TThe GuardianBirdwatching Amazon rainforest fires: global leaders urged to divert Brazil from 'suicide' pathThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsInternational pressure may be the only way to stop the Brazilian government from taking a “suicide” path in the Amazon, one of the country’s most respected scientists has said, as the world’s biggest continues
IInverseadded this to InverseIICBD Inverse Daily: The Problem With CBDInverse - By Yasmin Tayag A new systematic research review from Mayo Clinic warns there’s still a lot to learn. Wha-pop, Inverse Daily fam? While I struggle to tear my eyes away …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon Basin The Amazon is on fire – here are 5 things you need to knowtheconversation.com - Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of …
WWorld Economic ForumFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCape Town Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisisweforum.org - Charlotte Edmond Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least. Restaurants and businesses …
BBloombergadded this to BloombergBBOpinion The EU Can Push Bolsonaro to Save the AmazonBloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky French President Emmanuel Macron dropped a bombshell on Friday: His office said France is opposed to the ratification of the European Union’s latest …
TThe Guardianadded this to EnvironmentTTAmazon Watch Amazon fires: what is happening and is there anything we can do?The Guardian - Jonathan WattsThousands of fires are burning in Brazil, many of them in the world’s biggest rainforest, which is sending clouds of smoke across the region and pumping alarming quantities of carbon into the world’s Yes,
TThe Interceptadded this to NewsTTMonsanto Emails Show Monsanto Orchestrated GOP Effort to Intimidate Cancer ResearchersThe Intercept - Lee Fang In 2015, the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, classified glyphosate, an active …
RReutersadded this to EnvironmentalRRNuclear Energy Russia's first seaborne nuclear power plant sets sail across ArcticReuters - By Lev Sergeev and Maxim ShemetovMURMANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's first floating nuclear power plant set sail on Friday from the Arctic port of Murmansk to provide power to one of the country's most remote regions, sparking environmental
NNBC Newsadded this to WorldNNJair Bolsonaro As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfereNBC News - ReutersThe threat to what some call "the lungs of the planet" has ignited a bitter dispute about who is to blame. Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian Jair
BBBC NewsBBAmazon The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?BBC News - The Visual and Data Journalism TeamThousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The northern states of Roraima, Acre, Rondônia and Amazonas have been particularly badly However,
PPopular Scienceadded this to ScienceNuclear Energy The nuclear mutant is still evolvingPopular Science - Eleanor CumminsIn the early morning of April 26, 1986, reactor number 4 in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. In the middle of a safety test, energy levels plunged, so the operators withdrew the majority of
VVICEVVAmazon Watch The Amazon Wildfires Aren't Natural. Blame HumansVICEThe Amazon has been burning for weeks, creating clouds of smoke so intense that they plunged São Paulo, Brazil, into darkness this week. You can see the smoke blanket the country from space. Tropical are
MMSNBCMMClaire McCaskill Claire McCaskill: World leaders will likely ignore what Trump says at G7MSNBC - 11th Hour Fmr. Democratic senator Claire McCaskill reacts to Trump's chaotic week and his upcoming meeting with the G7 where he's expected to push for Russia …
WWell+Goodadded this to Well+GoodWWDeforestation If you eat beef, your #prayforAmazon social media post is hypocriticalWell+Good - by Erin Bunch After a day spent off Instagram yesterday, I dived into my feed for a few minutes before bed to check in on the latest in #hotgirlsummer content. But …
RReutersadded this to U.S. NewsRROzone U.S. appeals court mostly upholds Obama era ozone rulesReuters - By Jan Wolfe(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday mostly upheld Environmental Protection Agency regulations from 2015 that created stricter standards for ozone, a pollutant linked to several serious health conditions.
