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Social Justice Education in America

Written by NAS

Social Justice Education in America is a comprehensive examination of the inner workings of social justice advocates at more than 60 universities and how they have insinuated themselves into the university system to propagandize students.

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Time To End The Climate Gravy Train

Written by Viv Forbes

Portal Escola: Ciência e Cultura: Ácidos e Bases

Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) was a Swedish scientist who first claimed that the burning of hydrocarbons like coal, oil, gas, peat, and wood may cause global warming.

In 1895, he calculated (incorrectly) that a doubling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration would lead to a 4-5o C rise in global temperature.

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Cannon Points and Christmas Bells

Written by Dr Klaus L E Kaiser

Historical Landmark Cannons Around San Francisico Bay

Cannon Points are typically geographic promontories on lakes, rivers, and ocean fronts that were useful for locating cannons that might be a formidable deterrence to any invaders.

Cannons — Not only for Defense

In times of peace and in remote communities, they were more or less critical points from where cannon shots could be heard throughout the area, to alert the community to important events and news.

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Gene-edited babies will likely die young, scientists warn

Written by rt.com

‘Increased mortality’: 1st generation CRISPR babies will likely die young, scientists warn

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Is Arctic Sea Ice really declining?

Written by Ian Wylie, M.Sc Chemistry & Physics, Carleton University (1984)

image source: carbonbrief.org

There has been a 4–6% decline in Arctic Sea Ice over the satellite era (see graphs below). Antarctic sea ice increased almost the same amount in 2016–2018, but it is now down slightly (1–3%) as well. It is hard to be sure that this change is significant as the longer term records required to be certain do not exist.

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The Politicization Of Veganism

Written by Duggan Flanakin

How to Avoid Deficiencies on a Vegan Diet - Forth Life

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The average American ate some 220 pounds of red meat and poultry in 2018, according to the US Department of Agriculture, surpassing a record set in 2004.

But some politicians have joined anti-meat and climate change activists in a massive effort to restructure the American diet – and to ensure … and mandate … that the rest of the world will be stuck with a mostly plant-based diet.

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Experts: Ice-Sheet Melt Estimates Still Highly Uncertain

Written by Alistair Berry

antarctica ice sheet

Estimates used by climate scientists to predict the rate at which the world’s ice sheets will melt are still uncertain despite advancements in technology, new research shows.

These ice sheet estimates feed directly into projections of sea-level rise resulting from climate change.

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Researchers Explore A Drug-Free Idea To Relieve Chronic Pain

Written by Will Stone, NPR

Ann Jones has been spending two hours each day in front of a green LED light — an experimental treatment aimed at alleviating migraines and other forms of chronic pain.

Ann Jones tried everything short of surgery for her chronic migraines, which have plagued her since she was a child.

“They’ve actually gotten worse in my old age,” says Jones, who is 70 years old and lives in Tucson, Ariz.

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