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#Freshwater #fish are in "catastrophic" decline with one-third facing #extinction, report finds
source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/freshwater-fish-catastrophic-extinction-endangered-species-climate-change/
Thousands of dead freshwater fish are seen around Lake Koroneia, Greece, on September 19, 2019.
#nature #environment #water #earth #future #climate #fail #problem #newsFreshwater fish are in "catastrophic" decline with one-third facing extinction, report finds
80 freshwater species have already been declared extinct — 16 of them in 2020 alone.www.cbsnews.com
80 freshwater species have already been declared extinct — 16 of them in 2020 alone.www.cbsnews.com
We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s
Bees feed us. Many of the 20,000 species pollinate 85 percent of food crops and fruits around the world—everything from garlic and grapefruits to coffee and kale.
In recent decades, the number of bee species reported in the wild has declined globally. The sharpest decrease occurred between 2006 and 2015, with roughly 25 percent fewer species.
During the second half of the past century, a global agricultural boom led to habitat loss, while widespread use of pesticides killed off many plants bees rely on for food.
#Bees #BeeDecline #Glyphosate #Monsanto #Bayer #Environment #SixthMassExtinctionWe haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s
A sweeping analysis shows an overall downward trend in bee diversity worldwide, raising concerns about these crucial pollinators.www.nationalgeographic.com
A sweeping analysis shows an overall downward trend in bee diversity worldwide, raising concerns about these crucial pollinators.www.nationalgeographic.com
Fossil Fuel Apologists Crafted Lies Now Heard on Fox, Blaming Wind Power for Texas Blackouts
#environment #politics #robertmackey #theintercept
posted by pod_feeder_v2Fossil Fuel Apologists Crafted Lies Now Heard on Fox, Blaming Wind Power for Texas Blackouts
Republicans failed to ensure that the Texas power grid could withstand a cold snap, so the party’s broadcast arm recycled lies about wind energy to deflect blame on to Democrats.theintercept.com
Republicans failed to ensure that the Texas power grid could withstand a cold snap, so the party’s broadcast arm recycled lies about wind energy to deflect blame on to Democrats.theintercept.com
The Patent That Could Destroy Monsanto And Change The World | Eco Snippets
In 2006, a patent was granted to a man named Paul Stamets. Though Paul is the world’s leading mycologist, his patent has received very little attention and exposure. Why is that? Stated by executives in the pesticide industry, this patent represents “the most disruptive technology we have ever witnessed.” And when the executives say disruptive, they are referring to it being disruptive to the chemical pesticides industry.http://www.ecosnippets.com/environmental/patent-that-could-destroy-monsanto/
What has Paul discovered? The mycologist has figured out how to use mother nature’s own creations to keep insects from destroying crops. It’s what is being called SMART pesticides. These pesticides provide safe & nearly permanent solution for controlling over 200,000 species of insects – and all thanks to the ‘magic’ of mushrooms.
#environment #environnement #montsano #IntellectualProperty #patent #mycology #fungus #fungi #biology #chemistry #pesiticides #crops #insects #pests #ChemicalIndustry #food #agriculture #patents
In 2006, a patent was granted to a man named Paul Stamets. Though Paul is the world’s leading mycologist, his patent has received very little attention and exposure. Why is that? Stated by executives in the pesticide industry, this patent represents “the most disruptive technology we have ever witnessed.” And when the executives say disruptive, they are referring to it being disruptive to the chemical pesticides industry.http://www.ecosnippets.com/environmental/patent-that-could-destroy-monsanto/
What has Paul discovered? The mycologist has figured out how to use mother nature’s own creations to keep insects from destroying crops. It’s what is being called SMART pesticides. These pesticides provide safe & nearly permanent solution for controlling over 200,000 species of insects – and all thanks to the ‘magic’ of mushrooms.
