Global warming?

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often no options unfortunately

What do firefighting chemicals do to a forest?

 

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tbh
if things are that bad
we dont desetve the planet nor existence period
quicker for humanitys demise thebetter
a natural total extreme disaster do it nicely

wealthmomgers be crying the loudest huh


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SO DAMN TRUE

the ruination of humankind, the SELFISH MONEYHUNGRY EVIL of the few,worthless/hopeless non humans

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water conservation to the max
admirable/sensible
we do need to keep it in mind i think

Julia Gunther for NPR
I’m washing my hands in a very different way this week.

I’m in Kenya on a reporting trip. It’s my first visit to the country, and like any first-timer I’m struck by many things large and small. Including hand-washing.

We had a meal in a home with no running water. As the guests sat around the table, the host said, “Let’s wash.” She took us to a giant keg full of warm water, with a tap. We used soap from a bottle to lather up and then rinsed off by opening the tap.

The same ritual applies at restaurants without restrooms. You walk in, there’s the water jug, and you of course take a moment to wash up.

In another home, the host instructed us to hold our hands over a basin and she poured water from a pitcher over us as we soaped up and scrubbed.

Many cultures and religions have a hand-washing as part of a ritual, often involving the pouring of water over the hands. In Jewish tradition, for example, you wash both hands before praying. That’s not the reason for the Kenyan style. And I'm sure everyone would like running water in their home or business.

But there’s something about opening a spigot on a jug that makes you slow down and feel as if the hand-washing is a wonderful transition from daily life into the moment when you enjoy a meal.

I asked a Kenyan whose home has no running water what she thinks of all this. “I’m just used to it,” she said. After a couple of days, so am I.

I hope you enjoy our stories this week from Goats and Soda. No need to wash hands before reading.

Marc Silver
Editor, Goats and Soda

 

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NZ govt passed a ZERO EMISSION BILL
GOOD LUCK
see how it goes
at least a positive step even if

no one else seems to want to

1 ..try

2 be made fools

even the latter is a slack arse attitude to take huh

 

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food,we cant dany'as long as theres no stupid superfluous waste

Smoked Salmon Sold in 23 States Recalled Over Botulism Fears

 

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‘Climate Strike’ Wins 'Word of the Year' by Collins Dictionary

EPA Watchdog Slams Agency's Chief of Staff Who Refuses to Cooperate With Investigations

World's Toughest Ban on Ivory Will Move Forward in UK as Court Rejects Challenge From Dealers

New Zealand Passes 'Historic' Zero Emissions Bill

Sea Level Rise Is Locked in Even If We Meet Paris Agreement Targets, New Study Says

The EU Declares War on E-Waste

 

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US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Will Cause ‘Real Harm’
Climate crisis scientist Michael Mann talks about how the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will have an enormous impact on climate change, even though he says the agreement was quite bad to begin with

‘Massacre’ of Indigenous Leaders in Colombia Is Result of Broken Peace Agreement
Yet another massacre of indigenous leaders in Colombia has sparked outrage across the country, as the right-wing government of President Ivan Duque faces increasing challenges to his already weakened leadership.

Private Equity Firms are Modern Day Vampires Sucking the Lifeblood Out of Our Society
Deadspin is the latest victim of private equity. Labor writer and activist Kim Kelly warns us that these 21st century “private equity vampires” have to be controlled.

30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, Germany’s Divide Persists
Despite billions of euros in subsidies and an overhaul of infrastructure in the east, economic differences between eastern and western Germany persist. And top jobs in the east are still filled by people from the west 30 years on.

 

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ew the web version ~ Below: photo by Grant Callegari

Piscine Pursuit, Annihilating Invasives,
and Dory’s Dandy

The media has a way of snowballing information. An anecdote gives way to an estimate that, in the hands of others, turns into an established fact. That’s what happened with a feature we published in May 2016 called “Breeding Dory.” In addition to following a group of scientists as they attempted to raise blue tangs in captivity, the article commented on the increased demand for clownfish after Finding Nemo hit theaters.

The anecdote in question came out of an email exchange between Emily Sohn, the author of “Breeding Dory,” and one of her sources and concerned how ornamental fish traders were seeing an increase in demand for clownfish. When Emily asked her source, a marine biologist, to elaborate on this increase, he estimated it at 40 percent. That estimate informed this line of her story: “After Nemo hit the big screen, sales of orange and white striped clownfish rose by as much as 40 percent, according to some estimates.”

