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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
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
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
Why Soylent Green Got 2022 So Wrong https://slate.com/technology/2022/08/soylent-green-2022.html The Dance of Sympathy on a Planet Gone Mad Working for peace and justice is not only the moral
Know How / Regenerative agriculture Regenerative farming, or conservation farming, was once considered a system for mavericks, but is becoming more mainstream now that farm
– – “Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful.” — E.F.
Following Record Growth in 2021, Renewables on Track for New High in 2022 https://e360.yale.edu/digest/following-record-growth-in-2021-renewables-on-track-for-new-high-in-2022 The Insanity of Expanding Nuclear Energy https://boogiegreen.com/2022/05/12/the-insanity-of-expanding-nuclear-energy/ Greenpeace’s Russel Norman
Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis The world’s farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee and other foods
‘Radical’ Renewable Transition the Key to Fighting Energy, Climate Crises “Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure will only lock in uneconomic practices, perpetuate existing risks,
Is Earth Smart?We came up with a way to measure the intelligence of entire planets. Things aren’t looking great for ours.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/biosphere-planetary-intelligence-evolution/622867/ Can a planet
Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-indigenous-guardianship-conservation/ Trees are important for cleaner air in cities
On December 5th,we celebrated World Soil Day, and this year we have one more reason to do so: the EU soil strategy. A document by
GM News Dec ‘21 a more optimistic future Mission Economy by Mariana Mazzucato: ‘One of the most influential economists in the world’ – Wired. Even
Agrovoltaics = Agriculture + Solar Photovoltaics = Win For Everyone https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/11/2057534/-Agrovoltaics-Agriculture-Solar-Photovoltaics-Win-For-Everyone Stella Vita: The newest solar-powered vehicle.Our Self-sustaining House On Wheels.https://solarteameindhoven.nl/ Cooking with the sun:
Welcome to the Pyrocene.Our society’s appetite for one kind of burning—fossil fuel combustion—has thrust us into a new Fire Age that is reshaping the Earth.https://inthesetimes.com/article/wildfire-history-steve-pyne-fossil-fuels-climate-fire-age-pyrocene
Climate, biodiversity & farmers benefit from rubber agroforestry: report https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/climate-and-biodiversity-benefit-from-rubber-agroforestry-report/ Extreme events: ecosystems offer cost effective protection https://www.cmcc.it/article/extreme-events-protect-with-ecosystems-is-cost-effective New research lifts the clouds on land
The Most Colossal Planning Failure in Human History We have built up civilization to a scale that can temporarily be supported by finite and polluting
Class ConsciousnessCan’t Combine View: We must understand relationship between economy and ecology https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evoke/view-we-must-understand-relationship-between-economy-and-ecology/articleshow/81876857.cms Changing our ways? Behaviour change and the climate crisisThe report of the Cambridge
What a 40-year experiment can tell us about organic food. Takeaways from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial. https://peeled.substack.com/p/what-a-40-year-experiment-can-tell Transform school meals to nourish kids and
What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like?A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia— yet communities everywhere are already creating it.Includes: 6
Questions “Too Puny” for Our Dire Circumstances The unanswered question is whether we have the political will to do what is required to prevent Earth’s
The Quapaw Nation’s Casino Farms Its Own Food A stone’s throw from the blackjack tables, bison are grazing, beehives are buzzing, crops are growing—and nature
For sustainable business, ‘planetary boundaries’ define the new rules https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/for-sustainable-business-planetary-boundaries-define-the-new-rules/ What could a good green recovery plan actually look like? What do governments across the
Humility, caring and wisdom make a better future possible (David Suzuki) For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature.
Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution The climate crisis is here, but regenerative agriculture can help fight it. Our newest white paper explores regenerative
Amazon ‘women warriors’ show gender equality, forest conservation go hand in hand Keeping forests standing is one of the most effective and important ways to
UK Environmental Agency Post-Covid Recovery Plan This Action Plan sets out how we will build on our past achievements to accelerate to a fair,
A greener economy: how we make sustainability central to business https://theconversation.com/a-greener-economy-how-we-make-sustainability-central-to-business-139086 The Path Beyond Extinction and Escape: Return to Earth, Regenerate and Share Message for
Only One Earth Nature is sending mankind a message, specifically that mankind is on the verge of a breakdown. It is time to wake up.
From Emergency to Emergence. The pandemic has also exposed extreme vulnerabilities in the global market economy, including its long and highly specialized linear supply chains,
Ecological Reflections on the Corona virus From the forests, to our farms, to our gut microbiome https://navdanyainternational.org/one-planet-one-health-connected-through-biodiversity/ Coronavirus pandemic leading to huge drop in air
Al Gore promotes carbon markets, regenerative agriculture at D.C. conference https://thefern.org/ag_insider/al-gore-promotes-carbon-markets-regenerative-agriculture-at-d-c-conference/ How to support your children in turning climate angst into climate action https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/how-support-your-children-turning-climate-angst-climate-action/
Banking on Climate? https://www.ran.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Banking_on_Climate_Change_2019_vFINAL1.pdf Hundreds of workers defy Amazon rules to protest company’s climate failures Employees ‘needed to stand up for what’s right’ despite policy
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon https://theconversation.com/statistic-of-the-decade-the-massive-deforestation-of-the-amazon-128307 Greta Thunberg named Time magazine’s person of the year Teen activist lauded by magazine
If you read only one book this year, it should be Roger Hallam’s “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop
How the U.S. power grid is evolving to handle solar and wind As renewable energy sources move mainstream, electricity generation and distribution systems are getting
‘Genius’ Grant Goes To Marine Scientist Who Embraces Flash Mobs And Comic Books https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/09/25/763456317/genius-grant-goes-to-marine-scientist-who-embraces-flash-mobs-and-comic-books Is Compost the Secret to Making Ag Climate Friendly? A new
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