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oliver kellhammer

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land art and ecological repair services, writer, connoisseur of failed utopias, camp counsellor for intellectuals, part-time assistant professor at Parsons.

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 6h

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The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 10h

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In just one day, volunteers found hundreds of birds that crashed into GTA buildings | CBC News

More than 300 birds that had crashed into windows across the Greater Toronto Area were found last Wednesday by a volunteer-based organization that finds and keeps records on bird safety. Most did not ...

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 1d

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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 1d

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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 2d

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Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 3d

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Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 4d

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‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations

New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered species

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 5d

Study finds US asthma inhalers produce same emissions as 500,000 cars

Researchers say inhalers in the US alone generate annual emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars.

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 6d

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The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 7d

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 7d

Nairobi’s ‘Birdman’: Rescuing raptors on the streets of Kenya’s capital

Rodgers Oloo Magutha, who’s lived much of his life on the streets, has big dreams of one day opening a bird shelter.

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 8d

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In Georgia, a ‘Sponge Park’ Floods So the Neighborhood Won’t

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 8d

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How Cities Are Beating the Heat (Gift Article)

The world is hot — and only getting hotter. We looked at what places around the globe are doing to keep cool.

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 8d

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Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 9d

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Now you can be buried in a coffin made of fungi | CBC News

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out a new green burial option available in Canada, see where companies' climate targets are going and find out how well compostable dishes and c...

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 14d

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US Latinos mobilize to monitor – and improve – local air quality: ‘We have to fix it’

As Latino communities ramp up air quality monitoring, Trump’s EPA moves to weaken pollution regulations

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 15d

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Here's what happens when 'compostable' products become litter | CBC News

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a similar path. Marketplace set out to determine how items would break down if t...

oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 17d

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China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035. It came as more than 100 world leaders lined ...

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 18d

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Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows

New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 19d

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‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant lands

Agroforestry systems in Latin America practised by local communities are a boon to biodiversity, according to research

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 20d

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Consumed by convenience: The culture of disposability

When Saabira Chaudhuri began covering consumer-goods companies for The Wall Street Journal, she thought she was writing about marketing campaigns, product launches, and quarterly results. What she fou...

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 25d

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Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’

Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 26d

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How an engineering student turned red Solo cups into stylish sweaters: ‘A lot of trial and error’

Lauren Choi wanted to give plastic a second life. Her experiment turned into The New Norm, a sustainable textile startup

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · 29d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us

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oliver kellhammer @okellhammer.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Scientists trace heat waves back to individual fossil fuel companies, with potentially sweeping courtroom implications | CNN

For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of ex...