Fracking Boom in U.S. and Canada Largely to Blame for Global Methane Spike, Study Finds
Julia Conley – The fracking boom in the U.S. and Canada over the past decade may be largely to blame for a rise in methane in the earth’s atmosphere.
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Soon Doctors Will Screen Everyone For Drugs
Mass Privatel – Imagine in the not-too-distant future your job, college ID, drivers license, passport, gun permit, health insurance etc., will depend on you passing a mandatory drug screening.
Study Suggests Psilocybin Can ‘Reset’ The Brains Of Depressed People
Mandy Froelich – Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” continues to show promise as a natural treatment for anxiety and depression.
The Grass GESTAPO Is Out of Control: $30K in Fines and Potential Foreclosure for a Too-Long Lawn
Dagny Taggart – Is a $29,000 fine – or a person losing their home – proportional to having tall grass for a few weeks?
Trump Administration Reauthorizes ‘Cyanide Bombs’ to Kill US Wildlife
Andrea Germanos – Conservation groups say the devices are indiscriminate killers that should be banned.
Alaska’s Sea Ice Has all Melted
Jordan Davidson – The ice near Alaska’s shores has melted away entirely, leaving the nearest ice shelf nearly 150 miles away.
Scientists Find Dozens of ‘Invisible’ Galaxies, Changing Our Understanding of the Universe
Elias Marat – Astronomers have discovered a stunning set of 39 massive galaxies that had previously been invisible.
San Francisco International Airport Bans the Sale of Plastic Water Bottles
Mandy Froelich – To halt the consumption of single-use plastic, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) banned the sale of bottled water.
‘Alarming’ Explosion of Toxic Pesticide Use Causing Insect Apocalypse in United States: Study
Jake Johnson – “Insect abundance has declined 45 percent. This is a global crisis—we must ban neonics to save the bees!”
Bizarre Forest ‘Superorganism’ is Keeping Dead Trees Alive, Study Finds
Mandy Froelich – This is one of the first studies ever on living stumps survive.
Harvard Scientists Funded by Bill Gates to Begin Spraying Particles Into the Sky In Experiment to Dim the Sun
Matt Agorist – Harvard has formed an advisory board to begin moving forward with their plan to spray particles into the stratosphere.
1 Dead, 5 Injured in Second Enbridge Pipeline Explosion This Year
Olivia Rosane – A natural gas pipeline owned by Canadian company Enbridge exploded in Kentucky last Thursday, sending flames 300 feet into the sky, and killing one woman.
More Than Three Eco-Defenders Killed Per Week in 2018 While Fighting to Protect Wildlife, Homes, and Livelihoods
Julia Conley – “They say we are terrorists, delinquents, assassins and that we have armed groups here, but really they’re just killing us.”
Trump’s EPA Won’t Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide
Olivia Rosane – President Donald Trump’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not ban the agricultural use of chlorpyrifos.
World’s First Hemp Plane Will Be Stronger Than Steel And Run On Hemp Biofuel
Mandy Froelich – Canadian cannabis company Hempearth now creates eco-friendly planes from hemp.
Ethiopia ‘Breaks’ World Record by Planting 350 Million Trees in One Day
Elias Marat – Ethiopians just planted a world record of over 350 million trees.
Scientists Warn Amazon Is Reaching Deforestation “Tipping Point”
John Vibes – The Brazilian government is harvesting the Amazon rainforest at a dangerous rate.
In Just One Decade, Corporations Destroyed 50 Million Hectares of Forest—An Area the Size of Spain
Jessica Corbett – After promising to stop deforestation almost 10 years ago, corporations have destroyed nearly 50 million hectares of forest.
Scientists Warn That 2,000 Firefly Species Are Facing Extinction
John Vibes – Firefly species all over the world are in decline.
‘Microdosers’ of LSD and Magic Mushrooms are Wiser and More Creative
Thomas Anderson – Microdosing implies a dose so low that the individual experiences only subtle changes, not hallucinations.