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Leading conservationists unite in unique summit, ahead of G20, to step up the fight to protect wildlife
The Wildlife Conservation 20 will be the first time the conservation sector has convened to try to agree a single declaration of recommendations to present…
Asteroid skimmed past Earth on Friday 13th but wasn’t spotted until next day
Asteroid 2020 VT4 passed by the Earth as close as the International Space Station Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/asteroid-2020-friday-13-earth-vt4-b1724904.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Leading conservationists unite in unique summit, ahead of G20, to step up the fight to protect wildlife
The Wildlife Conservation 20 will be the first time the conservation sector has convened in such large numbers to present a single declaration of recommendations…
Ben & Jerry’s commits to ‘economic justice’ for cocoa farmers
Exclusive: Ice-cream manufacturer to increase amount paid to suppliers in industry where child labour is rife and farmers barely make enough to get by Source:…
Climate crisis: Arctic sea ice freezing at latest date on record
Slow formation of ice north of Siberia comes after record-breaking heatwave earlier this year Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/arctic-sea-ice-siberia-temperature-climate-change-b1723810.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Wolves preying on beavers in Minnesota reshape wetlands
When a lone beaver dies, its dam soon collapses Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wolves-preying-on-beavers-in-minnesota-reshape-wetlands-minnesota-beavers-wolves-wetlands-wolf-b1722702.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
Gretchen Whitmer orders shut down of Great Lakes oil pipeline for ‘violating public trust’
‘Enbridge has imposed on the people of Michigan an unacceptable risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes that could devastate our economy…
‘Most remote island’ creates massive marine protection zone
Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic…
Bear mom and cub not sure how to get down from up in this tree
A family in Denver, Colorado, looked out their window one day and saw a very large black bear mom and two cubs way up in…
Female mongooses will start a war to get sex
Image: Charles J Sharp/CC BY-SA 4.0 Banded mongooses are fearless fighters, and are famous for standing up to venomous snakes. A new study, combining observation…
San Francisco Just Banned Natural Gas In New Buildings
San Francisco is banning the use of natural gas in any new buildings, requiring them to rely on the electric grid instead. That makes it…
12 Sea Creatures That Look Extremely Fake
Why leave Earth in search of aliens when you can just dive right into our oceans? No doubt, the seas are filled with all sorts…
‘Buddha would be green’: Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
Exclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inaction The Dalai Lama has appealed to world leaders to take urgent action against climate…
New species of critically endangered monkey with spectacle-like eye patches discovered
Tree-dwelling primate found living in extinct volcano in Myanmar Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/monkey-species-discovered-popa-langur-endangered-b1720956.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
Scientists Have Discovered an Ancient Lakebed Beneath Greenland’s Ice
Using radar and other ice-penetrating instruments, scientists have detected a “fossil lakebed” preserved beneath the Greenland ice sheet, in what is the first discovery of…
Federal Reserve identifies climate crisis as risk to US financial system for first time ever
‘Acute hazards, such as storms, floods, or wildfires, may cause investors to update their perceptions of the value of real or financial assets suddenly,’ says…
Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law
Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the gray wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that a…
Giant Antarctic iceberg on collision course with British territory of South Georgia
Fears the 150km long A-68A iceberg, which broke away from Larsen C ice shelf in 2017, could disrupt wildlife and shipping routes A massive Antarctic…
Amazon forest fires continue to cause emissions years after burning out
Exclusive: Emissions from fires do not peak until four years after flames have stopped, according to new research Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/amazon-forest-fires-wildfires-emissions-bolsonaro-b1588041.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Race to save whales from biggest mass stranding in Sri Lanka’s history
About 120 pilot whales involved in mass beaching, with at least two found dead so far Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pilot-whales-rescue-mass-stranding-sri-lanka-b1551512.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
The overlooked environmental impacts of the music industry
Over at The New Yorker, Alex Ross has a great review of Kyle Devine’s new book Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music. Here’s the book’s…
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