Ireland to Reduce Waste by Cutting out All Single-Use Plastic
Jordan Davidson – Ireland is ready to say goodbye to plastic cutlery, plastic balloon sticks and grocery items wrapped in plastic.
Environment
Pregnant, Starving Orangutan Clings to Final Tree as Bulldozers Destroy Her Rainforest Home
Elias Marat – The orangutan population has been driven to the brink of extinction.
Seven South American Nations Sign Agreement To Preserve Amazon Rainforest
John Vibes – The newly formed alliance will also be setting up a database to share information about logging, mining, and deforestation.
No Longer a ‘Conspiracy’, MSM Now Advocating Spraying Particles Into the Sky to Dim the Sun
Matt Agorist – CNBC just put out a video titled How Bill Gates-Funded Solar Geoengineering Could Help End Climate Change.
Not Just the Bees, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Neonics May Be Killing Birds Too
Julia Conley – “It’s clear evidence these chemicals can affect populations.”
India is Banning Single-Use Plastic and the Rest of the World Should Too
Emma Fiala – “The world should join India in putting an end to single-use plastic.”
Three Species Declared Extinct In India Due To Deforestation and Desertification
John Vibes – Experts cite deforestation and desertification as the primary reasons that these animals became extinct.
Brazilian Official Who Fought to Protect the Amazon ‘Assassinated’ in Front of His Family
John Vibes – Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was shot twice in the head on Friday while riding a motorbike through the Amazon.
When Plants Dream
Daniel Pinchbeck – During the last decades, a visionary medicine escaped from the Amazon, spreading like a fast-moving vine across our globalised world.
Japan May Dump 1.1 Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Pacific Ocean
Jordan Davidson – They are saying this is the only option available at this point.
Regenerating New Zealand: Using Nature to Restore Forests
Dr. Mercola – Gorse, which is hated and considered a nuisance by pastural farmers, helped regenerate forests by providing a canopy for native forest plants to grow and thrive
Views of Destruction: Satellite Images Reveal Devastating Amazon Fires in Almost Real-Time
Rhett Butler – With near-daily overflights and high-resolution imagery, Planet’s constellation of satellites is providing a clear look at some of the fires now burning in the Brazilian Amazon.
Michigan Inmates Plant 1,000 ‘Happy Little Trees’ in State Parks to Honor Bob Ross
Elias Marat – The “Happy Little Trees” program is meant to celebrate Bob Ross’ 100th birthday.
Activists Raise Over $3 Million To Buy and Protect 2,000 Acres of Canadian Wilderness
Mandy Froelich – Good news! For the first time ever, environmentalists have raised enough money through crowdfunding efforts to buy out a new swath of Canadian wilderness. Soon, the 2,000 acres of land will be turned into a protected park.
Formerly Enemies, Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Unite to Defend Amazon From President Bolsonaro
Elias Marat – “Today we have only one enemy, which is the Brazilian government, the president … and the invasions of non-indigenous people.”
Scientists Say Quantum Teleportation of Complex Information is Now a Reality
Jake Anderson – The discovery marks the first successful teleportation of a complex, 3-dimensional quantum state.
Ireland Pledges to Plant 440 Million Trees Over the Next 20 Years
John Vibes – Researchers believe that the Earth has room for over one trillion additional trees.
2,000 New Fires Reported in Amazon Despite Recent Government Ban
John Vibes – Despite the order, nearly 2,000 new fires have been reported in the region since the restrictions were put into place.
Indigenous Land Stolen By Government For $4.4 Billion Subsidized Coal Mine
John Vibes – Indigenous people all over the world are currently facing genocide at the hands of governments and corporations.
Builders Are Using Hemp Instead of Concrete and It Could Save the Environment
John Vibes – The industry is starting to look at alternatives for a variety of different environmental and economic reasons.