Saturday, September 23, 2017

Ecology and Pollution related links 092317



A juice company dumped orange peels in a national park. Here's what it looks like now.


 

Trump Saves Citgo, Repped by His Ex-Aides, From New Sanctions: Citgo buffed up its ties to Trump before and after his election. Now, it gets exempted from a new round of Venezuela sanctions.


 

25 Fossil Fuel Producers Responsible for Half Global Emissions in Past 3 Decades: CDP traced the greenhouse gas emissions of 100 oil, coal and gas companies, together linked to 71% of emissions since 1988. Exxon is high on the Carbon Majors list.


 

Pipeline sets world record for environmental violations


 

Renowned anti-poaching leader slain by gunmen in Tanzania


 

Changes to the Senior Pass


 

Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn


 

Joel Osteen Refuses To Open His Church To Hurricane Victims. Actor Ron Perelman’s Response Is Great


 

Trump Brags about Storm Size; Tweets About Wall/Book Recs While Texans Beg To Be Rescued


 

As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites


 

Harvey adds new urgency to climate change debate


 

Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey? “The human contribution can be up to 30 percent or so of the total rainfall coming out of the storm.”


 

Hurricane Harvey likely to raise local gas prices


 

Texas, Uber, Sarah Palin: Your Wednesday Briefing


 

People like Joel Osteen are a big reason people are dumping religion


 

Chris Christie calls out Texas Republicans as hypocrites on Hurricane Harvey stance


 

As Harvey makes a second landfall, the poor and people of color are the ones taking the biggest hit


 

'Miracle' weed killer that was supposed to save farms is killing them instead: Controversial herbicide dicamba found to poison crops as well as pigweed chemical was intended to root out


 

Souls vs. Fossil Fuels


 

Volunteer firefighters are the guardians of the rural west


 

There’s No Denying Climate Change


 

Conservation Lessons from a Still-Wild River: Be Known, Spread the Word, and Get Creative


 

Want to fight climate change? Have fewer children: Next best actions are selling your car, avoiding flights and going vegetarian, according to study into true impacts of different green lifestyle choices


 

The Chemical Plant Explosion in Texas Is Not an Accident. It's the Result of Specific Choices.  The perils of deregulation.


 

Climate Change Denying GOP Congressman Trapped In His Texas Home By Flood Waters [VIDEO]


 

Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air


 

Texas faces environmental concerns as wastewater, drinking water systems compromised


 

Santa Fe Aiming for 100% Renewable Energy by 2025


 

Armed right-wing militias ripped for bringing guns to ‘help’ Harvey survivors in Houston


 

Largest wildfire in Los Angeles history forces hundreds to evacuate


 

Hurricane Irma has become so strong it's showing up on seismometers used to measure earthquakes: Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have declared states of emergency


 

Big Oil must pay for climate change. Now we can calculate how much: It is possible for scientific evidence to help apportion responsibility for climate damages among fossil fuel producers. Our paper shows how


 

A former Trump science adviser on his “impeach” message, getting rid of coal, and embracing renewable energy: Energy expert Dan Kammen weighs in on recent controversies.


 

Irma, Jose brewing in the Atlantic as Harvey drenches Gulf Coast


 

Hurricane Irma is literally sucking the water away from shorelines


 

The Potential Impact of Energy Micro Grids


 

Harris County leaders call for home buyouts, new reservoir


 

Limbaugh slams media 'lies and misstatements' over Irma


 

Evolution And Climate Change Education Could Be Over In Florida Schools


 

Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial: ‘Man Is Stupid’.  “When you don’t want to see, you don’t see,” the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.


 

After Mexico experiences quake, hurricane, Trump offers no U.S. aid—or even condolences


 

Why are we being such idiots about climate change?


 

Houston’s Floodwaters Are Tainted, Testing Shows


 

The Next Standing Rock: A new Canadian pipeline could be “game over” for the climate – and activists are lining up to stop it


 

Editorial Excerpts September 2017


 

Who Dies? The Singular Equation Under Trump’s Global Gag Rule


 

Trump Abortion Crackdown Risks Stoking Nigeria’s Population Boom: Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid Enacted by the U.S. Administration Mean that Supplies of Contraception Are Dwindling in Nigerian Family Planning Clinics.


