Tag Archives: ClimateEmergency

[ad_1] Tiger King, Netflix’s new docuseries, is roaring with popularity. But behind the human melodrama, there is a frightful truth: tigers in captivity are a significant conservation issue that could impact the survival of this endangered species in the wild. As you hunker down to binge watch Tiger King, or …

[ad_1] Since I can’t be an activist anymore on the streets due to Covid-19, i’m taking it to our digital world. Did you know that @cargill is the largest agriculture company in the world? Which has turned large parts of our planet into industrial monocultures to produce cheap meat, cacao …

[ad_1] In this moment, there is no question that the government’s first priority should be to protect the vulnerable among us – those most at risk from Covid-19, and those already suffering from the financial impact of the crisis. And then they must protect our future.  Once we have defeated …

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines has directed flight attendants who test positive for the coronavirus to “refrain from notifying” fellow crew members or posting about their health on social media, according to an email HuffPost reviewed. The email, sent Thursday afternoon to more than 25,000 flight attendants, stated that Delta management …

[ad_1] How much more damage does it take to realize what we’re doing????❓. We’re ending up with planet Earth and everything that’s found in it????. There’s no plan B‼️.The Earth needs us and the moment is now and we can’t wait any longer????. Its time to do something and it …

[ad_1] As the novel coronavirus has emerged and spread around the globe, science writer David Quammen has not been surprised. He’d warned of just such a scenario in his unsettling 2012 book, Spillover, which detailed how — as we continue to disrupt the natural world — viruses are increasingly spreading …

[ad_1] Indigenous peoples are at risk of being wiped out by the coronavirus, community leaders have warned, as they battle the pandemic with meagre resources in the void of government support. Community leaders, in the Amazon Basin and Indonesia, are being forced to employ ad-hoc strategies to protect people in …

[ad_1] A fox sleeping on the doorstep. The stop for the Coronavirus has brought nature back to the city. Now it’s up to us to keep it. From satellite observations by the European Space Agency, it emerges that emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – one of the main polluting gases …

[ad_1] Nine children aged between seven and 14 who live in the contaminated lands of Sucumbios in the Ecuadorian Amazon have taken their government to court in a landmark case which is awaiting resolution after the lockdown.   The state owned Petro Amazonas and the Ministry of the Environment are on the receiving end of the action with the …

[ad_1] RSVP for the Spring 2020 Earth Institute Research Showcase by Sydney Proffitt |April 9, 2020 On Friday, April 10, the Earth Institute will host its annual Student Research Showcase. This event highlights current undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students who are conducting research on environmental issues and sustainable development. This …