Scientists tracked a young #whale's journey before he vanished. What they learned could help save his species.
#Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be extinct in 3 decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate. Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction …but time is running out.
So far this year, a dead female turned up off Virginia w/ a dislocated spine, a calf was discovered in Georgia w/head lacerations, & a young female was found — again in Georgia — w/ a fractured skull. All the injuries are consistent with #vessel strikes.
The delay has frustrated #whale advocates, who say more urgency is required. “As we watch this species go extinct one by one, the solution sits idle in the hands of the administration,” said Kathleen Collins, a snr marine campaign manager at the Intl Fund for #AnimalWelfare.
As a 1-yr-old, #Bishop managed to weave through #vessel-filled waters unscathed. Other #RightWhales aren’t as lucky.
OH SNAPS! The #EU just passed its Green Claims Directive banning #greenwashing - including carbon off-setting "carbon neutral" claims COUGH APPLE WATCH COUGH
For my industry, this will force more traceability to substantiate green claims. AKA a GOOD thing!
Friendly reminder, if you can't report an ad on X, you CAN report it to the FTC. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/native-advertising-guide-businesses
They investigate not just ad content, but also presentation.
If YouTubers are expected to disclose ads and sponsors, billionaires should be held to the same standards.
Spread the word! Make sure you let the folks still on Xitter know, and maybe we can help rack up a few fines 👍
A recent survey shows majorities of American adults would like technology companies or the government to restrict the spread of false information online.
#Senate#Democrats opened an investigation on Thurs into #Trump’s meeting w/ #oil & #gas execs last month to determine whether Trump offered a “policies-for-money transaction” [#bribe ] when he asked for $1B for his 2024 campaign so he could retake the White House & delete #POTUS#Biden’s #climate#regulations.
One company in particular, #GeneralMills, maker of CocoaPuffs & LuckyCharms cereals, has launched a multi-pronged campaign that capitalizes on the teachings of the #AntiDiet movement…. General Mills has toured the country touting anti-diet research it claims proves the harms of “food shaming” [it does harm, but doesn’t necessitate unhealthy food habits].
The Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a genetic test for detecting hundreds of gene variants associated with a higher risk of developing certain cancers.
A start-up biotechnology company says it received the okay for its investigational new drug application of an anti-viral drug to treat a whole class of seasonal flu strains.
Had an interesting discussion yesterday with a small business owner (3 employees) complaining about the #accessibility#regulations they have to comply with and pay for.
"There will soon be new EU regulations for accessible websites I'll be forced to comply with and pay for. How should I afford that? If it is important for the state to integrate accessibility, why doesn't the state pay for it?"
Musk endangers his workers while he spends his days railing against USG regs. & taxes. Many business owners, who vote Republican, aren't concerned about their employees, until they get caught, pay fines, forced to...
Musk’s Vegas Tunnel Project Has Been Racking Up Safety Violations. The Boring Co’s tiny Las Vegas Loop is all that’s come of his promises to build superfast mass-transit “hyperloops.” Workers say its tunnels are packed with chem. sludge.
A ‘zero-deforestation’ approach overseas
while logging continues in NSW
"The Committee had recommended the Government prevent UK businesses from trading in commodities linked to UN-defined deforestation in all cases, regardless of whether the deforestation was illegal or permitted by local laws. This ‘zero-deforestation’ approach would encourage consistency in trading such commodities across UK and European markets, increasing protections for areas at risk of deforestation."
"But in its response to the Committee’s report, The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation, the Government said it believed “the only way to achieve zero global deforestation in supply chains is to work in partnership with producer countries – and that working in partnership requires us to uphold and respect national laws.”
For an article I'm writing that involves penalties detailed in this section of federal regulations, should I quote directly or just paraphrase? #regulations
Republicans at the federal & state level, are destroying democracy & Americans' future finances & well-being:
"Two Trump judges & a Bush judge in the 5th Circuit just ruled that private equity gets to steal your pension, lying about private equity returns in the process."
M Stoller
A fed appeals court struck down the US SEC’s rules requiring hedge funds & private equity firms to detail quarterly fees & expenses to investors.
#Republicans appear committed to politically dying on a number of hills that time has passed by. Their commitment to gutting voting rolls and restricting #votingRights, their obsession with women’s reproductive abilities, and their hatred of #regulations and #democracy in the workplace are increasingly seen by average American voters as out-of-touch and out-of-date.