Living Through Extinction

By: Ruby Pommer
  • Summary

  • Science, Skepticism, Environment, Wildlife and more.
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  • 121 - Wildfire Tornadoes, Wildlife Decline & Catholic Hospitals; Nov 14th
    Nov 14 2024
    Skeptic: State of California suing Catholic hospital for refusing to care for a woman dying from a miscarriage Environment: Wildfire Tornadoes Wildlife: 73% Decline in Wildlife in 50 Years Positive: Colorado protecting patients by forcing ALL hospitals to be public about what they will not do References: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/california-sues-catholic-hospital?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=23igpb&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/california-catholic-hospital-abortion-lawsuit https://www.ncronline.org/news/catholic-hospital-offered-bucket-towels-woman-it-denied-abortion-california-ag-said https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-draconian-hospital-policies-deny-emergency-abortion-care https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-worlds-first-wildfire-tornado-blazed-a-path-of-destruction-through-australia-180982309/#:~:text=The%20Canberra%20fire%20tornado%20of,harbinger%20of%2021st%2Dcentury%20fire. https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/canberra-bushfires https://esa.act.gov.au/cbr-be-emergency-ready/bushfires/fire-tornado-video https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-14/fire-inquiry-hears-of-rare-and-extreme-fire-tornado/100457180 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2024/october/wildlife-populations-have-plummeted-by-73-percent-in-half-century.html#:~:text=Key%20findings,most%20reported%20threat%20to%20wildlife https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/10/wildlife-numbers-plummet-73-percent-over-past-half-century-report-finds https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorado-will-now-make-catholic-hospitals https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/study-most-catholic-hospitals-dont-advertise-religious-restrictions https://www.ksut.org/health-science/2023-05-03/colorado-hospitals-must-disclose-when-they-wont-provide-reproductive-care-or-lgbtq-services
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    23 mins
  • 120 The Internet Archive; Oct.31st
    Oct 31 2024

    Skeptic: See Wayback Machine Under Researched

    Environment: Making Great Use of Banana Agriculture Waste

    Wildlife: Mysterious Whalefalls by California

    Researched: The Internet Archive

    Positive: Banning Conversion Therapy in Kentucky

    References:

    https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-make-stunning-breakthrough-turning-banana-peels-into-textiles-and-renewable-fuels/#

    phttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-have-so-many-whale-remains-been-found-on-the-ocean-floor-near-los-angeles-180984694/#:~:text=The%20basins'%20deep%20troughs%20plunge,proceed%20very%20slowly%2C%20Smith%20says

    https://californiacurated.com/2024/07/17/whale-falls-a-deep-sea-spectacle-off-the-california-coast/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sill#:~:text=%3A%20a%20tabular%20body%20of%20igneous,foliation%20planes%20of%20metamorphic%20rocks https://help.archive.org/help/wayback-machine-general-information/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine https://libguides.lakeheadu.ca/c.php?g=734257&p=5282154 https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Wayback-Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/internet_Archive https://archive.org/ https://archive.org/details/etree https://archive.org/details/internetarcade http://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kentucky-gov-andy-beshear-courageously?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=23igpb&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/18/kentucky-conversion-therapy-lgbtq-legal-battle/
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    24 mins
  • 119 Algae Makes for Great Protein
    Oct 17 2024

    Skeptic: The Conservative Case That Says Trump Lost

    Environment: Heat Domes

    Researched: Algae Based Proteins

    Positive: School District Safe From Losing Counselors to Chaplains...for now

    References:

    https://lostnotstolen.org https://reason.com/volokh/2022/07/15/conservative-legal-luminaries-release-report-entitled-lost-not-stolen-the-conservative-case-that-trump-lost-and-biden-won-the-2020-presidential-election/ https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/lost-not-stolen/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/18/what-are-heat-domes-the-phenomenon-driving-record-us-temperatures#:~:text=The%20pressure%20pushes%20air%20down,temperatures%2C%20adding%20to%20a%20heatwave.


    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/intense-heat-dome-will-bring-record-breaking-temperatures-to-the-east/

    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/best-food-forward-are-algae-the-future-of-sustainable-nutrition

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833522000454

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9892066/

    https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/breaking-after-satanists-and-humanists?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=24v1p5&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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    24 mins

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