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[ad_1] It looked like a scene of wanton destruction, all the more shocking for happening on federal land under the watchful eye of a U.S. forester. Two snarling yellow bulldozers plowed up and down a hillside, pushing over anything in their path. Shrubs and small trees snapped under the dozers’ …

[ad_1] On a hot summer’s day, marine ecologist Courtney Greiner walks the shore of a rocky Washington beach at low tide with a handful of staff and interns. They stake out the ground and hunch down, digging up the top two inches of mud, silt, and gravel looking for baby …

[ad_1] Youth climate change activists in the UK have been forced to cancel their first ever national conference due to flooding brought on by Storm Dennis. The conference in Staffordshire was due to start on Sunday but police have advised that the event should not go ahead due to safety …

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[ad_1] A UN investigation has suggested that rangers funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have beaten up, abused and murdered people in the forests of Congo. These atrocities were committed in the name of conservation.  The victims are members of the Baka tribe, living in the Congo rainforest in an area called Messok Dja, which is a biodiversity hotspot known for its gorillas, elephants and chimpanzees. The beatings and murders occurred because WWF has been trying to turn Messok Dja into …

[ad_1] Report Suggests Solutions for Making Coffee More Sustainable by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Kaitlin Cordes |February 14, 2020 Image credit: Pixabay Creative Commons CCO  Coffee is the world’s favorite drink, with more than 400 billion cups enjoyed per year. We do our part to add to that grand total! …

[ad_1] During BP’s net-zero announcement this week, new CEO Bernard Looney announced that BP will “stop corporate reputation advertising” and that the current Possibilities Everywhere ad campaign will end and not be replaced. In December, we made a legal complaint against the campaign, which we believed could mislead people into …

[ad_1] The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services writes that “Once in the water, plastic never fully biodegrades” and includes an estimated decomposition time for plastic bags at 10 to 20 years. However, depending on the bag’s composition, it could take upwards of 1,000 years . Jelly-fish look-alike: Sea turtles …

[ad_1] Get your daily dose of good news from Grist Subscribe to The Beacon This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last week, as January became February, I noticed that green shoots from the daffodils in my front yard …

[ad_1] In the News Friday, February 14, 2020 This week, EWG published a peer-reviewed study in the journal Environmental Health that details the history of the landmark Food Quality Protection Act and shows that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to add the mandated children’s health safety factor to the …