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Bee-killing Neonicotinoids build up in the environment.
This FoodTank article discusses a study that shows bee-killing Neonicotinoids build up in the environment.
Insects are our professors of agriculture, guiding organic farmers like me in maintaining a healthy farm ecosystem. That is why I am so concerned about the overuse of toxic pesticides and the massive insect die-offs
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Yale Climate Connections August 16, 2019
This week’s articles include:
‘What’s the best kind of car for the climate?’
What it means to be human in an age of climate change
Storytelling is fueling climate conversations at Appalachian State University
Architectural history offers clues […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline
This Sierra Club article discusses a new lawsuit filed by multiple environmental groups against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Conservation groups today launched a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The petition for review of the project was filed with the Fourth […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline – 2 articles
This Blue Virginia article discusses the Mountain Valley Pipeline and an “Emergency Authorization” request to prevent a life threatening landslide. In July, this bloated corporate criminal – MVP is under criminal investigation by the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Roanoke – sent out a crew to survey a portion […]
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Study: Insect ‘apocalypse’ in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides
This National Geographic article discusses why insects are being driven to extinction. Insect ‘apocalypse’ in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides. Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill.
America’s agricultural […]
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Study: MANY ANIMALS CAN’T ADAPT FAST ENOUGH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
This Wired article discusses why many animals can’t adapt quick enough to survive.
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS thrown our beautifully balanced planet into chaos. As oceans and forests transform and ecosystems go into shock, perhaps a million species teeter on the edge of extinction. But there may still be […]
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Federal Court Tosses Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s Key Endangered Species Permits – 2 articles
This article discusses a recent court decision to toss the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s key Endangered Species permits. A federal court has thrown out two key permits for the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline. U.S. 4th Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Gregory said in an opinion issued Friday that the U.S. Fish and […]
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The Mosquitoes Are Coming for Us
This NY Times opinion piece discusses Mosquitoes – our apex predator, the deadliest hunters of human beings on the planet. It has been one of the most aggravating sounds on earth for more than 100 million years — the humming buzz of a mosquito.
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Study Are We Heading Toward Extinction?
This Huffington Post article discusses a scary topic: Are We Heading Toward Extinction? The Earth’s species — plants, animals and humans, alike — are facing imminent demise. How we got here, and how to cope.
We are now in the midst of the sixth mass extinction with about
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EarthJustice Newsletter July 21, 2019
Earthjustice is a team of more than 100 legal experts on staff and more than 600 active cases, holding accountable those who threaten to harm our environment and break our bedrock environmental laws. Their newsletter discusses various topics, and it is well worth signing up for. This week’s includes: