Martin MiddlewoodDonald Trump Jr Donald Trump Jr killed rare endangered sheep in Mongolia with special permit Guardian US - Luke O'NeilOn a hunting trip to Mongolia earlier this summer the US president’s son Donald Trump Jr killed a rare species of endangered sheep. A permit for the killing was retroactively issued after Trump met with
Martin MiddlewoodUC San Diego Long-distance swimmer dives into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch CNN - By Sarah Lazarus, CNN(CNN) — In June, Ben Lecomte set out on a boat from Hawaii to spend 80 days swimming through the world's largest collection of marine litter. The 52-year old Frenchman, who has been based in the US since
Martin MiddlewoodKeystone Pipeline Indigenous Women Lead the Fight to Stop Pipelines Medium - Ruth Hopkins As warnings about the impending threat of climate change become reality, the western world has begun seeking alternatives to a civilization seemingly …
Martin MiddlewoodAnimals America's Iconic Mountain Goats Are Being Threatened by Melting Ice and Snow VICE - Becky FerreiraThere’s nothing like the feeling of sweet relief after walking into an air-conditioned room in the middle of a heatwave. Mountain goats, an iconic species that thrives in alpine habitats such as Montana’s
Martin MiddlewoodTransportation Transport emissions have doubled in 40 years – expand railways to get them on track The Conversation UK - Stephen Joseph In the quest to cut carbon out of civilisation, the future of transport is key. Emissions from the sector have doubled in the past 40 years and …
Martin MiddlewoodNews Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change In Mozambique NPR - Rebecca HersherNormal November weather in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, is pleasant and warm with a chance of epic thunderstorms. The sun will be shining in the morning, and then boom the sky opens up and a stiff wind
Martin MiddlewoodThe Future Climate change has made the world's deadliest lake way more dangerous CNET - Eric Mack Inside the epic, decades-long battle to tame a lake so swollen it threatens to wipe out an entire city center.
Martin MiddlewoodPollution Particle Pollution from Wildfires is a Big Problem for California sierraclub.org - By Chloe Zilliac | Dec 12 2019 Tiny particles in wildfire smoke, PM2.5 pollution, wreak havoc on human health In October, millions of Californians awoke to hazy skies and a …
Martin MiddlewoodExtinction Ancient DNA confirms humans wiped out northern hemisphere's version of the penguin The Conversation UK - Jessica Emma Thomas The North Atlantic was once home to a bird that bore a remarkable similarity to penguins. The great auk, also known as “the original penguin”, was a …
Martin MiddlewoodClimate Change The Climate Crisis Is Now So Bad That Even the Arctic Is Emitting Pollution Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2019 Arctic Report Card on Tuesday, and folks, the results aren’t great. The report …
Martin MiddlewoodEnvironment Just 88 Companies Are Responsible for Ruining the Oceans Gizmodo - Yessenia Funes Climate change is taking a toll on the ocean, and people are racing to save the seas. But a new study shows exactly who’s to blame for their crash. …
Martin MiddlewoodBusiness As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats' NPR - Avery EllfeldtBernadette Demientieff hails from a region marked by pristine panoramas, droves of Arctic wildlife and decades of controversy. For millennia, her people, the native Gwich'in Nation, have guarded the precious
Martin MiddlewoodNews (U.S.) World’s Oceans Are Losing Oxygen Rapidly, Study Finds The New York Times - Kendra Pierre-LouisThe world’s oceans are gasping for breath, a report issued Saturday at the annual global climate talks in Madrid has concluded. The report represents the combined efforts of 67 scientists from 17 countries
Martin MiddlewoodClimate 5 corrupt reasons why people deny the climate crisis TNW - The ConversationThe fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls, and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the reality of climate change – where none exists. The latest estimate is that
Martin MiddlewoodScience Offshore Wind May Help The Planet — But Will It Hurt Whales? NPR - Fred Mogul"Tail! Tail!" shouts Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, a marine biologist, before grabbing his crossbow, as we close in on a humpback whale. Rosenbaum gets into position on the bow of the boat, stands firmly with
Martin MiddlewoodAnimals Why do ocean animals eat plastic? National Geographic - Natasha DalyWhite storks forage at a landfill in Spain. The amount of garbage is such that the storks no longer migrate because they can find food year-round among the trash. Why would an apex ocean predator eat Or
Martin MiddlewoodElectric Vehicles EGEB: Radioactive contamination fears as uranium spills into Detroit River Electrek - Michelle Lewis• The Revere Copper Plant, rated high for radioactive contamination, collapses into the Detroit River. • Alaska’s largest solar farm will go live this month. • Wyoming is getting a 277-turbine wind farm.
