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Environmental defenders being killed in record numbers globally, new research reveals

Activists, wildlife rangers and indigenous leaders are dying violently at the rate of about four a week, with a growing sense around the world that ‘anyone can kill environmental defenders

July 13, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Type: Article

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US approves oil drilling in Alaska waters, prompting fears for marine life

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Italian company plans to drill four exploration wells in the Arctic, which some say will endanger polar bears, bowhead whales and other marine mammals

July 14, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Biofuels need 'to be improved for battle against climate change'

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Royal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but says more should come from waste rather than food crops.

July 14, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Major Investigation Into Congressional Blackmail Scheme; Media Remains Silent

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A family of rogue congressional IT staffers got paid millions of dollars for mostly no-show, no-performance jobs by over 20 House members, many of them on sensitive House committees.

July 12, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

New Development Makes Next-Level Brain Implants Possible

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DARPA's Neural Engineering System Design project is creating a flexible, lightweight, comfortable implant chip that uses data telemetry and wireless power to function. This is the technology needed to support Elon Musk's "neural lace" and other BCIs.