Major Oil and Gas Companies , Use Deception to Dodge , Climate Responsibility .
Gizmodo reports that big oil and gas companies have
been selling off polluting assets to no-name companies
as a sneaky way of hitting net-zero goals.
On May 11, the Environmental Defense Fund
released an analysis that highlights the dishonest means
of hitting net-zero goals and appearing greener on paper.
On May 11, the Environmental Defense Fund
released an analysis that highlights the dishonest means
of hitting net-zero goals and appearing greener on paper.
Companies like Shell, Exxon and Chevron have reportedly
offloaded gas and oil assets to smaller companies
that are not subject to oversight or public scrutiny.
Companies like Shell, Exxon and Chevron have reportedly
offloaded gas and oil assets to smaller companies
that are not subject to oversight or public scrutiny.
Companies like Shell, Exxon and Chevron have reportedly
offloaded gas and oil assets to smaller companies
that are not subject to oversight or public scrutiny.
Once these assets are sold,
years of [climate] progress
are reset instantly, Andrew Baxter, Director at EDF and one
of the analysis’ co-authors, via Gizmodo.
Once these assets are sold,
years of [climate] progress
are reset instantly, Andrew Baxter, Director at EDF and one
of the analysis’ co-authors, via Gizmodo.
According to Gizmodo, these smaller
companies typically ramp up production
which results in increased emissions.
Once you multiply this across potentially
hundreds of assets a year, year over year,
this is a really scary phenomenon with
negative environmental impacts, Andrew Baxter, Director at EDF and one
of the analysis’ co-authors, via Gizmodo.
In addition to the climate problem,
there’s a major disclosure problem that
undermines accountability in this space, Gabriel Malek, a project manager at EDF and one of the analysis’ co-authors, via Gizmodo.
In 2022, the International Energy Agency found that
the fossil fuel industry was pumping out 70% more
methane emissions than what official estimates showed.
The oil and gas industry can sell their
oil and gas assets for whatever reason
that they want, but they can’t
sell their climate responsibility, Andrew Baxter, Director at EDF and one
of the analysis’ co-authors, via Gizmodo
Scientists Question Claim , That T. Rex Was as Smart, as Modern Monkeys.
'Gizmodo' reports that a team of researchers
recently investigated claims that the Tyrannosaurus rex
could have been as smart as monkeys.
Last year, a paper was published in the journal
'Comparative Neurology,' which claimed that theropods like
Tyrannosaurus rex had a “monkey-like” numbers of neurons.
According to that paper, this would have made
the Tyrannosaurus rex "not only giant but also
long-lived and endowed with flexible cognition.”.
The new paper specifically referenced the previous paper
and argues that theropods probably had “significantly
lower neuron counts than previously proposed.".
According to the team, neuron count
and brain size are “flawed” proxies for
measuring an ancient species’ intelligence.
We argue that it’s not good
practice to predict intelligence
in extinct species when neuron
counts reconstructed from
endocasts are all we have to go on, Kai Caspar, a biologist at Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf and the study’s lead author, via 'Gizmodo'.
The possibility that T. rex might
have been as intelligent as a baboon
is fascinating and terrifying,
with the potential to reinvent
our view of the past, Darren Naish, Paleozoologist at the University of
Southampton and co-author of the paper, via 'Gizmodo'.
The possibility that T. rex might
have been as intelligent as a baboon
is fascinating and terrifying,
with the potential to reinvent
our view of the past, Darren Naish, Paleozoologist at the University of
Southampton and co-author of the paper, via 'Gizmodo'.
But our study shows how
all the data we have is against
this idea. They were more
like smart giant crocodiles,
and that’s just as fascinating, Darren Naish, Paleozoologist at the University of
Southampton and co-author of the paper, via 'Gizmodo'.
'Gizmodo' reports that even if Tyrannosaurus rex
wasn't as intelligent as a modern monkey,
it was still a terrifying creature. .
The fearsome predator also has an outsized
presence in popular culture, leading theropods
to attract a high degree of interest.
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Astronomers Say , Neutron Jet Emissions , Travel at Relativistic Speeds.
Gizmodo reports that new research suggests that
the dense remains of massive stars propel jets of gas and
dust at speeds of hundreds of millions of miles per hour.
Neutron stars are the stellar remains of
some of the densest objects in the universe. .
According to new research, neutron star jets
can travel up to 70,836 miles per hour,
just over one-third the speed of light. .
Relativistic effects like time dilation and length
contraction are believed to occur at speeds
exceeding just one-tenth the speed of light. .
James Miller Jones, , an astrophysicist at Curtin University in
Australia and co-author of the research, .
notes that neutron stars are, "so dense that they can pull material off
the surface of a nearby companion star.".
That gas spirals down onto the surface
of that neutron star where it gets very,
very hot and dense. Once enough of it
builds up nuclear fusion reactions
start to happen on the surface, James Miller Jones, astrophysicist at Curtin University
in Australia and co-author, via 'Gizmodo'.
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array and the
International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory, researchers found that thermonuclear explosions on
distant stars kickstart these high-speed jet emissions. .
When these explosions occurred, they generated
high-speed jets and bright X-rays which made
it possible for researchers to measure speeds. .
The findings suggest that the staggering
speed of these emissions is close to escape
speed, or the needed velocity for material to
escape the neutron star's gravitational speed. .
Gizmodo reports that the team's results will inform
future models of jet formation and could help reveal
some of the most extreme physics in the universe.
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AT&T Confirms Data Breach , Affected 73 Million Customers.
73 million current and former
AT&T customers have had their sensitive
data compromised in a hack that some outlets
say dates back to 2021, Gizmodo reports.
The data, which includes social security numbers, email addresses, birthdates, phone numbers and AT&T account information, .
was located two weeks ago in a data
set released on the dark web.
It's not clear if it was AT&T's systems that were breached or if the information was stolen from one of the company's vendors.
Currently, AT&T does not have evidence
of unauthorized access to its systems
resulting in exfiltration of the data set, AT&T, via statement.
The company is communicating
proactively with those impacted and
will be offering credit monitoring at
our expense where applicable, AT&T, via statement.
As a precaution, AT&T has reset the
passcodes of its current customers. .
The company will be reaching out to customers whose information has been compromised. .
AT&T advises those who are worried about their accounts to monitor activity and credit reports.
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