Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Ecology and Pollution related links 060619



Putting mussels to the test: With a mussel hatchery in the future for the Schuylkill River, students in Byron Sherwood’s field biology course used scientific rigor to ask how effectively these filter feeders might render the water clean.

Biden's Middle-of-the-Road Climate Plan Condemned as "Stunningly Un-Ambitious" and a "Death Sentence for Livable Planet".  "A 'middle ground' policy that's supportive of more fossil fuel development is a death sentence for our generation and the millions of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis," said co-founder of the Sunrise Movement

Will our broken democracy fail the climate change test

5 Good Environmental News Stories from the Past Year: Amid stories of ecological doom, we found a few instances of progress worth celebrating

Washington governor withdraws support of LNG plant, sides with Puyallup Tribe

The hot topic for 2020: Global Warming

The world of science has some explaining to do

The USDA Admits to Killing Over a Million Wild Animals Per Year to Protect Livestock

Trump's EPA to erase 1,400 deaths a year—not by keeping people alive, but with sketchy math

More CO2 than ever before in 3 million years, shows unprecedented computer simulation

Are ExxonMobil Execs the Most Evil People in the 200K-Year History of Humanity?  Tens of millions of human beings will die so that they can have private planes and huge mansions

Historic Mississippi River flooding could extend into June, experts warn

The climate change lawsuit that could stop the U.S. government from supporting fossil fuels: A lawsuit filed on behalf of 21 kids alleges the U.S. government knowingly failed to protect them from climate change. If the plaintiffs win, it could mean massive changes for the use of fossil fuels

415 PPM: We Are All Part of Exxon’s Unchartered Climate Experiment Now

Brazil Tells the World: The Amazon Rainforest Is Ours, Not Yours

Texas State Bill Would Make Protesting Pipelines a Felony on Par With Attempted Murder: "This needs to be a nation-wide story."

E.P.A. Experts Objected to ‘Misleading’ Agency Smog Decision, Emails Show

Tornadoes ripped through the Midwest leaving at least 11 dead and destroying motels, mobile homes, and houses

DowDupont Lavishes Campaign Cash On Politicians Who Voted Against a Ban on its Blockbuster Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain damage in kids.

France Becomes The First Country To Ban All Five Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths

Students Invent Bacteria That Eat Plastic From The Oceans And Turn It Into Water

The End is In Sight for a Stunning Spell of Severe Weather

New dams expected to harm UNESCO-protected area of Tibet, force thousands to relocate

Ahead of Wildfire Season, Trump Slashes 1000 Firefighting Jobs

Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest: ‘Climate change is real,’ teenager points out in message for US president

Lib Dem leadership hopefuls rule out coalition with Corbyn or Johnson

Let's talk about tariffs, driving, Scooby Doo, and climate change....

Climate change could pose ‘existential threat’ to humanity by 2050, advocates say

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