Archive for the category ‘ENVIRONMENT’


Democracy or Extinction
Media Lens | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Democracy or Extinction)
Environment and Health at Increasing Risk from Growing Weight of ‘E-Waste’
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Environment and Health at Increasing Risk from Growing Weight of ‘E-Waste’)
NASA Satellite Imagery Reveals Shocking Proof of Climate Engineering
Dane Wigington | GeoEngineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit on Safety Grounds
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit on Safety Grounds)
When the Ice Melts: The Catastrophe of Vanishing Glaciers
Dahr Jamail – The Guardian
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on When the Ice Melts: The Catastrophe of Vanishing Glaciers)
Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2018
Basten Gokkon | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2018)
Why Microbeads Are Such a Threat and Why They’re So Hard to Handle
Henk Bouwman – The Conversation
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Why Microbeads Are Such a Threat and Why They’re So Hard to Handle)
These Are the Animals That Went Extinct in 2018
Mark Kaufman | Mashable – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on These Are the Animals That Went Extinct in 2018)
Ten Grim Climate Scenarios if Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Lorraine Chow | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Ten Grim Climate Scenarios if Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius)
Within Hours of Taking Office, Brazil’s “Trump of the Tropics” Starts Assault on the Amazon
Andy Rowell | Oil Change International – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Limits on Coal Plant Mercury Emissions Too Costly: Trump’s EPA
Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Limits on Coal Plant Mercury Emissions Too Costly: Trump’s EPA)
Should We Engineer the Climate? A Social Scientist and Natural Scientist Discuss
Rob Bellamy and Matthew Watson – The Conversation
December 24th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Of Cockroaches and Humans
Roberto Savio | IPS - Human Wrongs Watch
December 17th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Climate Change Performance Index 2019
Germanwatch, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Climate Change Performance Index 2019)
Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode
Subhankar Banerjee - TomDispatch
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode)
The Turn towards a Global Police State is Structurally Rooted in Capitalism’s Achilles Heel
William I. Robinson | Films for Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Turn towards a Global Police State is Structurally Rooted in Capitalism’s Achilles Heel)
Carbon Emissions Reach 37 Billion Tonnes in 2018, a Record High: Report
Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Robbie Andrew and Rob Jackson – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Carbon Emissions Reach 37 Billion Tonnes in 2018, a Record High: Report)
UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans)
COP24: What to Expect
Federica Genovese – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: What to Expect)
Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment
Helena Norberg-Hodge | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment)
COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans
Elizabeth Kirk – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans)
COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C
Hugh Hunt – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C)
Time Is Running Out on Climate Change, but Geoengineering Has Dangers of Its Own
Catriona McKinnon – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Time Is Running Out on Climate Change, but Geoengineering Has Dangers of Its Own)
India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops
Colin Todhunter | Asia Pacific Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops)
19 of 20 World Leaders Just Pledged to Fight Climate Change-Trump Was the Lone Holdout
Rebecca Leber – Mother Jones
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on 19 of 20 World Leaders Just Pledged to Fight Climate Change-Trump Was the Lone Holdout)
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
Brooke Jarvis – The New York Times
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Insect Apocalypse Is Here)
Trump Administration Approves Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Harmful to Whales, Dolphins
Center for Biological Diversity – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trump Administration Approves Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Harmful to Whales, Dolphins)
Here’s the Dire Climate Report the Trump White House Didn’t Want You to See
Jake Johnson – Common Dreams
November 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Here’s the Dire Climate Report the Trump White House Didn’t Want You to See)
Every Bite of Burger Boosts Harmful Greenhouse Gases: UN Environment Agency
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Every Bite of Burger Boosts Harmful Greenhouse Gases: UN Environment Agency)
Earth’s Wilderness Is Vanishing, and Just a Handful of Nations Can Save It
James Allan, James Watson, Jasmine Lee and Kendall Jones – The Conversation
