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Q&A: Mark Baugh-Sasaki brings art to habitat restoration

Stanford Daily 10 Oct 2024
In terms of how that affects my work, marine biology has always been an interest of mine, so I’m super excited ... That treaty defines the boundaries of what parts of Antarctica is “wilderness.” It defines what wilderness even is.
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Public officials urge halt to the spread of rampant disinformation around Hurricane Helene

Yahoo Daily News 07 Oct 2024
... false claims of FEMA stealing money from donations, the government controlling the weather from Antarctica or forcing people out of the region in order to mine its lithium, and a slew of other rumors.
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Review: This is the F#$%ing News by Patrick Gower

RNZ 02 Oct 2024
By David Hill, Kete Books ... Media memoirs ... So far, so boyish ... He holds up a motorcade in Agra; asks Donald Trump ''What sort of President would you be for the world?'' (excellent); flies to Antarctica; watches Bernie Monk cry inside the Pike River Mine.
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Outfitted: Hiking favorites

Aspen Times 21 Jul 2024
1. Amundsen Cityscape Shorts. Norwegian company Amundsen — named after the legendary, early 20th century Antarctica explorer Roald Amundsen — is a new favorite of mine for their blend of traditional design and innovative features ... 2 ... $169, Mammut.com. 3 ... .
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Are we heading for a new Cold War in Antarctica?

The Spectator 18 May 2024
Russia’s reported discovery of 510 billion barrels of oil in Antarctica has led to warnings of a new ‘Cold War’ of sorts ... on mining.  Most popular ... For now, Russia is not mining in Antarctica.
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UK’s Parliament Probes Russian Oil Exploration in Antarctica

The Maritime Executive 13 May 2024
Russia’s collection of seismic data in Antarctica construed as prospecting signals a potential threat to the permanent ban on mining, with knock-on implications for the integrity of the protocol in its entirety.
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Why experts are worried about Russia's oil and gas surveys in the Antarctic

AOL 13 May 2024
He said this would "signal a potential threat to the permanent ban on mining" and the integrity of agreed-upon environmental protections for Antarctica as a whole.
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The Asteroid-Mining Renaissance Has Arrived

The Atlantic 11 May 2024
People were much more supportive of mining asteroids than other forms of frontier mining like mining the ocean floor, mining Antarctica, and mining the Alaskan tundra,” Matthew Hornsey, the lead ...
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In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

Popular Science 10 May 2024
People were much more supportive of mining asteroids than other forms of frontier mining like mining the ocean floor, mining Antarctica, and mining the Alaskan tundra,” Matthew Hornsey, lead author ...
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Behind the Ice Curtain: Antarctic Treaty Talks Hide Looming Bird Flu Catastrophe

WhoWhatWhy 02 May 2024
We wrote some recommendations last year in preparation of HPAI entering Antarctica ... The event, which ended June 8, did publish a broad closing communiqué involving a variety of minute items, including a reaffirmation of Antarctica’s mining ban.
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Autonomous tractors plow path to the future at Caterpillar’s secluded Peoria Proving Ground

Chicago Tribune 01 Apr 2024
Nearby sits the pride of Peoria, a hulking D11XE, a prototype of the first electric drive mining tractor. The D11 mining tractor, the largest bulldozer Caterpillar makes, is built exclusively at its East Peoria factory.
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Extremophiles: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today 01 Apr 2024
... lakes, acid mine drainage, cosmic rays, sunlight, Mariana Trench, dry environments such as the McMurdo Dry Valley and Atacama Desert, gold mines, and even underneath ice shelves in Antarctica.
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Top 10 gold-producing countries in the world

Business Day Online 11 Mar 2024
Gold, a precious resource vital in various sectors, is globally mined on every continent except Antarctica.� China leads as the. read more Top 10 gold-producing countries in the world� ... .
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Francesca Rudkin: Why are we so interested in heading back to the moon?

NewstalkZB 24 Feb 2024
Could space be the new Antarctica, with flags being thrown all over the place, setting precedents for property rights, and access to minerals and mining? If you look at what’s happened in low earth ...
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Scientists study levels of toxic mercury in Antarctic seals, whales

Hindustan Times 07 Feb 2024
Mojica is studying the impact of mercury, used in activities such as mining thousands of kilometers away, on Antarctica's large mammals ... George Island, the closest point in Antarctica to the Americas.

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