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Nebraska Farmers Sue Monsanto Alleging Roundup Gave Them Cancer

Four Nebraskan agricultural workers have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto alleging that...

What Is Fracking? - Bang Goes The Theory - Brit Lab - BBC

Published on May 21, 2016
Jem investigates the controversial science of fracking, blamed for creating an earthquake in Lancashire. Taken from Bang Goes The Theory: Series 6.

Nebraska Farmers Sue Monsanto Alleging Roundup Gave Them Cancer
Four Nebraskan agricultural workers have filed a lawsuit againstMonsanto Co. alleging that the agribusiness giant’s cancer-linkedproduct, Roundup, gave them non-Hodgkin lymphoma after many years of exposure.

The plaintiffs have also accused Monsanto of purposely misleading consumers about the safety of its blockbuster product, which contains glyphosate as its controversial main ingredient.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/16/nebraska-farmers-sue-monsanto/

where the money is
to be made in destroying peoples health ..

Monsanto rejects $62bn bid from Bayer

GMO giant Monsanto rejected an unsolicited $62 billion takeover bid by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, saying the price was too low but adding that it remained “open to further talks.”
Monsanto can “see the logic” of combining with the German corporation, and believes the merger could get the required approval from regulators, sources familiar with the talks told Reuters. However, the St. Louis, Missouri-based company believes its shareholders deserve a better offer.

READ MORE: Germany’s Bayer makes $62bn offer to buy US firm Monsanto

https://www.rt.com/usa/344239-monsanto-bayer-bid-reject/

Scientists Confirm Fears About East Antarctica’s Biggest Glacier
Climate Nexus | May 19, 2016 9:26 am | Comments

The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could cross the point of no return within the next century if global warming continues at the current pace.

The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could cross the point of no return within the next century if global warming continues at the current pace. Photo credit: The University of Texas at Austi

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/19/melting-east-antarctic-glacier/

Thousands of Tiny Red Crabs Wash Up on California Coastlines
Katie Pohlman | May 20, 2016 2:50 pm | Comments

Thousands of red crabs are covering parts of California’s coastline. But this isn’t the first time.

Masses of pelagicred crab, also known as tuna crab, have been washing up on California’s beaches for the last 15 years, reported NBC News. However, every year, the event draws major attention from tourists and residents alike. This year, the crabs are washing up on beaches in Orange County and San Diego.

Photo credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Despite the name, red crabs are a species of lobster that normally resides off Mexico’s western shore, typically moving no farther north than San Diego. But for the past several years, the 1- to 3-inch red crabs have populated waters farther up the coast in California, Reuters reported, and they won’t be leaving anytime soon.

This is largely due to El Niño. As the National Aeronautics and

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/20/red-crabs-wash-up/

very interesting ha

Violent solar storms helped foster life on Earth, NASA says

Evidence of violent solar storms from the sun plummeting towards Earth 4 billion years ago have shed new light on the origins of life, researchers from NASA says.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...earth-nasa-research/7439938?WT.mc_id=newsmail

Is Biomass Energy Renewable?
Josh Schlossberg | May 17, 2016 11:03 am | Comments

A report funded by Clean Air Council questions whether biomassshould count as renewable energy, arguing that carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions disqualify the controversial energy source.

Chipping trees for biomass energy at the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/17/is-biomass-energy-renewable/

still
dont believe its as cheap/effective as SOLAR could be ..

New Undersea Turbines Harness Enormous Power From Local Tides
Paul Brown, Climate News Network | May 17, 2016 9:35 am | Comments

Two countries with the highest tides in the world, Canada and the UK, both claim to be the world leaders in creating electricity from the tides.

They are among a group of coastal states—including China, South Korea, the U.S. and Australia—that are hoping to harness the enormous power of their local twice-daily tides to tap a new and reliable supply of electricity.

Powerful tides sweep in to the Orkney islands off northern Scotland. Photo credit: Angelo Amboldi / Flickr
Unlike wind and solar energy, tidal power is entirely predictable. If it can be tapped on a large scale as a power source, it will provide reliable base load power for any grid system.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/17/undersea-turbines-tidal-power/

'like'
strange thing to be happening ha

West Bank Solar Project Unites Muslims and Jews

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/16/west-bank-solar-project/

 

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Burning All Fossil Fuels Would Lead to a 17 C Rise in Arctic Temperatures
Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief | May 24, 2016 10:22 am | Comments
Burning all the fossil fuels we know to exist on Earth could push global temperature an average of 8 C above preindustrial levels, according to new research. The Arctic would bear the brunt of the warming, with temperatures potentially rising 17 C, said the authors.

The Arctic would bear the brunt of the warming, with temperatures potentially rising 17 C.
The new paper, published Monday in Nature Climate Change, looks at would happen over the next 300 years or so if the world continues to burn coal, oil and gas with no efforts to limit emissions.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/arctic-temperature-rise/

of course doesent mean too much in the grand scheme of things to forever protect the American citizen ..

well done to them ..

Tens of Thousands Take Part in Global Actions Targeting World’s Most Dangerous Fossil Fuel Projects
350.org | May 16, 2016 9:28 am | Comments
Twelve days of unprecedented worldwide action against fossil fuels concluded Sunday showing that the climate movement will not rest until all coal, oil and gas is kept in the ground. The combined global efforts of activists on six continents now pose a serious threat to the future of the fossil fuel industry, already weakened by financial and political uncertainty.

The UK’s largest opencast coal mine was shut down for a day. Photo credit: Tim Wagner
Tens of thousands of activists took to the streets, occupied mines, blocked rail lines, linked arms, paddled in kayaks and held community meetings in 13 countries, pushing the boundaries of conventional protest to find new ways to demand coal, oil and gas stay in the ground. Participants risked arrest—many for the first time—to say that it’s time to Break Free from the current energy paradigm that is locking the planet into a future of catastrophicclimate change.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/16/break-free-target-fossil-fuels/

10 Near Misses at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Considered Precursors to a Meltdown
Greenpeace | May 24, 2016 10:34 am | Comments
Following the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Greenpeace USA released a new report Tuesday on the 166 near misses at U.S. nuclear power plants over the past decade. Of the incidents identified in Nuclear Near Misses: A Decade of Accident Precursors at U.S. Nuclear Plants, 10 are considered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to be important precursors to a meltdown.

“Contrary to NRC commissioners’ claims, there is nothing safe about the nuclear reactors in the United States,” Greenpeace Nuclear Policy Analyst Jim Riccio said. “Thirty years after Chernobyl and five years after Fukushima, it is clear that these kinds of disasters could absolutely happen here. It is time for the NRC to listen to the whistleblowers within its own ranks and address these longstanding issues and vulnerabilities.”

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/near-misses-nuclear-plants/

selective decisions ..re nuclear

Obama and Nordic Leaders Agree Economic Activity in Arctic Must Pass Climate Test
Climate Nexus | May 16, 2016 10:28 am | Comments
President Obama and leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden agreed on Friday that all future commercial activity in the Arctic will adhere to strict environmental standards and climate goals.

The flags of the United States, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Photo credit: WWF U.S. / Nicky Sundt
This will include oil and gas drilling and is similar to the agreementsigned by the U.S. and Canada earlier this year. Denmark and the U.S. also announced a partnership to develop offshore wind.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/16/obama-nordic-leaders-arctic/
makes me personally as angry as the GW/CC business

Inside Story - Who is gaining from illegal wildlife trade?

Published on May 24, 2016
The UN says wildlife trafficking is a crime threatening many plant and animal species.Presenter: Laura KyleGuests:Ted Leggett - senior research officer on crime and criminal justice at the UNODCDebbie Banks - lead campaigner for tigers and wildlife crime at the Environmental Investigation AgencyOfir Drori - founding director of the advocacy and law enforcement group called EAGLE-

what an unforgiveable act in this day and age ..

Bialowieza forest: Poland begins logging project despite pleas from activists, scientists
Updated 8 minutes ago

PHOTO: Bialowieza is the remnant of Europe's ancient forest. (Flickr: vlod007)
MAP: Poland

Poland has begun a logging project it says is aimed at protecting the ancient Bialowieza forest, which includes some of Europe's last primeval woodland, despite protests from environmental groups, scientists and the EU.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...pite-activist-pleas/7443046?WT.mc_id=newsmail

 

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more on my solar ha,brilliant moves yes ..
love reading of such,and seeing such promisingprojects..

