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What does Brexit mean for farming, fishing and climate change?

What does Brexit mean for farming, fishing and climate change?

[ad_1] The UK will leave the EU today, Friday 31 January 2020, at 11pm (that’s midnight, Brussels time).  It also marks the beginning of the transition period, which runs until 31 December 2020, meaning not much changes until then and much carries on as before. The government has banned any …

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[ad_1] #stopplasticpollution #stopplastic #saynotoplastic ______________________⠀ #cci #climatechangeindia #globalwarming #climatechangethefacts #climatereality #climatechangeisreal #savetheearth #savetheplanet #forestfire #oceanpollution #wildlandlife #oceanplastic #climateemergency #tree #environment #environmentaljustice #climatebreakdown #climatejustice #climatechange #climatecrisis #protecttheoceans #wildlandfirefighting [ad_2] Source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home

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Newly Released Emails Show Fallout From Trump’s False Claims About Hurricane Dorian

Newly Released Emails Show Fallout From Trump's False Claims About Hurricane Dorian

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrates the consternation and outright alarm caused by President Donald Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama. A top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …

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Navy to test drinking water near base for contamination

Trump threatens Europe with fresh tariffs in Davos, deepening a rift with longtime U.S. allies

[ad_1] BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — The Navy will test the drinking water of residents whose homes border Naval Base-Kitsap to determine whether there are dangerous levels of contamination from firefighting foam once used at Bangor. The Kitsap Sun reports that if any homes in areas bordering the base are found …

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Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers

Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers

[ad_1] Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims gather at one of Peru’s most sacred glaciers — the Colquepunco, located at the heart of the Cordillera Vilcanota, near Cusco. Draped in brightly colored ponchos, adorned with iridescent plumes, and carrying large religious symbols, pilgrims from all walks of life come …

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Japan planning to release over a million tonnes of radioactive water into sea from Fukushima power plant

Japan planning to release over a million tonnes of radioactive water into sea from Fukushima power plant

[ad_1] Massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at Japan’s Fukushima power plant could be released into the sea under plans provisionally accepted by the country’s government. Tokyo Electric has collected nearly 1.2 million tonnes of contaminated water from cooling pipes used to keep fuel cores from melting since the plant …

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When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. Grea…

When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees.

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[ad_1] When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. Great whales are the carbon-capture titans of the animal world, absorbing an average of 33 tons of CO2 each throughout their lives before their carcasses sink to the bottom of the ocean and remain there …

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Privatisation, public health and the ‘water lords’

Privatisation, public health and the 'water lords'

[ad_1] Michigan Court of Appeals, the US state’s second-highest court, ruled against Nestlé’s Ice Mountain water brand last month. The court ruled that Nestlé’s commercial water-bottling operation is “not an essential public service” nor is theirs a public water supply. This is a huge victory for Osceola Township, a small Michigan town that blocked Nestlé from …

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Lessons Learned from Chagas Disease

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[ad_1] Putting Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Spotlight: Lessons Learned from Chagas Disease by Maria del Pilar Fernandez |January 30, 2020 Photos of a “kissing bug,” whose feces can spread the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Photo: CDC Today, January 30th 2020, is the inaugural World Neglected Tropical Diseases day. …

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