 

“Trumpcare” Would Send Her to Mexico for Birth Control


 

The Fight’s Not Over Yet, and We’re Not Giving Up


 

Trump Marveled At Historic Hurricanes — Until Someone Brought Up Climate Change: “We’ve had bigger storms than this,” the president told reporters Thursday, walking backing earlier assessments of Harvey and Irma.


 

Cove Mountain Preserve: Five Reasons to Visit - The Nature Conservancy


 

Cove Mountain Preserve in Pennsylvania


 

HOW BUSINESS AND SOCIETY THRIVE BY INVESTING IN NATURE


 

Environmental sciences: Troubled waters on the Great Lakes


 

Nor Any Drop to Drink?: Why the Great Lakes Face a Murky Future


 

White Rock Lake Conservancy


 

Connecting people to solve collective environmental problems: network governance guides conservation megaprojects


 

About Us: Governance of The Nature Conservancy


 

The Habitat Network


 

Texas Ocelot


 

Interview: Felicity Burrows


 

How to Salute the Sun: There are many variations on Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation), but here is one popular version to help you get started.


 

​The medicine of being in the forest


 

Go to Your Happy Place: Understanding Why Nature Makes Us Feel Better


 

Maya Gold: Mixing ancient farming practices with modern science is saving forests in Mexico and producing better crops.


 

Animal Tracks: Scientists are turning to new technologies to better understand animal migrations and protect critical habitats.


 

Solving Energy Sprawl


 

Trump Administration Seeks to Avoid Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord, International Climate Officials Say: White House spokeswoman says ‘no change’ in U.S. position on deal


 

Tropical Storm Maria forms in Atlantic, threatening islands devastated by Irma


 

Idaho wants to create a 1,400-square-mile reserve for the stars


 

Rangers in Indonesia might have just found an extinct species of tiger


 

Thanks to Obama, Puerto Rico might never recover from Irma


 

Sachs: Big Oil will have to pay up, like Big Tobacco


 

Dominica PM: Hurricane Maria 'devastates' island


 

Dominica PM: Hurricane Maria 'devastates' island


 

Trump’s lawyers sue Greenpeace over Dakota Pipeline, making jaw-dropping accusations: Greenpeace calls the suit “a pattern of harassment by corporate bullies, with Trump’s attorneys leading the way.”


 

Greenpeace activists call on G20 to act for plastic-free oceans


 

Taking Your Free Speech Message to the Heart of the Publishing Industry at BookExpo


 

Victory for Sharks, Turtles, and Ocean Lovers! World’s Largest Tuna Company Commits to Ocean Protections


 

2017 Tuna Shopping Guide: How does your can stack up?


 

Florida residents prohibited from using solar energy after Hurricane Irma


 

GOP rep on paying for flood loss: ‘At some point, God is telling you to move’


 

Sand: the endangered natural resource


 

Gutting regulations damages democracy: Shutting the public out of natural resource rule-making is bad for the environment — and the country.


 

DISPATCHES


 

The Price Rises on Houston's 'Cheap' Housing


 

Trigger Happy With Toxins: New varieties of GMOs come with instructions to douse the earth with toxic herbicides.


 

Meet Human Needs? Nah, Let’s Play Tea Party Games


 

Our collective response to the Houston tragedy is proof that greed and capitalism aren’t the only ways to run society


 

Grow Up and Apologize, Ted Cruz


 

Houston, Bangladesh and Global Warming


 

Harvey, Noah and the floods


 

Harvey: None Dare Speak its Real Causes


 

Can the Politicians Heed the Lessons of Hurricane Harvey?


 

The Houston Stadium Grift Comes Home to Roost: As the waters rise, it is unconscionable to keep spending money on sports arenas so billionaires can plunder and vultures like Joel Osteen can stay on the grift.


 

Report: Widespread Silence, Underreporting of Climate Change as Record-Breaking Hurricanes Batter the U.S.


 

Public Citizen Sues FDA Over Failure to Take Action on Petition Aimed to Protect Infants and Others From Serious Blood Disorder


 

Algae Fuel Could Change the World | World's Strangest 

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