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[[Foundational-Resource Extraction]] | |||
[[Effects-Resource Extraction]] | |||
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===== High rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable ===== | |||
[https://theconversation.com/high-rises-made-out-of-wood-what-matters-in-whether-mass-timber-buildings-are-sustainable-240416?utm_content=buffer182c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=buffer by Brent Sohngen 12/11/24 The Conversation] | |||
Companies behind these “mass timber” projects say that wood is a lower-carbon alternative to steel or concrete and brings other benefits, such as faster construction time and lower cost than concrete and steel. Advocates say the wood materials, made of compressed layers of wood with glue, offer good fire safety as well. | |||
===== How to harvest water from clouds of fog ===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/06/1203891520/drought-climate-change-fog-harvesting by Kat Lonsdorf, Claire Harbage npr] | |||
LAARE, Kenya – Jacob Murungi and his wife don't sleep much. Instead, they spend their nights in the local forest high in the mountains of central Kenya collecting water — from the trees. | |||
===== Scientists find DNA proof of swine feces in North Carolina homes ===== | ===== Scientists find DNA proof of swine feces in North Carolina homes ===== | ||
