Saturday, November 10, 2018

Ecology and Pollution related links 111018



As Judge Considers Letting Monsanto Off the Hook, Jurors Demand Court Respect Their Historic Verdict Holding Company to Account: "You may not have been convinced by the evidence, but we were."

Scientific consensus: Earth's climate is warming

Congress Gives Sacred Apache Land to Foreign Mining Company: San Carlos Apache Leader Seeks Senate Defeat of Copper Mine on Sacred Land

Action: concerning clean water, social media, and methane emissions.

The ocean is brown, the crabs are dead and the smell is unbearable. Welcome to Florida

‘Are You Kidding Me?' Outrage as Democrats Push 'Incremental Steps' Over Bold Agenda Needed to Save Planet from Climate Catastrophe: "Gradualism is fundamentally incompatible with protecting civilization and the natural world. It's pathetic that the Democrats are continuing to pursue this approach."

We Need To Inspire Courage to Stop Climate Change—Not Fatalism: There is no other important social issue where we tolerate defeatism—climate change should be no exception. The only acceptable response is to work to fix it

'One of Most Disturbing Articles I Have Ever Read' Scientist Says of Study Detailing Climate-Driven 'Bugpocalypse': "A truly scary new study finds that insect populations in protected Puerto Rican rainforests have fallen as much as 60-fold."

In 'Blockbuster' Ruling, Judge Says Youths' Climate Case Against Trump Administration Can Proceed to Trial: "October 29, here we come!"

EPA weighs allowing oil companies to pump wastewater into rivers, streams

Revealed: US moves to keep endangered species discussions secret.  In a confidential document obtained by the Guardian, officials say releasing records could have a ‘chilling effect’ on their deliberations

RESEARCHERS FIND ROUNDUP RESPONSIBLE FOR HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS IN GREAT LAKES

Algae Bloom in Lake Superior Raises Worries on Climate Change and Tourism Image

Common weed killer—believed harmless to animals—may be harming bees worldwide

Factory farms can lead to industrial-sized problems: A ‘livestock-friendly’ industry has massive problems, from groundwater contamination to greenhouse gas emissions.

The Iran Sanctions: Donald Trump’s Carbon Tax

Tax Carbon or Watch Temperature Continue to Rise

Recognizing the Global Climate Crisis

Bad Farm Policy Contributes to Natural Disasters

Speaking as an Elder about Our Energy Future

HUMANIST DILEMMA | I’d Rather Help Animals than People

What a Global Ocean Treaty means—and why it matters to all of us

'No need for birth control': Tanzanian president's views cause outrage.  John Magufuli says people who use contraceptives are lazy, and outsiders who promote birth control are giving bad advice

Bayer Stock Crashes After Monsanto Cancer Verdict Upheld By Judge; Analyst Estimates $800 Billion In Future Liability

Combating the Predictions of the UN’s Climate Change Report | 112BK

Methane and You

Special session possible if Colorado voters OK Prop 112: The governor and other Colorado political leaders oppose the increased setbacks for new oil and gas wells.

Permaculture Garden Produces 7000 Pounds of Organic Food Per Year on a Tenth of an Acre

You Want Big Pigs Across From Your Back Yard?

Trump’s methane rule rollback burns the natural gas bridge: Without emissions regulations, the ‘clean’ fossil fuel is as dirty as coal.

Hear No Climate Change; Speak No Climate Change; See No Climate Change

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why isn't the media covering climate change all day, every day?

Global Climate Change Comes Home

WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year

Frequently eating organic food may lower cancer risk

Chilling study warns of the 'profound implications' of rising temperatures as it finds catastrophic insect loss in Puerto Rico rainforest following 2C rise

How is Immunotherapy Changing the Outlook for Patients with Breast Cancer?

Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt: A new study looked at sea, rock, and lake salt sold around the world. Here’s what you need to know.

Study says Middle Age is not Too Late to Change Sedentary Lifestyle

Just Two Weeks of Inactivity Can Affect Your Physical Fitness: Study finds alarming alarming physical changes

Labour wants green energy to power most UK homes by 2030: Party committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by middle of the century

100% Renewable Energy: Cleveland Sets a Big Goal as It Sheds Its Fossil Fuel Past.  Cleveland joins more than 80 U.S. cities that have committed to get all their electricity from renewable sources. But in Ohio, that might be easier said than done.

Iceland’s Christmas ad was brave and necessary. It shouldn’t be banned.  The advert shone a light on the devastation caused by palm oil producers, a story TV viewers have a right to know about

Trump’s Interference With Science Is Unprecedented: Experts say that key EPA proposals would meddle with the research process and endanger decades of protective health rules.

The Teacher-Friendly Guide™ to Climate Change

NCSE's counter-Heartland flyers

Trump threatens to pull federal funding for California wildfires over 'gross mismanagement'

The Cornucopia Institute Offers Organic Consumers New Tool to Fight Fraudulent Imports
Buyer's Guide Highlights Brands Sourcing Exclusively from U.S. Farms

Mark Kastel on the Two Organic Labels

Finding and Protecting Real Organic Food Going Forward

Petition for Rulemaking – Prohibition on the Use of Oil and Gas Wastewater in Organic
Production and Handling

THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF ORGANIC DAIRY

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