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Amazon has increased plastic packaging in US despite global phaseout: oceana report - Ecowatch (Apr 5) |
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Apr 5 · Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.
When you order something from Amazon and it arrives, wrapped in plastic inside and out, do you ever wonder, “Why do we use all this plastic?”
A new report by Oceana has found that the amount of waste from plastic packaging produced by Amazon has increased in the United States, even as the online retailer began to phase out plastics in other parts of the globe.
“Amazon’s failure to reduce plastic in the U.S. is troubling. The company has dramatically reduced plastic packaging ... Read more ...
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UN Climate Chief: World Needs $2.4 Trillion in Climate Finance Annually to Keep Goals Within Reach - EcoWatch - Ecowatch (Feb 2) |
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Feb 2 · Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.
In a speech in Azerbaijan on Friday, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said the world needs at least $2.4 trillion each year to keep global climate goals within reach.
Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, gave a timeline of the measures - and funding - that will be needed to implement Paris Agreement goals and keep Earth’s temperature below 1.5 degree Celsius.
“We must spend the year working collectively to evolve our global ... Read more ...
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Global forest area declined by 60% since 1960, study finds - Ecowatch (Aug 03, 2022) |
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Aug 03, 2022 · Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.
A new study has found an alarming loss in forest areas globally, including that global forest area per capita has dropped from 1.4 hectares in 1960 to just 0.5 hectares per person by 2019, a 60% decline.
According to the study, global gross forest loss over the time period (1960 to 2019) reached 437.3 million hectares, which outweighed the total gross forest gain of 355.6 million hectares during that time.
This forest loss combined with an increasing population from around 3 ... Read more ...
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Seattle Installs EV Chargers on Utility Poles for City Residents Without Home Chargers - EcoWatch - Ecowatch (Jun 21, 2022) |
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Jun 21, 2022 · More and more people are making the switch to electric vehicles to reduce their emissions. But for some homeowners and apartment dwellers, driving an EV gets tricky without charging infrastructure available at home. Seattle is hoping to make it easier for EV owners to get power for their vehicles by installing chargers to local utility poles.
The new Curbside Level 2 EV Charging program provides EV chargers to Seattle residents who don’t have chargers at their own residence, although the service will be publicly available to anyone and will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
Residents can even request for a new charger to be installed near their home, so long ... Read more ...
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Boomers account for nearly a third of greenhouse gas emissions, study finds - Ecowatch (Mar 28, 2022) |
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As baby boomers age, they are upping the carbon footprint of the senior demographic.
A new study published in Nature Climate Change March 9 found that the share of national greenhouse gas emissions contributed by people over 60 rose from around a quarter to nearly a third between 2005 and 2015.
“The post-war 'baby boomer’ generation are the new elderly. They have different consumption patterns than the 'quiet generation’ that was born in the period 1928-1945. Today’s seniors spend more money on houses, energy consumption and food,” Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NTNU) Industrial Ecology Programme professor ... Read more ...
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WWF Decides Not to Sell NFTs Following Backlash Over Climate Impact - Ecowatch (Feb 14, 2022) |
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) backed away from its controversial sale of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) only two days after it was first announced.
The conservation charity announced via Twitter February 2 that it was releasing NFTs focused on 13 endangered species. Following an immediate backlash, however, the group reversed course February 4.
“We thank all of those who have generously supported our conservation work by purchasing NFTs,” WWF said in a statement posted on its website. “We have now agreed with our partners to bring this trial to a close this evening (Friday 4th February). We recognise that NFTs are a much debated issue and ... Read more ...
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Top 5 Meat and Dairy Companies Match Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Ecowatch (Sep 09, 2021) |
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Sep 09, 2021 · The world's five biggest meat and dairy companies emit the same volume of greenhouse gases as fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil. That's just one of many shocking figures from the Meat Atlas 2021, a comprehensive look at the meat industry released by European nonprofits the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Friends of the Earth Europe and BUND Tuesday. Read more ...