5 Floating Solar Farms Helping Power the World
Lorraine Chow | May 24, 2016 2:25 pm | Comments
Floating solar projects are popping up in all corners of the world, from Japan, the UK, Brazil, the U.S. and Australia.

A rendering of the 13.7 megawatt plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir in Japan, which will be the largest floating solar plant in the world once construction is complete. Photo credit: Kyocera
There are a number of benefits to floating solar plants, aka “floatovoltaics.” Compared to mounted pane

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/floating-solar-systems/
pathetic
such being stifled,damn incredible really ..

Local renewable energy projects being stifled by red tape, consumer advocates say
Lateline
By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge
Posted about 2 hours ago

PHOTO: Solar panels on the Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club.(ABC News: Billy Cooper)
MAP: Australia
Red tape and a lack of technical expertise are preventing community groups from setting up renewable energy projects, according to consumer advocates who have launched a new campaign to make it an election issue.

The campaign is led by the Community Power Agency (CPA) and a coalition of grassroots energy groups.

There are more than 70 community energy groups around the nation running 31 renewable energy projects including community solar and wind farms.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...ble-energy-projects/7447296?WT.mc_id=newsmail

not if thers money involved,and its easy for them to place there excess wealth in shares of such devious corporations huh ..

Will Congress End the Era of Unlimited, Untested Chemicals and Reform TSCA?

Most Americans assume that the government requires that chemicals be shown safe before coming onto the market and into our homes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Photo credit: Tim Pohl / iStock
Consider that 10 trillion of pounds of chemicals are produced annually in America—including billions of pounds of certain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde, benzene and bisphenol-A (better known as BPA). Most Americans assume that the government requires that chemicals be shown safe before coming onto the market and into our homes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/congress-reform-tsca/

very interesting ha

Violent solar storms helped foster life on Earth, NASA says

Evidence of violent solar storms from the sun plummeting towards Earth 4 billion years ago have shed new light on the origins of life, researchers from NASA says.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...earth-nasa-research/7439938?WT.mc_id=newsmail

good newsfor the fisheries industry,or is it ..
depends on if they continue to honor it, in perpetuity,of course
and only need one F'wit like Trump,to F'it up, yeah i amsceptical,re him or his sort,Chinese included ..

Ground-Breaking Agreement Marks First Voluntarily Limits to Industrial Fishing in Arctic
Greenpeace | May 25, 2016 10:32 am | Comments
Some of the world’s largest seafood and fishing companiescommitted Wednesday not to expand their search for cod into a large, previously ice-covered area of the northern Barents Sea. The area is twice the size of France. The group includes McDonald’s, Tesco, Iglo, Young’s Seafood, Icelandic Seachill, Russian Karat Group, Fiskebåt—representing the entire Norwegian oceangoing fishing fleet and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen.

Atlantic Cod. Photo credit: Joachim S. Mueller/ Greenpeace

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/25/industrial-fishing-arctic/

good for them,great atart,thought Canada of all countrys,was doing something dodgy re this,along with there fracking huh
maybe wrong,hope so ..

Thailand closes dive sites over coral bleaching crisis

Thailand shuts down ten popular diving sites in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis, a rare move that shuns tourism profits to protect the environment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...al-bleaching-crisis/7450274?WT.mc_id=newsmail

Mars at tail-end of ice age

Mars is at the tail-end of an ice age that would have seen large swathes of the dusty red planet covered with ice, reveals a detailed analysis of ice layers within the Red Planet's north polar ice cap.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-27/mars-at-taile-end-ice-age/7448786?WT.mc_id=newsmail

More Big Retailers Say ‘No’ to GMO Salmon
Friends of the Earth | May 25, 2016 10:49 am | Comments
On the heels of Canada’s approval of GMO salmon, Friends of the Earth U.S. and a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups released updated numbers Wednesday showing that nearly 80 major food retailers have committed to not sell genetically engineered salmon, despite FDA’s approval last November.

Nearly 80 major food retailers have committed to not sell genetically engineered salmon.
“Despite irresponsible approvals, the growing number of commitments from retailers demonstrates there is no market forGMO salmon,” Dana Perls, senior food and technology campaigner with Friends of the Earth, said. “Retailers and restaurants are wisely listening to their customers and rejecting GMO salmon.”

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/25/retailers-no-gmo-salmon/

 

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Frequency and Intensity of Wildfires Across the Globe Fueled by Climate Change
Climate Nexus | May 11, 2016 10:11 am | Comments

The widely destructive wildfire in Alberta has raised concerns about the frequency and intensity of wildfires across the globe fueled byclimate change. Scientists have warned that along with factors such as changing land-use and firefighting methods that leave more trees and bush to burn, rising temperatures have stood out as a reason.

Photo credit: Delta Fire Department Twitter
Worldwide, from 1979 to 2013, the length of fire season has increased nearly 19 percent. In the U.S., the 10-year average number of acres burned in wildfires has more than doubled from the mid-1980s to 7 million acres now. The fragile boreal forests that encircle the Northern Hemisphere and represent a third of Earth’s forest land are at high risk of wildfires but do not get the same level of attention as tropical fore

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/11/wildfires-climate-change/

getting to be old news huh ..

Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer?
Emily Cassidy, Environmental Working Group | May 10, 2016 11:51 am |Comment
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released and then abruptly withdrew a draft document on the cancer risks posed by the pesticide glyphosate, Monsanto jumped at the chance to say that its signature chemical had been exonerated.

The EPA says it has more work to do. In the meantime, the Environmental Working Group took a closer look at the science underpinning the World Health Organization’s decision last year to classify glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen.”

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/10/monsanto-glyphosate-cancer/

and

Monsanto Faces Rejection in U.S. Over GMO Soybean
MintPress News | May 11, 2016 8:35 am | Comments

Monsanto, the controversial biotech seed giant, keeps running into trouble on the lucrative GMO soybean market this year.

Although 94 percent of U.S. soybean crops come from genetically modified seeds, Monsanto’s latest offering isn’t meeting with the approval of grain traders in the U.S. Called “Roundup Ready 2 Xtend,” the Wall Street Journal reported on May 2 that major grain corporations like Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Cargill Inc. are rejecting the soybean because it lacks important regulatory approval in the European Union and could disrupt international trade.

Activists raise public awareness about the consequences of using Monsanto herbicides in Argentina. Photo credit: Pedro Jesus Galvani / Eco- Network
“The grain companies’ stance is a potential blow to a product that Monsanto has touted as a blockbuster for U.S. farm fields,” wrote Jacob Bunge.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/11/monsantos-gmo-soybean-faces-rejection-u-s-patent-
battle-argentina/

'smile' good news probaly short term ha ..

Britain Gets No Power From Coal for First Time Ever, UK EV Drivers Soon to Sell Electricity Back to Grid
Climate Nexus | May 11, 2016 10:03 am | Comments
For the first time since the 19th century, Britain’s National Grid sourced no electricity from coal on Tuesday between midnight and 4 a.m. due to a series of power plant breakdowns.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/11/britain-no-coal/

sustainable urban farming, developers urban planning eventually take it away, bugger ..

Hong Kong agriculture: Developers try to evict community

In Hong Kong, a major disagreement between farmers and one of country's biggest property developers is heading to court. The company Henderson Land wants to evict tenants and occupiers from a piece of land that's being developed in the North East. The case has shone a spotlight on powerful developers and their apparent disregard for village land. Divya Gopalan reports from Hong Kong.

USDA: Beekeepers Lost 44% of Honey Bee Colonies Last Year
Friends of the Earth | May 11, 2016 10:48 am | Comments
On Tuesday the Bee Informed Partnership, in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), released its annual report on honey bee losses in the U.S. Beekeepers reported losing 44 percent of their total number of colonies managed over the last year—close to the highest annual loss in the past six years. These losses are considered too high to be sustainable for U.S. agriculture and the beekeeping industry.

Beekeepers reported losing 44 percent of their total number of colonies managed over the last year—close to the highest annual loss in the past six years. Photo credit: Qypchak / Wikimedia
http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/11/honey-bee-losses/

amazing
and they dont go about destroying such things these days neat ..

Scientists Uncover Array of Strange Animals in Cave That Has Been Sealed Off for 5.5 Million Years
Katie Pohlman | May 24, 2016 2:09 pm | Comments

Scientists have found a whole new world hidden inside a cave that has been sealed for about 5.5 million years. The cave and its residents could provide scientists with answers to questions about global warming and the formation of life on Earth.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/movile-cave-romania/

 

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Nice video
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160411-klamath-glen-canyon-dam-removal-video-anniversary/

http://www.klamathriver.org/

 

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ENVIRONMENT
The Power of a Calm Sea
How developments in tidal technology are helping harness the power of a calm sea.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise/2015/05/power-calm-sea-150518072112152.html

NZs usual BS scare tactic Sunday news report
so BACKWARD NZ is with thee things haha
my laugh for the day,as to what the media come up with for a Sunday read
but understand most papers WW go xtra nutty on a Sunday ..

here e go
poison the planet why dont we ..

Peru Declares State of Emergency as Mercury Contamination From Illegal Gold Mining Poisons People and Planet

Peru’s government has declared a two-month state of emergency across 11 Amazon jungle districts due to mercury contamination caused by widespread illegal gold mining activities

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Peru Declares State of Emergency as Mercury Contamination From Illegal Gold Mining Poisons People and Planet

Miners dump 40 tonnes of mercury into Amazonian rivers annually, destroying more than...

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/27/peru-state-of-emergency-mercury/

SHELL at it again, if not BP its SHELL

Shell Pipeline Leaks 20,000 Gallons of Oil in California’s Central Valley

In the foreground, hazardous materials responders work to clean up oil from Shell’s spill near Tracy, California. In the background, containers of the oil-contaminated soil sit among wind turbines. Photo credit: Noah Berger / Greenpeace

Responders are on the scene to clear oil that’s reached the surface, which county officials say covered roughly 10,000 square feet of land. As of today, Shell representatives claim the pipeline has been repaired, but have not resumed operations.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/27/shell-pipeline-oil-leak/

The True Cost of Fracking

Reynard Loki, AlterNet | May 25, 2016 9:28 am | Comments
Arsenic. Cadmium. Chromium. Radon. Lead. These are just a few of the toxins used in hydraulic fracturing, commonly known asfracking, a controversial drilling process to retrieve oil and natural gas from shale deposits under the surface of the Earth.

Concerns about the process have been mounting, as studies have linked it to a host of environmental and public health problems, fromincreased infant mortality and low birth weight babies to the release of cancer-causing radioactive gas, contamination of drinking water and earthquakes. Fracking also releases methane, which is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Arsenic. Cadmium. Chromium. Radon. Lead. These are just a few of the toxins used in hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking. Photo credit: Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/25/true-cost-fracking/

my favourite and possibly only USA corp at it again ha, good for them ..

NASA Captures Mars in a Very Photogenic Mood

Photo credit: NASA Hubble Space Telescope
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) explained why this will happen:

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/26/nasa-hubble-captures-mars/

wish
i had sighted a few in Aus,never got far enough north, bummer/bugger ..

Three ‘Man-Eating’ Crocodiles Found in Florida Everglades

A Nile crocodile swimming in Gulu, Uganda. Photo credit: Tim Muttoo, Wikimedia Commons.

There have been three confirmed Nile crocodiles caught in Florida since 2009. DNA evidence was needed to confirm their African origin because, as University of Florida professor Frank Mazzotti told NPR’s Jeremy Hobson, while there are small differences between African and American crocodiles, they are very subtle.
..
http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/26/nile-crocodile-florida/


This Will Be the Biggest Dam-Removal Project in History

never thhought anything would surpass Chinas
'3 gorges'
cept of course this has 'Dam-Removal Project '
attatched, interesting ..

 

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hard facts of life
get up to many dodgy activities them INDONESIANS
remember there cruel callous unforgiving murderous execution on the Bali9 x2
who had refored themselves,no compassion shown,despite there laws .

Indonesia cracks down on illegal fishing
Indonesia is cracking down on illegal fishing in its waters. Foreign boats that are caught poaching are seized and then blown up. But critics say the policy, nicknamed “shock therapy” by a government minister, is leading to regional confrontations.

pleasing,they take it so seriously
keeping a sharp eye on how Australia handle there Great Barrier Reef, the buggers
doesent look promising with this particular govt, much like the F'wit republicans you have ..

10 Popular Dive Sites Closed in Thailand Due to Coral Bleaching Crisis
Katie Pohlman | May 27, 2016 1:28 pm | Comments
Some of Thailand’s most prized dive sites have been closed indefinitely after the Department of National Parks’ survey foundcoral bleaching on 80 percent of some of the reefs.

This is a bold move for a country where tourism accounts for 10 percent of its economy—and where officials were hoping to attract 32 million tourists this year, The Guardian reported. But then again, it sends the message Thailand officials want: Ignorant tourism is killing the reefs.

A turtle

swimming over bleached coral in February at Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef. Photo credit: The University of Queensland
“The coral reefs are affected by unaware tourists–when they go diving they may touch or step on the reef. Closing those spots will help the reefs recover naturally,” Reungsak Theekasuk, national park officer director, told AFP.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/27/thailand-dive-sites-coral-bleaching/

haha
tell us more FFS ..

Fracked Gas Isn’t Green or Clean
Wenonah Hauter | May 25, 2016 12:17 pm | Comments
hen Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed on to the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future in February, she touted the state’s investment inrenewable energy and green jobs. And, she made clear this was just a start: “More work remains and this accord acknowledges the challenges we face and our commitment to addressing them.”

Indeed, more work remains for the governor to provide climate leadership for Rhode Island and the nation. At the very top of the list should be rescinding her support for a controversial fracked gas project in the town of Burrillville.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/25/fracked-gas-isnt-green-clean/

NEVADA
been a world leader for solar for any may years,congratulations all ..

Rooftop Solar Provides Net Benefits to All Nevadans

Noah Long, Natural Resources Defense Council | May 26, 2016 12:37 pm |Comments
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and SolarCity have published a new analysis on costs and benefits of rooftop solarenergy in Nevada that shows it’s benefitting all utility customers in the state and benefits could significantly increase under good solar policies.

Solar

goes up on a rooftop in Nevada, bringing benefits to all electricity customers. Photo credit: Solarcity
The results of the paper, coauthored by NRDC’s Dylan Sullivan, show that Nevada customers are already receiving $7 million – $14 million in net benefits per year from rooftop solar generation across the state—which amounts to 1.6 cents to 3.4 cents in benefits from every net-metered kilowatt-hour—whether they have solar photovoltaic panels on their roofs or not.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/26/rooftop-solar-nevada/

'smile'
Solar boat/Solar plane ha cool ..

Solar Boat to Make Solo Trip From California to Hawaii

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/27/solar-boat-seacharger/
wow incredible ha,nice'
NOAA: World’s Largest Sponge Is as Big as a Minivan
Katie Pohlman | May 27, 2016 1:14 pm | Comments

Photo

credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi

expedition researcher, said in a statement.

Photo

credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/27/noaa-worlds-largest-sponge/

 

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GOOD
but only a typical opposition govt resonse that likely would never have surfaced if the generakl election wasent t be held in6 weeks

and
as we know te cunning bastards, you can almost gaurantee it will be one of the first to suffer a massyve cut if they did hapento get in

Great Barrier Reef: Shorten pledges $500m as surveys reveal mass coral die-offs
By Naomi Woodley, staff
Updated about 6 hours ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has been in Cairns todayannouncing a $500-million fund to help protect the Great Barrier Reef.

It's not all new money - $123 million had already been allocated by the Coalition - but it is a significant cash splash.

We've taken a look at the latest news on the reef - including coral bleaching, UNESCO reports and its management - and put it all in one place.

Bill Shorten says a Labor government would create a $500 million fund to help protect the Great Barrier Reef through better research, co-ordination and environmental programs.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-30/labor-pledges-$500m-fund-to-protect-great-barrier-reef/7459408

most unfortunate
people have t live but at what expense to the widlife/environment huh .

Illegal farming threatens Ivory Coast’s cocoa industry

Ivory Coast is the largest producer of cocoa beans – the main ingredient used to make chocolate. But the government says 75 percent of its forests are being destroyed because of illegal farming.

Mohamed Adow went on patrol with rangers who are trying to protect the forests.

pretty much anovious,like a lot of these things
alwaysmuch more susceptible huh ..

New Fracking Study Finds Children at Greater Risk of Respiratory Health Problems
Lorraine Chow | May 12, 2016 10:28 am | Comments
Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations such as fracking might allow for cheaper prices to heat your home, but a growing number of scientists are becoming concerned about its unacceptable health implications.

The study, Hazards of UOG Emissions on Children’s and Infants’ Respiratory Health, was published today in the journal Reviews on Environmental Health.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/12/respiratory-health-fracking/

get your fill,crazed people ..

Scientists Warn That You Could Be Inhaling Chemically-Laden Microplastic Particles
Lorraine Chow | May 11, 2016 9:11 am | Comments

Microplastics, the scourge of beaches, oceans, waterways and aquatic life worldwide, might also be polluting the air we breathe, according to environmental health experts.

Micro plastic are a concern in oceans and other aquatic habitats, and now, possibly in the air. Photo credit: 5Gyres
The Guardian reported that a research team at King’s College in London is looking into the issue.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/11/breathing-microplastics/

hardly likelyto exite anyone
esp if possible president Trump is determined to change it as to what he wants ..

Big Oil Abandons the Arctic, Obama Under Pressure to Do More to Protect the Region

Andy Rowell, Oil Change International | May 12, 2016 10:02 am | Comments
Sometimes it is hard to find good news on the climate. Take a quick look at a couple of today’s stories:

According to Australian researchers, five tiny Pacific islands, which are part of the Solomon islands, have completely disappeared due torising sea levels, in what is being described as the “first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines in the Pacific.” Another six islands have had large swathes of land washed into the sea too.

President Obama taking a boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park, a U.S. national park established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Photo credit: Pete Souza / White House
Elsewhere, one in five of the world’s plant species is said to be threatened with extinction, with climate change one of the factors along with farming and construction.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/12/big-oil-abandons-arctic/

 

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just cant state this enough, criimninal,absolute criminality,no one can deny ..
of course 'close to home'seems to make it worse ..

35% of Northern and Central Great Barrier Reef Is Dead or Dying

Bleached mature staghorn coral in February 2016 at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. It was dead and overgrown by algae by April 2016. Photo credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

This year’s bleaching event is considered the worst in history, exacerbated by a particularly strong El Nino this year and climate change.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/31/great-barrier-reef-dead-dying/

worth a repeat,no doubt
what it takes toconvince a sceptic tobelieve ..

NPR: Rising Sea Levels Made This Florida Mayor a Climate Change Believer
Katie Pohlman | May 18, 2016 12:08 pm | Comments

Florida is one of, if not the, most vulnerable states in the U.S. when it comes to sea level rise. Though it’s clear Florida Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t believe the state needs to act on climate change, one mayor is attempting to prepare his town for higher water.

Photo credit: NASA

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/18/sea-level-rise-coral-gables/

Weather pattern likely to change for winter

Winter is here and with it comes the prospect of decent rain, but as to whether more precipitation is needed is a matter of opinion.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...o-change-for-winter/7467040?WT.mc_id=newsmail

always admired QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAS government and there animal/wildlife/birdlife conservation
from way back in the 70s
only 'mistake' they made, was the 'cane toad'saga ha grrrrr ..ha

Crocodile cull ruled out by Queensland Government, survey shows Daintree population steady

Croc population steady, no need for cull Qld Government says

Crocodile numbers in Queensland remain steady and there is no need to cull the population, the State Government says. Federal MP Bob Katter is calling for a cull after Cindy Waldron was taken by a crocodile north of Cairns on Sunday night.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...ent-daintree-attack/7463722?WT.mc_id=newsmail

damn incredible,absolutely incredible
water shortages,just look at the level of the dam,amount of people searching for water
for once,not blaming a government
GOOGLE

Sierra Leone suffers from severe water shortages
eple looking for common water

Sierra Leone struggles every year during the dry season, but according to officials, this is the worst ever.
Tap water in many homes has stopped running and community pumps have also dried up.

some peoplke deserve to be shot
incl poachers ..

'Shocking conditions': Elephants rescued from Indian circus

A bitter stoush erupts in India over the alleged cruelty to animals in a well-known circus, including four performing elephants restrained with spiked chains.

seem to always put the pressure on the poor old hard working farmer, but huh ..

World Farmers Need to Do More to Stop Catastrophic Climate Change

Tim Radford, Climate News Network | May 19, 2016 11:45 am | Comments

Traditional cattle ranchers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Photo credit: Eduardo Amorim / Flickr

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/19/farmers-climate-change/

 

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same ole,buti have no regretsof puttinga victory out there
worth a repeat,ha'

Monsanto Ordered to Pay $46.5 Million in PCB Lawsuit in Rare Win for Plaintiffs

Lorraine Chow | May 26, 2016 11:32 am | Comments
A St. Louis jury has awarded three plaintiffs a total of $46.5 million in damages in a lawsuit alleging that Monsanto and three other companies were negligent in its handling of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a highly toxic and carcinogenic group of chemicals.

This case, which went on trial April 28, involved only three of nearly 100 plaintiffs claiming that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Photo credit: GMO Free USA
Yesterday’s 10-2 verdict in St. Louis Circuit Court awarded $17.5 million in damages to the three plaintiffs and assessed an additional $29 million in punitive damages against Monsanto, Solutia, Pharmacia and Pfizer, the St. Louis Dispatch reported.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/26/monsanto-losses-pcb-lawsuit/


so
how do they/would they,try and explain away such
like any bullshitting politician of course

‘Mistaken’ Release of Glyphosate Report Raises Questions Over EPA’s Ties to Monsanto

Lorraine Chow | May 9, 2016 12:03 pm | Comments
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is questioning why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted and then suddenly pulled its highly anticipated risk assessment ofglyphosate, the main ingredient in weedkillers such as Monsanto’s flagship herbicide Roundup.

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Sources told Sustainable Pulse that the EPA allegedly attempted “to take the legal pressure off the pesticide industry and specifically large producers of glyphosate-based herbicides such as Monsanto,” by releasing the Cancer Assessment Review Committee draft report.
On April 29, the EPA’s Cancer Assessment Review Committee published a report online about glyphosate concluding that the chemical is not likely carcinogenic to humans. However, even though it was marked “Final” and was signed by 13 members of CARC, the report disappeared from the website three days later.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/09/epa-glyphosate-report/

Reef left out of UN climate report

Published: 9:48 am, Friday, 27 May 2016

The Great Barrier Reef has been omitted from a major United Nations report on world heritage sites impacted by climate change, despite mass bleaching linked to global warming.

Australia is not mentioned throughout the 87-page report even though it lists other sites in the Asia Pacific region and says coral reefs are 'particularly vulnerable' to climate change.

- See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/nati...f-un-climate-report.html#sthash.F3zDdBqa.dpuf
may mean nothuing to most,but ha ..

Australia joins initiative to fight corruption between resource companies and governments

Posted about 5 hours ago

PHOTO: Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone, Africa. Australia joins EITI for increased transparency between resources companies, governments and civil groups.(Supplied)

sets criteria for transparency within the oil, gas and mining sectors and the international governments they deal with.

Member countries and companies disclose information on payments such as those that cover taxes, licenses, contracts, royalties and production costs.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-...r-mining-corruption/7440504?WT.mc_id=newsmail

nice that a sunny states putting it out there,now do it doit do it,im sure sme are tbh great for them

It’s Time to #BreakFree LA and Go 100% Renewables

I’ve lived in my house in Torrance, California for 23 years now. I’ve been in LA since I was 19 years old in 1976, back when then Gov. Brown was telling us that we were “living in an era of diminished expectations.” He always was so ahead of the curve

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/02/time-to-break-free-la/

thehearing of this sort of killing sickens,not the eating, but the shooting/killing ..
have stated elsewhere the current Australian govt regime are a pack of f'WITS, some seemingly akin to USA Republicans when irt xcomes to issues like this ..
yes a NSW State MP, not federal, but
thikj of the federal MPs re funding cuts to the CSIRO// many conservation projects incl the coral bleaching prevention on the Great Barrier Reef

Shooters and Fishers MP says he ate elephant he killed in Africa

Robert Borsak, a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP in NSW, raises eyebrows in State Parliament by suggesting he ate an elephant he shot.

Shooters and Fishers MP Robert Borsak says he ate elephant he shot in Africa
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...nd-killed-in-africa/7466852?WT.mc_id=newsmail



gets to be pretty slack when this is required, but, possibly best solution huh ..

Sniper needed 'to protect penguins on Tasmanian beach'

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson calls for an army sniper to be stationed on a beach in the state's north-west after the death of 14 penguins.

 

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WELL DONE people,for your perseveranc
gee that Eu commision are useless/gutless shits,like the UN

EU Commission Backs Down on Long-Term Glyphosate Approval, Seeks Last Minute Extension

Following a number of unsuccessful meetings on the long-term reauthorization of glyphosate in the European Union, the European Commission—the EU’s executive arm—is now seeking an eleventh-hour extension of the controversial weedkiller’s current approval.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/eu-glyphosate-approval/

finally
looking good,if it lasts,some very eager people WW thank goodness ..

Renewable Energy Surges to Record-Breaking Levels Around the World
Andy Rowell, Oil Change International | June 1, 2016 9:17 am | Comment
The renewable revolution is gathering apace according to new research. Last year was an “extraordinary” record year for the sector, with “the largest global capacity additions seen to date.”

An estimated 147 gigawatts of renewable power capacity was added in 2015, according to the annual report of REN21, the renewables policy organization made up of energy experts, NGOs and governments, which is based in Paris.

In total, new installations of renewable power generation capacity rose to 1,848.5 GW globally in 2015, underlying the fact I made in yesterday’s blog that Big Oil’s demise might come sooner rather than later, in part due to the renewable revolution.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/renewables-record-year-2015/

as above,cool ..when it happens it happens
or just whats reported when ha ,but great nonetheless huh ..

Santiago’s Metro System to Become World’s First to Be Powered Largely by Solar and Wind
Lorraine Chow | May 31, 2016 10:49 am | Comments
The subway system in Chile’s capital will soon be the world’s first to run largely on renewable energy sources.

Santiago’s metro has 103 kilometers of tracks and 108 stations, making it the second-longest metro system in Latin America after Mexico City. Photo credit: Flickr
The Metro de Santiago, the second-longest metro system in Latin America after Mexico City, has signed two agreements, one with asolar energy provider and another with a wind power company, which will provide 60 percent of metro’s energy needs by 2018.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/31/santiago-metro-system-solar-wind/
..
clever clever 'smile' ha innovative, 'like' ha .

BMW South Africa Unveils Solar Carport to Charge Electric Vehicles
Katie Pohlman | May 31, 2016 11:10 am | Comments
BMW South Africa is reducing its carbon footprint with the launch of its electric vehicle charging stations. The group’s first 100 percent renewable solar-powered carport charging station will roll out in July.

The BMW i solar carport, produced by SUNWORX, is made of bamboo with stainless steel housing for the solar modules. The solar modules can produce an average of 3.6 kilowatts of power, which will be transferred to the BMW i Wallbox. The Wallbox shows a live readout of how much power is being generated by the carport and charges electric and plug-in hybrid BMW models, according to a BMW South Africa press release.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/31/bmw-solar-carport/

a 7yo was diagnosed with a superbug last night, my local primary, mmmmm i wonder, if ...its a reality here and/or what type
precautionary or

The Superbug Doctors Have Been Dreading Is Now in the U.S.
Emily Cassidy, Environmental Working Group | June 1, 2016 9:32 am |Comments
A team of scientists at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Army Institute of Research in Washington, DC has discovered the first instance of a person living in the U.S. infected with a feared antibiotic-resistant microbe, according to a researchreport published Thursday in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

An E. coli bacterium taken from a Pennsylvania woman suffering from a urinary tract infection contained the mcr-1 gene that conveys resistance to colistin, which physicians consider the antibiotic of last resort. Photo credit: Shutterstock
An E. coli bacterium taken from a Pennsylvania woman suffering from a urinary tract infection contained the mcr-1 gene that conveys resistance to colistin, which physicians consider theantibiotic of last resort.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/superbug-doctors-dread/

admirable
good for them in getting on top of it so methodically and dilligently ..

Thai authorities seize more contraband from Tiger Temple

More illegal products have been seized from Thailand’s so called Tiger Temple after it was raided by government wildlife officers.
The Buddhist temple was once home to almost 200 tigers and was a popular tourist attraction.
It’s now closed and those behind it are being investigated for trafficking and abuse.

Wayne Hay reports from Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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deserves a post of its own ..

Aussies brought it on themselves in detroying the
GREAT BARRIER REEF CORAL

70s viewed the pristine coral in FIJI
80s viewed the pristine coral at the GBR
2016 it is threateaned, why!!!

BASICALLY
by tere greed,llowing Australias weakthiest woman Rhinehart withher ining operations, to sail there vessells over and out of the reef
i think the Australian Federall govt authorized tis,tav dollars

money money trade BS,no other way were they interested in doing it
only need one sailorto piss over the side in te ocean, to do some damage

so no use bitching now about billions to repair the damage you caused/allowed to happen, only recently as well ..

find the money / spend the billions now for the future generations, F' you fat cats currently ..
no ue bitching about poor us, cost billions now you Ausssie Govts arseholes
no wars except environmental ones
greedy idiots

Fight to save Great Barrier Reef could cost $16 billion

Secret Queensland Government modelling obtained by the ABC estimates it could cost up to $16 billion to meet water quality targets over the next decade to help save the Great Barrier Reef.

Fight to save Great Barrier Reef could cost billions, secret government modelling estimates

https://zippy.gfycat.com/PlumpInnocentDuckling.webm

What's going on with the reef?

Take a look at some of the recent news on the Great Barrier Reef as as it becomes the subject of a major federal election funding announcement.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...could-cost-billions/7469740?WT.mc_id=newsmail

less than 24 hours later
be interesting to see if its made a political issue
Australian generalelection in 4 weeks ..

The Great Barrier Reef is losing its adjective and it's our fault

TIM FLANNERY 12:00am | A few weeks ago I dived the Great Barrier Reef, near Port Douglas. I am haunted by what I've seen.

 

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and so say all of us ..

This One Chart Says It All for the Future of Solar Energy
John Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists | June 1, 2016 10:27 am |Comments

A friend and former colleague—my business partner from when I worked in solar—recently shared a graph showing the drop in the prices of solar panels and the growth in worldwide installations of solar.

Photo credit: Treehugger
My buddy pointed out where prices stood at the beginning of the period shown in the graph, 40 years ago; what panels cost when he launched operations in one Latin American country 30 years ago; and where things were when he and I launched another operation a decade later. And he mentioned the incredibly low price he had paid, just the day before, for modules to feed one of those operations.

Photo credit: GRID Alternatives

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/future-solar-energy/

crap
dont believe that for 1 minute
next week it will change again, and again forever ..

Feds Find Offshore Fracking in the Pacific Would Have No ‘Significant’ Environmental Impact
Climate Nexus | June 2, 2016 11:07 am | Comments
Reactions are growing after a recent joint study by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

It found hydraulic fracking off the coast of California poses no “significant” environmental impact. The decision lifts a moratorium triggered earlier this year by a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity. The group said it is considering other legal options to challenge the decision.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/02/offshore-fracking-pacific/

clever
esp if they have enought north sea oil ha,good for them tho, either way, ha
but
is it as good as it soinds/seems,SNP likely to have the last say ..

Scottish Parliament Passes Motion in Support of Outright Fracking Ban
Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams | June 2, 2016 8:36 am | Comments
The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday narrowly passed a motion in support of an outright fracking ban, setting up a potential showdown over the controversial fossil fuels extraction method.

The motion put forth by Labour stated: “This parliament recognizes that, to meet Scotland’s climate change goals and protect the environment, there must be an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.”

“This parliament recognizes that, to meet Scotland’s climate change goals and protect the environment, there must be an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.” Photo credit: Friends of the Earth Scotland
After Scottish National Party (SNP) members abstained, the motion was passed by 32 votes to 29. The SNP announced a moratorium on fracking in Scotland last January, but has stopped short of an outright ban to allow for further research.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/02/scottish-parliament-fracking-ban/

love innovation
be ideal for natural disaster zones
esp when onbset of winter weather is imminent, yahoooo ha ..

This Super Sustainable House Can Be Built in One Day
Katie Pohlman | June 1, 2016 1:12 pm | Comments
A Dutch design firm has redefined living by creating a house that doesn’t need a foundation, can be built in one day and is three times more sustainable than a normal house.

