Zukran claims these stores sell bags they advertise as recyclable when they aren't.
The class action, filed against #Dollarama, the Société des alcools du Québec (Quebec’s version of the LCBO), #Rona, #Metro, McKesson (which owns Rexall), Giant Tiger, Toys “R” Us and #Costco, has been authorized by a Quebec Superior Court judge.
informative: snow can increase but warmer conditions alter snow cover days. More snow fall is not the same as more snow cover in total. (because it melts faster for one).
I went a week without ultra-processed foods. Here’s what I learned.
As I report more, I’ve stopped thinking of processed foods as food at all – and I suspect corporations don’t care how their products affect consumers. #ClimateChange
The pace of sea level rise is expected to speed up dramatically -took ~80 yrs for the 1st ft, 2nd: will take 30 yrs -next, 20 yrs. FL could see the next foot in merely a decade after that. Projection: 2 ft by 2060 -would be a shock to the system for Miami -aver. elevation is 3 ft. Local & ST: spending $Bs to keep streets dry. Pinning down exactly how much sea rise S FL could experience is a tough task. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-sea-faster-south-florida.html
Americans are largely in the dark about the catastrophic effects of #ClimateChange bc it's not being regularly reported. Many Brazilians are in a dire situation while they grieve lost loved ones, homes...
The university harbors 1000s of people and is the largest camp for the displaced amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the state of 10M inhabitants. >580K ppl: displaced, with almost 70K -depend on shelters & 2.3M affected by the torrential rain & floods.
A little late getting this one out today, but I like how it turned out (plus cool videos to watch!).
NEW EPISODE: How to Build a Good Anthropocene
Bright Green Futures — a podcast about stories to build a better world — We're lifting up #solarpunk and #hopeful#ClimateFiction stories to build a better world.
The present dry spell has shriveled river systems in MX & CO & lowered water levels in the reservoirs that supply their cities. In June, their water systems might reach a “Day Zero” in which they fail altogether unless residents cut usage. Cape Town is a success story in municipal crisis mgt, but it'll be hard for MX City & Bogota of focusing primarily on changing public behavior, these cities will need to make big investments to improve INFRA-.
"Bill mandating climate change education in #Illinois heads to Gov. Pritzker’s desk
The state Senate passed a bill Thursday with bipartisan support mandating #ClimateChange#education in public schools. It would require schools teach students about climate change’s environmental and ecological impacts on individuals and communities and look at potential solutions to mitigate its impact."
A woman, leaning out of a train window, receives water on her head to cool off during a hot and humid day at the Hyderabad Railway Station in #Hyderabad, Pakistan. REUTERS/Yasir Rajput
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe.
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. #ClimateChange
Mexico is struggling amid record-high temperatures and a severe drought. Water is being trucked into service hospitals and essential services.
85% of the country will experience high temps of 40 C (104 F) this week.
1/3 of the country will reach 45C (113 F) or more.
40% of dams are below 20% capacity.
Another 40% are between 20–50% capacity.
Power blackouts are occurring due to insufficient water to run hydroelectric power generators.
By May 9th, nine cities in Mexico had set temperature records (Ciudad clocked out at 47 C (117 F))
In protest of “intolerable” working conditions and lack of water in their barracks, the police themselves manned a protest blockade and blocked traffic.
Meanwhile, in other species, a large number of Howler Monkeys were found dead or dying from dehydration after literally falling out of the trees “like apples” in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco1.
A local biologist attributed the deaths to a combination of factors including high temps, drought, forest fires and logging of their shade and food trees. ↩︎
Meet Anna Schulz, Flipboard curator and head of global climate law, policy and governance at the International Institute for Environment and Development (@rivertravel).
Follow Anna's Water Magazine where she tracks stories about water issues around the world. @water
"At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and 110 people are in hospital following #floods near the town of Mai Mahiu in Kenya’s north-western Nakuru county.
#Kenya has grappled with weeks of heavy rains and devastating flash floods. "
"[The attribution study] found that #ClimateChange made the devastating rains twice as likely and 5% more intense. With further warming, the frequency and intensity of the rains would continue to increase.
Highly populated #urban areas, especially high-density informal settlements, were significantly impacted by the downpours. Torrential #rain flooded houses and roads, in some places exposing weaknesses in urban planning to meet the demands of fast-growing populations."