One year ago, on July 31, 2018, just after leaving home in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Deputy Mayor Kateryna Gandziuk felt a splash of … Environmentalists Risk Their Lives to Save the PlanetRead more
Environment
A New Look at Life on Earth
Forty years ago James Lovelock published his book ‘Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth’, setting forth his hypothesis that all life on Earth … A New Look at Life on EarthRead more
One person is killed every month in India defending the environment
— source downtoearth.org.in | 30 July 2019
Earth Overshoot Day 2019
There are more than five months left in the year, but on Monday (29 Jul 2019 ) humankind had already burned through the planet’s ecological … Earth Overshoot Day 2019Read more
Young activists gather outside the United Nations headquarters
Greta Thunberg and other
Selfie-Addicted Tourists Are Destroying The World
The human race is like one gigantic toddler. We get fixated on something, and once we have it, we promptly start destroying it. Unfortunately, that … Selfie-Addicted Tourists Are Destroying The WorldRead more
13 years old getting arrested in Seattle
Holy SHIT, @seattlePD. Making a 13-year old w/ sidewalk chalk cry, & cuffing her? “You realize she’s 13 years old?”“That’s great, we’ll figure it out … 13 years old getting arrested in SeattleRead more
We Can Resolve the Climate Crisis
There’s no shortage of solutions to the climate crisis. Rapidly developing clean-energy technology, reducing energy consumption and waste, increasing efficiency, reforming agricultural practices and protecting … We Can Resolve the Climate CrisisRead more
Americans consumer 70,000 particles of microplastics per year
Since the mass production of plastics began in the 1940s, the versatile polymers have spread rapidly across the globe. Although plastics have made life easier … Americans consumer 70,000 particles of microplastics per yearRead more