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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Australian scientists have figured out a way to grow colored cotton. How poetry is helping healthcare workers through the pandemic. Get your hands on some official Fyre Festival merchandise, thanks to the US Marshals. And the famous cartoon character who accidentally signed people’s tax refund checks. Sponsor: Beachbody on Demand, Text "GOODNEWS" to 303030 for a free trial membership Links: Cotton Conquest: Australian scientists discover how to grow coloured cotton (ABC Landline) Putting the brakes on fast fashion (UN Environment) What Poetry Means for Doctors and Patients During a Pandemic (Wired) Fyre Fest: Merch from the infamous fraud is being auctioned off by the US Marshals (CNN) 08/13/20 US Marshals Service National Online Auction (Fyre Festival fraud scheme) (Gaston & Sheehan) 'Mickey Mouse' signs RI refund checks; technical error to blame (NBC 10) Esther Day (This Star Won’t Go Out) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day?
0:04.8	Treat them to something that never goes out of style.
0:07.7	A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.
0:11.1	They're classic for a reason.
0:12.9	And all for just £15 at Waitrose.
0:16.3	Selected lines and stores.
0:17.6	Subject to availability ends 14th of february welcome to the good news ride home for
0:28.2	monday august 3rd 2020 i'm jackson bird australian scientists have figured out a way to grow colored cotton
0:36.9	how poetry is helping health care workers
0:39.7	through the pandemic, how to get your hands on some official fire festival merchandise
0:44.9	thanks to the U.S. Marshals, and the famous cartoon character who accidentally signed
0:50.9	people's tax refund checks. Here are some of the cool things from the news today.
0:58.6	Starting today with some good news for the fashion industry. You're probably aware that clothing
1:04.4	manufacturing and especially fast fashion is rife with problems from unethical labor conditions to huge environmental concerns.
1:12.8	Quoting the U.N., the fashion industry produces 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon
1:19.9	emissions more than all international flights and maritime shipping.
1:24.5	Textile Dying is the second largest polluter of water globally, and it takes around
1:29.3	2,000 gallons of water to make a typical pair of genes, end quote. I didn't realize before
1:35.4	how much of a problem dying specifically is, and this is something that a team of Australian
1:40.4	scientists are hoping to solve, starting with cotton-based clothing. So cotton itself is
1:46.1	renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable, but not when it's dyed, at least not necessarily.
1:52.2	Chemical dyes can be harmful to the environment. But plant breeder researchers at CSIRO in Australia
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