Daily Archives: June 26, 2024

This flag thing

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob P.

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Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They’re Letting Trees Tweet

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Jim deMaine

From Good Good Good. Thanks to Pam P. In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces itself in its bio: WITNESSING LIFE AS A TREE IN A CHANGING … Continue reading →

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No AC but the ‘greenest’ ever Games? Inside Paris’ landmark Olympic Village

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Jim deMaine

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (Thanks to Pam P) Air filters line a street in the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof … Continue reading →

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