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Flowers and the Birth of Ecology 

Without flowers, there would be no us.

https://nautil.us/flowers-and-the-birth-of-ecology-917041/



I have acreage to sell you in Antarctica:

Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats

Analysis of satellite data finds plant cover has increased more than tenfold over the last few decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/antarctic-plant-cover-growing-at-dramatic-rate-as-climate-heats

Climate change reveals secrets of our ancestors hidden in the ice.

Spectacular archaeological finds in melting glaciers and mountain ice are giving new — although fleeting — insights into prehistoric hunting practices and more. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03336-y

Can we protect ocean ecosystems and support thriving fishing and ocean energy industries, too?

Ireland’s struggle to balance competing interests offers insights for others weighing the options.

Can we protect ocean ecosystems and support thriving fishing and ocean energy industries, too?

1 in 3 Tree Species Worldwide at Risk of Extinction, Report Finds

https://www.ecowatch.com/tree-species-extinction-risk-iucn.html

For Tanzania’s Maasai, adapting to climate change may mean less livestock, more trees

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/for-tanzanias-maasai-adapting-to-climate-change-may-mean-less-livestock-more-trees/

 

Climate Disasters Only Slightly Shift the Political Needle

The social and political impacts of storms, floods, and heat waves are often transient and short-lived, experts say.

https://undark.org/2024/10/29/climate-disasters-only-slightly-shift-the-political-needle/

 

These Florida domed homes have survived category 5 hurricanes.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241010-these-domed-homes-in-florida-survived-hurricanes

Hurricane Milton’s losses of up to $34 billion could make it one of the costliest storms in US history 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/17/business/hurricane-milton-losses/index.html

People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help

https://theconversation.com/people-displaced-by-hurricanes-face-anxiety-and-a-long-road-to-recovery-us-census-surveys-show-smarter-targeted-policies-could-help-241189

 

The Global Commission on the Economics of Water is redefining the way we value and govern water for the common good.

The Commission will present the evidence and the pathways for changes in policy, business approaches and global collaboration to support climate and water justice, sustainability, and food-energy-water security.

https://watercommission.org/

AND

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/water-crisis-global-food-threatened-rcna175873

 

Helene just pummeled America’s chicken farming capital

Factory farming makes hurricanes more dangerous, disgusting, and expensive.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/374940/hurricane-helene-georgia-chicken-poultry-farms

 

We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding 

How does a region that is nearly 500 miles from the Gulf become devastated by flooding? 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/were-only-beginning-to-understand-the-historic-nature-of-helenes-flooding/

 

Global heating makes hurricanes like Helene twice as likely, data shows.

Analysis shows Gulf’s heat that worsened Helene 200-500 times more likely because of human-caused global heating

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/hurricane-helene-milton-global-heating-study

 

Should Evictions Be Banned After Hurricanes and Climate Disasters?

Sonoma County, California, has adopted a moratorium on evictions during declared emergencies — a model that housing advocates want to see nationwide. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-08/hurricanes-wildfires-make-case-for-disaster-triggered-eviction-bans

 

North Carolina farms face depleted, toxic soil after historic Helene flooding.

In the mountainous area near Asheville, affected growers must now replenish water-logged and often tainted land.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/22/north-carolina-farms-hurricane-helene-floods



Toxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.

https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/377464/hurricanes-milton-helene-misinformation-fema

 

Hurricane Helene underscores need for more solar-battery microgrids.

Distributed solar and batteries are helping North Carolina communities that were cut off from grid power by flooding. Should utilities build them into resilience plans? 

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/distributed-energy-resources/hurricane-helene-underscores-need-for-more-solar-battery-microgrids?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works

https://theconversation.com/hurricane-milton-explodes-into-a-powerful-category-5-storm-as-it-heads-for-florida-heres-how-rapid-intensification-works-240754

Startups replace plastics with mushrooms in the seafood industry

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/startups-replace-plastics-with-mushrooms-in-the-seafood-industry/

 

California City Breaks 102-Year-Old Temperature Record

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/california-city-breaks-102-year-old-temperature-record/ar-AA1rBwx8

 

Sacramento breaks record for hottest day recorded in month of October.

