More than a dozen Sanders staffers will aim to help organize millennials around climate issues and keep them engaged in the political process.
What’s Next For a Dozen Bernie Sanders Staffers? – NBC News
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Category: Environment,
Northwest Tribes Vow to Continue Opposition to Canadian Pipeline | Earthjustice
Opposition to the proposed TransMountain pipeline ramped up today as Coast Salish Tribes on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border vowed to continue to fight the project.
Northwest Tribes Vow to Continue Opposition to Canadian Pipeline | Earthjustice
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Hawai‛i’s Fight Against GMOs Rages On
Hawai‛i’s people recently took the next step in the battle to protect themselves and their environment from genetically engineered crops.
Hawai‛i’s Fight Against GMOs Rages On | Earthjustice
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Fracking produces tons of radioactive waste. What should we do with it? | Grist
States are struggling to deal with the potentially dangerous drilling byproducts that are being dumped in landfills throughout the Marcellus Shale.
Fracking produces tons of radioactive waste. What should we do with it? | Grist
Seriously? Why is this even a question? How about ban it and make the companies who fucked up the country side fix it or shut them the fuck down?
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National Aquarium to move dolphins to seaside sanctuary – CBS News
Dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore could help transform the way sea life is held in captivity…
Within five years, the aquarium wants to move the dolphins to a sanctuary along an ocean front. They are looking at places like Florida and the Caribbean where the site will allow the dolphins to interact with other sea life.
“There’ll be crabs on the bottom and lobsters perhaps finding their way into crevices, jellyfish will drift in and out, but these dolphins need to learn how to cope with every single one of those natural features,” National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli said.
National Aquarium to move dolphins to seaside sanctuary – CBS News
cool.
Coral reef census will help scientists protect fragile underwater habitats
Despite pressures from overfishing and changing ocean conditions, some coral reefs around the world manage to defy expectations.
By examining what’s going right at these bright spots — and wrong at the dark spots — scientists hope to find new insights for confronting the numerous problems coral reefs face today.
Coral reef census will help scientists protect fragile underwater habitats – LA Times
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Coal Ash Mess Continues To Muddy Utilities, Citizens And Regulators
Despite the fact that federal environmental regulators have wrapped up a coal ash rewrite, some utilities still have their toughest battles ahead of them — how to get rid of the yucky stuff that is now on their sites and how to prevent it from leaching into the drinking water supplies.
Coal Ash Mess Continues To Muddy Utilities, Citizens And Regulators – Forbes
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This gas leak was so massive that NASA saw it from space
Scientists hope to make greater use of satellites to pinpoint major sources of air pollution.
This gas leak was so massive that NASA saw it from space – The Washington Post
Jeezus freaking kerr-eyest….
There better be some serious fines levied and criminal charges lodged.
Fucking weak-ass, not-protecting-the-citizenry-at-all EPA, fucktard losers.
NASA: World temperatures continue to rise
The world breaks more temperature records, loses more ice and shows unprecedented CO2 levels, NASA reports.
NASA: World temperatures continue to rise – News from Al Jazeera
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Aerial surveys document ocean debris around Hawaii | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A study of the eight main Hawaiian Islands shows that ocean debris regularly accumulates around the archipelago, and that most of it is not linked to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, state officials said today.
Aerial surveys document ocean debris around Hawaii | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Supreme Court rules against White House in water pollution case
The case will likely have consequences for enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
Supreme Court rules against White House in water pollution case | TheHill
Argh……….
Destinations at Risk: Iconic World Heritage Sites Across the Globe Vulnerable to Climate Change
…And this is cause for a bunch of tinfoil hate wearing, self-satisfied morons to spew hundreds of posts about these things have survived for so long before this. Yes, you fucktards, that is the point. Climate change is changing all that you think is permanent. And no, that isn’t nature. That’s the effects of human technology. (we debate whether or not human technology is “natural” later – you know, when there is no danger of the oceans rising a foot in our lifetimes when we could have prevented it…) And anyone who isn’t concerned is not only ignorant but has some serous cognitive disabilities.
