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December 8, 2018

It’s the End of the World and I Don’t Have Much New to Say

“Abrupt climate change is careening out of control, as the impacts of dramatic polar ice melt are given short shrift… Not a lot of new land is being made, and much of what remains is tawdry remnants of...

Stuart to spend $2 million to boost ability to clean chemicals from water

TCPalm: Stuart's water-treatment plant is adding a $2 million system to better remove PFC chemicals from the water supply […]
Marine mammals and turtles rebound after endangered species protections

High Country News: A new study shows broad recovery but doesn’t dive into the problems that remain […]
Artificial Rainmaking Operation Starts as Pollution Chokes Bangkok

Chiangrai Times: -general of Thailand’s Pollution Control Department, told reporters environment group Greenpeace said Bangkok was currently the 10th most polluted the city, and […]
Nearly 900 killed in ethnic violence in Congo in mid-December -UN

Reuters: At least 890 people are believed to have been killed in ethnic violence in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo last month, t […]
How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet

The Conversation: We need to change how we produce, ship, eat and waste food to improve our health and that of the planet […]
Bought for a buck, now priceless: Alberta Indigenous media archive being digitized

Globe and Mail: ‘Boxes and boxes and boxes’ of old audiotape and film are turning out to be a priceless trove of Indigenous stories, cultur […]
Ancient quinoa seeds found in Ontario shed light on Indigenous trade

CBC: A mass of quinoa seeds excavated from an archeological dig at a Brantford, Ont., construction site has been identified as being 3,000 […]
Ocean warming is making waves stronger—and that's a problem

Popular Science: Ocean waves are growing stronger, which could pose a problem for coastal communities already threatened by climate chang […]
SEIA Commends NY Gov. Cuomo for Boosting the State's Investments in Solar Energy

AltEnergyMag: Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) commended and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association: " these groundbreaking investments in solar […]
Solar and Renewable Energy Trends in 2019

AltEnergyMag: photovoltaics etc. Increased focus on CO2 footprint and energy payback As solar energy panels. Grid owners control supply for a more efficient […]
FPL plans major solar expansion by 2030

News4 JAX: currently has about 5 million solar panels installed. In a statement taking our long-standing clean energy commitment to the next But t […]
Democrats hit Wheeler's rollbacks at EPA during hearing

Fresno Bee: of deregulation and the environment at his confirmation The Republican-controlled Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Konkus said. Conservation and environmental groups […]
Abuse of agricultural trade aid costs U.S. taxpayers

OA online: by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency […]
Saturated Buffers Could Reduce Nitrogen Released from Agricultural Drainage by 5%–10%

AZO Cleantech: strategies to restrict nitrogen from agricultural fields, surface runoff, and wastewater of the study published in Agricultural and Environmental Letters. Saturated buffers […]
Bell Reveals Its 5-Seat Nexus Air Taxi At CES Las Vegas

CleanTechnica: if not on paper, then with prototypes and flying demos. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, is a global helicopter leader and […]
Coffee extinction: Global warming threatens top coffee species

USA Today: About 60 percent of the world's wild coffee species are at high risk of extinction, a new study suggests […]
Senate Judiciary and Rules committee moves forward with human trafficking, blue alert system bills

Idaho Press: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee moved forward with three new bills Wednesday afternoon that would expand human trafficking […]
World's permafrost warming, with Siberia rising the most: study

CBC: Scientists say the increases track global warming generally. They noted that thawing […]
Announcing: UPRISE! Youth Activism Camp July 28-Aug 4 in Vermont

Earth First! Newswire: We're inviting youth ages 13-19 to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont for one amazing week of teen empowerment, creativity, action, and friends […]
Local Opposition Stymies Franklin Park Fracking Plan

Food & Water Watch: Local Opposition Stymies Franklin Park Fracking Plan […]
An ancient relative of humans shows a surprisingly modern trait

Phys.org: A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development […]
Federal shutdown interfering with Milwaukee's lead cleanup work

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The city has been under a "stop work order" from federal officials for nearly a year because of concerns about its lead […]
Study: we could still fix the planet's climate

Sustainability Times: Keeping a rise in global temperatures under 1.5 °C still remains possible with ambitious and immediate emission reductions.The post Study: we could […]
New boss of Flint water prosecutions vows to 'right the ship'

MLive: “I am frustrated that the (people of the) city of Flint had to go through what they’ve been through," said Fadwa A […]

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