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#c3_Cp089 Nuclear Power
#c3_Cp090 Economically Non-viable
#c3_Cp091 Ecologically Non-viable
#c3_Cp092 Conservation Poor
#c3_Cp040 Pollution

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#c3_Cp035 Renewable Energy
#c3_CP025 Resilient Design
drpauldorfman.bsky.social Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Sep 24
"Nuclear, small or large, is too expensive, too slow, too risky, and too narrow for energy transition. Cool the reactor hype. Focus on technologies that already winning: #wind, #solar, #batteries, heat pumps, grid flexibility."
#climate #nuclear
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Small Nuclear Reactors Will Not Save The Day | OilPrice.com
Despite the hype, there are currently no SMR's operating on a commercial scale.
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#C3_Cp057 Micro-Plastics Pollution
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#C3_Cp051 Oligarchy
#C3_Cp060 IndustReality+DeGeneration
#C3_Cp063 Civic-Scale Degeneration

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'Bad actors' blamed as plastic pollution treaty talks end again without deal
Countries said they wanted further negotiations despite six rounds of talks over three years having failed to find agreement.
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#c3_Cp040 Pollution
#C3_Cp051 Oligarchy
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#C3_Cp045 Renewable Energy
#C3_Cp046 Fossil Freedom
#C3_Cp074 The Deep Oligarchy
grist.org Grist @grist.org · Nov 11
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

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#Oklahoma #Water #OK #Gas #Climate
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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#c3_Cp040 Pollution
#c3_Cp041 Ecological Triple Threat
#c3_Cp042 Regenerative Design
#c3_Cp043 Sustainable Design
#C3_Cp044 Ecological Design

Note: Case Study - from Plastic to Non-plastic equipment (aquaculture)

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How Microplastics Infiltrated Our Food (And One Way To Get Them Out)
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#c3_CP020 Climate
#C3_Cp056 Wildfire Ready Design
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#c3_Cp106 Data/ Stats

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Separate research found that at the current rate of global heating, more than 70,000 people will die in the US by 2050

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Wildfire smoke will kill nearly 1.4m each year by end of century if emissions not curbed – study
Separate research found that at the current rate of global heating, more than 70,000 people will die in the US by 2050
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September 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#c3_Cp039 Biodiversity Loss

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Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds - EcoWatch
A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.
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grist.org Grist @grist.org · Aug 14
Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives.

A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

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#Heatpumps #Climate #AC #Heat #Energy
Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives
Replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.
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#C3_Cp057 Micro-Plastics Pollution
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New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health
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#c3_CP010 C3 Tools

#c3_CP020 Climate
#c3_Cp039 Biodiversity Loss
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#c3_CP021 Climate Adaptation
unep.org UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Jul 24
Explore some of the innovative digital tools, platforms, and solutions that are actively addressing the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution.

Visit: www.unep.org/topics/digit...
This UNEP visual highlights the Digital Accelerator Lab, presenting it as a hub for “tools & solutions to the triple planetary crisis.” The image features young green plants overlaid with a glowing digital network.
July 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds - EcoWatch
A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM