A recent report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) shows that the Chinese distant-water fleet is participating in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and exploitative practices such as shark finning and human rights violations in the Southwest Indian Ocean.
Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk
When Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for #Michigan governor in 2018, she took aim at Michigan’s bottled #water industry — and the state policy that gave it unfettered access to free water.
The loko i’a system of native fishponds in Hawai‘i has for generations provided sustenance to Indigenous communities, supported fish populations in surrounding waters, and generally improved water quality.
These benefits, long understood by native Hawaiians, have now been confirmed by scientists in a new study that looked at the restoration of one such fishpond.
St. Paul schools turn towards geothermal energy as Minnesota‘s climate shifts
And if students are uncomfortable, it’s difficult to focus on learning. A high school on the East Side of Saint Paul is wrapping up its first year with a new heating and cooling system that draws energy from the ground
A sinister gathering, RGA members support #fossilfuels:
Also pro-FF: RAGA, RNC, Sen GOP, HSE GOP, state GOP legs...
The meeting was held at the Chalmette oil refinery -EPA report: out of compliance with fed benzene regs. In 2020, fires at the FAC caused releases of sulphur dioxide, sending foul odors across the region.
The event was convened by the Republican Govs. Public Policy CME -accepts funding from the US’s largest FF trade org, the API.
A climate threat lurks in rivers around the world. New research shows where
Rivers & streams offer far more than pretty scenery or an opportunity for a summertime cool-off. They make up an important component of a global system that determines how much carbon is stored in soil or sent into the atmosphere
This week's Featured Links post has links to articles about how an update to the Drake equation suggests we may be alone in the galaxy, how Hispanics in South Florida are fighting disinformation, will Musk's Starlink satellites lead to Kessler syndrome, and more.
Research by both Deloitte & the EIB (quoted by Pilita Clark, FT) suggests young entrants to the workforce are increasingly guided in their choice of prospective employers by employers' environmental stance.... with 20% saying they've changed jobs due to employers' green record.
As Clark concludes:
'Companies do not have to take climate action seriously. But if they don’t, they might find it increasingly hard to hire — and keep — all the younger workers they need'!
Climate Change is Fueling the Loss of Indigenous Languages That Could Be Crucial to Combating It
Climate-related migration and seasonal changes are forcing Indigenous peoples to leave their native regions—and leave behind the languages tied to them
These languages often hold secrets to the inner workings of the planet, from the best times to plant certain crops to the healing properties of critical medicinal plants