Photo credit: Wikkelhouse
The Wikkelhouse, designed by Fiction Factory in Amsterdam, is built by snapping multiple 1.2 meter (4 feet) wide sections together. Each section is made by wrapping a basic house shape with curved edges in 24 layers of cardboard that are glued together. The sections are then finished with waterproof, breathable foil and covered with a layer of wood paneling for extra protection.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/wikkelhouse-carbboard-house/

lil sidenote i will mention
in NZ 60s we as a family were the very first to introduce broccoli as a commercial vegetable to the produce markets
no one wanted to purtchaser ity for severtal months ha
we persevered ..reventually it was moderately succesful, hence i am sure my love for any thinng innovative ..

Queensland broccoli growers struggle to meet strong demand from Japan

Japan develops a taste for Australian broccoli and Queensland growers are struggling to meet demand.

well ..

We Asked an Expert if Shark Attacks Are Really Getting Worse Because of Climate Change
By Jake Kivanç

Are more of these guys going to be feeding on humans now that the world is getting hotter? Photo via YouTube


Every summer, our collective obsession with sharks fucking humans up rears its ugly head. Ever since Jaws dah-domped its way into our collective unconscious, society has gone into a mass freakout over "man-eating" sharks, which manifests in sensational reports of reports about vicious attacks, huge bite marks, and washed-up bodies in our televisions and news feeds. Recently, researchers suggested that climate change—with its ability to push people to cool off at the beach—is actually causing an increase in shark attacks in the United States, although the data can't say that definitively.

https://www.vice.com/read/we-asked-...eally-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change

 

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'smile'
wouldent happen in no western society huh ..

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free
Lorraine Chow | June 3, 2016 11:00 am | Comments
Thanks to Chile’s major investments in renewables, the Latin American country is seeing an incredible solar boom.

In a new Bloomberg report, Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free, solar capacity from the country’s central grid has increased four fold to 770 megawatts since 2013. Another 1.4 gigawatts will be added this year with many solar power projects under development.
http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/03/chile-solar-energy/

well,never expected that real good news ..

Huge News for Elephants: U.S. Bans Ivory Trade
Katie Pohlman | June 3, 2016 10:42 am | Comments

President Obama, along with the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service, announced regulations Thursday to ban nearly all commercial elephant ivory trade in the country.

This landmark decision, coming from the country with the second-largest market for ivory, should have a significant impact on the trade. The ban helps fulfill President Obama’s 2013 executive orderto combat wildlife trafficking.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/03/u-s-bans-ivory-trade/

interesting,mthe dodgy happenings that go on huh ..
can you believe it ..

These 33 Cities Cheated on Lead Contamination Tests, Similar to Flint, Michigan

The cities span 17 states east of the Mississippi River. Eastern states were targeted in the investigation because they are most at risk for lead contamination due to aging infrastructure. A total of 43 cities supplied The Guardian with water testing samples and data.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/02/cities-cheated-lead-tests-flint/

good news
dont think many knew that fact ..

1 Million+ Electric Cars Are Now on the World’s Roads
Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief | June 3, 2016 10:05 am | Comments

In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time.

The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2C scenario.

In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. Photo credit: Wikimedia
This is the conclusion of the IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 report, which it released on Wednesday. This is the latest edition of their annual progress review of the technologies that will determine the rate of global emissions, including renewables,nuclear, CCS and coal.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/03/iea-million-electric-cars/

Help Save the World’s Last Dinosaur

The documentary follows Sea Shepherd’s 2015 sea turtle defense campaign, Operation Jairo, which took place in Honduras, Florida and Costa Rica. Why Just One? focuses specifically on the sea turtle defenders’ successes and struggles of the ground campaign in Costa Rica.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/02/save-worlds-last-dinosaur/

reduced habitat i assume
weho can blame them, like the crtocs in Aus ..
humankind encroaching ..

ALLIGATORS IN GEORGIA
Get Ready to See More Alligators North of Florida
June 4, 2016 | 7:07 am
Flat Creek Floyd is laying low.

The alligator that was first reported swimming around under a bridge in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree City, Georgia, hasn't surfaced in a while. Police there have urged people to leave him alone—and quit trying to take selfies with him.

https://news.vice.com/article/get-ready-to-see-more-alligators-north-of-florida

good news for her/them
a lady in NZ has been doing similar for her lifetime,40 years or more, very admirable .

Palestinians create seed library to preserve farming heritage

Published on Jun 1, 2016
A project to preserve rare heritage crops is launching this month in the occupied West Bank.
Vivian Sansour has been on a mission, to track down threatened heirloom crops, in an effort to retain
produce under threat from modernisation and politics.

 

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and
are they going to believe that ot even carte, possibly noty
but
whos to say its a truth, better to ignore it, along with many other things huh?
NZs as bad as anywhere else for the wanto use/abuse of this chemiocal ..

Glyphosate Found in Urine of 93 percent of Americans Tested
Organic Consumers Association | May 29, 2016 1:59 pm | Comments

Glyphosate, the most used herbicide in the world, has been found in the urine of 93 percent of the American public during a unique testing project that started in 2015.

Glyphosate, labeled a “probable human carcinogen” by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency IARC in 2015, has now been revealed to be ubiquitous in the first ever comprehensive and validated LC/MS/MS testing project to be carried out across America.

The European Union is currently in the process of putting restrictions on the use of glyphosate due to health concerns, with Member States so far unable to agree on the re-approval of the chemical beyond June 2016.

Glyphosate-containing herbicides are sold under trademarks such asMonsanto’s Roundup.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/29/urine-test-monsanto-glyphosate/

Farmers continue to debate the merits of genetically modified crops as Monsanto marks 20 years of GM in Australia
ABC Rural
Updated about 2 hours ago

PHOTO: It's 20 years since Australia's first GM crop, cotton, entered commercial production in Australia. (Emma Brown)
MAP: Sydney 2000
As chemical giant Monsanto marks 20 years of genetically modified crops in Australia, farmers remain divided about the merits of GM crops.

Cotton was the first GM crop to come to Australia in 1996, with canola varieties becoming commercially available in 2008.

Croplife Australia, the peak body for agricultural chemical and biotechnology sector, commissioned PG Economics to assess the impact of GM crops, with the report finding GM has generated $1.37 billion in extra income for growers.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...as-debate-continues/7473978?WT.mc_id=newsmail

the one man with a whole lifetime of ecological sense ..

David Suzuki: How to Feed the World as the Planet Warms
Dr. David Suzuki | May 25, 2016 9:16 am | Comments
Calculating farming’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is difficult, but experts agree that feeding the world’s people has tremendous climate and environmental impacts. Estimates of global emissions from farms range widely. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency puts them at 24 percent, including deforestation, making agriculture the second-largest emitter after heat and electricity.

Some suggest finding better ways to feed as many as nine billion people by 2050 means rethinking our agricultural systems.
Agriculture contributes to global warming in a number of ways. Methane and nitrous oxide, which are more potent than CO2 but remain in the atmosphere for shorter times, make up about 65 percent of agricultural emissions. Methane comes mainly from cattle and nitrous oxide from fertilizers and wastes.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/25/feeding-world-warming-planet/

clever, innovative, 'like' ha

This Eco-Village Is Being Built From More Than 1 Million Recycled Plastic Bottles
Katie Pohlman | May 23, 2016 11:40 am | Comment
Recyclable plastic bottles now have a new purpose: to create homes.

The Plastic Bottle Village is a planned 83-acre community in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. The community will consist of 120 homes, all built with plastic bottles as the main component. The village’s creator Robert Bezeau said the idea came to him in a dream, according to the community’s website. One day he woke up and had a vision of what could be done with the more than 35 billion plastic bottles thrown away each year in the U.S. alone.

Photo

credit: plasticbottlevillage.com
The project started in August 2015 with a model single-story two-bedroom house. More than 10,000 bottles were used in that single home, according to the village’s website. The village has already started to sell some of the houses in the community.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/23/plastic-bottle-village/

How Changing Livestock Feed Can Mitigate Climate Change
Lani Furbank, Food Tank | May 19, 2016 12:40 pm | Comments
It’s no secret that livestock production is a resource-intensive sector of agriculture that takes a heavy toll on the planet and significantly contributes to climate change.

