Pope Francis says destroying the environment is a sin
Pontiff says humans are turning planet into ‘wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth’ in call for urgent action on climate change
Pope Francis has called for urgent action to stop climate change and proposed that caring for the environment be added to traditional Christian works of mercy such as feeding the hungry and visiting the sick.
In a message to mark the Catholic church’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation that he launched last year, Francis said the worst impact of global warming was being felt by those who were least responsible for it – refugees and the poor.
Organic Food and Farming as a Tool to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Protect Public Health
https://www.organic-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TOC_Report_AntibioticResistance_FINAL.pdf
Catholics are obligated to care for the planet, just like care for the sick, Pope Francis says
The Next Agriculture Revolution Is Under Our Feet
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-adams/the-next-agriculture-revo_b_11660970.html
New Documentary Features Regenerative Farming Practices at Polyface Farm (Virginia)
Patagonia short film highlights role that food plays in solving environmental issues (video 25 minutes)
‘Like it’s been nuked’: Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes
Kicking off an automated low-carbon future with the merger of Tesla and SolarCity
‘The blob’: how marine heatwaves are causing unprecedented climate chaos
Wide-scale disruption from warming oceans is increasing, but they could change our understanding of the climate
The Blob That Cooked the Pacific
When a deadly patch of warm water shocked the West Coast, some feared it was a preview of our future oceans.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/09/warm-water-pacific-coast-algae-nino/
Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources
(with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects.
Resource Consumption Triples over Last 40 Years
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/natural-resource-use-tripled_us_57a05c3ae4b0693164c273a8?section
Scientists discover tree fungus that could provide green fuel for transport
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/nov/04/biofuels-energy
US LANDFILL MAP – MOUNTAINS OF TRASH
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/landfill-trash-by-state_us_57a49b84e4b021fd98784511?section=
Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct by Human-Driven Climate Change, Scientists Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/world/australia/climate-change-bramble-cay-rodent.html
16-year-old South African invents wonder material to fight drought
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/africa/orange-drought-kiara-nirghin/index.html
New “Bionic” Leaf Is Roughly 10 Times More Efficient Than Natural Photosynthesis
Scotland 100% Wind Power for a Day
The U.K. Soon Could Have More Charging Stations Than Gas Stations
China launches world’s first quantum science satellite from Jiuquan
http://gbtimes.com/china/china-launches-worlds-first-quantum-science-satellite-jiuquan
July 2016 was unquestionably the hottest month in 136 years of continuous record.
Here’s how every month since 1880 compares
http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/88000/88607/monthlyanoms_gis_201607.gif
LEGO-Like Architecture: $5,000 Homes from Recycled Plastic Blocks
http://weburbanist.com/2016/08/18/lego-like-architecture-5000-homes-from-recycled-plastic-blocks/
MIT’s new way to make metal could significantly lower air pollutants
Costa Rica celebrates 113 days of 100-percent renewable energy (and counting)
http://inhabitat.com/costa-rica-celebrates-113-days-of-100-percent-renewable-energy-and-counting/
Insurers worth $1.2tn tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020
The American ‘Fur Ball’ Being Threatened by a Warming Climate
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29082016/American-pika-disappearing-climate-change-west-mountains
NASA: Earth is warming at a pace ‘unprecedented in 1,000 years’
Water Is Life, Oil Is Death: The People vs. the Bakken Pipeline in Iowa and the Dakotas
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/people_vs_bakken_pipeline_in_iowa_dakotas_2016-08-22
Warner: Capitalism 2.0 … or else
http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-warner-richmond-20160817-story.html
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE Video (1 hour)
Holding Monsanto Accountable for Growing Public Outcry Over the Dangers of Glyphosate
http://www.ecowatch.com/monsanto-dangers-glyphosate-1977806632.html
Green Banks and ‘Big Switch’ to a Low Carbon Future
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sarah-dougherty/green-banks-big-switch-low-carbon-future
Lost Value Costing of Trash Builds a Bridge to the Circular Economy
Climate Change and Investment: How Everything Will Change
https://www.wunderground.com/news/climate-change-and-investment
California’s carbon market is a big success. Here are the facts.
https://www.edf.org/blog/2016/08/26/californias-carbon-market-big-success-here-are-facts
The Circular Economy Isn’t the Waste Business As Usual
I went looking recently to see if there are any important developments or differences between circular economy and zero waste.
http://www.waste360.com/waste-reduction/circular-economy-isn-t-waste-business-usual
PETE MYERS ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
(14 minute video) http://circulatenews.org/2016/08/pete-myers-health-benefits-circular-economy/
How Phoenix is moving towards a circular economy
Pope Francis: Capitalism is ‘Terrorism Against All of Humanity’
Pope Francis argues that modern economy’s worship of ‘god of money’ leads to disenfranchisement and extremism, and endless wars
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/02/pope-francis-capitalism-terrorism-against-all-humanity
Pope Francis Says Ills of Global Economy, Not Islam, Inspire Terrorism
“It is not right and it is not just to say that Islam is terroristic,” the pope says, adding that no religion has a monopoly of violent members
