Environmental Discussion Are you a 'tree hugger'? Discuss the environmental aspects of the hybrid Prius, cars in general, & other environmental issues. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:13:08 +0000 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:13:08 +0000 PriusChat https://priuschat.com/forum/environmental-discussion.27/ Green news and more V17.24 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:58:10 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-24.260405/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-24.260405/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
A 25-year-old astronomer used a 4-inch telescope in a wooden shed to spot a signal that helped open the door to discovering thousands of planets...

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The general:

Burden of Disease - Our World in Data

and some specifics:

Report: US...

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Ocean heat content, previously used to understand hurricane dynamics better, can also reveal where to go deep-sea fishing
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021170825.htm

Apparently we don't understand ocean-surface evaporation very well...

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Termite mound in African woodland. These houses are often co-inhabited by other species. In this case,...

'Environmental' images]]> 18 Green news and more V17.23 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:07:55 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-23.260300/ https://priuschat.com/threads/green-news-and-more-v17-23.260300/ invalid@example.com (eaglesight333) eaglesight333
A 15-year-old in Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that swims like a snapping turtle instead of using loud propellers,...

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https://ecofriend.com/the-role-of-cycling-in-green-transportation.html...

Green news and more V17.22]]> 6 extra Environmental Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:36:01 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/extra-environmental.254635/ https://priuschat.com/threads/extra-environmental.254635/ invalid@example.com (vvillovv) vvillovv I've had a few that could easily be explained away as normal ie: most of us experiences things of that nature at least once in our lives.
This is just a set of 4 seemingly connected stories of macobre events linked to at the beginning of the last story that's 7 minutes long, since 40 minutes might be to long for many to watch through such an unusual and untypical set of events....

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The Beartooth Highway links Montana and Wyoming near Yellowstone, and its high-altitude stretch turns a simple drive into one of America’s most dramatic...

Green news and more V17.21]]> 6 Ebola in Kenya Sun, 24 May 2026 21:28:10 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/ebola-in-kenya.260065/ https://priuschat.com/threads/ebola-in-kenya.260065/ invalid@example.com (Georgina Rudkus) Georgina Rudkus
We no longer be l ongoing to t h e World Health Organization.

DOGE fired and hollowed out HHS.

it's coming here. Just takes one infected passenger.]]> 7 Sea-level doom from Antarctic melting Fri, 22 May 2026 23:06:41 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/sea-level-doom-from-antarctic-melting.251196/ https://priuschat.com/threads/sea-level-doom-from-antarctic-melting.251196/ invalid@example.com (tochatihu) tochatihu
ITGC Thwaites Glacier

Thwaites glacier melt is now raising sea level by about 2 millimeters per year (within total 3.5 to 4 mm/yr). If it all goes, would increase sea level by 65 cm. Ice guys think that could happen in about 2 centuries.

Other ice contributes to sea-level rise but all taken together seem unlikely to raise sea level by > 1 meter by year 2100. That's not enough to trash...

Sea-level doom from Antarctic melting]]> 100 Hantavirus Fri, 22 May 2026 15:43:31 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/hantavirus.259983/ https://priuschat.com/threads/hantavirus.259983/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of legendary actor Gene Hackman, tragically died from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a severe respiratory illness contracted from infected rodents. [1, 2]
Arakawa likely...​

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https://ecofriend.com/eco-conscious-funeral-choices-families-are-considering-more-often.html...

Green news and more V17.20]]> 6 Mushroom madness Sat, 16 May 2026 20:37:11 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/mushroom-madness.260022/ https://priuschat.com/threads/mushroom-madness.260022/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web Three more people sick in California amid ‘unprecedented outbreak’ due to toxic mushrooms | California | The Guardian

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Since November 2025, California has seen 47 cases of people accidentally foraging and eating poisonous wild mushrooms, including death caps, which can resemble edible species, and western destroying angel mushrooms. Four people have died and several have required...​

Mushroom madness]]> 12 Indiana Student caught with pathogen mailed from China Fri, 15 May 2026 14:53:01 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/indiana-student-caught-with-pathogen-mailed-from-china.259741/ https://priuschat.com/threads/indiana-student-caught-with-pathogen-mailed-from-china.259741/ invalid@example.com (vvillovv) vvillovv


No surprise, not after finding out about NIH funding dual American/Chinese Gain-of-Function research at Wuhan labs.

NIH director admits taxpayers funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan — four years after COVID pandemic began
Even though NIH...

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A storm in the United States tore open the ground and exposed 15 treasures hidden for more than 100 million years...

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Efficiency Gains Through Sustainable Warehouse Practices...

Green news and more V17.18]]> 6 Less bad Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:44:20 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/less-bad.259862/ https://priuschat.com/threads/less-bad.259862/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say | Trump administration | The Guardian

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The fundamental economic fact is the capital cost of renewable energy has reached (exceeded) the cost of fossil and nuclear power plants. The long term trends are for renewables.

Although newer nuclear technologies are being demonstrated such...

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What they observed over the course of 90 minutes in the branches of a tree in the midst of a storm seems straight...

Green news and more V17.17]]> 7 Home Solar Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:37:35 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/home-solar.252290/ https://priuschat.com/threads/home-solar.252290/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web View attachment 264245

Requirements:
  • Maximum billing, $0.12/kWh, reduction not taxable
  • Minimize power to grid, $0.05/kWh, taxable income
  • Expandable
Proposed $61,000 solution:
  • 6 kW
    • 400 W panels
  • Integrat with existing emergency generator
    • 16 kW, $0.45/kWh
    • natural gas fueled
    • 30-35 seconds startup
  • Load managing, smart...

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The oldest reptile skin prints ever seen have been discovered in Germany, and what is most surprising is that they are almost 300 million years...

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