One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible. [Home - NOAA Ocean Acidificatio...](
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.
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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. [nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...](https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/ntn-gradient-maps/ ) https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreicrbaqmiaclul6rtvvqicgimvt3n2io5k5ppru4om4r3kjlu5hsku https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreiaze3as6dfmv2wpldj6dwx3q3efhxozzos6njxssrnrybpwrkub3a
Evergreen cartoon https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreicvbfzlb256yi5gdyrcdio4bxtjwb237tqlv55zgiycroisxr7ed4
A colleague just had to convince her institution that the FAIR data principles are not DEI. [FAIR data - Wikipedia](
FAIR data - Wikipedia
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We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
It's amazing that all cities don't do this. [A million cars have disappeare...](https://www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-million-cars-have-disappeared-what-nyc-is-like-after-one-month-of-congestion-pricing )
I usually don't look at Nextdoor but this message "Someone missing a goat?" intrigued me. 🐐 https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreigu2s7o5wjlmzbzqmcvxsr4mhlvlemho4nxjwfckbuo6lfgqkyshq
Farewell, social cost of carbon πŸ₯² [www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...](
The White House
Unleashing American Energy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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The "Free Our Feeds" campaign aims to protect social media from billionaire control by establishing a public-interest foundation. The initiative aims to ensure that the AT Protocol, the underlying technology of Bluesky, remains open and accessible to all. ['Free Our Feeds' campaign aims...](
TechCrunch
'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proofΒ Bluesky’s tech | TechCrunch
The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ...
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I’m still pissed at JSTOR. https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreihdykaiwuuphmdefbhcc3dpf6tqv2b7xhigggidaaerqrdjepnjqu