According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector is the single largest anthropogenic user of land. It uses approximately 30 percent of the land surface on the planet, is responsible for between 14 and 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to some estimates and accounts for more than 8 percent of human water use.

A recent

study shows that making changes to livestock feed could reduce environmental impacts. Photo credit: iStock

http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/19/livestock-feed-climate-change/

have always had a personal thought that fish farms could eventually helpp to feed the world
esp after seeing it in Hong Kong in the 80s ..

Traditional owners disappointed by scaling back of proposed fin fish farm
WA Country Hour
By Tom Edwards

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-30/aarli-mayi-project-scaled-back/7455044?WT.mc_id=newsmail

 

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AUSTRALIA'
no shame with it closing,many environmentalit type work will dsuffer henceforth
no thanks to govt ppolicy
theyll regret it
esp the great barrier reef work..
cost saving in lieu of huh ..

CSIRO Melbourne climate science labs look certain to close under restructure
The World Today
By Paddy Manning

Updated about 6 hours ago

The CSIRO is going ahead with a controversial restructure that will see between a third and a half of its climate scientists lose their jobs.

"The second reaction is, why would you actually make a change to high-quality work related to the climate change issue, right at a time when we are now realising we have a serious problem on our hands?"

Hardest-hit will be CSIRO's Aspendale laboratories in south-east Melbourne, which were set up after World War II to improve weather forecasting and have since gained an international reputation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...limate-science-cuts/7481288?WT.mc_id=newsmail

again
the QUEENSLAND Australia, do some reaslly great things, always 'liked' there conservation etc ..
wish the rest of Australia would follow Queenslands fine example

Habitat of endangered night parrot placed under exclusion zone by Queensland Government

A rare Queensland parrot once thought extinct will be protected under new laws with an exclusion zone to keep bird watchers and poachers away.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...nder-exclusion-zone/7475674?WT.mc_id=newsmail

and in Australia still
getting bloody annoyed tat the Aussies go all out to kill/capture the sharks that do these bites/killing attacks
quite a normal/natural thing for them, and us human swimmers know the risks, are in there territory
days of humans first are gone now , i think ..
2 or 3 days ago only, a great white shark was hunted and killed, less than 24 hours after a surfer was killed by it? grrrrr

Baited drum lines to be used to catch shark involved in diver's death

Perth shark attack: Baited drum lines to be set off in hunt for shark involved in fatal attack

Baited drum lines will be set off a beach in Perth's north this morning in an attempt to catch the shark responsible for yesterday's fatal attack.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...lines-to-be-set-off/7479688?WT.mc_id=newsmail

ANIMAL DAY ha

popachers knjocking off elephants,all over the world,anywhere they can n.. ANGLA

Angola works to end illegal wildlife trade

Decades of conflict has severely decimated much of Angola’s wildlife. Now, poachers pose the greatest threat, and while new species have been found in some parts of the country – preserving that bio diversity may prove to be more challenging than expected.

Explaining The Tree of Life - #Attenborough90 -

Published on Jun 5, 2016
This astonishing video from Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life is the story of life on Earth over millions of years.

Watch the full program on BBC One 7pm Sunday 08/05/2016 UK.

BBC Earth

smile
cant really blame GW surely ha .. cute ..

This giraffe has been slowly turning white

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160601-this-rare-giraffe-is-unlike-any-other

annual affair with the NZ species,on Island ..noisy blighters as weell haha

They’re Back: 17-Year Cicadas to Blanket Northeastern U.S.
Katie Pohlman | June 1, 2016 11:35 am | Comments
Roughly a billion cicadas will soon take over parts of Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York, filling the air with their raucous mating call.

Photo credit: Flickr
Brood V cicadas, just one of type of 17-year cicada, have already made their debut in Northeast Ohio, according to Cleveland.com. While Ohio will definitely see cicadas in 2016, other states may have a year or two of waiting, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service map. Most of western Pennsylvania, for example, has three more years before the cicadas take over its counties, CBS Pittsburgh reported.

 

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how beautiful is this

'smile love like very much ha'

Remarkable Forest Hotel Takes Green Architecture to a Whole New Level
Lorraine Chow | June 1, 2016 9:54 am | Comments
We’ve heard of vertical gardens but what about vertical forests? The Mountain Forest Hotel in Guizhou, China’s Wanfeng Valley is a carbon-sucking, sky-high marvel created by Milan-based architect Stefano Boeri.

The Mountain Forest Hotel, located in Guizhou, China, is so green that it will improve the air surrounding it. Photo credit: Stefano Boeri Architetti China
Boeri is the visionary behind similar plant-covered structures, such as Bosco Verticale in Milan and The Tower of the Cedars in Lausanne, Switzerland that features trees and plants on every floor.

“It’s a symbol of restitution,” Boeri told TIME of the Mountain Forest Hotel that’s opening fall 2017. “Buildings have to take care of nature.”

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/mountain-forest-hotel/

not good at all huh ..and/or but,pretty nonetheless ha

87,000 NASA Images Show a Greening Arctic

lowers carpet the tundra in Nunavut, the northernmost territory of Canada. Photo credit: DB Marsh/Library and Archives Canada via Flickr

The researchers report in the Journal of Remote Sensing that examination of 87,000 images captured by the NASA Landsat satellite reveals that Alaska, Quebec and other regions became greener between 1984 and 2012.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/05/nasa-greening-arctic-climate-change/

never give it up re throwing it out there re monsanto ha

6 Questions for Monsanto

Monsanto may not be the largest company in the world. Or the worst. But the St. Louis, Missouri, biotech giant has become the poster child for all that’s wrong with our industrial food and farming system.

With 21,000 employees in 66 countries and $15 billion in revenue, Monsanto is a biotech industry heavyweight. The monopolizer of seeds is the poster child for an industry that is the source of at least one-third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and is largely responsible for the depletion of soil, water and biodiversity. Not to mention the company’s marginalization—and sometimes terrorization—of millions of small farmers.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/04/questions-monsanto/

and
the other favourite pain in the arse ..

Nuclear Industry Worldwide Faces Escalating Battle to Keep Aging Reactors Running

Sunset over 1980s-built nuclear plants in Heysham, UK, that have been granted life extensions. Photo credit: carol via Flickr

This is the background to the Nuclear Power Plant Optimisation Summit being held in Brussels tomorrow and Wednesday, when 150 of the world’s top nuclear executives will share experience on how to keep their stations open.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/nuclear-ageing-reactors/

and
these train oil bombs keep rattling on, thought 1 would have been enough of a warning ..

Oil Train Derails in Columbia River Gorge, Rally Calls for Ban on ‘Bomb Trains’

Photo credit: Paloma Ayala

The train was carrying crude oil on the Union Pacific rail line. The placards on the train said 1267—signifying that the trains were carrying crude oil.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/05/oil-train-derails-ban-bomb-trains/

Photo credit: USDA Forest Servicehttp://ecowatch.com/2016/06/01/17-year-cicadas-are-back/
hoe about this remote beauty,could imaginje many 000s trkking thru this buty ..as many complaining despoilation huh ..

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Avatar Inspiration in China

 

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BRILLIANT,DUBAI SOLARS taking off, finally ..

shoews what progressive innovative use of money can produce
nothing more to be said ..

Dubai to Build World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/dubai-concentrated-solar-plant/

brilliant as well ha ..

New Solar Loan Program Now Available in 14 States

Photo credit: SolarCity

The new loan program includes fixed payments and shorter terms. It will replace SolarCity’s popular MyPower product, which allowedSolarCity to provide more loans in 2015 than any other solar installer, according to a news release.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/solarcity-loan-program/

Australia
the ideal place for solar projects ..

Major Solar PV-diesel hybrid power system fully operational in outback Western Australia

One of the largest off-grid Solar PV projects has been successfully commissioned at a copper and gold mine in Western Australia.

as expected by the Eu ..

EU Fails to Approve ‘Technical Extension’ for Weed-Killer Glyphosate

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/eu-fail-approve-glyphosate/

coined a new phrase fgor this nasty ha ..

