📹| In a funny incident, two people tried to enter a movie theater screening [The Odyssey] without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse in a comedic reenactment of the famous story.
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Covering the fate of Life on Earth for CNN The Wonder List with Bill Weir is now streaming on Max and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (CAN BE) is available from your favorite bookseller.
Want to keep people cool AND generate energy? Solar panel shading systems! This is a new timber-framed office and laboratory in Basel, by Herzog de Meuron
Sam Neill insisting on changing the Australian flag in Event Horizon, and the reasoning behind it, speaks to his character so well. For those who don't know, the reason the flag on Weir's costume has the Aboriginal flag, not the Union flag, is because Sam said he hoped by 2047 we'd have changed it.
My wife says I remind her of James Bond. I’m not good at following orders, I’m emotionally dead, and she’d like to see the role go to Idris Elba.
While President Trump lusts for Greenland, Svalbard, Norway is the other melting Arctic hot spot. So this Earth Day, we took a 9-day voyage aboard an ice ship and had our minds blown by the scenery, the speed of The Big Melt and real-time adaptation of bears and men. www.cnn.com/videos/title...
Arctic disappearing | CNN
CNN’s Bill Weir joins scientists in the rapidly warming Arctic, where sea ice is record-low, glaciers are shrinking and wildlife is shifting. Meanwhile, global politics threaten the research needed mo...
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Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.
To avoid burnout, use this 30/30 rule: After 30 min of work, quit and disappear into the mountains for 30 years. Happy Friday! #buildinpublic #startuplife #hiking #mountains #nature #productivity
NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party's State Central Committee (400-600 members) will vote Wednesday night on a measure to reprimand Gov Jared Polis and ban him from speaking at party events after giving clemency to Tina Peters
Michigan just permanently protected 73,000 acres of land in the Upper Peninsula and opened it to the public. The deal, which was 5 years in the making, protects the land from habitat fragmentation and oil and gas exploration www.mlive.com/environment/...
Michigan permanently protected 73k acres in the U.P. and secured public access
$20 million conservation deal protects wolf, moose and brook trout habitat while opening the land to hunting, fishing, hiking and off-road recreation.
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Candlestick ice in Banff National Park “Rotten ice or candle ice is a loose term for ice that is melting or structurally disintegrating due to being honeycombed by liquid water, air, or contaminants trapped between the initial growth of ice crystals.” /Wiki #Canada
The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most | CNN Business
The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
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Americans have spent an estimated $20.5 billion more on gas and diesel since Trump attacked Iran ... ... funding colossal war profits for Big Oil from Riyadh to Moscow to Houston (next post) 1/2 iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Tracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline.
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For the first time ever, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in Germany in 2025. 48% of all new heating systems installed last year were heat pumps. Gas fell to just 39%. A decade ago, heat pumps had a 7% market share. The transformation has been remarkable.
From March 15 through March 26 there have been... More than 100 monthly records & more than 700 daily records broken or tied. Since March 1 there have been more than 1,100 daily records broken or tied across the nation. Some record heat will remain through the weekend for areas of the Southwest.
“I am leaving because I want to tell the truth.” One of the world’s top minds on climate says goodbye to NASA.
Kate Marvel@drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy resignation letter
Battery is such a game-changer, and nowhere is that more obvious than in California: 2019: daytime solar☀️ 2025: dispatchable solar☀️☀️☀️
The House Oversight Committee released videos Tuesday of closed-door depositions with two men in Jeffrey Epstein's inner circle as part of its probe into the late convicted sex offender. https://cnn.it/4t5HvLx
Verdict is in for the New Mexico child safety case against Meta. Goes against Meta on every question. Jury finds Meta liable for ~37,000 violations. Maximum liability of $5,000 per violation.
when citizens were given a chance to decide how to distribute an heiress' fortune they overwhelmingly chose environmental and conservation causes to focus on. bbc.com/news/article...
Citizens group decides fate of heiress' fortune
A group of 50 people has decided to distribute heiress Marlene Engelhorn's fortune to various charitable organisations.
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New York's governor is trying to undermine the 2019 climate law that the NY legislature passed with overwhelming support. Where the rubber meets the road: Accounting for methane, the main component of natural gas and a fast/potent climate pollutant. 🧵 with some background on methane.
Hochul Moves to Delay and Alter Climate Law, Citing Energy Prices
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Nothing screams “we’re just winging it” like having to buy oil from Iran while in the middle of a war with Iran.
Europe spent years debating whether the energy transition was affordable. Spain quietly answered the question: gas now sets its electricity price in only 7% of hours. Strategic autonomy doesn’t arrive via summit communiqués. It’s built in advance — in wind farms, solar parks, and grid investment