But in the years since the piece was published, scientists have debunked this theory of the Nemo effect. So when our news editor contacted Emily to look into new research that dispelled a similar theory for Finding Dory and blue tangs, she found that not only had the researcher cited her article as an example of the clamor surrounding both of these theories, but that other outlets had widely circulated her 40 percent estimate. That would have been fine if these other publications hadn’t failed to hedge that number as an estimate. Instead, that number was republished as fact.

When I contacted Emily, the writer of this week’s “Rumors of Dory’s Demise Were Greatly Exaggerated,” she said that what most surprised her after her feature was published was how other news organizations churn out “aggregate-style content that essentially compiles and repeats sentences from other articles. The risk of doing this is that speculation of unknown origins can quickly become ‘conventional wisdom.’”

What happened in the aftermath of “Breeding Dory” shows us how the media needs to be more careful, more diligent. I’m echoing Emily when I say that we owe it to our readers to operate in that way.

Jess Mackie
Journalism fellow



This Week’s Stories

Chasing the Far, Far Away Fish

Each year, an increasing number of traditional fishers from southwestern Madagascar sail away from their villages, seeking ever-dwindling fish stocks far from home.

Photos and text by Garth Cripps • 1,400 words, 12 photos

Rumors of Dory’s Demise Were Greatly Exaggerated

Blue tangs just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.

by Emily Sohn • 750 words / 3 mins

Considering the Nuclear Option in Controlling Invasive Species

Rotenone: when you absolutely, positively have to kill every last fish in the lake.

by Brian Owens • 750 words / 3 mins

Dolphins to Drones: Beat It, Bozo

Drones affect species differently. For bottlenose dolphins, they’re a source of stress.

by Kimberly Riskas • 500 words / 2 mins

 

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The Ancient Underwater Boneyard That Tells a Dark Story

A snapshot of the sea, 75 million years ago.

by Chris Baraniuk • 1,000 words / 5 mins






What We’re Reading

Contagious cancer is extremely rare. (One of the few examples of transmission is in Tasmanian devils. When they bite one another, they can swallow tumor cells.) Now bay mussels can be added to the list—sick mussels from Canada may have spread cancer to other shellfish. And humans helped. (The Scientist, New York Times)

Baffinland, a company that operates an open-pit mine on Baffin Island, Nunavut, has told regulators it plans to expand its shipping from the current six million tonnes of iron ore per year to 12 million tonnes. But the company secretly told its investors something different. (The Narwhal)

In Florida, about five hectares of land is cleared for development every hour. Pity the poor alligator just trying to get to its swamp. Enter the Florida Wildlife Corridor team, which is trying to preserve these precious pathways throughout the state. (The Bitter Southerner)

Not your average granny retirement goal: counting sea snakes. (Mongabay)

It’s worth remembering that there are still places in the world—like some coastlines in Nunavik, Canada—that are rising due to glacial isostatic adjustment. (But it still doesn’t mean these places won’t be affected by climate change.) (Nunatsiaq News)

Alaska Airlines is partnering with a global wave forecasting service to offer flight dealsto Hawai‘i. When the swells rise, rates fall. (Outside)

 

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5 REASONS SCIENTISTS ARE MAKING THE CASE FOR RENEWABLE WOOD ENERGY AND FOREST PRODUCTS

Could using more trees be part of the solution to climate change? Here’s what the United Nations and an increasing number of scientists are saying.

The case for forest products as a solution to climate change is continuing to gain support. (Photo: Enviva)
Could using more trees be part of the solution to climate change? The answer might just be yes, according to the United Nations and an increasing number of scientists.

Renewable wood energy and other forest products are increasingly gaining notice as a critical part of the fight to keep global temperatures in check – while ensuring that private landowners keep growing more trees.

“Using trees to save trees is a hard concept to get our head around; it’s not intuitive unless you’ve really delved into the science,” says Jennifer Jenkins, the Chief Sustainability Officer for Enviva Biomass, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets used for renewable energy. “But the consistent support from the U.N. and other scientists is starting to give people a better understanding of the role that forest products and sustainable forest management must play in an all-in renewables solution.”

Wood pellets are used for renewable energy. (Photo: stockcreations/Shutterstock)

An August report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Climate Change and Land,” noted that, “Sustainable forest management can reduce the extent of forest conversion to non-forest uses” and specifically calls out forest management aimed at providing timber, fiber, and biomass.

Widely considered the world’s leading authority on climate science, the U.N. IPCC has repeatedly cited the important role of wood biomass and broader forest product industries. According to the IPCC, every pathway to keeping temperature increases under 1.5 degrees Celsius includes sustainable forestry and wood biomass.

Importantly, the IPCC report was prepared by more than 100 climate scientists from more than 50 countries, who examined more than 7,000 academic papers to reach their recommendation that wood biomass is necessary in the fight to combat climate change.