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Earth’s Wilderness Is Vanishing, and Just a Handful of Nations Can Save It)
The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change
Caroline Haskins | Motherboard – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change)
More Than 90% of the World’s Children Breathe Toxic Air Every Day
World Health Organization – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on More Than 90% of the World’s Children Breathe Toxic Air Every Day)
Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% of Animal Populations since 1970, Report Finds
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% of Animal Populations since 1970, Report Finds)
People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash
Jacopo Pasotti and Elisabetta Zavoli – HuffPost
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash)
Single-Use Plastics Ban Approved by European Parliament
Lucy Purdy | Positive News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Single-Use Plastics Ban Approved by European Parliament)
Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism
Chisato Tanaka – The Japan Times
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism)
Global Warming Report, an ‘Ear-Splitting Wake-Up Call’ Warns UN Chief
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Warming Report, an ‘Ear-Splitting Wake-Up Call’ Warns UN Chief)
The Pentagon’s Insect Army
Manlio Dinucci – Global Research
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s Insect Army)
Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to Civilization, New U.N. Report Concludes
Kate Aronoff – The Intercept
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to Civilization, New U.N. Report Concludes)
Global Warming of 1.5 °C
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Warming of 1.5 °C)
To Fix the Climate Crisis We Must Face Up to Our Imperial Past
Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on To Fix the Climate Crisis We Must Face Up to Our Imperial Past)
Feeding 10 Billion People by 2050 within Planetary Limits May Be Achievable
Stockholm Resilience Centre | Science X – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Feeding 10 Billion People by 2050 within Planetary Limits May Be Achievable)
U.S. Military Project Could Be Seen As a Bioweapon, Scientists Warn
NBC News | Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Project Could Be Seen As a Bioweapon, Scientists Warn)
While Nestlé Extracts Millions of Litres from Their Land, Indigenous Residents Have No Drinking Water
Alexandra Shimo – The Guardian
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on While Nestlé Extracts Millions of Litres from Their Land, Indigenous Residents Have No Drinking Water)
US Military Plan to Spread Viruses Using Insects, Which Could Create a ‘New Class of Biological Weapon,’ Scientists Warn
Josh Gabbatiss | The Independent – Reader Supported News
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on US Military Plan to Spread Viruses Using Insects, Which Could Create a ‘New Class of Biological Weapon,’ Scientists Warn)
Taibbi: Why Aren’t We Talking More about Trump’s Nihilism?
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Taibbi: Why Aren’t We Talking More about Trump’s Nihilism?)
Revealed: Documents Show BP Quietly Paid Just $25 Million to Mexico after the Worst Oil Spill of the Century
Nathaniel Janowitz | BuzzFeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Revealed: Documents Show BP Quietly Paid Just $25 Million to Mexico after the Worst Oil Spill of the Century)
Plastic Soup
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Plastic Soup)
The Tip of the Radiation Disaster Iceberg
John LaForge | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Tip of the Radiation Disaster Iceberg)
Eyeing Landmark Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case, Vietnam Demands Monsanto Be Held Liable over Agent Orange
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
September 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Eyeing Landmark Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case, Vietnam Demands Monsanto Be Held Liable over Agent Orange)
Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
August 27th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth)
Europe to Ban Halogen Lightbulbs
Arthur Neslen – The Guardian
August 27th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Europe to Ban Halogen Lightbulbs)
Indigenous Peoples Least Responsible for the Climate Crisis
Jamison Ervin – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Indigenous Peoples Least Responsible for the Climate Crisis)
Carr Fire Catastrophe, Front-Line Footage
Dane Wigington | GeoEngineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Carr Fire Catastrophe, Front-Line Footage)
Drugged Waters – How Modern Medicine Is Turning into an Environmental Curse
UN Environment – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Drugged Waters – How Modern Medicine Is Turning into an Environmental Curse)
Peter Wadhams, Professor Emeritus, Ocean Physics
Robert Hunziker - Counterpunch
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Peter Wadhams, Professor Emeritus, Ocean Physics)
Climate Change and Wildfires – How Do We Know if There Is a Link?
Kevin Trenberth – The Conversation
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Climate Change and Wildfires – How Do We Know if There Is a Link?)