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-hottest-day-recorded-october/62505162

 

World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023.

https://www.ecowatch.com/global-greenhouse-gases-emissions-wmo-2023.html



Ecocentrism in the Global

Biodiversity Framework

 

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Rights of Nature/Mother Earth,

Mother Earth Centric Actions,

and the Intrinsic Value of Nature

in the Global Biodiversity Framework

and NBSAPs

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55914fd1e4b01fb0b851a814/t/66fc15972d808310fe64250c/1727796635329/Advisory+Whitepaper+COP16_Final.pdf

21 Private Equity Firms Fund Over a Gigaton of Annual Climate Pollution. 

“Private equity firms and their executives are making billions by investing public employees’ retirement money into planet-destroying fossil fuel assets,” said one researcher. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nhfxTCmSCqcgbcUA3Kp9z8RFSV_iBgXq/view

 

The Climate Short: Hedge Funds Pile Up Huge Bets Against Green Future.

The $5 trillion industry’s move against clean energy and green technology may prove more damaging than political pushback over “woke” capitalism.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-hedge-funds-climate-change-green-energy-stocks/

 

Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/government-funded-social-network-attacking-pesticide-critics

 

How to plant a garden butterflies will love.

Attracting pollinators to your backyard starts with knowing what flowers to plant. 

https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-plant-butterfuly-garden/

 

We’re drowning in reusable bags. Are bag profits preventing big grocers from adopting solutions?

Environmentalist says governments must mandate that retailers offer circular, reuse bag programs.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/reusable-bags-profits-1.7338237

 

Could robot weedkillers replace the need for pesticides?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/20/robot-weedkillers-pesticides

 

Regenerative Certifications Cheat Sheet

Confused about all the regenerative certification coming online? This is your resource to see all the certifications in one place.

https://rfsi-forum.com/regenerative-certifications-cheat-sheet/

 

Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Getting Much, Much Stronger

Cultivators are turning to genetic sequencing and cellular-manipulation techniques to breed highly potent mushrooms—leaving some unprepared psychonauts in distress.

https://www.wired.com/story/breeding-stronger-magic-mushrooms/



Changing With Our Climate

Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.

https://www.vox.com/climate/372001/changing-with-our-climate

 

Trump has vowed to gut climate rules. Oil lobbyists have a plan ready.

As companies fall short on methane flaring emission reductions, a top trade group has crafted a road map for dismantling key Biden administration rules. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/17/oil-industry-trump-climate-lobbying/

 

Charging Big Oil Companies & CEOs with Reckless Endangerment

https://www.citizen.org/article/charging-big-oil-with-reckless-endangerment/

 

Exiting Petrochemicals:

A Policy Guide for Financial Institutions

https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Exiting-Petrochemicals-Policy-Guide.pdf

 

Geopolitical tensions and fragmentation are major risks for energy security and for coordinated action on reducing emissions.

Escalating conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine underscore the continued energy security risks that the world faces.

https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/47a9a222-78e4-4c43-9bab-977b4ad5326b/WorldEnergyOutlook2024.pdf

 

Earth’s Water Cycle Off Balance for ‘First Time in Human History’ 

“We must reshape our shared relationship with water, across borders and cultures, for sustainable, impactful, and just transitions,” says the global commission behind a new report. 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-water-crisis

 

Climate Change Is Killing Buildings in Slow Motion

It’s not just storms and floods: Wild temperature swings, severe heat and drought are exacting an invisible toll on the built environment.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-21/how-climate-change-exacts-a-hidden-toll-on-buildings

 

The battery invented 120 years before its time

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210223-the-battery-invented-120-years-too-soon

 

Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-shifting-poleward-reshaping-global-weather-patterns-240673

 

Compost Is a Climate Solution 

Reducing food waste is no. 1 on the list of most impactful interventions to mitigate climate change. 

