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Carbon-rich peatlands continue to be cleared and drained in an Indonesian protected wildlife reserve known as the “orangutan capital of the world,” with 26 kilometers (16 miles) of new canals dug so far in 2023, up from 9 km (5.6 mi) in 2022, according to an investigation by the advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN).
by Hans Nicholas Jong
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-for-palm-oil-continues-in-indonesias-orangutan-capital/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Indonesia #Deforestation #PalmOil
Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’
JAKARTA — Despite various commitments from global brands and the government to protect Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, home to some of the rarest species on Earth, development of new palm oil plantations and drainage of carbon-rich peatlands continue i…karencoates (Conservation news)
Sounds promising. What will the economic impact be on areas that currently specialise in palm oil production?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66842496
'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team
An Edinburgh food research team produces a lower-fat alternative aimed at cutting palm oil dependence.By Paul McLaren (BBC News)
Researchers Develop PALM-ALT as a More Sustainable Alternative to Palm Oil
About half of all packaged goods found in grocery stores contain palm oil, because this product is versatile, grows efficiently for better yields and has low production costs.Paige Bennett (EcoWatch)
'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team
An Edinburgh food research team produces a lower-fat alternative aimed at cutting palm oil dependence.By Paul McLaren (BBC News)
Kellogg’s latest to freeze Indonesian supplier over palm oil violations
JAKARTA — U.S. food giant Kellogg’s is the latest major consumer brand to suspend its purchases of palm oil from Indonesian plantation giant Astra Agro Lestari, following reports of environmental and social violations.hayat (Conservation news)
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emergedDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
#climatechange #climatecrisis #environment #gender
Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels – September 2023
This September, people on every continent will join the largest-ever globally coordinated action to demand that governments end fossil fuels. Join us.Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels
I wish I didn't have to tell you about this again, but I do. It's not being reported much in the news — and you know why?
Because it's not 'new' (the origin of the word 'news'), it's old. This has been going on for months now, and corporate news outlets are simply tired of reporting it. But it is still happening.
Canada's boreal forests are burning up.
At least 1100 fires are active, more than 700 out of control. Over 13 million hectares have been burned so far, with no end in sight. It's an unprecedented climate and environmental disaster.
#Canada #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
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#solarpunk #cosycore #environment #wholesome #funkyfi #hopepunk #appropriatetechnology #myart
While the #game is amazing, forcing current #gaming trends regarding visual fidelity creates such huge file sizes, which are overall bad for the #environment as it requires a lot more processing power, waste of #energy to download and install and forcing consumers to upgrade to more high-end parts.
That, but its also annoying as hell having to dedicate that much space to a single game 😅
I have a feeling its just gonna get worse over time tho...
‘Era of Global Boiling’ Has Arrived, UN Chief Says
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned, “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (EcoWatch)
Bangladesh ‘Village of Herbs’ profits from planting rather than cutting trees
Back in the mid-1990s, before the era of internet, mobile phones and satellite televisions, the government-run terrestrial broadcaster Bangladesh Television (BTV) was the only source of visual entertainment for the people of this country.abusiddique (Conservation news)
Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro
Despite being among the best safeguards against deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous lands saw a sharp increase in deforestation over the past decade, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature.Latoya Abulu (Conservation news)
In pictures: South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of our electric future
Demand for lithium-ion batteries is unprecedented - but is mining the chemical harmful to the environment?Maeve Campbell (Euronews.com)
Prosecutors in Indonesia have still not charged the majority of men implicated in a slave-labor scandal at a local official’s oil palm plantation.