‘Guilty on All Counts!’: In Historic Victory, Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit
Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Guilty on All Counts!’: In Historic Victory, Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit)
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”
Naomi Klein – The Intercept
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”)
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
Nathaniel Rich – The New York Times
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change)
Freeze Fuel-Economy Goals to Save Lives? A Closer Look at Feds’ Claim
Greg Rasa | Autoblog – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Freeze Fuel-Economy Goals to Save Lives? A Closer Look at Feds’ Claim)
Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas
Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas)
Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth)
Stop the Plastic Ocean
Sea Shepherd – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Stop the Plastic Ocean)
Ireland Becomes World’s First Country to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ireland Becomes World’s First Country to Divest from Fossil Fuels)
The State of Our Oceans in 2018 (It’s Not Looking Good!)
FishLab – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The State of Our Oceans in 2018 (It’s Not Looking Good!))
Five Meat and Dairy Companies Emit More Emissions than Major Oil Companies, Study Finds
Claire Stam | Euractiv – Human Wrongs Watch
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Five Meat and Dairy Companies Emit More Emissions than Major Oil Companies, Study Finds)
Donald Trump’s Space Force: The Dangerous Militarisation of Outer Space
Gbenga Oduntan – The Conversation
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Donald Trump’s Space Force: The Dangerous Militarisation of Outer Space)
Eight Ethical Questions about Exploring Outer Space That Need Answers
Benjamin Sachs – The Conversation
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Eight Ethical Questions about Exploring Outer Space That Need Answers)
Deepwater Horizon Disaster Altered Building Blocks of Ocean Life
Oliver Milman – The Guardian
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Deepwater Horizon Disaster Altered Building Blocks of Ocean Life)
Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
June 4th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth)
Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels Continue to Soar, at Highest Point in 800,000 Years
Doyle Rice - USA Today
May 7th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels Continue to Soar, at Highest Point in 800,000 Years)
Empty Half the Earth of Its Humans. It’s the Only Way to Save the Planet [What?]
Kim Stanley Robinson – The Guardian
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Empty Half the Earth of Its Humans. It’s the Only Way to Save the Planet [What?])
A Day of Mother Earth: Living in Harmony with Nature
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Scientists Accidentally Develop ‘Mutant’ Enzyme That Eats Plastic
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Scientists Accidentally Develop ‘Mutant’ Enzyme That Eats Plastic)
The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet)
Deadly Oil Spill in Eastern Borneo Spreads to the Open Sea
Basten Gokkon | Mongabay [Indonesia] – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Deadly Oil Spill in Eastern Borneo Spreads to the Open Sea)
20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed ‘Warning to Humanity’
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on 20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed ‘Warning to Humanity’)
Insect Decimation Upstages Global Warming
Robert Hunziker - CounterPunch
April 2nd, 2018 ( 11 Comments »)
Plastic within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is ‘Increasing Exponentially,’ Scientists Find
Chris Mooney – The Washington Post
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Plastic within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is ‘Increasing Exponentially,’ Scientists Find)
The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life
Maia Danks | Earth Island Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life)
Stephen Hawking’s Final Warnings Urged World to Halt Climate Change
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Stephen Hawking’s Final Warnings Urged World to Halt Climate Change)
Ocean Pollution: Simple, Everyday Ways You Can Help Make a Difference
Christopher Adams | ModestFish – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ocean Pollution: Simple, Everyday Ways You Can Help Make a Difference)
Conservation Icon Jane Goodall: Stop Destroying the Planet or We May Destroy Ourselves
Owen Ullmann - USA TODAY
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Conservation Icon Jane Goodall: Stop Destroying the Planet or We May Destroy Ourselves)
‘Plastic, Plastic, So Much Plastic!’: Diver Films Sea of Trash Off Bali
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Plastic, Plastic, So Much Plastic!’: Diver Films Sea of Trash Off Bali)
Monsanto Concealed Effects of Toxic Chemical for Decades, Ohio Attorney General Alleges
Tim Stelloh – NBC News
March 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Concealed Effects of Toxic Chemical for Decades, Ohio Attorney General Alleges)
Ecuador Endangered
John Seed – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2018 ( 10 Comments »)
Stemming the Plastic Tide: 10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans
Prachi Patel | Scientific American – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Stemming the Plastic Tide: 10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans)
A Ticking Time Bomb of Mercury Is Hidden Beneath Earth’s Permafrost
Brandon Specktor | Live Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Ticking Time Bomb of Mercury Is Hidden Beneath Earth’s Permafrost)
The Ultimate Guide to Butterflies & How to Prevent Their Decline
Clive Harris | DIY Garden! – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Ultimate Guide to Butterflies & How to Prevent Their Decline)
Volkswagen: The Scandal That Never Ends
Zoya Teirstein | Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Volkswagen: The Scandal That Never Ends)
2018 Doomsday Clock: It Is Now Two Minutes to Midnight
Rachel Bronson, PhD | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Big Pharma Fails to Disclose Antibiotic Waste Leaked from Factories
Madlen Davies and Sam Loewenberg - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Big Pharma Fails to Disclose Antibiotic Waste Leaked from Factories)
Creating Clouds to Stop Global Warming Could Wreak Havoc
Doyle Rice - USA TODAY
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Creating Clouds to Stop Global Warming Could Wreak Havoc)
Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels
Jason Kirk – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels)
China Leading on World’s Clean Energy Investment, Says Report
Jocelyn Timperley | Carbon Brief – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on China Leading on World’s Clean Energy Investment, Says Report)
To Bee or Not to Bee… Again!
