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  Can #algae challenge corn ethanol? While 40% of US corn goes to fuel, startups like #HutanBio are growing marine algae strains in coastal deserts, seeking to develop a more sustainable alternative. My first piece for @Ambrook explore whether long-awaited, potentially carbon-negative #biofuels can scale & replace fossil fuels. https://ambrook.com/offrange/sustainability/dont-sleep-on-algae

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  Can #algae challenge corn ethanol? While 40% of US corn goes to fuel, startups like #HutanBio are growing marine algae strains in coastal deserts, seeking to develop a more sustainable alternative. My first piece for @Ambrook explore whether long-awaited, potentially carbon-negative #biofuels can scale & replace fossil fuels. https://ambrook.com/offrange/sustainability/dont-sleep-on-algae

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  Can #algae challenge corn ethanol? While 40% of US corn goes to fuel, startups like #HutanBio are growing marine algae strains in coastal deserts, seeking to develop a more sustainable alternative. My first piece for @Ambrook explore whether long-awaited, potentially carbon-negative #biofuels can scale & replace fossil fuels. https://ambrook.com/offrange/sustainability/dont-sleep-on-algae

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  The #AIIB long suffered a transparency deficit. Now with a high-ranking #CCP insider as president, why are Western member states still silent? My latest piece for World Politics Review unpacks the shift https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-ccp-aiib-zou-jaiyi/ #China #Chinese #CCP #Influence #Canada #Australia #Germany

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  #DuckDuckGo started making me regularly do captchas to searches...

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  Found better and more authentic #SouthIndian food in #Nagoya than I have anywhere in #Kansai. Need to make more food trips here.

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  Greater #Tokyo accounts for less than 20% of the foreign resident population of #Japan - even though more than 30% of the country's population lives there. That means Tokyo is far LESS diverse than Japan on average.

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  So here's #Greenpeace, responding to a data release by the Chinese government with...nothing but praise. Zero mention of any issues related to #labor or #humanrights issues in #Chinese #cleantech exports. Very disappointing. https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/press/69295/greenpeace-east-asia-comment-on-chinese-government-report-showing-chinas-80-impact-on-global-electrification/

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  Great piece - interestingly written from a critical, mostly Chinese-focused perspective, which is rare. Doesn't include a single quote from any Indonesian workers https://grist.org/labor/indonesia-nickel-chinese-workers-energy-transition/

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  I criticize #Japanese companies a lot, but I do like this aspect of #Japan corporate culture - executives taking pay cuts in response to #company failures - in this case, actions by subordinates. Can you even imagine something like this in #America? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/08/companies/prudential-japan-unit-execs-pay-cuts/

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  What's your excuse for still having an account on a #Meta platform (#facebook #instagram #whatsapp)? There's no reason for anyone who is anti-fascist to be there, and has not for almost a decade. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/18/no-kings-instagram-account-suspended-during-protests

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  Every upgrade of #Linux is a genuine improvement in terms of usability and features. This is how software is supposed to work. So glad I switched from #Windows more than a year ago.

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  Wow, the #Philippines government, for its overseas embassies and offices, apparently uses #Gmail for even official communication. That seems...very worrying.

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  What a nice surprise, to wake up to positive results (for democracy, environment, and human rights) in #Brazil and, more shockingly, #Serbia

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  Muslim mayors in major #US and #European cities being visibly pro #trans and #LGBTQ rights is quite a contrast from what you see from #Muslim politicians and leaders in #SouthAsia and #SoutheastAsia.

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  Only in #Japan - the government and a company both respond to my requests for interviews/comments, but the leading local environmental group on this topic? Nope...too "busy"

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  With the crisis along the Strait of Hormuz choking off global oil supplies, #Biofuels are making a comeback. But are they a climate-friendly solution? My new deep dive unpacks why betting on bioenergy might just accelerate #climatechange. https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2026/why-biofuels-are-back

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  During an interview, a #Japanese expert noted that it was a major shock to the economy when #Sharp was acquired by a #Chinese company. Except, it wasn't Chinese. It was #taiwanese From their perspective, it didn't matter - but from my perspective, it's dramatically different. #Taiwan #Japan #China

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  Allergies are costing #Japan $1.6 billion a day in lost productivity & 43% of the population now suffers from severe hay fever. The cause: mass planting of cedar & cypress decades ago. In my latest for @bbcfuture, I explore efforts to replace plantations w/ biodiverse ecosystems https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260515-the-1950s-blunder-which-causes-mass-hay-fever-in-japan

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  Read about my one-time home, #Jakarta, and how it’s transformed from the world’s most congested city into a transit success that provides nearly 90% of its residents with mass transit access. But, as my recent reporting points out, there’s still a long way to go. https://indevelopmentmag.com/jakarta-transit-transformation/ #transit #Indonesia #Jakarta #MRT

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  My #creditunion just sent a notification about a big change - once that I am against. But the only way to vote against it - show up to an in-person meeting in a week on the other side of the world. I've already moved most of my money to another credit union, time to close that account. #coop

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  Another #Palestinian journalist killed by #Israel. Will any of them get justice? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/21/kind-principled-palestinian-journalists-remember-slain-gaza-journalist

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  Any thoughts from the #fediverse on Ellipsus (https://ellipsus.com/) as a #Google #Docs alternative?

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  I had to ask an intermediary to get in touch with a #Philippines #laborunion to get photos to share with their global affiliates. This was after they ignored (or didn't see) all my emails. Entire process took 10 days. Of course, no captions, wonder how long it will take me to get those...

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  Met & know many western #Japan experts who are surprisingly ignorant about #Taiwan, the country that #Japanese are most likely to travel to. Surprised to learn the same can be said about western #Taiwan and Taiwan-based #China experts - many I met haven't ever been to Japan. Doesn't apply at all to #Japanese and #Taiwanese experts at all.

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  Does clearing forests in places like #Papua #Indonesia, or clearing grasslands in #Cerrado #Brazil actually help create “sustainable” transport fuel? The ecological consequences often outweigh any tailpipe emission savings. For Semafor, I explore the massive risks and hidden costs of #BigOil’s aggressive pivot to #Biofuels. https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2026/why-biofuels-are-back

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  Ordered a #cappuccino in #Bangkok and got a ice cappuccino. Forgot that is the default here. #Thailand.

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  I've tested and confirmed - it's cheaper & more fun to visit #Taipei or #Seoul from #Kansai than #Tokyo. Helps that I know more people in both cities too, and both have much more vibrant international journalism & NGO communities. Kinda don't see the point in going to Tokyo anymore. If I want to travel in Japan, lots of other places I'd rather go.

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  Wonder if this #webinar will mention #China's imperialism and its links to environmental justice in #Asia? Judging from the panel, and the organizers, I doubt it...but thinking to join just to ask about it. https://foeasiapacific.org/2026/05/19/webinar-environmental-justice-and-resisting-imperialism-in-the-asia-pacific/

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  What an argument. #China, which produces solar panels partly through exploitation of #Uyghurs and their homeland's natural resources, can somehow support the #green transition in a region where #Indonesia is exploiting #Papuans and their resources. Another way to put this - #Chinese cheap panels, produced via colonial exploitation, and help Indonesia further its colonial exploitation in #WestPapua How is this desirable in any way? https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s...