Martin MiddlewoodFossil Fuels Yes, Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Real, Destructive And Protected By Lobbying Forbes - Wal van LieropIn November, I wrote that fossil fuel subsidies worth $700 billion are stalling the energy transition. Many readers emailed me asking for specific examples of these subsidies. Others pointed out that billion
Martin MiddlewoodClimate Change The Climate Crisis Isn't Just Taking Pacific Islanders' Homes, It's Taking Our Identities VICE - Leilani Ranier GanserAccording to traditional knowledge, in Southeast Asia at the end of the last Ice Age, “fenua imi,” the swallowing of land, forced people to relocate to faraway atolls in a region now called Oceania. About
Martin MiddlewoodEnvironment Victoria Falls shrink to a trickle, feeding climate change fears Reuters - By Mike Hutchings and Tim CocksVICTORIA FALLS, Zambia (Reuters) - For decades Victoria Falls, where southern Africa's Zambezi river cascade down 100 metres into a gash in the earth, have drawn millions of holidaymakers to Zimbabwe Zambia
Martin MiddlewoodClimate Change Carbon Dioxide Reaches Highest Recorded Levels In Human History Forbes - Trevor NaceWe are in an unprecedented era, at no point in human history has carbon dioxide levels been this high, presenting concerning questions over what lies ahead. This week the World Meteorological Organization
Martin MiddlewoodThe Arctic John Kerry Launches Star-Studded Climate Coalition The New York Times - Lisa FriedmanWASHINGTON — John Kerry, the former senator and secretary of state, has formed a new bipartisan coalition of world leaders, military brass and Hollywood celebrities to push for public action to combat
Martin MiddlewoodEnvironment This dark material: the black alchemy that can arrest carbon emissions The Guardian - Jessica MurrayIt traps carbon in the ground for centuries, boosts plant growth, provides a sustainable heat source and could even reduce methane emissions from cows. Biochar may not be a silver bullet to combating climate
Martin MiddlewoodGlobal Warming Sea levels are rising more than expected, according to scientists TNW - The ConversationSea levels rose 10 meters above present levels during Earth’s last warm period 125,000 years ago, according to new research that offers a glimpse of what may happen under our current climate change trajectory.
Martin MiddlewoodU.S. Politics Agency says climate change imperils 60% of Superfund sites Associated Press - By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — At least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites are in areas vulnerable to flooding or other worsening disasters of climate change, and the Trump administration’s reluctance to directly acknowledge
Martin Middlewood Unimpressed by airlines’ carbon offsetting The Guardian - Sign inAnnouncements by airlines that they will offset their carbon emissions (Can carbon offsets tackle airlines’ emissions problem?, 19 November) misleads passengers into thinking that they are doing something
Martin MiddlewoodBill de Blasio Climate Change Protesters Disrupt Yale-Harvard Football Game The New York Times - Britton O’DalyThis article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the title of a John Denver song. It is "Take Me Home, Country Roads," not "Country Road."
Martin MiddlewoodEnvironment Noise pollution rules should be tightened to protect wildlife, say scientists The Guardian - Nicola DavisNoise produced by human activities should be better regulated to protect wildlife, say the authors of a study exposing how sound pollution affects myriad creatures from fish to birds. Road traffic, aircraft,
Martin MiddlewoodWater Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat ctvnews.ca - Bob Weber HAMILTON -- Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's …
