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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2h

📮 Australia Post 🇦🇺 didn’t just meet its emissions goals, it overshot them, slashed emissions well past expectations and now powers all its operational sites entirely with #renewable energy 🌿⚡

reneweconomy.com.au

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2h

Guterres urges countries to ‘seize this historic opportunity’ as renewable energy use grows

With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming.

news.un.org

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2h

#Renewable energy (☀️💨💧) just passed coal as the world’s top source of electricity ⚡, thanks to huge growth in #solar and #wind power across developing countries 🌱🚀

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to a big push in #solar and #wind, Spain🇪🇸 has cut the role of gas and coal in setting power prices: now fossil fuels influence the grid just ~19% of the time (down from ~75% in 2019), making Spain one of Europe’s cheapest electricity markets. 💡⚡🔌

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe's cheapest electricity markets

Wind and solar met almost half of Spain’s electricity demand in the first half of 2025 (46%), up from 27% in the same period in 2019.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers at the University of Arizona built a 25-foot #solar drying tower that uses natural heat to dry fruits and veggies in hours (not days), helping cut food waste and #emissions. It even recovers water from the process. 🌞🍏💦

University of Arizona researchers develop solar tower to fight food waste

A 25-foot tower prototype dries fruits and vegtables in hours, cutting emissions and preserving water.

www.kgun9.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio of scientists for immune discoveries

American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

www.usatoday.com

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in #Medicine went to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering how the immune system uses regulatory #Tcells (via the FOXP3 gene) to prevent it from attacking our own body. A finding that could lead to new treatments for #autoimmune diseases and #cancer. 🧬

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

A Canadian🇨🇦 company called #Voltai just raised about USD 1.3 million to scale up its “top-like” #wave energy converters that can be attached to ships or offshore structures to turn ocean motion into clean power. 🌊

Top-like ocean wave energy tech gets USD 1.3 million funding push

A Canadian company has secured major funding for its top-like ocean wave system designed to power vessels with renewable energy.

interestingengineering.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois drivers can now use Universal #EVChargers’ new system, where every #fast-charging session costs a flat $15 (no surprise fees), regardless of how long you charge. ⚡🔌🚗

Universal EV Chargers debuts $15 flat-rate fast charging across Illinois

Universal EV Chargers brings $15 flat-rate DC fast charging to Illinois, offering simple, affordable fast charging statewide.

electrek.co

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater

A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Japan🇯🇵 has just switched on Asia’s first #osmotic power plant in Fukuoka, which runs 24/7 by mixing #fresh and #salt water💦 to generate about 880,000 kWh annually. That's enough to power around 220 homes 💧⚡️

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Ottawa announces $5M to install 157 new electric vehicle chargers across Atlantic Canada

The federal government has announced $5 million in funding to install 157 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Atlantic Canada.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

The Canadian🍁 government is putting more than $5 million into building 157 new #EV #charging stations across Atlantic Canada (in places like workplaces, housing complexes, and Indigenous hubs) to make it easier for people to drive electric. 🔌🚗

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful lithium batteries in written-off EVs now hot property at salvage auctions

Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy

www.theguardian.com

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 1d

At salvage auctions across Australia🇦🇺, demand for secondhand #EV 🚗 #batteries🔋is surging. Even systems that aren’t useful for a vehicle anymore can help support a home with #solar panels or act as an #off-grid energy #storage system.🦘🔌☀️

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2d

From restaurant kitchens to commercial jets: The greasy trail of used cooking oil

We followed the trail of grease from the kitchens of Le Diplomate and other D.C. restaurants to the commercial planes using alternative fuels.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2d

Restaurants are collecting used cooking oil and converting it into “sustainable aviation fuel” ( #SAF ) for jets. It generates up to about 80 % fewer #emissions than conventional jet fuel, though scaling it is tricky because there simply isn’t enough grease to meet all demand ✈️🌱

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2d

Carrier wants to pair batteries with air conditioners to help the grid

Utilities are struggling to meet demand as AI data centers surge. Equipping air conditioners with batteries could be an easy and hugely scalable way to…

www.canarymedia.com

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2d

Carrier is experimenting with hooking #batteries to home air conditioners so that the AC can run off stored power during peak #grid stress, helping reduce strain (and carbon emissions) on the wider electricity system ⚡️

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for the Mind Your Business newsletter. I find it always informative and inspiring in terms of ideas and latest trends in the industry.

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 3d

Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years

Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted rivers

www.theguardian.com

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 3d

Swimmers dive into #Chicago river after 98 years. Some 300 swimmers looped through downtown Chicago in the first official river #swim since 1927, a milestone made possible by decades of cleanup, starting with the creation of the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency and #CleanWaterAct in the 1970s. 💦🏞️

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 3d

In parallel, high courts in 2024 and 2025 have unanimously ruled the marriage ban unconstitutional, signalling mounting legal and social pressure for national reform.

Same-Sex Partnership Systems Cover More than 90% of Japan’s Population a Decade After Introduction

A decade after the introduction of same-sex partnership systems in the Tokyo municipalities of Shibuya and Setagaya, coverage has expanded to 92.5% of the Japanese population.

www.nippon.com

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 3d

Same-sex partnership systems now cover 92% of Japan’s 🇯🇵 population. Ten years after Shibuya and Setagaya launched Japan’s first #same-sex partnership schemes, 530 municipalities across 33 prefectures now offer them, reaching 92.5% of the population.

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 4d

I think the article discusses various diseases, conditions and natural biological stages such as menopause, that are unique to women and unfortunately have been historically not studied in as much depth.