‘Solar-powered vacuum cleaners’: the native plants that could clean toxic soil (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
thejapantimes, Japan's long coastline makes marine vegetation a viable method of capturing at least a fraction of the carbon dioxide it produces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/25/sustainability/japan-carbon-capture/ #environment #sustainability #climatechange #carbon #environment #emissions #oceans #yokohama
ChrisMayLA6, Are we at a tipping point? In the next five to ten years will problems with the UK's natural resources cause an economic slump bigger/worse that the global financial crisis of 2008?
The Green Financial Institute is projects a more than 10% negative impact on GDP over the next decade, and looking at recent reports of the impact of climate change on UK agricultural productivity one can easily see the mechanism(s) for such effect.
perkinsy, Australia's only native deciduous tree, Nothofagus gunnii, is now in its autumnal livery in Tasmania.
#environment #Australia #Tasmania
Startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.
thejapantimes, Dams in Kyrgyzstan holding back uranium mine tailings from a Soviet Union-era radioactive-waste-disposal facility could burst if another earthquake or landslide strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/24/energy/nuclear-dam-central-asia/ #environment #energy #kyrgyzstan #nuclearwaste #centralasia #sovietunion #radioactivewaste #uranium #dam
InfoMgmtExec, #NuclearMadness (Everywhere). @thejapantimes
obtener, "Geothermal energy, though it’s continuously radiating from Earth’s super-hot core, has long been a relatively niche source of electricity, largely limited to volcanic regions like Iceland where hot springs bubble from the ground. But geothermal enthusiasts have dreamed of sourcing Earth power in places without such specific geological conditions" #Environment #ClimateCrisis Full story from Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/is-geothermal-power-heating-up-as-an-energy-source-180984202/
ScienceDesk, The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. CNN explores one place where a lot of it ends up: the Western coast of Java in Indonesia.
The package includes amazing (and alarming) photos: https://flip.it/HY-fvr
#Plastic #Pollution #EarthDay #Environment #Ocean #PlasticPollution #Indonesia
Snoro, As Climate Crisis Grows, Youth Environmental Movements Are Radicalizing
Imagine how it feels to be 16 years old and growing up with the climate crisis hanging over your head. You look around and see cars and airplanes spewing carbon. You see plastic bottles spill from trash cans and garbage floating in the river. You hear about or directly experience catastrophic weather events with each passing season. A deep hopelessness fills your heart
Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say
ProPublica, #Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.
The new Bureau of Land Management #regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections.
Wen, Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
Don't worry, Westminster will introduce new laws to deal with that… Probably as well thought out as declaring Rwanda a safe country!
A ridiculous case - but we still have the GMC putting their oar in on behalf of the malevolent, incompetent maladministration.
#Environment #FreedomOfSpeech #Suppression #UKPolitics #Protest
cynblogger, 🌎Celebrate Earth Day today!
🌎Recognize all the measures Pres. Biden has taken for the #environment and to fight #ClimateCrisis.
🌎Commit to working to re-elect Biden/Harris. Only Democrats will continue critical measures to help #SaveTheEarth.
🌎DONATE TO DEMS. WORK TO GET OUT THE BLUE VOTE. SPREAD THE TRUTH ABOUT PRES. BIDEN’S SUCCESSES. JOIN AN ACTIVIST GROUP.
Vivaldi, 🌎 Earth Day is an important reminder to commit to big or small sustainable practices that can help preserve our planet. 🌱
We can all contribute in someway.
On that note, meet our colleague @Hlini , at our data center in Iceland powered by renewable, hydroelectric energy✨
One way you can contribute is through your choice of search engine on the Vivaldi browser.
The Ecosia search engine plants trees in over 35 countries with local organisations.
junesim63, "The issue of course is the sliding baseline. The disappearance of soundscapes is happening so quickly that lots of people aren’t even noticing it. You can’t mourn something that you never knew was there. These acoustic records are a reminder of a loss that most people wouldn’t be able to identify.”
#Biodiversity #Environment #SpeciesLoss #EarthDay #NatureMonday briefing: The sounds of birdsong and nature are disappearing – here’s what that means | | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/first-edition-soundscapes-nature-sounds
junesim63, "The main driver of natural sounds disappearing is habitat loss driven by agricultural expansion. Almost 90% of critically endangered mammal species, and more than 80% and 70% of the critically endangered amphibian and bird species, cannot live on agricultural land – and the problem becomes even more acute for large species and species that are used to living in specialised habitats"
#Biodiversity #Environment #SpeciesLoss #EarthDay #Nature
#EarthDay
thejapantimes, Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/22/climate-change/companies-climate-targets-fail/ #environment #climatechange #climatechange #emissions #carbon #environment
Dragofix, Planet sees 10 straight months of record-breaking heat #environment #heat https://phys.org/news/2024-04-planet-straight-months.html
thejapantimes, The progression, causes and effects of climate change have been measured by everything from multimillion-dollar satellites to the humble thermometer, but increasingly scientists — including a team in Okinawa — are turning to sound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/21/wildlife/okinawa-sound-climate-change/ #environment #wildlife #okinawa #climatechange #oist #animals #forests #tech #birds
mikekato, @thejapantimes This was a well-researched and well-written article. It is far and above, one of the best I've seen in TJT in awhile.
thejapantimes, The oil-rich Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo is aiming to transform itself into a center for clean hydrogen energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/20/energy/clean-hydrogen-bet-borneo/ #environment #energy #hydrogen #malaysia #energy
junesim63, An analysis of 6 years of butterfly sightings across 600 British gardens has provided the first scientific evidence that wilder lawns boost butterfly numbers.
The benefits of leaving areas of grass long were most pronounced in gardens within intensively farmed landscapes, with up to 93% more butterflies found & a greater range of species. Gardens with long grass in urban areas showed an 18% boost to butterfly abundance.
#Butterflies #Environment #Biodiversity #Insects
jeridansky, Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/19/unilever-to-scale-back-environmental-and-social-pledgesAnd I've scaled back my use of Unilever products: no more Ben & Jerry's and Seventh Generation, which are the only Unilever products I used to buy. Unilever's activities in Russia were the first trigger, but this provides even more reason.
(But they're spinning off the ice cream business ...)
h/t @sindarina
#environmentPlease don't reply that capitalism is bad, many companies are equally bad, etc. I know.
aconito, Italian
Wen, Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers
80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations.
Guardians of the countryside? No care for the weak standards, no enforcement, pressure on farmers to cut the cost of dairy products to unsustainable levels by supermarkets… It all adds up.
anathema_device, @Wen ☹️😢
JanetteSpeyer, A beautiful way the #SpecialNeeds Community can celebrate #EarthDay. Here is a submission to #FlipboardEarthday by @foodnservice. #Flipboard, #Environment, #sustainable #conservation #healthyeating
Posted into Mother Earth @mother
JanetteSpeyer, You can help the planet in your backyard. Gardening is the way to go. Here’s a #flipboardearthday submission by @Leah_ingram #earthday #environment #sustainable #conservation #healthyeating #gardening
Posted into FLIPBOARD USER GROUP @flipboard