Baher Kamal – Wall Street International Magazine
January 15th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
The Unseen World
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 1st, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Conservation Goal for the Amazon Exceeded: More than 60 Million Hectares Protected
World Wildlife Fund | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Conservation Goal for the Amazon Exceeded: More than 60 Million Hectares Protected)
Careless Disposal of Antibiotics Could Produce ‘Ferocious Superbugs,’ UN Environment Experts Warn
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Careless Disposal of Antibiotics Could Produce ‘Ferocious Superbugs,’ UN Environment Experts Warn)
Three Largest Meat Producers Rival Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Joe Loria - AlterNet
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Three Largest Meat Producers Rival Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions)
Enewetak Atoll, a Tiny Island Used as a Nuclear Dumpsite, Is About to Be Submerged by Water
Joe McCarthy | Global Citizen – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Enewetak Atoll, a Tiny Island Used as a Nuclear Dumpsite, Is About to Be Submerged by Water)
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
Alliance of World Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice)
More Than 15,000 Scientists from 184 Countries Issue ‘Warning to Humanity’
Nicole Mortillaro - CBC News
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on More Than 15,000 Scientists from 184 Countries Issue ‘Warning to Humanity’)
More Harm than Good with Climate Geo-Engineering
Tim Radford | Climate News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on More Harm than Good with Climate Geo-Engineering)
Fukushima Darkness
Robert Hunziker - CounterPunch
November 27th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Over 15,000 Scientists Just Issued a ‘Second Notice’ to Humanity. Can We Listen Now?
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Over 15,000 Scientists Just Issued a ‘Second Notice’ to Humanity. Can We Listen Now?)
The Climate Emergency: Two Time Scales
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Climate Emergency: Two Time Scales)
‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ as Livestock Is Force-Fed 80% of Prescribed Antibiotics Worldwide
Sophie Linden – AlterNet
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ as Livestock Is Force-Fed 80% of Prescribed Antibiotics Worldwide)
Climate Change Summit a Step Further, Yes… But Where To?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Climate Change Summit a Step Further, Yes… But Where To?)