Flower power! The movement to bring back Britain's beautiful meadows | Biodiversity | The Guardian
More than 97% of meadows have been destroyed, but the fight is now on to restore them. They are essential for plants and insects – but is it wise to lose food-producing fields?#science #environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #CarbonFootprint
Meadows excel at storing carbon; grasslands in Britain store more carbon than any other habitat. “What’s really exciting is that the biggest levels of carbon sequestration happen when you convert an arable field into a species-rich pasture,” says Dines. Once established, a meadow is a stable store of carbon; plough it up, and the carbon is released.Flower power! The movement to bring back Britain's beautiful meadows
More than 97% of meadows have been destroyed, but the fight is now on to restore them. They are essential for plants and insects – but is it wise to lose food-producing fields?www.theguardian.com
More than 97% of meadows have been destroyed, but the fight is now on to restore them. They are essential for plants and insects – but is it wise to lose food-producing fields?#science #environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #CarbonFootprint
Meadows excel at storing carbon; grasslands in Britain store more carbon than any other habitat. “What’s really exciting is that the biggest levels of carbon sequestration happen when you convert an arable field into a species-rich pasture,” says Dines. Once established, a meadow is a stable store of carbon; plough it up, and the carbon is released.
More than 97% of meadows have been destroyed, but the fight is now on to restore them. They are essential for plants and insects – but is it wise to lose food-producing fields?www.theguardian.com
A three-judge panel on the U.S. District Court of Appeals from the D.C. Circuit agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that the pipeline's crossing at the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is illegal and requires an in-depth environmental review, the Grand Forks Herald reported.www.ecowatch.com
Cycling
https://t.co/JXGVfMcXND
https://dutchcycling.nl/en/
#Cycling isn't just #transportation, it's #liberation.
#bicycle #bike #biking #decarbonize #environment #pandemic #mobility #advocacy #transportation #safer #alternative #economy #greennewdeal #biketalk #nl #dutchcycling #europe
Garden leaves as embroidered artworks – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
❤️️American artist Hillary Waters Fayle creates intricately patterned artworks by delicately stitching colourful threads into leaves. “I want this work to ask people to slow down and think about this leaf – what beauty can be achieved when working with care.” She collects the leaves from her yard or from parks and maps out the design on each one before stitching. She first started experimenting while working at a summer camp for young adults themed around environmental education. “It was here that I first combined my passions – art and embroidery with nature.”https://twitter.com/rupertbu/status/1353404337633026050
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/jan/23/garden-leaves-as-embroidered-artworks-in-pictures
#art #arts #craft #crafts #nature #flora #environment #embroidery
American artist Hillary Waters Fayle creates intricately patterned artworks by delicately stitching colourful threads into leaves. “I want this work to ask people to slow down and think about this leaf – what beauty can be achieved when working with care.” She collects the leaves from her yard or from parks and maps out the design on each one before stitching. She first started experimenting while working at a summer camp for young adults themed around environmental education. “It was here that I first combined my passions – art and embroidery with nature.”https://twitter.com/rupertbu/status/1353404337633026050
Climate graphic of the week: the biggest methane emitters
https://www.ft.com/content/54aff00d-8108-4d01-9090-5d0273b55bb0 #climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecology
#climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecologyThe numbers behind Leeds transport strategy to become city without need for a car
Leeds City Council's new vision for transport is to a place where a car is not needed - but what are the key components behind that overall goal?www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
Leeds City Council's new vision for transport is to a place where a car is not needed - but what are the key components behind that overall goal?www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
Huge numbers of climate activists are being forced to courts amid pandemic
https://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/51657/1/extinction-rebellion-climate-activists-on-trials-during-covid-19-pandemic #climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecology #UK
Demanding Immediate Action Over 'Empty Promises,' Youth Climate Movement Announces Next Global Strikes
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/13/demanding-immediate-action-over-empty-promises-youth-climate-movement-announces-next #climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecology #climatestrike
20 Images From NASA That Show How Real Climate Change Really Is
#2 Shrinking Aral Sea, Central Asia
#3 Muir Glacier Melt, Alaska
#4 Drought In Lake Powell, Arizona And Utah
#5 Drying Lake Poopó, Bolivia
#17 Record Pools Of Meltwater On George Vi Ice Shelf, Antarctica
https://www.hiptoro.com/p/20-images-from-nasa-that-show-how-real-climate-change-really-is/ #climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecology
20 Images From NASA That Show How Real Climate Change Really Is
#2 Shrinking Aral Sea, Central Asia
#3 Muir Glacier Melt, Alaska
#4 Drought In Lake Powell, Arizona And Utah
#5 Drying Lake Poopó, Bolivia
#17 Record Pools Of Meltwater On George Vi Ice Shelf, Antarctica
https://www.hiptoro.com/p/20-images-from-nasa-that-show-how-real-climate-change-really-is/ #climatecrisis #pollution #environment #ecology
Happy 18th Birthday, Greta!
