Dennis Bours
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Experienced evaluator and validation expert with over two decades of international career growth, specializing in assessments, evidence-based learning, and resilience measurement across human and natural systems.
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📰 Journalism today faces rising challenges—from misinformation to shrinking newsrooms. Sentient Media explores how truth-telling is evolving in a complex media landscape.
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#Journalism #MediaEthics #PressFreedom #NewsIntegrity
Journalism Has Become More Challenging, for Reporters and Sources
Researchers are more reluctant to give interviews since Trump returned to the White House.
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The US has cancelled $7B in solar energy grants, sparking backlash and a lawsuit against the EPA. Critics say it undermines clean energy goals and climate resilience.
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#SolarEnergy #EPA #ClimatePolicy #CleanTech #ESG
ESG News Recap: E.P.A. Sued Over Canceled Renewable Grants
Nonprofit groups, companies, and unions are suing the Environmental Protection Agency after $7 billion worth of solar grants were cancelled.
impakter.com
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So interesting! Materials without minds can mimic lifelike behavior—adapting, reacting, and even “deciding” under certain conditions. Noema dives into how physics and complexity blur the line between life and matter.
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#ComplexSystems #Physics #Emergence #Science
The Surprisingly Lifelike Behavior Of Mindless Material - NOEMA
New ways of studying the origin of life are leading to a better understanding of consciousness and the mind.
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Does charging an EV cost less than fuelling with petrol? It depends on location, electricity rates, and driving habits. In many cases, EVs still win on cost—but not always.
🔗 cleantechnica.com/20...
#EV #ElectricVehicles #FuelCosts #CleanTransport #EnergyPrices
Does Electricity For An EV Cost Less Than Gasoline? It Depends. - CleanTechnica
A story in the New York Times focuses on the cost of driving 100 miles in an EV, a hybrid, and a conventional. The answer may surprise you.
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Global renewable energy hit record highs in 2025, with solar and wind leading the charge 🌍. Ember’s report shows clean power now supplies over 30% of global electricity—marking a major shift in the energy landscape.
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#Renewables #CleanEnergy #Solar #Wind #ClimateAction
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewables | Grist
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
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🌊 Marine heatwaves in the NE Pacific disrupt carbon cycling: small particles accumulate in mid-depths, slowing carbon export. 2015 & 2019 events show major shifts in plankton & food webs. Long-term data is key to tracking these changes.
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#MarineHeatwaves #CarbonCycle
Marine heatwaves modulate food webs and carbon transport processes
Nature Communications - A decade of BGC-Argo and plankton records shows North Pacific heatwaves reshape food webs and trap small particles in midwater, slowing deep-ocean carbon export. Impacts...
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Fossil fuels impact more than the climate—they contaminate our food systems from production to packaging. CIEL’s report reveals how petrochemicals threaten health, soil, and food security.
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#FoodSystems #FossilFuels #Health #Petrochemicals #ClimateJustice
From Frack to Fork: How Fossil Fuels Poison our Food Systems - Center for International Environmental Law
Half of today’s fertilizers are made from fossil fuels — driving climate chaos and health harms. Learn how we can break free and build just food systems.
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A new study shows Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia face the highest number of climate-related natural disasters in Latin America & the Caribbean. Hydrological and thermal events dominate, with moderate links to GHG emissions.
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#GHG #Mexico #Brazil #Colombia #DisasterRisk #LAC
Frontiers | Impact of climate change on natural hazard-induced disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change-related disasters represent nature's response to the severe and cumulative damage generated by human activities. This article aims to examine ...
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cientists in Alaska are studying ancient microbes released by thawing permafrost. These microbes may influence greenhouse gas emissions, helping researchers better understand climate feedback mechanisms.
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#ClimateScience #Permafrost #Microbiology #GHG #Research
Ancient Alaska microbes' thaw helps understanding of climate change feedback loop
Using samples gathered from a permafrost tunnel north of Fairbanks, researchers have awakened microbes that were last active as far back as 40,000 years ago.
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🦜🌍 IUCN’s latest report shows 5% of bird species are at risk, Arctic seals face growing threats of extinction - but there’s hope: green turtle populations are recovering thanks to conservation efforts.
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#Biodiversity #Conservation #GreenTurtle #WildlifeRecovery #IUCN
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
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Nestlé has exited a global alliance aimed at cutting methane emissions from dairy production. The move raises questions about corporate climate commitments in agriculture.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sust...