Trump Only President Not Invited to Paris Climate Summit
Juan Cole | Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Trump Only President Not Invited to Paris Climate Summit)
Controversial Monsanto Weed-Killer Banned in Europe: Doesn’t Get Enough EU Votes for Renewal
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Controversial Monsanto Weed-Killer Banned in Europe: Doesn’t Get Enough EU Votes for Renewal)
Good News at Last: World’s Largest Tropical Reforestation to Plant 73 Million Trees in Brazilian Amazon
Lorraine Chow| EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Good News at Last: World’s Largest Tropical Reforestation to Plant 73 Million Trees in Brazilian Amazon)
Climate Change’s Impact on Human Health Is Already Here — And Is ‘Potentially Irreversible,’ Report Says
Doyle Rice - USA TODAY
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Climate Change’s Impact on Human Health Is Already Here — And Is ‘Potentially Irreversible,’ Report Says)
An Urgent Need to Transform World’s Energy Systems
António Guterres – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
New Study Confirms High-Pesticide Produce Linked to Lower Fertility Rates
Dan Nosowitz | Modern Farmer, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on New Study Confirms High-Pesticide Produce Linked to Lower Fertility Rates)
Organizations Warn Covert Geoengineering Programs Fuel Unprecedented Firestorms
Dane Wigington | Geoengineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
China Just Shut Down Thousands of Factories to Fight Pollution
Global Citizen | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Insectageddon
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Insectageddon)
Wildfires Rage through Portugal and Spain, Kill at Least 39
Climate Nexus | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Wildfires Rage through Portugal and Spain, Kill at Least 39)
See It, Say It: Climate Change
Editorial Board - The Washington Post
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on See It, Say It: Climate Change)
Hidden Fukushima Nuclear Waste Being Released into Ocean
ENENews – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hidden Fukushima Nuclear Waste Being Released into Ocean)
More Than 75 Percent Decline Over 27 Years in Total Flying Insect Biomass in Protected Areas
Caspar A. Hallmann , Martin Sorg, et al. | PLOS One – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on More Than 75 Percent Decline Over 27 Years in Total Flying Insect Biomass in Protected Areas)
Coca-Cola Produced More Than 110 Billion Plastic Bottles Last Year
Andrew McMaster | Global Citizen – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Coca-Cola Produced More Than 110 Billion Plastic Bottles Last Year)
Suing Oil Companies to Pay for Climate Change?
Seth Shulman | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Suing Oil Companies to Pay for Climate Change?)
WWF: 60% of Global Biodiversity Loss Due to Land Cleared for Meat-Based Diets
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on WWF: 60% of Global Biodiversity Loss Due to Land Cleared for Meat-Based Diets)
Where Do 50 Million Tonnes a Year of Toxic E-Waste Go?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Where Do 50 Million Tonnes a Year of Toxic E-Waste Go?)
Monsanto Banned from European Parliament
Arthur Neslen – The Guardian
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Banned from European Parliament)
In the Amazon, a Catastrophic Gold Rush Looms
Chris Feliciano Arnold – The New York Times
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on In the Amazon, a Catastrophic Gold Rush Looms)
Alert: Nature, on the Verge of Bankruptcy
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Alert: Nature, on the Verge of Bankruptcy)
The Great Nutrient Collapse
Helena Bottemiller Evich - POLITICO
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Great Nutrient Collapse)
Urge, Splurge, Purge
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Urge, Splurge, Purge)
Follow Kenya’s Lead on Plastic Bags
The New York Times | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Follow Kenya’s Lead on Plastic Bags)
Hostage to Myopic Self-Interest: Climate Science Is Watered Down Under Political Scrutiny
Ian Dunlop – The Guardian
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hostage to Myopic Self-Interest: Climate Science Is Watered Down Under Political Scrutiny)
European Glyphosate Safety Report Copy-Pasted Monsanto Study
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on European Glyphosate Safety Report Copy-Pasted Monsanto Study)
Floods, Hurricanes, Droughts… When Climate Sets the Agenda
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Floods, Hurricanes, Droughts… When Climate Sets the Agenda)
Hurricanes Blow Away Climate Change Denial
Paul R. Pillar – Consortium News
September 11th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
The World Protests as Amazon Forests Are Opened to Mining
Beatriz Garcia – The Conversation
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The World Protests as Amazon Forests Are Opened to Mining)
Don’t Look Now
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Don’t Look Now)
Hell Hath No Fury like Mother Earth Scorned
Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hell Hath No Fury like Mother Earth Scorned)
Brazil Abolishes Huge Amazon Reserve in ‘Biggest Attack’ in 50 Years
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Brazil Abolishes Huge Amazon Reserve in ‘Biggest Attack’ in 50 Years)
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
Katharine Hayhoe – The Conversation