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/darby-hoover/compost-climate-solution

 

Can Soil Help Combat Climate Change?

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/02/21/can-soil-help-combat-climate-change/

 

In Kenya, a river restoration initiative pays for itself, and then some

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/in-kenya-a-river-restoration-initiative-pays-for-itself-and-then-some/

 

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Trump has vowed to gut climate rules. Oil lobbyists have a plan ready.

As companies fall short on methane flaring emission reductions, a top trade group has crafted a road map for dismantling key Biden administration rules. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/17/oil-industry-trump-climate-lobbying/

Charging Big Oil Companies & CEOs with Reckless Endangerment

https://www.citizen.org/article/charging-big-oil-with-reckless-endangerment/

Exiting Petrochemicals:

A Policy Guide for Financial Institutions

https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Exiting-Petrochemicals-Policy-Guide.pdf

Geopolitical tensions and fragmentation are major risks for energy security and for coordinated action on reducing emissions.

Escalating conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine underscore the continued energy security risks that the world faces.

https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/47a9a222-78e4-4c43-9bab-977b4ad5326b/WorldEnergyOutlook2024.pdf

Earth’s Water Cycle Off Balance for ‘First Time in Human History’ 

“We must reshape our shared relationship with water, across borders and cultures, for sustainable, impactful, and just transitions,” says the global commission behind a new report. 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-water-crisis

Climate Change Is Killing Buildings in Slow Motion

It’s not just storms and floods: Wild temperature swings, severe heat and drought are exacting an invisible toll on the built environment.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-21/how-climate-change-exacts-a-hidden-toll-on-buildings

The battery invented 120 years before its time

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210223-the-battery-invented-120-years-too-soon

Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-shifting-poleward-reshaping-global-weather-patterns-240673

Compost Is a Climate Solution 

Reducing food waste is no. 1 on the list of most impactful interventions to mitigate climate change. 

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/darby-hoover/compost-climate-solution

Can Soil Help Combat Climate Change?

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/02/21/can-soil-help-combat-climate-change/

In Kenya, a river restoration initiative pays for itself, and then some

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/in-kenya-a-river-restoration-initiative-pays-for-itself-and-then-some/

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Compost Happens – November 2024

Community Composters Innovate, Adapt, and Connect at the 8th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum https://ilsr.org/articles/cultivating-community-composting-2024/ These East Denver neighborhoods will get compost service next Congratulations

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Green Mission News – November 2024

Flowers and the Birth of Ecology  Without flowers, there would be no us. https://nautil.us/flowers-and-the-birth-of-ecology-917041/ I have acreage to sell you in Antarctica: Antarctica is ‘greening’

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Compost Happens – October 2024

Lion Farms offers wide variety of organic Florida mushrooms https://communitynewspapers.com/south-dade/lion-farms-offers-wide-variety-of-organic-florida-mushrooms/ How State Organic Waste Ban Policies Can Drive Food Waste Reduction  Organic waste bans are

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Green Mission News – October 2024

Book review: The Nutmeg’s Curse Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo125517349.html and https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-03-21/the-nutmegs-curse-review/ Letter from the Farm | Wild Geese and

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Green Mission News – September 2024

5 big ways U.S. communities are working to minimize harm from climate change https://ensia.com/notable/5-big-ways-u-s-communities-are-working-to-minimize-harm-from-climate-change/   In a fight to save a rare bird, Indigenous communities

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Compost Happens – August 2024

US’ Outdated Composting Infrastructure Offers Golden Investment Opportunity  https://sustainablebrands.com/read/finance-investment/outdated-composting-infrastructure-investment-opportunity   Table2Farms: Innovating Composting to Combat Climate Change https://foodtank.com/news/2024/07/innovating-composting-to-combat-climate-change/   Ventura County organic recycler putting waste

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Green Mission News – August 2024

QUOTATIONS FROM ROGER REVELLE Compiled by Deborah Day, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives https://library.ucsd.edu/scilib/biogr/day_quotations-from-roger-revelle.pdf and In 1957, Climate Scientist Warned Congress That Fossil-Fueled Global Warming

