Green Mission News – March, 2018

World’s first plastic-free aisle opens in Netherlands supermarket

Campaigners hail progress as Amsterdam store offers dedicated aisle of more than 700 products, with plans for a national roll-out

Shoppers in the Netherlands will get the chance to visit Europe’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle on Wednesday in what campaigners claim is a turning point in the war on plastic pollution.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/28/worlds-first-plastic-free-aisle-opens-in-netherlands-supermarket

Systemic thinking is vital to tackle today’s non-linear challenges

https://www.edie.net/blog/Systemic-thinking-is-vital-to-tackle-todays-non-linear-challenges/6098468

Combat climate change effects, go organic

Organic farming and permaculture have the potential to help India’s farmers adapt to climate change by making crops hardier and by restoring soil and water health

http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2018/02/28/permaculture-holds-promise-combat-climate-change/

No-Till Farmers’ Push for Healthy Soils Ignites a Movement in the Plains

No-till farming started as a way to keep costs down for conventional farmers in danger of losing their land.

Now it has become a subculture and a way of life for outsider farmers all over rural America.

https://civileats.com/2018/02/13/no-till-farmers-push-for-healthy-soils-ignites-a-movement-in-the-plains/

All-electric ferry cuts emission by 95% and costs by 80%, brings in 53 additional orders

https://electrek.co/2018/02/03/all-electric-ferry-cuts-emission-cost/

The market has spoken – clean energy just became the cheapest source of electricity

http://www.freeingenergy.com/the-market-has-spoken-clean-energy-just-became-the-cheapest-source-of-electricity/

Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

https://www.juancole.com/2018/02/renewables-electricity-growth.html

Epistle to the Ecotopians

By Ernest Callenbach

http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/last_words_to_an_america_in_decline

First U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others

Portland, Ore., climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil as city- and state-level initiatives gain momentum across the country.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/first-us-city-to-ban-fossil-fuel-expansion-offers-roadmap-for-others-20180205

Humans need to become smarter thinkers to beat climate denial

A new paper shows that climate myths consistently fail critical thinking tests

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/beat-climate-denial

Spinning Science & Silencing Scientists:
A Case Study in How the Chemical Industry Attempts to Influence Science

https://usrtk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/REVISED-FINAL-Minority-Staff-Report-on-Glyphosate-2.6.2018.pdf

Common insects face growing problems

The Earth’s largest animal group faces a new threat. Insects – not just rare species,

but common insects too – may become less genetically diverse.

https://climatenewsnetwork.net/23852-2/

What Happens When One Of The World’s Biggest Cities Doesn’t Recycle

In Shanghai, an army of secret recyclers has been credited

with keeping mountains of trash out of the city’s landfills.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shanghai-informal-recyclers_us_5a537b92e4b0efe47ebadf88?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

As the Trump administration retreats on climate change,

US cities are moving forward

https://theconversation.com/as-the-trump-administration-retreats-on-climate-change-us-cities-are-moving-forward-91612

We Are Drowning In Plastic, and Fracking Companies Are Profiting

http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/we-are-drowning-in-plastic-and-fracking-companies-are-profiting-20180214

More reflectivity can cool the world

https://climatenewsnetwork.net/23846-2/

Scientists Warn: February Melting Near North Pole “Really Extreme”

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43677-scientists-warn-february-melting-near-north-pole-really-extreme

Ultra-processed foods may be linked to cancer, says study

Findings suggest increased consumption of ultra-processed foods tied to rise in cancers,

but scientists say more research is needed

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/14/ultra-processed-foods-may-be-linked-to-cancer-says-study

Millions Protest over Brazilian Regulation to Allow Genetic Extinction Technology

https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/02/28/millions-protest-over-brazilian-regulation-to-allow-genetic-extinction-technology/

The Precautionary Principle Asks

“How Much Harm Is Avoidable?”

Rather Than “How Much Harm Is Acceptable?”

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43517-the-precautionary-principle-asks-how-much-harm-is-avoidable-rather-than-how-much-harm-is-acceptable

Pro-GMO Researchers Attempt to Use Anti-Russian Sentiment to Attack Media

https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/02/27/pro-gmo-researchers-attempt-to-use-anti-russian-sentiment-to-attack-media/

An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 3: alternatives to systemic insecticides

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11356-017-1052-5.pdf

Dicamba Drift Could Put 60 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat at Risk

https://www.ecowatch.com/dicamba-drift-monarch-habitat-2541379007.html

For Failing to Act on Climate Crisis, 13 Young Plaintiffs

Just Sued the State of Washington

“This is my state government’s chance to rise up and take responsibility for their actions,”

says 17-year-old Aji Piper.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/16/failing-act-climate-crisis-13-young-plaintiffs-just-sued-state-washington

We Are Drowning In Plastic, and Fracking Companies Are Profiting

Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet—from fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/we-are-drowning-in-plastic-and-fracking-companies-are-profiting-20180214