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist)
In Defense of the Nameless, Invisible Workers
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on In Defense of the Nameless, Invisible Workers)
Climate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Climate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050)
Brazil Opens Vast Amazon Reserve to Mining
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Brazil Opens Vast Amazon Reserve to Mining)
Greenland Is Burning
Daniel de Vries | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Greenland Is Burning)
Greenland: How Rapid Climate Change on World’s Largest Island Will Affect Us All
Kathryn Adamson – The Conversation
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Greenland: How Rapid Climate Change on World’s Largest Island Will Affect Us All)
Minamata Convention, Curbing Mercury Use, Is Now Legally Binding
IPS-Inter Press Service – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Minamata Convention, Curbing Mercury Use, Is Now Legally Binding)
Study Links Most Amazon Deforestation to 128 Slaughterhouses
Eduardo Pegurier | O Eco – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Study Links Most Amazon Deforestation to 128 Slaughterhouses)
Hot-Headed: How Climate Change-Induced Drought Is Destabilising Global Peace
Ruth Lyons | Vision of Humanity – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hot-Headed: How Climate Change-Induced Drought Is Destabilising Global Peace)
Global Ocean Circulation Appears to Be Collapsing Due to a Warming Planet
Trevor Nace – Forbes
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Global Ocean Circulation Appears to Be Collapsing Due to a Warming Planet)
Plastic Garbage Patch Bigger Than Mexico Found in Pacific
Shaena Montanari | National Geographic – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
Plastic Chokes the Seas
Robert Hunziker – CounterPunch
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Plastic Chokes the Seas)
The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics
World Economic Forum | Ellen MacArthur Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics)
A Defense of Climate Tragedy, or What the Scientists Got Wrong about “The Uninhabitable Earth”
Genevieve Guenther | Medium – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Defense of Climate Tragedy, or What the Scientists Got Wrong about “The Uninhabitable Earth”)
Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Dahr Jamail | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics)
Sixth Mass Extinction: The Era of ‘Biological Annihilation’
John D. Sutter - CNN
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Sixth Mass Extinction: The Era of ‘Biological Annihilation’)
The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells – New York Magazine
July 17th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Event Under Way, Scientists Warn
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
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To Be or Not to Be?
Captain Paul Watson | Sea Shepherd – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on To Be or Not to Be?)
Biological Annihilation via the Ongoing Sixth Mass Extinction Signaled by Vertebrate Population Losses and Declines
Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich and Rodolfo Dirzo | National Academy of Sciences – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Biological Annihilation via the Ongoing Sixth Mass Extinction Signaled by Vertebrate Population Losses and Declines)
777,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste to Be Dumped in Pacific
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Fukushima’s Radiation Will Poison Food “for Decades,” Study Finds
John Laforge - CounterPunch
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Fukushima’s Radiation Will Poison Food “for Decades,” Study Finds)
The Climate Movement Charges On, Even without the USA
Winnie Byanyima – Al Jazeera
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Climate Movement Charges On, Even without the USA)
Catastrophe of Aral Sea Shows ‘Men Can Destroy the Planet’, Warns UN Chief Guterres
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 12th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Catastrophe of Aral Sea Shows ‘Men Can Destroy the Planet’, Warns UN Chief Guterres)
Oscar Winning Industry Heavy Weights Team with Sea Shepherd on Student Film Contest
Sea Shepherd News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 12th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Oscar Winning Industry Heavy Weights Team with Sea Shepherd on Student Film Contest)
American Darkness vs. Bhutan Brightness
Robert Hunziker | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 12th, 2017 ( Comments Off on American Darkness vs. Bhutan Brightness)
Agony of Mother Earth: The Unstoppable Destruction of Forests (I)
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 22nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Agony of Mother Earth: The Unstoppable Destruction of Forests (I))
Agony of Mother Earth: World’s Forests Depleted for Fuel (II)
Baher Kamal – Other News
May 22nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Agony of Mother Earth: World’s Forests Depleted for Fuel (II))
Big Pharma’s Pollution Is Creating Deadly Superbugs while the World Looks the Other Way
Madlen Davies – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Big Pharma’s Pollution Is Creating Deadly Superbugs while the World Looks the Other Way)
Radiation Disaster in Washington State – Evacuations Ordered – No Fly Zone Imposed