~ January 03, 2003 ~
"Thank you so much for all the well-wishes on my 18th birthday! Tonight you will find me down at the local pub exposing all the dark secrets behind the climate and school strike conspiracy and my evil handlers who can no longer control me! I am free at last!!"
#quote #gretathunberg #greta #birthday #03jan2003 #activism #climatechange #environment #protest #sweden
Happy 18th Birthday, Greta!
~ January 03, 2003 ~
"Thank you so much for all the well-wishes on my 18th birthday! Tonight you will find me down at the local pub exposing all the dark secrets behind the climate and school strike conspiracy and my evil handlers who can no longer control me! I am free at last!!"
#quote #gretathunberg #greta #birthday #03jan2003 #activism #climatechange #environment #protest #sweden
Multibillion-dollar project is unnecessary and damaging to wildlife, say scientistswww.theguardian.com
Das Corona-Jahr 2020 war nicht einfach zu verkraften. Doch in der Nachrichtenflut gab es auch gute Meldungen. Wir haben sie gesammelt – für einen Jahresrückblick mit Hoffnungsschimmer.krautreporter.de
Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weather
Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation, which made up more than 40% of its electricity on Friday.
Wind turbines generated 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from the electricity system operator, narrowly beating the previous record set in early January this year.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/19/windfarms-in-great-britain-break-record-for-clear-power-generation
#news, #Environment, #UK, #power, #energy, #Renewable, #Wind, #Business, #EnergyWindfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weatherwww.theguardian.com
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weather
Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation, which made up more than 40% of its electricity on Friday.
Wind turbines generated 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from the electricity system operator, narrowly beating the previous record set in early January this year.
Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/19/windfarms-in-great-britain-break-record-for-clear-power-generation
#news, #Environment, #UK, #power, #energy, #Renewable, #Wind, #Business, #Energy
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weatherwww.theguardian.com
A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests | BBC News
There's an ugly truth to the beauty products we slap on our faces and an unsavoury truth to the foods we eat: many are made with palm oil, which is responsible for the rapid deforestation of some of the world's most biodiverse forests, destroying the habitat of already endangered species like the orangutan, pygmy elephant and Sumatran rhino.#science #environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #PalmOil
But now the biotech industry says it has come up with a solution - a synthetic alternative that doesn't involve burning down or clearing any rainforest. It says this could eventually replace natural palm oil in everything from shampoos, soaps, detergents and lipsticks, to food products like packaged bread, biscuits, margarine, ice cream and chocolate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55016453?xtor=ES-208-[39158_NEWS_NLB_+WK52_Tue_15_Dec]-20201215-
[bbcnews_palmoil_newsbusiness_palmoil]A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests
Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.www.bbc.co.uk
There's an ugly truth to the beauty products we slap on our faces and an unsavoury truth to the foods we eat: many are made with palm oil, which is responsible for the rapid deforestation of some of the world's most biodiverse forests, destroying the habitat of already endangered species like the orangutan, pygmy elephant and Sumatran rhino.#science #environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #PalmOil
But now the biotech industry says it has come up with a solution - a synthetic alternative that doesn't involve burning down or clearing any rainforest. It says this could eventually replace natural palm oil in everything from shampoos, soaps, detergents and lipsticks, to food products like packaged bread, biscuits, margarine, ice cream and chocolate.
Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.www.bbc.co.uk
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Canada Will Ban Plastic Bags, Straws, Cutlery, and Other Single-Use Plastics Starting in 2021
https://mymodernmet.com/canada-single-use-plastic-ban/
Interceptor Series Production to Start | The Ocean Cleanup
#environment #pollution
Science at work: they had an idea. They tested it. They deemed it not efficient enough, then science taught us that most plastic in the oceans comes from rivers. So they imagined a way to clean up rivers, and it works.
Great job. I'm happy to support Ocean Cleanup.Interceptor Series Production to Start | The Ocean Cleanup
To rapidly address the urgent problem of plastic pollution, we must deploy Interceptors on a large scale, but we cannot do this by ourselves. Today, we announced that we are partnering with Konecranes to handle manufacturing and series production of Interceptors in their MHE-Demag facilities in Malaysia.theoceancleanup.com
To rapidly address the urgent problem of plastic pollution, we must deploy Interceptors on a large scale, but we cannot do this by ourselves. Today, we announced that we are partnering with Konecranes to handle manufacturing and series production of Interceptors in their MHE-Demag facilities in Malaysia.theoceancleanup.com
