steve_zeke, to environment Excellent article by Sharon Lerner. Long, but reads fast like intrigue fiction (but 100% true).
#pollution #PublicHealth #CorporateCrime #3M #environment> After the late ’70s, when 3M scientists established that the chemical was toxic in animals and was accumulating in humans, it produced millions of pounds per year.
> all people have at least one forever chemical in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
ongoliard, to environment Environmental advocates heartbroken over sale of Florida seabird preserve | Florida
#fl #flpol #environment #birdshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/20/florida-bird-island-sanctuary-
Why Are Tuna Crabs Swarming Off the Coast of San Diego? (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Usually, when scuba divers explore the waters off San Diego, they see lots of fish—and maybe the occasional shark or octopus. But, in recent weeks, they’ve found the seafloor completely covered in small, red crustaceans....
New rules for NSW polluters to require ‘credible’ plan for mitigating climate impact (www.theguardian.com)
Protester Blockades the Mountain Valley Pipeline Access Road to Poor Mountain, Asks “Which Side Are You On?” (itsgoingdown.org)
nus, to environment If you needed another reason to be wary of #JohnFetterman: He's recently allied with Ron DeSantis in attacking lab grown meat.
There's no rational reason to hate lab-grown meat besides traditionalism, but plenty of reasons to attack #FactoryFarming - it's bad for the #environment, animals are kept in horrible conditions, the government subsidizes it...
Fetterman even chooses a strangely Trumpian insult too: "Crash and Burn Ron."
hannahshouse2, @nus @liveposting
Not so odd...As a member of @SenateAgDems.... He's doing his donor's bidding. They all do this.
Dragofix, to environment Summer 2023 was northern hemisphere's hottest for 2,000 years, tree rings show #environment #temperature https://phys.org/news/2024-05-summer-northern-hemisphere-hottest-years.html
Wen, to environment Lunacy from the Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/publications/superabundance-free-exchange
I read it so you don't have to….
'Humans, especially those living in the countries on the frontier of innovation, create knowledge that allows us to grow our resources well in excess of the resources that we consume.’
It is laughable, but expect the ‘arguments' to be repeated by right wing politicians everywhere.
europesays, to environment https://www.europesays.com/1226995/ Eight of the top 10 vehicles in Canada are now defined as ‘trucks.’ Why our obsession with trucks is becoming a health and safety hazard #Environment
europesays, to environment https://www.europesays.com/1226738/ Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon #Environment
Petition launched to save Dartmoor ponies from ‘extinction’ after DEFRA further restricts commoners (tlio.org.uk)
There’s Little Science Behind 'No Mow May': Ecologists don’t agree on what makes for the healthiest lawn. And restoring biodiversity requires more than doing less. (undark.org)
bobjmsn, to environment
BenHigbie, to environment images of Yala National Park in southeastern Sri Lanka #environment #art #arts #artist #artists #nature #srilanka #aturelover #naturelovers #inspiration #animals #conservation #world #planet #photography #eco
a photo of the shore from the water, large grey trees, leafless, it is a marshy wetland, blue-grey sky in the background, green grasses underneath the trees
a photo of a leopard resting on a large tree branch, looking to the right of the viewer with amber-colored eyes , forests behind it
a photo of a small green bird, sitting on a branch, looking to the right, it is bright green with a lighter colored under its chin and black on its eyes, really cute and fast looking
Scaling up: the app that’s transforming lives in South African fishing communities (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Abalobi provides a real-time marketplace for fishers to sell their catch, while also monitoring fish populations, and the tech could go global.
'Living wonders' group loses court appeal to consider climate impacts for coal, gas approvals (www.abc.net.au)
bobjmsn, to environment Earlier today the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack MP, announced that he will order ministers to plan for a nuclear reactor to be built in Scotland!
Scotland only has one operational nuclear site left, Torness, which will be decommissioned in 2028.
Will you help us tell Alistair Jack and the UK Government to keep nuclear out of Scotland?
Petition:
https://greens.scot/NuclearFreeScotland?utm_source=email&utm_medium=middle
“Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse (reneweconomy.com.au)
One of the world’s leading energy experts, and the man dubbed the “Einstein of energy efficiency” has debunked the claims that nuclear energy is essential to meet climate goals, saying that choosing nuclear over renewables and energy efficiency will make the climate crisis worse....
Wen, to environment Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
The Conservatives are prepared to go to any length, to stifle dissent and overturn long established principles in English law.
The judge accused the government’s solicitor general of “significantly mischaracterising” the evidence, when his lawyers alleged Warner behaved in an intimidating manner, confronting potential jurors outside the court.
Wen, @RejoinEU that would be the best in the best of all worlds, but….
anathema_device, @Wen bastards :(
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds | Greenhouse gas emissions (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9550904...
Hawaii fire: Maps and before and after images reveal Maui devastation (www.bbc.com)
DaPickle, to environment She swapped her lawn for a verdant microfarm and now she feeds the neighborhood, with a little help from her friends.
Every community needs a microfarm start up organization like this! https://apple.news/Ax7zo2o0dQKShiItGZwx2AA
#goals #environment #food #gardening
After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world (reneweconomy.com.au)
Finally, after a devastating decade of climate and energy transition chaos, inaction and underinvestment under the LNP luddites, we appear to have a government that appreciates Australia’s comparative advantages....
Wen, to environment Around half the world could lose easily accessible groundwater by 2050
And we think we have problems now with migration, edible crops and of course water munching ‘AI' technologies and other data centres.
Anin’t seen nothing yet folks.