Newsroom | Superstation 95 NYC – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Radiation Disaster in Washington State – Evacuations Ordered – No Fly Zone Imposed)
Monsanto PCBs May Leave Orca Pod ‘Doomed to Extinction’
Carey Wedler – MintPress News
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Monsanto PCBs May Leave Orca Pod ‘Doomed to Extinction’)
Scientists and Sea Shepherd Team on Humpback Whale Research and Microplastics in Ocean
Sea Shepherd News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Scientists and Sea Shepherd Team on Humpback Whale Research and Microplastics in Ocean)
The Arctic as It Is Known Today Is Almost Certainly Gone
The Economist – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Arctic as It Is Known Today Is Almost Certainly Gone)
Groundwater Drunk by BILLIONS of People May Be Contaminated by Radioactive Material Spread across the World by Nuclear Testing in the 1950s
Shivali Best – The Daily Mail
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Groundwater Drunk by BILLIONS of People May Be Contaminated by Radioactive Material Spread across the World by Nuclear Testing in the 1950s)
The Climate Change System 2017
Prof. Timi Ecimovic and Prof John Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Climate Change System 2017)
BP Oil Spill Damage to Natural Resources Valued at $17.2 Billion, Scientists Find
Denisse Moreno | International Business Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on BP Oil Spill Damage to Natural Resources Valued at $17.2 Billion, Scientists Find)
Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm
Cassie Kelly | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm)
Indescribable Feeling: We Just Hit 410 ppm of CO2 – Welcome to a Whole New World
Kate Yoder | Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Indescribable Feeling: We Just Hit 410 ppm of CO2 – Welcome to a Whole New World)
Putting a Value on Injuries to Natural Assets: The BP Oil Spill
Richard C. Bishop, et al* | American Association for the Advancement of Science – Science Magazine
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Putting a Value on Injuries to Natural Assets: The BP Oil Spill)
Disease Burden Growing as Vector Insects Adapt to Climate Change
Zadie Neufville – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Disease Burden Growing as Vector Insects Adapt to Climate Change)
Pesticide Maker Dow Chemical Tries to Kill Risk Study
Michael Biesecker| Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Pesticide Maker Dow Chemical Tries to Kill Risk Study)
Simple Equation Shows How Human Activity Is Trashing the Planet
Owen Gaffney | New Scientist – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Simple Equation Shows How Human Activity Is Trashing the Planet)
The World at 1°C 
DemandClimateJustice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The World at 1°C )
The Whole World Is Watching as Trump Trashes U.S. Climate Policy
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Whole World Is Watching as Trump Trashes U.S. Climate Policy)
Jane Goodall: How Can We Believe It Is a Good Idea to Grow Our Food with Poisons?
Katherine Paul | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Jane Goodall: How Can We Believe It Is a Good Idea to Grow Our Food with Poisons?)
Monsanto’s Four Tactics for Undermining Glyphosate Science Review
Genna Reed | Union of Concerned Scientists – TRASNCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Monsanto’s Four Tactics for Undermining Glyphosate Science Review)
Germany Converts Coal Mine into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar and Wind Power
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Germany Converts Coal Mine into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar and Wind Power)
These Two Rivers Were Just Given the Same Legal Rights as Humans in India
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
Don’t Understand Clouds? But You Should!
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Don’t Understand Clouds? But You Should!)
Climate Breaks All Records: Hottest Year, Lowest Ice, Highest Sea Level
IPS World Desk – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Climate Breaks All Records: Hottest Year, Lowest Ice, Highest Sea Level)
The Politics of Water Insecurity
Majed Akhter – Al Jazeera
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Politics of Water Insecurity)
Where We Drill, We Spill: Commemorating Exxon Valdez
Franz Matzner | EcoWatch, Natural Resources Defense Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Where We Drill, We Spill: Commemorating Exxon Valdez)
No Water, No Life – Don’t Waste It!
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on No Water, No Life – Don’t Waste It!)
How to Tackle the Challenges Posed by Electronic Waste
Eric Williams – Al Jazeera
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How to Tackle the Challenges Posed by Electronic Waste)
Rate of Ocean Warming Quadrupled Since Late 20th Century, Study Reveals
Roz Pidcock | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Rate of Ocean Warming Quadrupled Since Late 20th Century, Study Reveals)
Australia: Great Barrier Reef Survival Relies on Halting Warming, Study Warns
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Australia: Great Barrier Reef Survival Relies on Halting Warming, Study Warns)
UN Experts Denounce ‘Myth’ Pesticides Are Necessary to Feed the World
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
March 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UN Experts Denounce ‘Myth’ Pesticides Are Necessary to Feed the World)