Thailand bans tourists from three more islands
The waters off Koh Khai Nok, Koh Khai Nui and Koh Khai Nai are renowned for their colourful coral displays and are popular with day-trippers from nearby Phuket, but the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) claims that up to 80 per cent of reefs there have been degraded and has decided to ban tourists from visiting them.
Thailand bans tourists from three more islands
good job, Thailand!
Japan Fails in Bid to Have G-7 Warn of Global Crisis Risk
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe failed in his bid to have Group of Seven leaders warn of the risk of a global economic crisis in a communique issued as their summit wraps up Friday in central Japan.
Japan Fails in Bid to Have G-7 Warn of Global Crisis Risk – Bloomberg
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When did we become a plastic society?
When did we become a plastic society?
– Posted by Jeff Bridges on Monday, March 28, 2016
When did we become a plastic society? – AWEBthatWORKSAWEBthatWORKS
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Obama On Climate Change: ‘I Actually Think We’re Going To Solve This Thing’
In a press conference in Paris, Obama said that climate change is probably the hardest kind of problem for politicians to solve, yet despite the hurdles, he’s optimistic.
Obama On Climate Change: ‘I Actually Think We’re Going To Solve This Thing’ : The Two-Way : NPR
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Chemicals in our environment have an impact on our bodies? No shit, Sherlock….
Another factor is our exposure to certain kinds of chemicals that affect the endocrine system and metabolic processes, Kuk told the Atlantic. Plastic packaging, pesticides and substances known as persistent organic pollutants (mostly synthetic toxins that tend to bioaccumulate through the food web) may be impacting the way our bodies process food and store fat.
Increased use of prescription drugs may also play a role, Kuk told the Atlantic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, spending on prescription drugs doubled between 1999 and 2008, the last year of the York University study. Among adults (the subjects of the study), antidepressants were the most commonly used drug — and many, many, many studies have linked antidepressants to weight gain. But they’re not the only culprits: Allergy medications, steroids and pain medications can also affect weight.
It’s gotten harder to lose weight and not for the reasons you think – The Washington Post
No shit, Sherlock….
Beijing banned cars for 2 weeks and the sky turned perfectly blue. Guess what happened the next day?
After all the planning and preparation that went into China’s inaugural Victory Day parade, it was nice to see it all pay off … for a day, anyway.
Beijing banned cars for 2 weeks and the sky turned perfectly blue. Guess what happened the next day?
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US Navy limits ‘whale-harming’ sonar in Pacific – BBC News
The US Navy agrees to limit its use of sonar that inadvertently harms whales and dolphins in waters near Hawaii and California.
US Navy limits ‘whale-harming’ sonar in Pacific – BBC News
Yay! This is progress.
California EPA mulls labeling Monsanto’s Roundup
The EPA’s office of environmental health hazard assessment in California wants to label four chemicals, including the most popular herbicide and key ingredient of Monsanto’s Roundrup, glyphosate, as “known to cause cancer,” following the most recent WHO cancer research division’s report.
California EPA mulls labeling Monsanto’s Roundup as being ‘known to cause cancer’ — RT USA
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Excellent infographic shows why we must say no to plastic
Excellent infographic shows why we must say no to plastic : TreeHugger.
ugh. sigh…. big, deep, sigh……
thinking of a trip to the grocery store..
less things should be sold in plastic, not more!
Officials close fishing in parts of the Gulf to inspect oil – WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports
Geeee, where ever did that petroleum come from???
Earth to the POTUS, come POTUS.
1/4 of the nation’s seafood comes from the Gulf. A larger portion of the shellfish we eat comes from the bottom of the very same part of the ocean. You know, bottom? Like where the oil and other toxic chemicals went?
Sure, telling people the seafood is safe might help fishermen but it’d be a whole hell of a lot more helpful to admit there is poison in the Gulf so we can start doing something about it. Ostriches make lousy tacticians. Pretending everything is fine is not going to fix it.
Funny how the best reporting on the subject is so far away from the problem, eh?
Trouble under the Gulf Coast sand
Trouble under the Gulf Coast sand: An editorial | NOLA.com
When they kill the paper there will be no one to tell us the truth of what happened to the the Gulf.
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