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Welcome to the week!

Holy smokes, itโ€™s May. I got excited last week and started transplanting my garden outdoors (it then proceeded to frost over every morning afterwards, I may have whatever the opposite of a green thumb is, but weโ€™re living and learning).

Anyways, buckle up, itโ€™s news time!

This week:

  • ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Methane MRV tech

  • ๐Ÿซ€Anger and heart disease

  • โ™ป๏ธComposting bioplastics

  • ๐Ÿ“ฐ News vs AI

  • And more

Have a great week,

โ€” Willow

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