Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030
The Disruption of Transportation and the Collapse of the Internal-Combustion Vehicle and Oil Industries
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c3439be65942f022bbf9.pdf
India’s ‘Fruit of the Gods’ Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper and More Efficient
http://www.ecowatch.com/india-berry-solar-cell-2389135918.html
Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Planet
http://www.ecowatch.com/regenerative-agriculture-climate-change-2379810388.html
Why a Just and Sustainable Economy Looks Like a Doughnut
Prince Charles urges the reduction of plastics
http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/charlesandcamilla/prince-charles-urges-the-reduction-of-plastics-82490
Expect the unexpected:
The disruptive power of low-carbon technology
Food industry is cooking the planet
One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the agricultural food industry,
but the political will to tackle the issue is lacking.
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/food-industry-cooking-planet/
Forward Labs’ new solar roof is 33% cheaper than Tesla’s – and it can be installed in half the time
Arizona: Tailoring permaculture food forest theory to the Sonoran Desert.
http://ediblebajaarizona.com/permaculture-food-forest-theory
Can We Discard ‘Exploitative Capitalism’ for a ‘Regenerative Economy’?
http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/05/can-discard-exploitative-capitalism-regenerative-economy/
Cincinnati growing together: A garden project in Walnut Hills aims for food — and community — sustainability
http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/a-new-urban-agriculture-garden-project-in-walnut-hills
Meat Eater’s Guide. Eat Smart.
Your Food Choices Affect the Climate
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/
Is eating no meat actually doing more harm than good?
https://www.farmdrop.com/blog/redefine-eat-healthy-sustainable-diet/
We cannot address climate change without reducing the production and consumption of industrial meat and dairy.
Health Leaders Must Focus on the Threats From Factory Farms
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/opinion/who-factory-farming-meat-industry-.html?_r=1
CARBON DRAWDOWN: PAUL HAWKEN
(Audio)
http://www.conversationearth.org/carbon-drawdown-paul-hawken-215/
Atlanta Becomes 27th City to Commit to 100% Renewables
http://www.ecowatch.com/atlanta-commits-renewables-2388991449.html
Clearwater Organic Farms, LLC’s 15-acre facility will be producing certified-organic, baby leaf greens by the end of the year, making it the nation’s largest, organic, hydroponic commercial greenhouse.
https://www.clearwaterorganicfarms.com
Volvo credits Tesla for creating EV demand, says they will stop developing diesel engines to focus on EVs
https://electrek.co/2017/05/17/volvo-tesla-says-stop-diesel-electric-vehicle/
Many Of California’s Unique Salmon Populations Unlikely To Survive The Century
https://knpr.org/npr/2017-05/many-californias-salmon-populations-unlikely-survive-century
NASA: HUMANS HAVE INADVERTENTLY CREATED ARTIFICIAL BARRIER AROUND EARTH
India canceling huge coal power station because it wants to focus on renewable energy
Kids and Teens Are Suing Trump’s Administration Over Climate Change
They say he’s “perpetuating climate chaos.”
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-teens-suing-trump-administration-climate-change
Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts
No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection
against all disasters is now threatened by climate change
Leaked Draft Shows How U.S. Weakened Climate Change Wording in the Arctic Declaration
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18052017/arctic-council-climate-change-rex-tillerson-donald-trump
Fifty Shades of Green(pdf)
published by the Roosevelt Institute, analyzes “the role political finance has played in securing the privileged positions of both high finance and big telecom” by examining how lawmakers evolved in supporting efforts to weaken the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and net neutrality.
http://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FiftyShadesofGreen_0517.pdf
Massive conflicts of interest: Please Oppose David Bernhardt For Deputy Secretary of the Interior
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/pdfs/NGOLtrBernhardt_5_17_17signatories.pdf
Study: to beat science denial, inoculate against misinformers’ tricks
A new study finds that explaining the techniques of science denial makes people resistant to their effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-tricks
Artist calls for a greener Earth through rap
http://thehofstrachronicle.com/artist-calls-greener-earth-rap/
North Carolina legislature votes to increase pig manure statewide
(Most of the pigs are owned by Chinese corp.!)
The Coming Crisis for the World’s Farmers
Any farmer can tell you it’s hard work. Now imagine climate change — and no safety net.
http://otherwords.org/the-coming-crisis-for-the-worlds-farmers/
Climate change legislation sees huge increase
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/climate-change-legislation-huge-increase/
Natural Yards Help Make Your Water Healthy
http://www.keypennews.com/index.php/component/k2/item/790-natural-yards-help-make-your-water-healthy
PERMACULTURE DAY FOOD
Heirloom Harvest
Permaculture & Regenerative Design Certificate Program
Ecological Culture Initiative
Permaculture is a design philosophy and a system of applied technique focusing on organic agro-ecology, the regeneration of natural resources, and …
https://eciny.org/permaculture-regenerative-design-certificate-program/
4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do it fix it.
