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Potential lives saved by replacing coal with solar photovoltaic electricity production in the U.S.

1. Shutting down coal plants spared 26,610 American lives in just a decade - Mashable 1,225
   1. Decommissioning coal-fired power plants saved the lives of 26,610 Americans in a decade - Mashviral 119k
   2. Mashable India
   3. Ecoplanet news
2. Study: Switching From Coal Would Save 52,000 Lives Annually In The United States Jonathan Turley 242k
3. Mortality rates declined significantly in counties where coal plants closed according to new study, saving an estimated 26,610 American lives between 2005 and 2018 Daily Mail UK 222
4. New paper says the closure of 138 coal-burning plants in the US saved 26,610 lives in America Infosurhoy
5. The movement to renewable energy is irreversible Centre Daily Times 144.6k

Ystruder: open source multifunction extruder with sensing and monitoring capabilities

1. Ystruder: New Syringe System Offers Feature Rich, Open-Source Multifunction Extrusion 3DPrint 73.6k
2. Ystruder: estrusore multifunzione open source con funzionalità di rilevamento e monitoraggio Stampare in 3D

Micronutrient Availability in Alternative Foods During Agricultural Catastrophes

1. A full-scale nuclear winter would trigger a global famine. A disaster expert put together a doomsday diet to save humanity. - Business Insider 238
   1. Business Insider Singapore 16.1k
   2. Youtube 2
2. Un invierno nuclear a gran escala desencadenaría una hambruna mundial. Esto es lo que comeríamos Heaven 32
3. This diet would save after the nuclear war EngNews
4. Tämä ruokavalio pelastaisi ydinsodan jälkeen Verkkouutiset (Finnish) 193k
5. A Full-Scale Nuclear Winter Would Trigger a Global Famine. Here's What We Would Eat Science Alert 5684

A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities

1. Nuclear war could be devastating for the US, even if no one shoots back The Conversation 2791
   1. Yahoo News 13
   2. Houston Chronicle 464 (169k circulation)
   3. San Francisco Chronicle 1.6k (164k circulation)
   4. Phys 5.4k
   5. Flip Board 7.8k
   6. Seattle Pi 14.2k
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   8. Economic Times 27.7k
   9. Lincoln Journal Star 52k
   10. The Hour 86.6k
   11. San Antonio Express 98k
   12. Strategic Culture Foundation 104k
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   24. The World 333k
   25. Beaumont Enterprise 343k
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   27. Homeland Security Newswire 428k
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   37. Wall Street Window
2. Nuclear War Could Be Devastating for America—With or Without a Retaliatory Strike National Interest 7041
   1. Yahoo News 13
   2. Yahoo Finance 13
3. Op-ed: A nuclear war would devastate the US, even if no one shot back Navy Times 92.4k
4. Your turn: The domestic risk of nuclear autumn 127k
5. The scientist told about the consequences of a nuclear attack for the United States KXAN36 News NBC New York 382k
6. The scientist called the possible consequences for the United States in the event of a nuclear strike The Teller Report 75k
7. The scientist told about the consequences of a nuclear attack for the United States Buzz on Live
8. Ein Atomkrieg wäre für die USA verheerend, sogar dann, wenn niemand zurückschießt Free21 (German translation)