ii-D USAiiAmazon Rainforest here's what to do if you're angry about the amazon rainforest firesi-D USA - Douglas GreenwoodWe're angry too. Here's how to channel that energy into something useful. The image that was shared around the world was horrifically dystopian. On Monday, the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo plummeted into
FFox Newsadded this to Top StoriesFFOpinion Daniel Turner: Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is an impossible dream that would be a nightmareFox News - Daniel TurnerIn 1605, Miguel de Cervantes published his novel “Don Quixote,” about a delusional man who thought he was a knight in shining armor and who jousted with windmills he imagined were evil giants. In 2019
CCNNadded this to Top StoriesCCAmazon Watch Amazon fires: Madonna and Leonardo DiCaprio among celebrities to speak outCNN - By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN(CNN) — Huge fires have been blazing through the Brazilian rainforest this week, with more than half in the Amazon region. The fires spell disaster for the local environment and ecology -- and environmentalists
BBloombergadded this to BloombergBBOpinion Prince Harry’s Shaming Is Bad News for Private JetsBloomberg - Chris Bryant Given the swelling ranks of the world’s billionaires, you’d have thought the past 10 years would have been fabulous for private jet suppliers. In …
TThe Vergeadded this to Policy & LawTTBernie Sanders Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is the most progressive in the raceThe Verge - Justine CalmaBernie Sanders just dropped his version of what a Green New Deal would look like if he becomes president — and it looks incredibly ambitious. The proposed set of federal policies aims to simultaneously
SSalonadded this to Health & ScienceSSAmazon Watch Can humanity survive without the Amazon rainforest?Salon - Nicole KarlisThis satellite image provided by NASA on Aug. 13, 2019 shows several fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon forest. (NASA via AP) No use worrying about whether you're achieving a Hot Girl Summer. This is
TThe Wall Street Journal.added this to WorldTTWorld News Wildfires and Floods Push Russia to Revise Its Stance on Climate ChangeThe Wall Street Journal. - Georgi KantchevMOSCOW—A double blow of floods and wildfires in Russia this summer is injecting fresh urgency into rethinking the country’s usually skeptical stance toward the dangers posed by climate change. Smoke from
NNBC Newsadded this to Top StoriesNNGreen New Deal What is the 'Green New Deal,' and how would it work?NBC News - Benjy SarlinSee what each candidate has to say on climate change and the environment. The Democratic debate over environmental issues has centered heavily around the Green New Deal, a plan to rapidly switch to clean
RReutersadded this to Top NewsRRJair Bolsonaro Amid global pressure, Brazil's Bolsonaro looks to send army to fight Amazon firesReuters - By Lisandra Paraguassu and Stephen EisenhammerBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may mobilize the army to help combat fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest, as international condemnation and pressure mounted
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Arctic We’re Living Through A Climate Emergency Right Now. We Just Aren’t Paying Attention.buzzfeednews.com - www.buzzfeednews.com As climate change continues to roll along, the world is watching weather-related records fall, and long predicted catastrophes take place. Here's a …
MMarketWatchMMJair Bolsonaro Brazil says it’s lacking resources to fight Amazon fire as Europe’s leaders urge a G-7 responseMarketWatch - By Rachel Koning Beals Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under attack from around the world as the Amazon rainforest burns, said his country can’t put up the resources to …
CCheddarCCBernie Sanders Bernie Sanders' 'Ambitious' Green New Deal Wins Praise From Environmental AdvocatesCheddar On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders revealed his $16.3 trillion plan to combat climate change. He's calling his new …
MMashableadded this to Latest NewsMMBernie Sanders Bernie Sanders has a colossal climate planMashable - Mark KaufmanBernie Sanders' climate plan, one of the biggest of the already big climate plans, dropped Thursday. The strategy (which is the largest by strictly financial measures) outlines ambitious and politically
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDemocratic National Committee Sanders Campaign Co-Chair Nina Turner Calls for All Democratic Candidates to Unite Against DNC Over #ClimateDebatecommondreams.org - www.commondreams.org "If all the Democratic presidential candidates say to the DNC, 'Let's have a debate or a forum about climate change'—what are they gonna do, kick out …
TThrillistadded this to ThrillistFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon The Amazon Fires Are So Big The Smoke Eclipsed the Sun Over Brazil's Largest Citythrillist.com - Dustin Nelson The Amazon rainforest is burning at a rate unseen since scientists started tracking fires in the region in 2013. This year, scientists have recorded …