Apr 2, 2020 | Social Media News
Antarctica: what it means when the coldest place on Earth records an unprecedented heatwave The Guardian 30 Mar 2020 Dana M Bergstrom, Andrew Klekociuk, Diana King and Sharon Robinson for the Conversation While the world rightfully focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Mar 18, 2020 | COVID and Capitalism, COVID Link to Industrial Agriculture, COVID Ties to Ecological Destruction, COVID: All Posts, Deforestation, Earth Minute, Earth Radio, Featured, Forests, Paraguay, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
Soy plantation in Paraguay. Photo: Langelle/GJEP Fifty percent of the deforestation in eastern Paraguay is caused by the conversion of forests to soy monocultures. In the Chaco region, home to uncontacted Ayoreo tribes, most of the deforestation is taking place to...
May 14, 2018 | Bioenergy, Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, Featured, Social Media News
By all rights, Eunice Newton Foote should be a household name. More than a century and a half ago, Foote was part of one of the most important scientific discoveries of our time: revealing the role of carbon dioxide in the earth’s greenhouse effect. And yet relatively...
Apr 30, 2018 | Bioenergy, Climate Justice, Deforestation, Featured, Forests, Social Media News
The average hottest day of the year in Europe, North America and Asia has been made significantly more intense as a result of deforestation since the start of the industrial revolution, a study finds. By Daisy Dunne Via Carbon Brief The research...
Jul 31, 2017 | Climate Justice, Featured, Indigenous Peoples, Social Media News
By Rosalyn R. LaPier Originally appeared in Intercontinental Cry The Colorado River, one of the longest rivers in the United States, is gradually shrinking. This is partly a result of overuse by municipalities and seasonal drought. The other reason is global...