Special Issue on Open-Source COVID19 Medical Hardware

1. Special Issue on Open-Source COVID19 Medical Hardware HardwareX 616
2. reddit
3. 3D Printing Against Coronavirus: Who And How To Help - Fabbaloo 116k
4. MAKERS, DISEÑO + COVID_19 Medium 89
5. Makers, Diseño y COVID-19: El mundo funciona exactamente como fue diseñado Diario Sanfrancisco.
6. MTU Engineering Team Joins Open-source Ventilator Movement MTU Unscripted 17.8k
   1. MTU Engineering Team Joins Open-source Ventilator Movement- Newswise 71.3k
   2. News Medical14.7k
   3. Sound Health and Lasting Wealth
   4. Keewanaw Now
7. Pop-Up Open Source Medical Hardware Projects Won't Stop Coronavirus, But Might Be Useful Anyway. Here's why.IEEE Spectrum 1438
8. How can the world solve the global ventilator shortage problem? Pt 2 Sensor Tips
9. Contre la pénurie, l'open source Le Courrier (Swiss) 289k
10. Open source journal calls for COVID-19 equipment designs Elsevier Connect 607
11. Discovering help: MTU aiding in search for open-source devices to fight COVID-19 Mining Gazette
    1. The Mining Journal
12. COVID-19: Research Update Tech Today
13. Three Years Of HardwareX: Where Are They Now? HackADay
14. The Rogue Experimenters The New Yorker 1828
    1. Anarchist News
15. 天价药也能自己造，美国的生物黑客有多野？(Sky-high drugs can also be made by yourself. How wild are biohackers in the United States?) Tech Sina 16
16. 天价药也能自己造，美国的生物黑客有多野 Huxiu 4.2k
17. 天价药也能自己造，美国的生物黑客有多野？ 36Kr 1366

Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers

1. How open source ad blockers could save you 2 hours a week EIN NewsDesk 41k (widely copied listing <150k)
   1. Ask 189
   2. Pittsburgh Post Gazette 17.6k
   3. Daily Herald Chicago 22k
   4. The Buffalo News 27k
   5. Market Place 34k
   6. News9 38k
   7. WRCB TV NBC 43k
   8. KAKE ABC 46.5k
   9. San Diego Union Tribune 64k
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   11. WBOC CBS72.9k
   12. KVTN 74k
   13. Erie News Now89k
   14. FOX34131k
   15. RFD TV131k
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   17. Telemundo Nuevo Mexico
   18. Punxsutawney Spirit
   19. Lubbock CW
   20. Tux Machines

Towards Quantifiable Metrics Warranting Industry-Wide Corporate Death Penalties

• Study calls for tobacco industry death penalty as CDC estimates tobacco will kill twice the Americans as COVID-19 41k (widely covered only <100k)
  • Ask 189
  • AZ Central 5.4k
  • Pittsburgh Post Gazette 17.7k
  • Daily Herald 22k
  • Buffalo News27k
  • Market Place33k
  • Financial Content 63.6k

UP Energy Needs

1. Copper Country native, now in Sweden, helping address U.P. energy needs Mining Gazette 594k
2. Copper Country native, now in Sweden, helping to address U.P. energy needs The Mining Journal 476k
3. Associated Press Native of Michigan's UP in Sweden Conducting Energy Research 1323
   1. Yahoo Finance 13
   2. US News 723
   3. Tiawan News 3316
   4. The Detroit News 16k
   5. This Is Money UK 27.5k
   6. The Hour 38.8k
   7. Midland Daily News
4. Heimisch in Michigan, UP in Schweden, leitet Energie… - TwitterMash

As the coronavirus interrupts global supply chains, people have an alternative – make it at home

1. As the coronavirus interrupts global supply chains, people have an alternative – make it at home- The Conversation 1953 (reprinted widely <250k)
2. Yahoo News 13
3. Houston Chronicle 526
4. San Francisco Chronicle 1480
5. The Street 5398
6. Houston Chronicle 12.8k
7. Seattle Pi 16.9k
8. MENA FN 19.5k
9. Economic Times 25.6k
10. Albany Times Union 28.9k
11. Omaha World Herald 37.8k
12. The Hour 39.2k
13. Gov Tech 40k
14. My SanAntonio 43.8k
15. CTPost 47k
16. The Lincoln Journal Star 47.3k
17. Greenwhich Time 52k
18. San Antonio Express 52.9k
19. New Haven Registrar96k
20. NextGov 104k
21. New Times 121k
22. Idaho Press 166k
23. The Telegrapph 172k
24. Rocket News 175k
25. Plant Services 192k
26. LMT Online 206k
27. World News Monitor
28. Midland Daily 244k
29. VTVox 504k (>3kviews)