Cruel and Unusual: City Plays ‘Baby Shark’ Song on Loop to Drive Out Homeless People
Elias Marat – Officials in West Palm Beach, Florida, have devised a cruel way to keep the homeless from sleeping on city property.
Environment
US Beekeepers Lost 40% Of Honeybee Colonies Last Year, New Survey Finds
Tyler Durden – Winter losses for honey bees in several states were even higher than usual this year.
Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Study Says
Jordan Davidson – A new study suggests that floating solar islands could help to curb climate change.
Army Corps Admits to Dumping Toxic Water Into Florida Estuaries Without Telling Public
John Vibes – The Army Corps just admitted to diverting toxic water into Florida estuaries.
Chevron Has Spilled 800,000 Gallons of Crude Oil and Water Into a California Canyon Since May
Olivia Rosane – California officials ordered Chevron Friday “to take all measures” to stop a release that has spilled around 800,000 gallons of water and crude.
Planting a Trillion Trees is Fastest, Cheapest Way to Reverse Climate Change: Study
Elias Marat – A new study suggests that planting more trees is the cheapest and most effective way to halt climate change.
Trump’s USDA Suspends Honeybee Survey
Olivia Rosane – Trump’s USDA is scaling back important research on honeybee decline.
House Made From 612,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles Is Also Hurricane Proof
John Vibes – A Canadian company developed a house from recycled plastic, which can withstand winds over 300 mph.
Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Glyphosate
Jessica Corbett – Austria is becoming the first nation to pass a glyphosate ban despite EU regulations.
Rich Will Survive Environmental Crisis While Poor Won’t, UN Report Claims
John Vibes – In an environmental disaster scenario, the poor would likely bear the brunt of the damage.
Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon
Joe Catron – While Bolsonaro teams up to destroy the Amazon, pro-environment groups are teaming up to stop him.
Students Build Vacuum That Sucks Up Microplastics From Sand on the Beach
Elias Marat – Canadian students venture to clean the world’s most polluted beach with their own invention.
Rare Miami Forest Will Be Destroyed To Make Room For Walmart
John Vibes – The Walmart Corporation is setting up shop on yet another important ecological spot.
Mexican Scientist Discovers a Way to Turn Nopal Cactus Into Biodegradable Plastic
Elias Marat – Sustainable plastics are needed more than ever.
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Surges to Record High, Further Devastation Looms
Elias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
Study Shows Growing Hemp is a Powerful Tool to Fight Bee Population Decline
Matt Agorist – A new study from Colorado State University has a solution to declining bee populations.
US Military to Use Galapagos Islands as an Imperial Airstrip in New Deal with Ecuador
Eoin Higgins – The U.S. military wants to use one of the islands as an airstrip.
633 Divers Set World Record for Largest Ocean Cleanup Ever
John Vibes – The milestone was even verified by the Guinness World Records organization.
99% of Canadian Honey Analyzed Contaminated with Herbicide Glyphosate
Brian Shilhavy – This follows the news of major contaminations of cereals and other foods.
Honey Bee Colonies Across Europe Plunge 16%, Says Study
Tyler Durden – The pollinator insect crises continues to deepen.