#Methane #Dairy #ClimateAction #Nestlé #Sustainability
Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions
Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming.
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The Hill outlines how Trump’s stance on climate change—calling it a hoax and rolling back key policies—continues to influence GOP climate narratives and hinders bipartisan progress on emissions and energy reform.
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#ClimatePolicy #USPolitics #GHG #Energy
Climate change is not a ‘con job’ 
I am not drinking some liberal pro-environment ivory tower Kool-aid about climate change. Instead, it has been my own experiments, which were never focused on climate change, that have been telling…
thehill.com
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Japan’s first osmotic power plant runs 24/7, using freshwater and seawater to generate clean energy. While efficiency is still low, it marks a promising step toward sustainable, emission-free power. ⚡🌊 #OsmoticEnergy #Japan #Renewables #CleanTech
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Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater
A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.
www.zmescience.com
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Before & after photos reveal the dramatic retreat of Swiss glaciers, highlighting the urgent reality of climate change. Visual evidence shows how fast ice is vanishing across the Alps. 🌍📸 #ClimateCrisis #GlacierMelting #Switzerland #ETHZurich
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Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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Climate change is costing companies billions—and many still aren’t adapting fast enough. A new report urges firms to factor climate risks into strategy before it’s too late.
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#ClimateRisk #BusinessStrategy #Sustainability #Adaptation
When Will Companies Grasp the Cost of Climate Change?
Resilience is on the minds of many executives. But often companies are "flying blind" when it comes to the true cost of climate risks.
time.com
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Locally led development must truly centre local voices—not just in name but in practice. This piece urges donors and implementers to shift power and prioritise community agency.
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#LocalLeadership #Development #CommunityDriven #PowerShift
Keeping the local in locally led development - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Locally led development should above all focus on the truly local sites where disadvantage and local political leadership occur, says Mark Moran.
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A global study reveals livestock are increasingly vulnerable to climate change—especially in low-income regions. Heat stress, disease, and feed shortages threaten food security and rural livelihoods.
🔗 phys.org/news/2025-1...
#ClimateImpact #Livestock #FoodSecurity #GlobalSouth #SustainableAg
Global analysis assesses livestock vulnerability to climate change
With a pioneering, comprehensive approach on a global scale, Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that allows them to project the physiological responses of herds of different production ...
phys.org
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Agrivoltaics are booming! Despite policy clampdowns, new systems are merging solar panels with crops—boosting yields, saving water, and making land use more efficient. Innovation keeps pushing forward!
🔗 cleantechnica.com/20...
#Agrivoltaics #ClimateSolutions #GreenTech #SustainableFarming
New Agrivoltaic Solutions Keep Bubbling Up Across The US
Solar farming innovators continue to push the envelope on agrivoltaic practices that support agricultural productivity and resiliency.
cleantechnica.com
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Measuring buy-in is key to evaluating implementation fidelity, says Michelle Graham. Without stakeholder commitment, even well-designed programmes can fall short. AEA365 makes the case for tracking engagement.
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#Evaluation #ImplementationFidelity #StakeholderEngagement
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Interesting read! Globalisation is under fire. A new piece argues it was the world’s worst economic bet—fueling inequality, empowering rivals like China, and leaving the West vulnerable.
🔗 foreignpolicy.com/20...
#Globalisation #Economics #USChina #ForeignPolicy #TradeWars
Is Globalization a Lost Cause?
How an idea that promised a brave new world seemingly delivered dystopia instead.
foreignpolicy.com
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Climate change is driving financial instability. Experts urge central banks to adopt a climate risk buffer—a safeguard to absorb losses from climate-related shocks and protect the banking system.
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#ClimateRisk #Banking #GreenFinance #FinancialStability #CentralBanking
Climate risk buffer needed to mitigate banks' climate change losses, says nonprofit
It’s been 10 years since Canadian prime minister Mark Carney made his landmark speech on the tragedy of the horizons when he was governor of the Bank of
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Tonga’s internet lifeline—undersea cables—was severed by a volcanic eruption, exposing the Pacific island’s digital fragility. The story highlights the urgent need for resilient infrastructure in remote regions.
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#Tonga #Volcano #PacificIslands #Infrastructure
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian
A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life
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