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David Attenborough

Attenborough at 99 delivers ‘greatest message he’s ever told’

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0wjxg0ex1o

Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit – and the fourth most important food crop globally. But now the communities who grow them are facing a growing threat from the climate crisis.

https://www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/our-work/going-bananas-report

Urban farm wants to add housing, short-term rentals to create ‘agrihood’

https://www.expressnews.com/business/real-estate/article/san-antonio-gardopia-affordable-housing-airbnb-20298181.php

The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action with Andrew Millison

It’s no secret that massive change is needed to restore our planet’s vital ecosystems. Permaculture offers practices to restore local environments by focusing on creating sustainable agricultural systems that mimic patterns found in nature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LgaTfmazLo

They Paved Fields of Rice and Put Up a Solar Panel Lot  

Along the Gulf Coast, solar farms are displacing a water-hungry and increasingly untenable crop. Some residents don’t have a sunny attitude about it. 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-rice-farms-solar-farms/

Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

https://theconversation.com/solar-panels-shade-helps-boost-colorado-grassland-productivity-in-dry-years-257082

Scientists Say Hidden Hydrogen Could Power the World for 170,000 Years

If we can extract it.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a64773403/finding-hydrogen/

 

First-of-its-kind Hawaii bill raises tourist taxes to fund climate relief

Governor is expected to sign the ‘green fee’, which adds 0.75% levy to state’s existing tax on short-term lodging

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/05/hawaii-bill-tax-hotel-tourist-green-fee

This ancient practice is rebuilding Maui’s future: Here’s how Lāhainā’s reclaiming its forests

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-practice-rebuilding-maui-future-211500184.html

Regeneration Rooted In Tradition: How Organic India Is Redefining Herbal Wellness

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2025/05/13/regeneration-rooted-in-tradition-how-organic-india-is-redefining-herbal-wellness/

This LA school is planting trees to ‘supercharge’ childhood development

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/la-schools-green-spaces

Rancher opportunities in grazing land carbon markets in the United States

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190052825000021

Grazing Livestock: It’s not the cow but the how.

https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sustainable-Food-Trust_Grazing-Animals-Report_AW_RGB-2.pdf

GreenTrees Reforestation Program

We partner with GreenTrees® to restore degraded agricultural lands back to their original and highly beneficial forest ecosystem in the lower Mississippi River Valley and Virginia.

https://www.arborday.org/carbon/projects/greentrees

Africa Forest Carbon Catalyst

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/africa/forest-carbon-catalyst/

Warming of +1.5°C is too high for polar ice sheets

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02299-w

Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lnngl6713o

Did “Big Oil” Sell Us on a Recycling Scam?

Our focus on recycling to save the planet may be missing the mark.

https://daily.jstor.org/did-big-oil-sell-us-on-a-recycling-scam/

PepsiCo Pooh-Poohs Plastic Waste Problem 

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/24/pepsico-pooh-poohs-plastic-waste-problem/

The Fraud of “Advanced Recycling”

How fossil fuel companies and the plastics industry are promoting

a false solution to the plastic waste crisis.

https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Fraud-of-Advanced-Recycling-2025.pdf

Why Our Markets Rely on the Complexity of Nature with Thomas Crowther

There is only one known planet in the universe capable of meeting humanity’s needs – Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmIzU18Wh5k

What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?

Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to account

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/what-is-ecocide-and-could-it-become-a-under-international-law

Woman Files First Climate-Related Wrongful Death Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies 

“These fossil fuel actors should be held accountable to the victims of their lethal conduct, and this wrongful death suit provides a compelling new approach for climate victims moving forward.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/suing-oil-companies

 

US green energy firms brace for federal funding cuts

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynkqw236po

Air quality alerts have been issued in several US states, warning millions of Americans to close all windows due to wildfire smoke blowing in from Canada.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14765103/air-quality-canada-wildfires-michigan-minnesota-wisconsin.html

Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected

https://theconversation.com/hurricane-season-is-here-but-femas-policy-change-could-leave-low-income-areas-less-protected-256985

5 Innovative Ways Sports Organizations Are Tackling Waste

https://www.forbes.com/sites/clairepoolesp/2025/03/30/5-innovative-ways-sports-organizations-are-tackling-waste/

Trump Tries to Make Sure States Don’t Fight Climate Change Either

The Trump administration wants to block states from trying to limit the “astounding” costs and impacts of climate change

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-climate-states-lawsuits-republicans-justice-1235347292/

GM wants to be all-electric by 2035. Why did it lobby to kill California’s EV rule?

GM celebrated the Senate’s vote to block California’s EV mandate—which was also supposed to go fully into effect by 2035.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91339643/gm-wants-to-be-all-electric-by-2035-why-did-it-lobby-to-kill-californias-ev-rule

 

Louisiana CPRA highlights 106 active coastal projects at May board meeting

https://www.aol.com/news/louisiana-cpra-highlights-106-active-172100030.html

Regenerative Agriculture Market: Cultivating a Sustainable Future 

The Rise of Sustainable Farming Practices in a Changing Climate, the global regenerative agriculture market size is projected to reach USD 16.8 billion by 2027

https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/regenerative-agriculture-market-cultivating-a-sustainable-future/article_adb3769c-6fc9-5e3d-b650-0ad3363867bf.html

Way to grow: the rise of London’s city farms

Connect with the land and hang out with animals at these urban oases focused on community, sustainability and experimental agriculture 

https://www.ft.com/content/5b600226-43b1-4549-819b-8dc3fbbb64e9

 

Bird Populations Are Declining Across North America

They are “like the canary in the coal mine,” one researcher cautions.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2025/05/bird-population-decline-north-america-science-study-paper-ebird/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

 

How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?

https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-epa-know-a-pesticide-is-safe-to-use-in-my-yard-256027

 

Santander backed major South American deforester Cresud despite net zero pledge

https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/santander-backed-major-south-american-deforester-cresud-despite-net-zero-pledge/

 

It’s Possible to End Global Poverty Without Compromising Climate Goals, New Research Shows

https://www.ecowatch.com/global-poverty-solutions-climate-change-goals.html

 

Restoring species such as beavers, elk and bison ‘crucial’ for nature – charity

Rewilding Britain is supporting 13 initiatives, including ones restoring lost species to help nature, people and climate.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/restoring-species-such-as-beavers-elk-and-bison-crucial-for-nature-charity-5ZYJI6R5HJJ2ZKYJU2OMYE2C34/

 

The effects of climate policies on emissions

Evidence from a comprehensive and systematic review

https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/the-effects-of-climate-policies-on-emissions_ec1f7f0d-en.html

Global circularity rate fell to 6.9%—despite growing recycling

https://www.circle-economy.com/news/global-circularity-rate-fell-to-6-9—despite-growing-recycling

 

And So I Roar by Abi Daré: Book Review

https://readbakecreate.com/and-so-i-roar-by-abi-dare-book-review/

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

https://theconversation.com/governors-are-leading-the-fight-against-climate-change-and-deforestation-around-the-world-filling-a-void-left-by-presidents-256988



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Regenerative Agriculture Market: Cultivating a Sustainable Future 

The Rise of Sustainable Farming Practices in a Changing Climate, the global regenerative agriculture market size is projected to reach USD 16.8 billion by 2027

https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/regenerative-agriculture-market-cultivating-a-sustainable-future/article_adb3769c-6fc9-5e3d-b650-0ad3363867bf.html

Way to grow: the rise of London’s city farms

Connect with the land and hang out with animals at these urban oases focused on community, sustainability and experimental agriculture 

https://www.ft.com/content/5b600226-43b1-4549-819b-8dc3fbbb64e9

 

Bird Populations Are Declining Across North America

They are “like the canary in the coal mine,” one researcher cautions.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2025/05/bird-population-decline-north-america-science-study-paper-ebird/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

