While recent reports have stated that more than half the world's largest lakes, including lakes in the Tibetan plateau, are drying up, a paper published in Nature Geoscience today (May 27) suggests that, by the end of this century, land-locked lakes on the Tibetan Plateau are set to increase exponentially, resulting in major land loss and related economic, environmental and climatic impacts
The documentary was not broadcast in #Canada. Hansen said the reason B.C.’s wood pellet industry is a focus in #UnitedKingdom is the #Drax Power Station in #England.
#BCNDP#ChiefForester Diane Nicholls attended a #WoodPellet#TradeShow in 2019. After supporting the industry’s controversial growth in BC, she left the ministry of forests for a job with the UK company that now dominates the new industry in #BritishColumbia.
L'oise, la Somme et la Seine, pollués à l’acide trifluoroacétique (TFA , provenant de la dégradation de pesticides agricoles, de gaz réfrigérants, de rejets de l’industrie de fabrication des PFAS utilisées, pour le revêtement anti-adhésif des poêles, des mousses anti-incendie ou des cosmétiques.
Je déteste ces trucs "anti-adhésifs" pour cuisiner, on peut s'en passer, tout comme des pesticides et des cosmétiques.
FL is a toxic place to live bc of #DeathSantis & GOP lawmakers. They won't admit it's CC or mitigate...
The backyard would flood & the toilet would gurgle & the smell of sewage hung thick in the air -she worried about what pathogens might lurk in the tainted waters, what it might cost to fix the persistent problems & whether the ever-present anxiety would ever subside. Residents in neighborhoods around hers have similar tales-.
Polluants éternels: au Japon, les habitants de Kibichūō se révoltent
Autrefois liée aux abords des bases militaires, la #pollution aux #PFAS s’est propagée sur le territoire japonais, jusqu’aux villages les plus reculés. C’est le cas de Kibichūō, dans la préfecture d’Okayama, où des riverains ont décidé de se battre.
Tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades used on French climate protestors
Law enforcement made 58 forceful arrests on Saturday in Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine) during a demonstration organised by Earth Uprising activists after some protesters had deviated from the planned route
"For years, oil refineries across the country have pumped out dangerous levels of benzene, a toxic chemical that can cause leukemia and other blood cancers.
But in a rare example of environmental progress, benzene emissions from nearly all of those refineries have recently plummeted due to strong federal regulations and oversight, according to a new analysis by a watchdog group."
Environmental activists sue Norway over seabed mineral plan
OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) - Environmental campaigners have filed a lawsuit at an Oslo court challenging Norway's plan for seabed mineral exploration, citing insufficient impact assessment of the mining, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and its lawyer said on Friday
Plastic can release toxics into the stomach, according to a new study.
Material left to float in seawater may turn it cloudy potentially releasing toxic chemicals into the water, and could do the same in stomachs.
When left in the water for six months, the pristine plastic also appeared to cause a kind of scum to form on the surface, turning the mix into a “soup”. #ClimateChange#Pollution#Plastic
Climate damage and nature loss are unfairly distributed—and so are the solutions, says researcher
In the fight for a livable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg. She says, "That will also generate broad-based support for sustainable development."
‘Make for break for net-zero’: Rishi Sunak calls a July general election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced in a surprise intervention that the UK general election will take place on 4 July this year, with green groups stressing that this election could either ‘make or break’ the UK’s net-zero future