The Book the Fracking Industry Doesn’t Want You to Read

When we started getting calls about fracking at Food & Water Watch several years ago and then embarked on a major campaign to ban fracking, I was shocked when we looked at the amount of electricity coming from solar and wind energy. The technology is ready and the price is right, but the rules are rigged against the quick transition that we must make. In 2015, just barely over 5 percent of the electricity used in the nation is from wind and solar power.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/07/wenonah-hauter-frackopoly/

tend to agree where the TPP and others are concerned ..
NZ has an interest in this sceme /our PM Key helped instigate/formulate it
some say its come

‘Free Trade’ Will Kill Progress on Climate Change, 450 Groups Warn Congress

“By empowering many more firms to launch ISDS cases against the U.S.,” environmental groups wrote, “the TPP and TTIP would pose a major threat to efforts across the country to restrict fossil fuel activities.” Photo credit: Garry Knight / Flickr

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/07/tpp-climate-change/

GOOGLE ..,very interesting ..

Canada's First Nations face systemic water crisis

Human Rights Watch says Canada has failed to provide clean drinking water to many indigenous citizens, despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world.
A new report shows that nearly 90 aboriginal communities, known as First Nations in Canada, don't have safe or drinkable water supplies.
Daniel Lak reports from Batchewana, in the Canadian province of Ontario.

With Only 3 Northern White Rhinos Left in the World, Scientists Are Turning to Stem Cells to Save the Species

Northern white rhino. Photo credit: Erico Hiller, GoFundMe

Scientists hoping to save the critically endangered species, are turning to stem cells to aid reproduction. They plan to make stem cells out of adult rhino skin cells through a process called iPS, induced pluripotent stem cells. Lab-grown stem cells of this kind arepluripotent, meaning they can make any type of cell in the body. Scientists plan on creating northern white rhino sperm and egg cells with this method.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/northern-white-rhinos-stem-cells/

Newborn Sea Otter Reunited With Mom in Sweet and Rare Rescue

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/06/sea-otter-reunited/

 

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a nother world day sigh
generally dont mean a greast deal;, feel; good only,me thinkjs ..
but ..WT ..

World Oceans Day: Healthy Oceans = Healthy Planet

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/08/suzuki-world-oceans-day/

here we go .. ha

Atmospheric CO2 Reaches New High, Arctic Ice Shrinks to New Low

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/08/carbon-dioxide-reaches-new-high/

Bodies of water too dangerous for anybody to touch

Water is the essence of life, except for when it isn't. In some instances, people need to stay as far away as possible from certain bodies of water, and here are the deadliest that the planet has to offer.

Read More: http://www.grunge.com/14939/bodies-water-dangerous-anybody-touch/?utm_campaign=clip

UK, for the 1st time ..
but .. could almost expect the hesitation re the UK weather ha ..nice to know tho ..

Solar Beats Coal for Entire Month in UK for First Time

he UK’s solar panels generated more electricity than coal in May 2016, the first-ever calendar month to pass the milestone, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/08/solar-beats-coal-uk/

good to know,good for NORWAY
always had a soft spot for the couintry its people ..

Norway Becomes World’s First Country to Ban Deforestation
Katie Pohlman | June 8, 2016 10:28 am | Comments
Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged May 26 that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free.

Rainforests are the lungs of the planet.
Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country. The pledge was recommended by Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment as part of the Action Plan on Nature Diversity. Rainforest Foundation Norway was the main lobbying power behind this recommendation and has worked for years to bring the pledge to existence.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/08/norway-bans-deforestation/

will admitthats reaaly something from these dedicated guys

5 Ocean Heroes Protecting Earth’s Most Precious Resource
http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/08/ocean-heroes/

pretty good ha ..

Leonardo DiCaprio, Prince William Celebrate Birth of Two Rare Baby Rhinos
Lorraine Chow | June 7, 2016 10:49 am | Comments
The world’s rhinoceros population is seeing not one but two new andrare additions. In the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, an eastern black rhino gave birth to a baby girl named Mobo. Over in the Bardia National Park in Nepal, a greater one-horned rhino gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Actor and noted environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio lauded the news on his social media accounts.

DiCaprio’s philanthropic foundation has donated millions andworked to preserve the world’s wildlife and threatened species. His post on social media states:

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/07/birth-two-baby-rhinos/

fun read ha

The Incredible Coincidence of a Poisonous Tree Growing Next to Its Antidote

These trees, found in Mexico and parts of Central America, are an arborlogical wonder.

Chechem and Chaka trees connected at the roots. (Photo: Leonora (Ellie) Enking/cropped from original/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Explorers take heed: The jungles of Southern Mexico and Central America are ruled by a tangled gang of trees and vines. The vegetation of this region grows thick and quickly, making it almost impossible to navigate without a machete and a compass. Even more surprising, perhaps, is that the greenery itself is a hazard: There are at least 11 species of plants and trees in Central America which are considered poisonous to the touch and can cause severe contact dermatitis, i.e., a horrible burning rash.

 

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how wonderful are these
courtesy of NG'

Nat Geo Travel’s annual photo contest just wrapped up, and the winners will be announced in early July. Check out our editors’ favorites so far››

good for them in THAILAND
finally sorted that out ..

Thai Tiger Temple probe discovers possible slaughterhouse

Published on Jun 9, 2016
Thai police investigators discovered four tigers kept in small cages on a private property in northwest Thailand.
Police suspect the location may have been a slaughterhouse, where tigers were killed before their remains were sold and smuggled abroad - but the owner says he legally registered the animals last year. Now, government officers are investigating dozens of other zoos and animal attractions.

raining for months .. El NINO
most unfortunate
who needs wars ..
GOOGLE

Paraguay’s ‘climate change refugees’ still struggling

Published on Jun 9, 2016
Paraguay is hosting delegates from across the Americas to discuss ways to better deal with natural disasters.
Parts of the capital Asuncion are still under water eight months after heavy rains and floods.
Al J met people forced from their homes who consider themselves to be climate change refugees.

As the World Turns

Starting in December of 1968, whenever the United States sent a manned spacecraft into space, it did so from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with the flight directed by the Kennedy Space Center located on nearby Merritt Island. Both the launch site and the Space Center are located an hour east of Orlando, on the Atlantic Ocean. They are nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, which acts as mission control soon after a shuttle takes flight. They are even further from NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, where many astronauts train; that site is about 1,750 miles (2,800 km) away.

But why Florida? It was chosen because it is as far south as one gets in the continental United States — or, more correctly, as close as the eastern seaboard of the United States gets to the Equator

CONGRATULATIONS
a fine win against a money hungry thieving destroying cor[porate giant nestle ..

US town sinks Nestle's multi-million water drilling projec

Kunkletown, a small settlement in Pennsylvania has won an unexpected victory over one of the world's biggest food and drink companies. Nestle has dropped ts plans to drill for water in the area, following protests by locals. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.

did not know this sort of thing took place, haha joke
cant believe theres such objections to solar, absolute arseholes ..
would have to be some of the most unreasonable people on earth,those against harmless solar

Ways to Get Rid of Weeds Without Using Roundup

So what’s the big deal about Roundup? It’s a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide, which means it kills most plants that it comes in contact with. Roundup is also the most widely used herbicide in the world.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/07/get-rid-weeds-without-roundup/

Solar War Continues in North Carolina: Nonprofit vs. Duke Energy

NC WARN installed solar panels on the roof of this Greensboro church for free and started selling the energy back to the church at significantly lower rates than Duke Energy would charge. Photo credit: NC WARN


The energy giant’s lost profits from NC WARN’s arrangement with Faith Community Church are minuscule, yet Duke Energy asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission last October to fine NC WARN up to $1,000 per day for selling energy to the church. At that time, it would have cost the nonprofit as much as $120,000.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/09/solar-war-duke-energy/

couple of misc items ha ..

Companies Leading the Charge in Using Ocean Plastic in Their Products

Scientists estimate that more than 5 million pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans. Photo credit: iStock / Fergregory
Since it’s too late to stop that trash from entering the seas, the question is how do we clean it up? Here are some creative ideas.

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/04/using-ocean-plastic-products/

i would say so, wouldent you
too soon, never take it off be better ..

Is it Too Soon to Consider Removing Giant Pandas From the Endangered Species List?

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Due to a breeding boom over the past few years, giant pandas are making a strong recovery. Photo credit: Thinkstock

Sources have reportedly told Chinese authorities that ICUN experts are considering downgrading the giant panda from “endangered” in the wild to the still concerning but slightly lower category: “high risk of endangerment.”

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/07/giant-panda-endangered-species-list/