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Disclaimer
This is not a complaint, since I understand that this world is under the control of the chief evil - Satan. 1 John 5:19
This OP is making an observation, and an analysis of awareness.
Entertainment
Recently, I saw an intro to a film (I think it's Disney) called "The Love Bug".
After seeing this intro, I was appalled at he thought of watching the film.
I thought to myself... so much money goes into making cars that actually run, in this movie (it's not an animation), and then those cars are wrecked, to be repaired again.
Then, what's useless is scrapped to contribute to pollution, and replaced with new parts, to be banged up, and destroyed.
Reminds me of this kid who takes his toy and bangs it against the wall until it shatters. Then cries till he gets a new one, and repeats that same routine.
Science
NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.
The discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water – key to life as we know it – under the right atmospheric conditions, but the chances are highest with the three in the habitable zone.
“This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”
The planets also are very close to each other. If a person was standing on one of the planet’s surface, they could gaze up and potentially see geological features or clouds of neighboring worlds, which would sometimes appear larger than the moon in Earth’s sky.
The planets may also be tidally locked to their star, which means the same side of the planet is always facing the star, therefore each side is either perpetual day or night. This could mean they have weather patterns totally unlike those on Earth, such as strong winds blowing from the day side to the night side, and extreme temperature changes.
NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World
SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life
News
By Conor Feehly published November 13, 2023
New funding will allow the SETI Institute to consolidate and expand its search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
The Allen Telescope Array. (Image credit: Seth Shostak/SETI Institute)
For a number of decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) has been combing the stars for signs of a technologically advanced civilization lurking in their midst. And although no such signs have materialized so far, it's worth considering that we have only been looking at a small speck of the cosmos — and for a fleeting amount of time.
Thus, a new philanthropic gift for the SETI Institute, to the tune of 200 million dollars, will ensure the SETI Institute's efforts will continue long into the future, giving astronomers the best chance of answering one of the most intriguing scientific and philosophical questions our species grapples with — are we alone?
The SETI Institute, founded in 1984 [SETI STARTED SMALL. In 1960... With funding from NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF)], is a non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education organization that employs over 100 scientists across 173 separate programs. Research grants form the bulk of SETI's federal funding, yet most projects the Institute carries out are dependent on philanthropic and private funding. SETI has an annual operating budget that usually falls between 25 and 30 million, which means the gift will quite greatly ensure the continued operations of the Institute for years to come.
The pollution caused by rocket launches
Nasa
Apollo 8 Saturn V launch (Credit: Nasa)
Rocket launches are an integral part of our 21st-Century world. But how do we stop their polluting exhausts accelerating climate change?
en.wikipedia.org
www.space.com
Photo courtesy of NASA
That’s the imperative behind the UN Decade of Restoration.
Why a “decade of restoration?” Because, scientists say we have less than a decade to fundamentally transform our relationship with the rest of life on Earth, without which we cannot survive, let alone prosper. This nature-positive transformation will require us to rethink how we protect and manage the resources nature affords us across all sectors—as well as restore damaged ecosystems.
"Our study suggests that, in many cases, once damaging activities are halted, the most economically expedient restoration strategy might be to let ecosystems repair themselves," Northern Illinois University scientist Holly Jones said. She led a team of researchers from five countries on the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
"Our findings do not diminish the importance of active restoration efforts but instead suggest they can be planned more judiciously to maximize gains per dollar spent," added Jones, who holds a joint appointment with NIU's Department of Biological Sciences and the university's Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy.
The science of ecological restoration is relatively young but important. Finding the best way to repair disturbed or damaged ecosystems is critical to stemming the biodiversity crisis. Every day, the planet's biodiversity is being lost at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
10 years to restore our planet. 10 actions that count
A decade may sound like a long time. But scientists say that these next 10 years will count most in the fight to avert climate change and the loss of millions of species.
It is evident that man will continue to burn money, even in his best efforts.
The reason, is mentioned in the disclaimer.
Is there a solution? The Bible says there is only one solution, and that does not lie in man's hands.
It does mean the end of this world, in the control of the wicked one, though. 1 John 2:17
This is not a complaint, since I understand that this world is under the control of the chief evil - Satan. 1 John 5:19
This OP is making an observation, and an analysis of awareness.

Entertainment
Recently, I saw an intro to a film (I think it's Disney) called "The Love Bug".
After seeing this intro, I was appalled at he thought of watching the film.
I thought to myself... so much money goes into making cars that actually run, in this movie (it's not an animation), and then those cars are wrecked, to be repaired again.
Then, what's useless is scrapped to contribute to pollution, and replaced with new parts, to be banged up, and destroyed.
Reminds me of this kid who takes his toy and bangs it against the wall until it shatters. Then cries till he gets a new one, and repeats that same routine.
All of this is done to entertain millions of people, in order to make millions of dollars. Not to make things better for millions of sick and hungry children, but...
Science
NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.
The discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water – key to life as we know it – under the right atmospheric conditions, but the chances are highest with the three in the habitable zone.
“This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”
This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority

The planets also are very close to each other. If a person was standing on one of the planet’s surface, they could gaze up and potentially see geological features or clouds of neighboring worlds, which would sometimes appear larger than the moon in Earth’s sky.
The planets may also be tidally locked to their star, which means the same side of the planet is always facing the star, therefore each side is either perpetual day or night. This could mean they have weather patterns totally unlike those on Earth, such as strong winds blowing from the day side to the night side, and extreme temperature changes.
NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World
SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life
News
By Conor Feehly published November 13, 2023
New funding will allow the SETI Institute to consolidate and expand its search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

The Allen Telescope Array. (Image credit: Seth Shostak/SETI Institute)
For a number of decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) has been combing the stars for signs of a technologically advanced civilization lurking in their midst. And although no such signs have materialized so far, it's worth considering that we have only been looking at a small speck of the cosmos — and for a fleeting amount of time.
Thus, a new philanthropic gift for the SETI Institute, to the tune of 200 million dollars, will ensure the SETI Institute's efforts will continue long into the future, giving astronomers the best chance of answering one of the most intriguing scientific and philosophical questions our species grapples with — are we alone?
The SETI Institute, founded in 1984 [SETI STARTED SMALL. In 1960... With funding from NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF)], is a non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education organization that employs over 100 scientists across 173 separate programs. Research grants form the bulk of SETI's federal funding, yet most projects the Institute carries out are dependent on philanthropic and private funding. SETI has an annual operating budget that usually falls between 25 and 30 million, which means the gift will quite greatly ensure the continued operations of the Institute for years to come.
The pollution caused by rocket launches

Apollo 8 Saturn V launch (Credit: Nasa)
Rocket launches are an integral part of our 21st-Century world. But how do we stop their polluting exhausts accelerating climate change?
Devil's venom - Wikipedia

The rise of space tourism could affect Earth's climate in unforeseen ways, scientists worry
Are the effects of rocket launches on the atmosphere really negligible?

Photo courtesy of NASA
scientists say we have less than a decade to fundamentally transform our relationship with the rest of life on Earth, without which we cannot survive, let alone prosper
We Must Restore Nature This Decade
As the world grapples with the climate crisis, nature is facing a parallel crisis—one that both exacerbates climate change and intensifies with rising global temperatures. Nature, like climate, may be approaching irreversible tipping points where changes push systems into completely new states, even as more than half the global GDP (US$44 trillion) depends on the planet’s natural systems.That’s the imperative behind the UN Decade of Restoration.
Why a “decade of restoration?” Because, scientists say we have less than a decade to fundamentally transform our relationship with the rest of life on Earth, without which we cannot survive, let alone prosper. This nature-positive transformation will require us to rethink how we protect and manage the resources nature affords us across all sectors—as well as restore damaged ecosystems.
The restoration agenda will only become more challenging if we don’t carefully manage and protect what we have now—and the sooner we start, the more of the planet’s precious life we can save.
Fixing damaged ecosystems: How much does restoration help?
Billions of dollars are spent annually on repairing ecosystems damaged by people. A new meta-analysis of 400 studies that document recovery from such large-scale disturbances worldwide suggests that while ecosystems can bounce back, they rarely mend completely, with the final stages of recovery being most difficult. The study also found that more costly active restoration efforts did not consistently result in faster or more complete recovery."Our study suggests that, in many cases, once damaging activities are halted, the most economically expedient restoration strategy might be to let ecosystems repair themselves," Northern Illinois University scientist Holly Jones said. She led a team of researchers from five countries on the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
"Our findings do not diminish the importance of active restoration efforts but instead suggest they can be planned more judiciously to maximize gains per dollar spent," added Jones, who holds a joint appointment with NIU's Department of Biological Sciences and the university's Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy.
The science of ecological restoration is relatively young but important. Finding the best way to repair disturbed or damaged ecosystems is critical to stemming the biodiversity crisis. Every day, the planet's biodiversity is being lost at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Billions of dollars are spent annually on repairing ecosystems damaged by people. ...more costly active restoration efforts did not consistently result in faster or more complete recovery.
Our study suggests that, in many cases, once damaging activities are halted, the most economically expedient restoration strategy might be to let ecosystems repair themselves
Finding the best way to repair disturbed or damaged ecosystems is critical to stemming the biodiversity crisis
Not to be confused with a do-nothing approach, passive recovery involves putting a halt to damaging practices or disturbances
Our study suggests that, in many cases, once damaging activities are halted, the most economically expedient restoration strategy might be to let ecosystems repair themselves
Finding the best way to repair disturbed or damaged ecosystems is critical to stemming the biodiversity crisis
Not to be confused with a do-nothing approach, passive recovery involves putting a halt to damaging practices or disturbances
10 years to restore our planet. 10 actions that count
A decade may sound like a long time. But scientists say that these next 10 years will count most in the fight to avert climate change and the loss of millions of species.
It is evident that man will continue to burn money, even in his best efforts.
The reason, is mentioned in the disclaimer.
Is there a solution? The Bible says there is only one solution, and that does not lie in man's hands.
It does mean the end of this world, in the control of the wicked one, though. 1 John 2:17
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