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Does science have trouble seeing governments?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by

From ‘Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes’, Science, January 10, 2025: The AES project would occupy several sites totaling 3000 hectares, and the plants making hydrogen and ammonia with renewable energy would be sited just 5 kilometers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Scicomm, Science | Tagged carbon credits, Cerro Armazones, Cerro Paranal, Chile, clean energy, European Southern Observatory, Extremely Large Telescope, Mauna Kea, Science journal, SpaceX Starlink, Thirty Meter Telescope, Very Large Telescope | Comments Off

Does science have trouble seeing governments?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by

Posted in Analysis, Scicomm, Science | Tagged carbon credits, carbon trading, Cerro Armazones, Cerro Paranal, Chile, climate change, European Southern Observatory, Extremely Large Telescope, green hydrogen, renewable energy, Science journal, SpaceX Starlink, Thirty Metre Telescope, Very Large Telescope | Comments Off

On the International Day of Light, remembering darkness

Posted on May 16, 2021 by

Today is the International Day of Light. According to a UNESCO note: The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Scicomm, Science | Tagged astronomical twilight, atmospheric pollution, darkness, ecological commons, geological commons, Indian Astronomical Observatory, International Day of Light, light pollution, night sky, night sky commons, Project Kuiper, SpaceX Starlink | Comments Off