Dozens of students, parents, teachers, and professionals joined a Friday protest organized by Extinction Rebellion that temporarily stalled morning rush-hour traffic in London’s southeasten borough … Extinction Rebellion Stalls Rush-Hour Traffic in LondonRead more
Environment
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
This May Feel Like the 1930s, But History Doesn’t Have to Repeat Itself
In the 1930s, capitalism needed a ‘Plan B’. Faced with mass disaffection after the financial crash of 1929, and a growing communist movement which threatened … This May Feel Like the 1930s, But History Doesn’t Have to Repeat ItselfRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest / USA Empire
NYC Activists Stage Hunger Strike To Call for Halt to Williams Oil Pipeline
In New York City, a group of climate activists are on the second day of a three-day hunger strike in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s … NYC Activists Stage Hunger Strike To Call for Halt to Williams Oil PipelineRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Human Society Under Urgent Threat from Loss of Earth’s Natural Life
Human society is in jeopardy from the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support systems, the world’s leading scientists have warned, as they announced the … Human Society Under Urgent Threat from Loss of Earth’s Natural LifeRead more
Posted inToMl / Toxin
Algal blooms in Lake Erie’s central basin could produce neurotoxins
Harmful algal blooms pose a unique toxic threat in Lake Erie’s central basin, new research has found. Not only do blooms routinely occur in this … Algal blooms in Lake Erie’s central basin could produce neurotoxinsRead more
Posted inDead Zone / News
Low oxygen levels could temporarily blind marine invertebrates
Oxygen levels in the ocean are changing globally from natural and human-induced processes. Many marine invertebrates depend on vision to find food, shelter, and avoid … Low oxygen levels could temporarily blind marine invertebratesRead more
Posted inCoral / Multimedia
Scientists are crying
Kristen Marhaver — source ted.com Why? You are not paying attention. Please
Posted inPlastic / ToMl
Six Times More Plastic Waste is Burned in U.S. than is Recycled
As the equivalent of 65 trash trucks per day of plastic waste are dumped into the ocean in the United States (U.S.) via our land, … Six Times More Plastic Waste is Burned in U.S. than is RecycledRead more
Posted inCartoon / Children / Multimedia
Global Inheritance
— source truthdig.com | Steve Sack | Apr 25, 2019