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• U.S. Judge Orders Reinstatement of Washington Slavery Exhibit

  17-02-2026 07:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesA federal judge has ruled that an exhibit about people enslaved by George Washington, the first president of the United States, must be temporarily restored at Washington's former home in Philadelphia. In her decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe said that all materials must be restored in their original condition and compared Trump administration's efforts to sanitize history to Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's dystopian...
  
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• "Daunting But Doable": Europe Urged to Prepare for 3C of Global Heating

  17-02-2026 07:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisKeeping Europe safe from extreme weather "is not rocket science," a top researcher has said, as the EU's climate advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3C of global heating. The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change describes current efforts to adapt to rising temperatures as "insufficient, largely incremental [and] often coming too late" and suggests preparing for a world 2.8-3.3C hotter than preindustrial...
  
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• Report Dismisses Claims That AI Can Help Fix Climate As Greenwashing

  17-02-2026 07:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisThe claim that generative AI can help avert climate breakdown—made by several tech companies—is largely empty, according to a new report. The research, commissioned by nonprofits including Beyond Fossil Fuels and Climate Action Against Disinformation, did not find a single example where popular tools such as Google's Gemini or Microsoft's Copilot were leading to a "material, verifiable, and substantial" reduction in planet-heating emissions.
  
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• Glacier Grafting: How an Indigenous Art Is Countering Water Scarcity

  17-02-2026 07:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraAs Pakistan grapples with the effects of rising temperatures that are melting its glaciers, residents in the country's high-altitude Himalayan region have adopted a traditional technique that dates back to the 14th century, known as glacier grafting, to counter water scarcity. Pakistan, home to an estimated 13,000 glaciers, ranks among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations, even though it contributes less than one percent of global...
  
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