Loss Of Ice In The Arctic Is Leading To A Lack Of Food For Polar Bears
As the ice in the Arctic continues to decrease each and every year, it’s leading to a food shortage for some of the most majestic animals on the planet: Polar bears. The Guardian reports that 2019 is destined to go down as one of the worst on record for ice coverage in the Arctic: “This […]
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60 Percent Of Global Wheat Crop Threatened By Drought In Next 80 Years
The global food supply is about to take a serious blow within the next century if humans do not take drastic action to fight climate change right now because at least 60 percent of the wheat crop is going to be targeted by extreme drought. Climate change is only accelerating as the world continues to […]
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Trump Administration Moves Forward To Allow Pork Slaughterhouses To Self-Police; Slashing USDA Inspectors
If you have little concern for the suffering of animals, humans, or data from your own studies, for that matter, you might be inclined to do what the Trump administration’s USDA just did. They have just moved to let slaughterhouses police themselves despite the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. To sum it up: […]
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Conservation Group Seeks To Buy Largest Privately Held Sequoia Forest To Protect It
A conservation group is not going to wait for the federal government to protect Giant Sequoia trees, so it is raising millions of dollars to purchase 580 acres of privately held land surrounded by Giant Sequoia National Monument in California. Save the Redwoods League has been seeking to purchase the property for two decades from […]
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Google Announces $2 Billion Investment In Solar And Wind Energy In Response To Climate Strike
Just a day before the world participated in a massive climate strike to pressure governments into taking action to save our planet, tech giant Google announced a multi-billion investment in solar and wind power, two key renewable energy sources we desperately need for a clean energy future. Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg inspired the worldwide strike, […]
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UN Report: Humans Are Making The Oceans Too Warm And Unable To Support Life
A new report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has sobering news for all of us when it comes to the future of the oceans: We’re making them warmer and unable to support life. According to Vox: “On Wednesday, the IPCC, convened by the UN to assess climate science, released a summary of […]
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North American Bird Population Has Dropped By A Staggering 3 Billion In Last 50 Years
The bird population in the whole of North America has nose-dived in the last 50 years as there are now 3 billion less than there were in 1970 according to a devastating new study. As we should all be aware of, bird populations around the world are on the decline as climate change and pesticide […]
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The Largest Bus System In The World Is Going Green
As the world continues to struggle in the fight to combat the growing climate crisis, Indonesia is taking further action by transitioning its public bus system to electric. Transportation is one of the biggest polluters on the planet, accounting for 15 percent of greenhouse gases expelled around the globe. That makes the transition to green […]
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Study estimates at least 4 billion particles of microplastics in Tampa Bay waters
Researchers conducting a study of microplastics in the Tampa Bay estuary were shocked at just how many plastic particles they found, sounding yet another alarm the world should heed about plastic waste and the environment. The study, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, was conducted by marine scientist David Hastings and University of South Florida […]
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6 Island Nations Will Issue ‘Blue Bonds’ To Make Shipping In The Pacific Ocean Carbon Neutral
Six Pacific island nations are actively trying to raise $500 million for the purpose of making all shipping in the Pacific Ocean zero carbon by the middle of the century. The Guardian reports: “The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, announced on Tuesday by the governments of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and […]
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