And more scientists are starting to speak out. In September, another group of more than 100 forest science researchers from universities around the world wrote a letter on the importance of displacing fossil fuels with renewable wood energy.

5 WAYS THAT RENEWABLE WOOD E

 

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note US ARMY MILITARY VETERANS
they dont want/need the wars there wealth hungry deceptive lying miongrels send them to


To protect endangered rhinos, U.S. Army veterans answer a new call to arms

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Former soldiers are battling poachers and their own personal demons in South Africa.

Ryan Tate, a former U.S. Marine, founded a nonprofit group called Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW). The organization puts ex-soldiers to work protecting rhinos, something that meets several important needs at once: guarding an endangered species against poachers by people skillfully trained in combat, and giving soldiers a personal weapon against two significant problems many face after military service: unemployment and post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Everyone gets PTSD when they come back from war ... you are never going to get the brotherhood, the intensity again … [There are] all these veterans with billions of dollars of training and the government doesn’t use them. I saw a need in two places and just put them together,” Tate tells the Guardian.

The Guardian reports:
To protect endangered rhinos, U.S. Army veterans answer a new call to arms

 

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Can a glut of fake horns save real rhinos?

CHRISTIAN COTRONEO
November 8, 2019, 3:25 p.m.

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An eastern black rhino stares down the camera. It's horn, which is made of keratin, is a valuable commodity. But researchers are trying to make it less so. (Photo: Nagel Photography/Shutterstock)

Soon, anyone looking to buy a rhino horn on the black market will have a new problem on their hands. How to tell a real horn from a fake.


Can a glut of fake horns save real rhinos?

 

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Such hysteria

 

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Keystone Leaks Crude Oil in North Dakota on Same Day as Trump State Department Pipeline Hearing

Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is the Healthiest Fat on Earth

Australia Downgrades Great Barrier Reef Outlook to 'Very Poor'

Planting Billions of Trees Is the 'Best Climate Change Solution Available Today,' Study Finds

Giant Water Battery Cuts University's Energy Costs by $100 Million Over Next 25 Years

New Fin Whale Subspecies Discovered in North Pacific

11,000 Scientists Declare a Climate Emergency

 

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entitled to your view
interesting that you bother 'looking in'
what did you expect
something similar to Trumps denial/igniorance

#3954blakstar, Yesterday at 10:15 AM

 

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entitled to your view
interesting that you bother 'looking in'
what did you expect
something similar to Trumps denial/igniorance

#3954blakstar, Yesterday at 10:15 AM

It’s amusing

I know global warming is not happening because banks are still providing 99 year loans to beachfront properties if the property wasn’t going to be there in 99 years they would never provide the loan.

similarly. An island like the Cayman Islands would be divesting rather than investing. Why spend millions on developing condos that will be under water. Oh bc it won’t be

it’s obvious the global warming hoax is a ploy to ensure the rich stay rich.

 

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It’s amusing

I know global warming is not happening because banks are still providing 99 year loans to beachfront properties if the property wasn’t going to be there in 99 years they would never provide the loan.

similarly. An island like the Cayman Islands would be divesting rather than investing. Why spend millions on developing condos that will be under water. Oh bc it won’t be

it’s obvious the global warming hoax is a ploy to ensure the rich stay rich.

Amid flooding and rising sea levels, residents of one barrier island wonder if it’s time to retreat
OCRACOKE, N.C. — On any normal late-fall day, the ferries that ply the 30 miles between Swan Quarter and this barrier island might carry vacationing retirees, sports fishermen and residents enjoying mainland getaways after the busy summer tourist season.

But two months ago, Hurricane Dorian washed away all signs of normalcy here. After buzz-cutting the Bahamas, the giant storm rolled overhead, raising a seven-foot wall of water in its wake that sloshed back through the harbor, invading century-old homes that have never before taken in water and sending islanders such as post office head Celeste Brooks and her two grandchildren scrambling into their attics.

Ocracoke has been closed to visitors ever since. Island-bound ferries carry yawning container trucks to haul back the sodden detritus of destroyed homes. And O’cockers — proud descendants of the pilots and pirates who navigated these treacherous shores — are faced with a reckoning: whether this sliver of sand, crouched three feet above sea level between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound, can survive the threats of extreme weather and rising sea levels. And if it can’t, why rebuild?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f076c0-fcab-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html

 

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reptiles,hunger for wealth
going to get them no where

 

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reptiles,hunger for wealth
going to get them no where

Uh it’ll get them to more wealth. What are you missing?

remember they tricked you to reduce your consumption while they just increased theirs. You pay carbon taxes that go into the governments coffers who then distributes it to Amazon. Lol.