 

How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?

https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-epa-know-a-pesticide-is-safe-to-use-in-my-yard-256027

 

Santander backed major South American deforester Cresud despite net zero pledge

https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/santander-backed-major-south-american-deforester-cresud-despite-net-zero-pledge/

 

It’s Possible to End Global Poverty Without Compromising Climate Goals, New Research Shows

https://www.ecowatch.com/global-poverty-solutions-climate-change-goals.html

 

Restoring species such as beavers, elk and bison ‘crucial’ for nature – charity

Rewilding Britain is supporting 13 initiatives, including ones restoring lost species to help nature, people and climate.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/restoring-species-such-as-beavers-elk-and-bison-crucial-for-nature-charity-5ZYJI6R5HJJ2ZKYJU2OMYE2C34/

 

The effects of climate policies on emissions

Evidence from a comprehensive and systematic review

https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/the-effects-of-climate-policies-on-emissions_ec1f7f0d-en.html

Global circularity rate fell to 6.9%—despite growing recycling

https://www.circle-economy.com/news/global-circularity-rate-fell-to-6-9—despite-growing-recycling

 

And So I Roar by Abi Daré: Book Review

https://readbakecreate.com/and-so-i-roar-by-abi-dare-book-review/

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

https://theconversation.com/governors-are-leading-the-fight-against-climate-change-and-deforestation-around-the-world-filling-a-void-left-by-presidents-256988

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Green Mission News – July 2020

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Green Mission News – May 2020

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2020

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

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Green Mission News – March 2020

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/  

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Green Mission News – February, 2020

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

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Green Mission News – January 2020

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

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Green Mission News – October 2019

‘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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Green Mission News – September 2019

Greta Thunberg’s Transatlantic Sailing Trip Is Seriously Carbon-Neutral https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/22/greta-thunbergs-transatlantic-sailing-trip-is-seriously-carbon-neutral/   Walter Jehne – The Soil Carbon Sponge, Climate Solutions and Healthy Water Cycles (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123y7jDdbfY

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Green Mission News – July 2019

  A new generation of leaders understands that individual actions won’t fix our environmental problems By defining environmental citizenship as responsible consumption, sustainability advocates downplay

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Green Mission News – June 2019

Climate change and biodiversity should be top headline news (David Suzuki) http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/david-suzuki/2019/05/climate-change-and-biodiversity-should-be-top-headline-news We’re Not the Class of 2019. We’re the Class of 0000. Deliver a

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Green Mission News – May 2019

A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/4/eaaw2869 AND New paper proposes a science-based ‘Global Deal for Nature’ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/new-paper-proposes-a-science-based-global-deal-for-nature/ Why Is Going

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Green Mission News – March 2019

US Youth Climate Strikes https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/ Becoming Greta: ‘Invisible Girl’ to Global Climate Activist, With Bumps Along the Way https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/climate/greta-thunburg.html THIS IS A CRISIS FACING UP

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Green Mission News – October 2018

California Climate Strategy An Integrated Plan for Addressing Climate Change http://www.climatechange.ca.gov   New study finds incredibly high carbon pollution costs – especially for the US

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Green Mission News – May 2018

Closing the Loop, the world’s first feature-length documentary film on the circular economy.   “Unless we go to Circular it’s game over for the planet; it’s game over

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Green Mission News – November 2017

The Woman Aiming to Get 50 Million Americans Into the Worker-Owner Economy And she has a plan to do it. http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-woman-aiming-to-get-50-million-americans-into-the-worker-owner-economy-20171026 Global atmospheric CO2 levels

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Green Mission News – August 2017

A Soil Scientist with a Plan for a More Resilient Food System http://www.gracelinks.org/blog/8074/building-a-more-resilient-food-system-requires-a-paradigm-s Earth is becoming ‘Planet Plastic’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40654915 and Production, use, and fate of

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