Tesla battery researcher says they doubled lifetime of batteries in Tesla’s products 4 years ahead of time
https://electrek.co/2017/05/09/tesla-battery-lifetime-double/
Why is my soil so compacted? (VIDEO)
https://yubanet.com/life/why-is-my-soil-so-compacted-video/
Want Healthier Soil? Link it to Crop Insurance
Scientists now say incentivizing soil health would improve food security and sustainability, especially as the climate changes
http://civileats.com/2017/05/02/want-healthier-soil-link-it-to-crop-insurance/
Programs designed to avoid wasting food are now using algorithms and networks to match food to hungry people.
Humans better at rapid change than we think
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/humans-better-rapid-change-think/
Earth Could Break Through a Major Climate Threshold in the Next 15 Years, Scientists Warn
Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana
and
US Glacier National park losing its glaciers with just 26 of 150 left
Climate Change Is Getting Worse, and So is the Media’s Coverage of It
Research finds broadcast news devoted 66 percent less time to the subject in 2016 than it did the year before.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/climate-change-getting-worse-and-so-medias-coverage
Eyes show that stress reduces climate concern
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/eyes-show-stress-reduces-climate-concern/
Alaska’s tundra is filling the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, worsening climate change
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/05/08/alaskas-tundra
Experts fear ‘quiet springs’ as songbirds can’t keep up with climate change
Scientists discover oil sands pollution significantly under-reported
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/plastic-eating-worms-dolphin-sex-and-nuclear-fusion-1.4086846
Oil industry power is slithering away
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/oil-industry-power-slithering/
Food Waste By Design
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/waste-by-design_us_5901f422e4b06feec8ac93d5?section=us_green
BASF throws support behind Ellen MacArthur Foundation quest for plastic circularity
http://www.eppm.com/industry-news/basf-throws-support-behind-ellen-macarthur-foundation-quest-/
Why tiny, uninhabited island has world’s worst plastic pollution
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/island-most-plastic-pollution-henderson-island-south-pacific-gyre/
Finland voices concern over US and Russian climate change doubters
New chair of Arctic council calls for Paris treaty on global warming to be respected amid fears of commitment downgrade
Climate change skepticism yet there is a Climate Consensus – the 97%
More errors identified in contrarian climate scientists’ temperature estimates
A new study suggests there are remaining biases in the oft-corrected University of Alabama at Huntsville atmospheric temperature estimates
REPORT | Financing a low-carbon economy
With Arctic sea ice under threat, super storms on the rise, and air pollution killing half a million people each year in the European Union, the need to move to a low-carbon economy is clear. Banks and non-financial corporations will also be affected by climate change as loan defaults and insurance claims mount.
The EU wants to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 and by 80% by 2050, but switching from fossil fuels to new sources of energy costs money – at least €379bn a year, according to the European Commission, and up to €1 trillion if transport is included.
To fund the energy transition, the financial system needs to undergo a complete change of culture, a Friends of Europe Café Crossfire event heard on 25 April. Participants at the debate, from industry and finance, agreed that a mix of demand- and supply-side measures will be needed – including more transparent financial disclosures, better infrastructure projects and higher carbon pricing. And with the EU falling behind China in per capita renewables funding, there is even more reason for the EU to press ahead.
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/media/uploads/2017/05/FoE_Financing-carb-economy.pdf
Microfibres: Scientists warn of growing cost of inaction on tiny particles polluting oceans
Princeton: U.S. Nuclear Regulators Greatly Underestimate Potential for Nuclear Disaster
A third of the nation’s honeybee colonies died last year.
Why you should care.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/26/third-nations-honeybee-colonies-died
21st-century childhood needs to reconnect with nature
Perhaps the problem isn’t too much technology – perhaps it’s too little nature
PARIS ROLLS OUT SEPARATE FOOD WASTE COLLECTION
http://resource.co/article/paris-rolls-out-separate-food-waste-collection-11873
Six months into California’s ‘bag ban’ habits are starting to shift
Plastic pollution doesn’t just make for an ugly beach day.
It’s contaminating our food chain.
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-93424425/
World could put carbon tax on US imports if Donald Trump ditches Paris Agreement, says expert
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/carbon-tax-us-imports-world-donald-trump-paris-agreement
Eminent economists propose CO2 emissions price corridors
A panel of the world’s most eminent economists have estimated how high carbon prices need to be for
the world to avoid climate catastrophe – and put forward ideas on how to spend the money raised.
http://www.dw.com/en/eminent-economists-propose-co2-emissions-price-corridors/a-39028878