The New York Times reported that only 13 of some 60 men, including military and police officers, remain free despite dozens of victims and witnesses accusing them of human trafficking and torture.
by Mongabay.com
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/alleged-torturers-roam-free-as-indonesia-struggles-to-bring-charges-in-palm-oil-slavery-case/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Indonesia #PalmOil
Alleged torturers roam free as Indonesia struggles to bring charges in palm oil slavery case
Only 13 of some 60 men implicated in a human trafficking case in which Indonesian drug users were imprisoned under the guise of a rehabilitation program and forced to work on a palm oil plantation have been charged, with the local district attorney c…Philip Jacobson (Conservation news)
U.S. to send real-time satellite and sensor data to Canada to help detect wildfires
#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #canada #USA #US
U.S. to send real-time satellite and sensor data to Canada to help detect wildfires
U.S. Department of Defense began sending real-time data to Canadian authorities FridayReuters (The Globe and Mail)
“Data shows for the first time that the peak demand for electricity this summer will exceed the amount we can generate from on-demand, dispatchable power, so we will be relying on #renewables to keep the lights on.”
But rather than fix the grid, #Republicans spent their time in the #Texas legislature trying to block renewable #energy:
https://www.texasobserver.org/88th-session-texas-legislature-lgbtq-energy-schools/
#environment #infrastructure #ClimateChange #TXlege #politics #news #USpol #OilAndGas
The Awful 88th Session of the Texas Lege
Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.Texas Observer Staff (The Texas Observer)
New York's skyscrapers are causing it to sink – what can be done about it?
Heavy Buildings Are Sinking the City
#CurrentEvents #Environment #NewYorkCity #CoastalCities #Skyscrapers
New York's skyscrapers are causing it to sink – what can be done about it?
The ground under New York City is sinking partly due to the sheer mass of all its buildings – and it isn't the only coastal city to be suffering this fate. As sea levels also rise to meet these concrete jungles, can they be saved?Tom Ough (BBC)
#Nature #Wildlife #Scotland #Bees #Environment #Grasslands #Meadows #Flowers
https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scotland/posts/saving-scotlands-species--great-yellow-bumblebees
Saving Scotland's Species - Great Yellow Bumblebees - Scottish Nature Notes - Our work - The RSPB Community
Share your passion for birds, wildlife & all things nature with the RSPB Community. Show off your images, experiences and read the RSPB’s blogs! Join the community herecommunity.rspb.org.uk
Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists, concerned that it will add to global warming.
This month, the global sea surface hit a new record high temperature. It has never warmed this much, this quickly
Scientists don't fully understand why this has happened
But they worry that, combined with other weather events, the world's temperature could reach a concerning new level by the end of next year
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65339934
Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists
There’s growing concern that the oceans are heating up quickly – and scientists are unsure of the implications.By Matt McGrath and Mark Poynting (BBC News)
I support this movement. That stuff gets everywhere. And I never even considered the fact that it’s micro-plastic.
I swear…the stuff we humans have wrought upon this planet. 🤦🏽♂️
Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure Is an Act of Climate Heroism - System Change Not Climate Change
As corporations build fossil fuel infrastructure despite protests, we must take the tactic of sabotage seriously.Ted (System Change Not Climate Change)
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #Anticapitalism #ExtinctionRebellion
2. energy void
3. buy energy from countries that use nuclear reactors
4. eventually replace it all with coal and gas
this is a #win for the #environment
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Deforestation #Animals #Environment
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/03/pacific-trade-deal-make-mockery-uk-climate-ambitions-cptpp
Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’
CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaignersHelena Horton (The Guardian)
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #environment #cartoon
#plastic fibre once the #seaweed has decomposed. Hopefully we will stop this from occurring in our #environment.
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From Linda Liuka's awesome newsletter: https://helloruby.substack.com/p/no-47-year-in-review-2022
No. 47 — 🧭 Year in Review 2022
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer."―Zora Neale HurstonLinda Liukas (Hello Ruby)
Radio Station WBUR in Boston MA, USA Presents "Captured" the story of how America's politics were/are destroying the planet
#SpoilerAlert it starts out in #Reagan's "Evil 1980s" with the "I like beer" #SOTUS's mom.
#Environment #EPA #Gorsuch #ToxicWaste #RegulatoryCapture
Captured | Here & Now
A brazen attempt to take over the EPA — and the nerds and pencil pushers who pushed back.WBUR