to follow the science, which necessarily includes reasoned questioning of the science,” Musk wrote. No further details of the plan had been released, but The Epoch Times…
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