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From over-fishing, to acidification, warming, pollution, and the seas filling with plastic, the world's oceans need our urgent protection ... A little bit of good news came about recently when the Senate passed a public lands package including permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund as part of the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47). Passed 92-to-eight, t ... The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) recently launched its 2019 Dirty Dozen List of companies and entities that facilitate sexual exploitation in the U.S. Four of the companies on the list tout their sustainability programs. Those c ... A coalition of more than 250 private, government, academic and non-governmental organizations launch the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment ... Maintaining healthy soil helps remove CO2 from the atmosphere and restore the natural carbon cycle... ... Land degradation now threatens the lives and livelihoods of 40 percent of world population, some 3 billion people give or take, according to a landmark, three-year, global assessment produced by the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio ... Farmers, ecosystems, and societies around the world all benefit by adopting sustainable agroforestry methods. Doing so conserves and enhances soils, water resources and livelihoods while taking in and storing carbon.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The auction to sell off tracts of land for oil exploration fell short. The big players are no longer interested.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Lease Auction Falls Short

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Despite the unconscionable and horrifying behavior of Donald Trump and his supporters in Washington. D.C. this past week, another important event transpired deserving our attention. In one of Trump’s last gasp efforts to thwart environmental protections in the Arctic, the Bureau of Land Management executed his bidding and a decades-long GOP wet dream of opening up the vast coastal plain…

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The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is an effort to engage nations to act on climate change

The Move to Keep Fossil Fuels In the Ground

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

To keep fossil fuels in the ground requires treaties like the  Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the will of nations to act.

A melting glacier portends the future of a climate changed world

Melting Glaciers are Climate Change’s Canary In the Coal Mine

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Glacier melt is the canary in the coal mine of climate change. A New Zealand study found that it is “very likely” that climate change caused the melting of 10 glaciers in New Zealand’s South Island. The researchers discovered that glacier loss was at least six times more likely to occur due to climate change since 2011 and 10 times…

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Pesticide Use Affects People of Color the Most

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Pesticides disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color. Over 700,000 farmworkers in California, mainly people of color, live and work in areas barraged by toxic chemicals. They experience more acute pesticide poisoning cases than any other part of California’s population. Take glyphosate as an example. Commonly called Roundup, glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. The…

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23 Attorneys General Respond to Trump Administration’s Changes to NEPA

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

 On Aug. 28, 23 attorneys general sued the White House to block changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that would make it easier to launch major projects with less environmental review. NEPA, originally enacted in 1970, is a cornerstone of modern environmental law. The act forces government agencies to review the potential impact of major industrial and construction…

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The Link Between Factory Farms and Racism

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Factory farms produce meat from large numbers of animals housed in close quarters in confined spaces. Not only is it harmful to animals and human health, but also tied to racism. A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is a large scale animal agriculture operation with over 1,000 animal units, which equates to 1,000 beef cattle, 700 dairy cows, 2,500 pigs…

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Why Fixing the Nation’s Water Crisis and Combating a Pandemic are Linked

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Water is necessary for life. Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is water. Water regulates our body temperature and metabolizes and transports carbohydrates and protein in the bloodstream. Water is also necessary to wash our hands, particularly during a pandemic. Some people in the U.S. lack either access to water or access to clean water. More than two million…

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This year Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes at a time when many in the AAPI community are facing increased hate and violence. @RealGoodFish's Alan Lovewell responded to this racism in an eloquent post last month — it's worth reading. https://www.realgoodfish.com/blog/1064/real-good-fish-cofounder-and-ceo-alan-lovewell-responds-to-aapi-racism

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A New Report—Long Delayed By Trump—Paints Picture Of Disastrous Climate Change Effects https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/05/12/a-new-report-long-delayed-by-trump-paints-picture-of-disastrous-climate-change-effects/ #climatechange

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