Ecology and Pollution related links 062219

The U.S. put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific Island.  Now it’s cracking open.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/us-put-nuclear-waste-under-dome-pacific-island-now-its-cracking-open/?fbclid=IwAR0A5zJjXc_n9SPHWt93-8JNhuuzv62TKXklPE8BEQ8nTXTDEQQOACsYepY&utm_term=.25e6519cbebf

U.S. Sees Largest Reduction of Protected Lands in History Under Trump: “As human pressures on the biosphere accelerate, it is critical to strengthen—not roll back—conservation efforts,” scientists say

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/largest-reduction-of-protected-lands-under-trump-843457/?fbclid=IwAR1B4P1FVnl7duNK-fGxkBXVQlPlX1HbI73B6mpzA-u0lv9qMDF2Xob2dDo

An innovative approach to making electricity from the wind: Fly a kite that powers a generator

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/06/06/an-innovative-approach-to-making-electricity-from-the-wind?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/aninnovativeapproachtomakingelectricityfromthewindalternativeenergy&fbclid=IwAR2Y_5IV__XpMtyu_lgILi8IOUd6RXMc3A066P4v08Pcfr-kOp0U1Q3HksY

Climate change could bring bubonic plague back to Los Angeles

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-randall-plague-climate-change-rats-20190516-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1VjHodtpmRP-ARsou0q1Brr0jfgTinBn4blBeqhGBCn2qv2DP5FN_BAf4

Will higher Missouri River levels mean more flooding? Yes, experts say

https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/will-higher-missouri-river-levels-mean-more-flooding-yes-experts/article_6b60817c-30b8-58f0-bf51-b8bd8ea1c507.html?fbclid=IwAR257QAuosw-45gLRrtZMkwWtGKcqVF-fOJ2Z2J3O22Gm1c9wSSHBeI9Ff8

Sea Level Rise Can No Longer Be Stopped, What Next? - with John Englander

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvqY2NcBWI8

Q&A: Sea Level Rise Can No Longer Be Stopped, What Next?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMGyvHJrX8

Sea Level Rise Blog

https://www.johnenglander.net/blog/

Feds declare emergency as gray whale deaths reach highest level in nearly 20 years: NOAA declares “unusual mortality event” after at least 70 West Coast strandings this spring

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/31/feds-declare-emergency-as-gray-whale-deaths-reach-highest-level-in-nearly-20-years/?fbclid=IwAR0854DBqGBPi1xwu8xXHPPYnzpOlMhBiDWY1pjumEzcojmzJoK-0m0oOcw

Why buying plastic-free groceries is so hard (Marketplace)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Qbi_dB3Qo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2pURwJB_rhW2xdtM7wDOPAxxaZ88m2u3TYd7aFpA1So8wGw4r4T9wRyNc

The Biggest Undercover Dairy Investigation in History - Fair Oaks Farms and Coca Cola

https://vimeo.com/340292407?ref=fb-share&1&fbclid=IwAR1Mtf3ZmcoGz7QoiuBMrP4pLI_x_VTAN1gfguMs2XY-cE8ncQ9b4DwqP00

Forget Trump’s Border Wall. Let’s Build F.D.R.’s International Park.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/opinion/trump-wall-big-bend-park.html?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=American+Rivers&utm_content=Opinion+%7C+Forget+Trump%27s+Border+Wall.+Let%27s+Build+F.D.R.%27s+International+Park.&fbclid=IwAR3HD6JIb5rcd25MtACvCVdy-oGagrANCUCXcYb7I1VTDSeT4RCrwQnJm8o

Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Ice On Fire’ Is A Climate Change Documentary That Won’t Leave You Hopeless

https://www.bustle.com/p/leonardo-dicaprios-ice-on-fire-is-a-climate-change-documentary-that-wont-leave-you-hopeless-17991344

Film Review: ‘Ice on Fire’: Leila Conners’ follow-up to “The 11th Hour” continues to spread the alarm about climate change but this time offers concrete solutions.

https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/ice-on-fire-review-1203239703/

Ice On Fire

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/ice-on-fire/about

Climate Change Solutions in ICE on Fire Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4PB-K0iR8

A Biden Presidency Would Be a 'Death Sentence,' Climate Activists Warn: The former vice president's campaign has them very, very worried.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3x39g/climate-activists-dont-like-joe-biden?fbclid=IwAR2bC-2rfM3E5SmhwkgtRwlWtTBofc6zqJsVEfg8BBgG8gAt4rk07BkuG-w

'We've Made History': Ireland Joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in Banning Fracking​

https://www.ecowatch.com/ireland-ban-fracking-2450255362.html?fbclid=IwAR0a7Jq1MNI09ncvkzPWMcGWNbX54F17ewViQ9WoibhWCGP1GWgxHrjQ6_Q

All Flint water crisis criminal charges dismissed by attorney general's office – for now

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/13/flint-water-crisis-criminal-charges-dismissed/1446372001/?fbclid=IwAR3jinxrsw3RbcX8ox_ztl1_wKVt7YjiEzM9AVTGhaRVEtxM0xkzKVQdOrA

Letter, 6/16: Climate change looks real to me

https://journalstar.com/opinion/letters/letter-climate-change-looks-real-to-me/article_83eb6dc7-2c2c-586c-a4d9-f83ded540a80.html?fbclid=IwAR3-lj3dKQqgA-9ia0GO64zg1cwdpcFXBeiOqfhFw2bpVbOoks9pDt1neAc

Oil And Gas Giants Spend Millions Lobbying To Block Climate Change Policies [Infographic]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/03/25/oil-and-gas-giants-spend-millions-lobbying-to-block-climate-change-policies-infographic/?fbclid=IwAR2MtawBVKghWX4tUDMHWeKCz2OSZ7jpI2zMGBPSciiTrmKUZbSizny_INQ#f1874807c4fb

EPA Overturns Obama-Era Clean Air Rules for Power Plants: New plan, aimed at boosting coal-fired plants, would limit the agency’s ability to mandate tougher greenhouse-gas-emissions regulations

https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-overturns-obama-era-clean-air-rules-for-power-plants-11560963259?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR1a6L5MDF4yvc9j0iROSSLZ5Xlw3RhbfArMgtLBhbtnB6Glkv6Ww43FKZU

Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast as last century

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/world/himalayan-glaciers-melting-climate-change-scn-intl/index.html