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Green Mission News – June 2024

  What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?  Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers. https://grist.org/business/what-will-it-take-to-get-companies-to-embrace-reusable-packaging/   Green

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Compost Happens Now – May 2024

International Compost Awareness Week Slated May 5-11 This year’s theme is COMPOST … Nature’s Climate Champion https://www.morningagclips.com/international-compost-awareness-week-slated-may-5-11/ ‘Just Eat It’ explores food waste and surplus

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Green Mission News – May 2024

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects,

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Compost Happens – Earth Month 2024

Earth Month UWS Explainer: How to ‘Compost’ Food Scraps and Why It Matters https://www.westsiderag.com/2024/04/11/earth-month-uws-explainer-how-to-compost-food-scraps-and-why-it-matters Navigating the Compostable Packaging Landscape: Insights from BPI Executive Director Rhodes

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2024

‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution https://www.ecowatch.com/aruba-nature-rights-constitution.html   In Libya, one person’s garbage is another person’s

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Compost Happens – March 2024

Opportunities for scaling compost strategies help farms’ soil health https://www.agdaily.com/features/opportunities-for-scaling-compost-strategies-help-farms-soil-health/   GrowNYC prepares layoffs as city shifts to curbside composting https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/grownyc-cut-54-workers-city-shifts-curbside-composting   Local farmers discuss

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Compost Happens – February, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Composting: Enhancing Soil Health and Boosting Crop Yields https://medriva.com/health/eco-health/unlocking-the-power-of-composting-enhancing-soil-health-and-boosting-crop-yields/   Chance Farm pursues ‘closed loop’ agriculture with composting group https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/agriculture/chance-farms-pursues-closed-loop-agriculture-with-composting-group/article_0011a7a0-c6c7-11ee-9c20-abf130d4d6b4.html  

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Green Mission News – February, 2024

    Five Ways to Develop “Ecoliteracy”.Daniel Goleman, Lisa Bennett, and Zenobia Barlow explain how we can teach kids to care deeply about the environment.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_develop_ecoliteracy

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Green Mission News – November, 2023

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION LAUDATE DEUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html   The in-depth assessment presented

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Green Mission News – October, 2023

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap https://atmos.earth/a-love-letter-to-my-compost-heap/   The Organic Urban Farm Growing Healthy Food for One of Chicago’s Most Underserved Neighborhoods For two

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Green Mission News – September, 2023

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975   True regenerative economies help everyone prosper https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/09/opinion/true-regenerative-economies-help-everyone-prosper   The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons Twelfth-century

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Green Mission News – August, 2023

One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/one-seed-at-a-time-lebanese-project-promotes-agroecology-for-farmer-autonomy/   On the Cusp of Cleaning Up “Cancer Alley,” the EPA Caved

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Green Mission News – June, 2023

Time to pay the piper: Fossil fuel companies’ reparations for climate damages https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00198-7   Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain

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Green Mission News – May, 2023

Discussing systems changes and the circular economy with Dr Anna Birney (5:39 minutes video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-1Jnlg5V4   What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines? Should

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Green Mission News – January, 2023

  New Report Reveals Pesticide Industry’s Disinformation and Science Denial Playbook Monsanto’s Tactics to Defend Toxic Weedkiller Glyphosate Exposed https://foe.org/news/merchants-of-poison/   2022 Sustainability ReportTetra Pak

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Green Mission News – November, 2022

John D Liu  Ecological Restoration (10 min, video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hEEFXABFwrY How could positive “tipping points” accelerate climate action? As catastrophic climate change tipping points loom, could

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Green Mission News – October, 2022

Keep it green and lean. Chevron Ad Adam McKay (video 1 min, 40 sec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2XTGteritE   The Campaign to Criminalize Ecocide https://theglobalobservatory.org/2022/03/the-benefits-challenges-and-limitations-of-criminalizing-ecocide/ and www.stopecocide.earth/leading-states Beyond

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