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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/lithium-ion-batteries-fires-garbage-trucks-san-jose/4115352/
Voters in 2022 overwhelmingly supported a measure requiring many landlords and business owners to provide access to recycling and composting
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/16/denver-apartment-recycling-expansion/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75740-z
Drainage networks made from scrap tires are slowly catching on due to the unique benefits of the material, known as tire-derived aggregate (TDA). The main draw is that TDA has more than twice the airspace of traditional gravel and stone. This enables smaller stormwater systems with higher water retention, and at substantially less cost.
https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/managing-the-tire-waste-conundrum-with-circular-innovation
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/what-are-pfas/91040171007/
Exposure to PFAS and metals affects dolphins in ways also concerning for human health
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/forever-chemicals-aging-dolphins
“We’re running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers.”
We can expect future smoky days. And — surprise — it makes no sense to fight every blaze
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/what-blame-canada-wildfires-toxic-smoke
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
Losing the Birds, Finding the Words: Eve Ensler’s Extraordinary Letter of Apology to Mother Earth (includes 6 minute video) https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/10/28/eve-ensler-apology-mother-earth/ Seven quiet breakthroughs for
Waste not, want not: Turning food waste into fertile soil for sustainable growth https://phys.org/news/2024-12-food-fertile-soil-sustainable-growth.html What Everyone Should Know About Food Waste Solutions https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariannekrasny/2024/12/03/what-everyone-should-know-about-food-waste-solutions/ From waste
Global Plastics AI Policy Tool Countries are exploring ways to reduce the impact of plastic. This tool explores different policy interventions both regionally and globally.
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
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’
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
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
Turning Food Waste into Soil, Roanoke Compost Company Aims To Fill a Curbside Void Star City Compost takes food waste from Roanoke residents and businesses
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
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
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
New York City Community Compost program funds restored in FY25 budget The budget, finalized Sunday, will expand the number of organizations funded by the program.
Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand Tech giant’s goal of reducing climate footprint at risk as it grows
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
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
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,
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
‘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
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
Major growth of clean energy limited the rise in global emissions in 2023 Global energy-related CO2 emissions increased as exceptional droughts hit hydropower, but rise
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
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
The hidden power of nature in cities When urban planners consider and work to maximize all effects on greenhouse gas emissions, the potential of these
To Avoid a Dystopian Climate Future, We Must First Envision the World We Want When we envision a sustainable future, we can show people that
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
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
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
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
Composting organic waste helps combat climate change California goals to separate kitchen garbage will reduce methane gas in landfills (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County
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
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
This Farm Bill Really Matters. We Explain Why. As communities struggle with food insecurity and farmers face a range of climate-fueled disasters, lawmakers have a chance
Perennial Crops Boost Biodiversity Both On and Off Farms. Researchers Explain How. Above and belowground, perennial crops including wheat, grasses, trees, and more provide habitat and
Top conservation issues to watch out for in 2023 15 emerging issues that anyone who cares about biodiversity ought to keep an eye on https://ensia.com/articles/conservation-biodiversity-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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