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US continues to ship illegal plastic waste to developing countries - Ecowatch (Mar 18, 2021) |
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Mar 18, 2021 · Editor's note: This article has been updated with correspondence from the Basel Action Network and the Center for International Environmental Law
The majority of the world is working together to reverse the massive plastic pollution problem. But, the world's leading producer of plastic waste, the U.S., isn't on board and isn't following the rules.
In 2019, 187 countries voted to amend the 1989 Basel Convention to include plastic waste in the definition of hazardous materials and to strictly limit how that trash is traded internationally. The binding framework aims to make global trade in plastic waste cleaner, more transparent and better regulated. It ... Read more ...
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Stony Corals Seem to Be Preparing for a Mass Extinction, Scientists Report - Ecowatch (Mar 05, 2020) |
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Mar 05, 2020 · "When we finally put all this together and saw the result, for me it was that moment when the hair on the back of your neck stands up," said marine biologist David Gruber, from The City University of New York, to Newsweek. "It was like, Oh my goodness, [the corals] are doing exactly what they did back then."
The scientists looked at the traits of corals that survived the last major extinction event. They found that the colorful, wavy corals that attract scuba divers did not last. The ones that did survive are the ones that form small colonies and seek out deep water, which are the same ones showing signs of thriving today, as Newsweek reported.
As for the mass extinction ... | By Jason Bittel Read more ...
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Here's what happens when you're a Republican and you defy the Koch Brothers - Ecowatch (Nov 14, 2016) |
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Nov 14, 2016 · This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience while browsing it. By clicking 'Got It' you're accepting these terms.
Last week, Republican Kelly Ayotte narrowly lost her U.S Senate seat in New Hampshire to Democratic challenger, Gov. Maggie Hassan. Although Hassan's victory is good news for the lone 48 Democratic Senators standing up to a Republican majority and President-elect Donald Trump, Ayotte's loss means that the GOP senators have one less member who believes that human activity causes climate change.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte lost her seat to Gov. Maggie Hassan in a closely-watched contest on Nov. 8.Flickr | By Lisa Wartenberg, MFA, RD, LD Read more ...
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What's next? Solidarity with Standing Rock, Nov. 15 - Ecowatch (Nov 14, 2016) |
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Nov 14, 2016 · This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience while browsing it. By clicking 'Got It' you're accepting these terms.
So, the question everyone's asking me this week is: What now?
I don't have a great answer—the Trump saga will play out over time, and we'll be learning how to resist as we go along. But resist we will.
I do know that the election last Tuesday made this Tuesday's demonstrations in support of Standing Rock even more important. We'll be gathering in nearly 200 cities worldwide to demand that the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Obama Administration, do their jobs and reject the Dakota Access Pipeline's final permit.
We don't know ... | By Bill McKibben Read more ...
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Watch Leonardo Di Caprio’s climate change doc online for free - Ecowatch (Oct 26, 2016) |
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Oct 26, 2016 · This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience while browsing it. By clicking 'Got It' you're accepting these terms.
By now, you have probably heard that Leonardo DiCaprio has a new documentary about climate change. So how can you watch it?
The Fisher Stevens-directed documentary will make its television debut on National Geographic's channel in 171 countries and 45 languages on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Additionally, in an unprecedented move, National Geographic also announced today that Before the Flood will premiere commercial free across digital and streaming platforms around the world as part of the network's commitment to covering climate change. ... | By Lisa Wartenberg, MFA, RD, LD Read more ...
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Michael Mann's hotlist of the 9 most prominent climate deniers - Ecowatch (Sep 20, 2016) |
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Sep 20, 2016 · This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience while browsing it. By clicking 'Got It' you're accepting these terms.
Earlier this month, my co-author Tom Toles (the Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post) and I published our new book, The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy.
Some great early reviews of the book can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here. | By Michael Mann Read more ...
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