Daily Links Jul 31

Top Post ‘Global greening’ sounds good. In the long run, it’s terrible Rising carbon dioxide levels are making the world greener. But that’s nothing to celebrate. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/science/climate-change-plants-global-greening.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience Today’s Celebration San …

Daily Links Jul 30

Post of the Day The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat Shane Keating and Darryn Waugh Almost 30 years ago the world responded …

Daily Links Jul 29

Top Post Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome’s ability to protect against disease Healthy microbiomes on plant leaves protect against pathogens, though not on fertilized plants https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180726162736.htm Today’s Celebration Aymaraes – Peru …

Daily Links Jul 28

Top Post Crops are dying. Forests are  burning. This summer’s heat wave has fueled natural disasters around the world. Here’s a list of them. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/07/crops-are-dying-forests-are-burning-this-summers-heat-wave-has-fueled-natural-disasters-around-the-world/ Today’s Celebration Fall of Fascism …

Daily Links Jul 27

Top Post Almost all world’s oceans damaged by human impact, study finds The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in the remote Pacific and at the poles, need urgent protection from fishing …

Daily Links Jul 26

Top Post Tropical forests may soon hinder, not help, climate change effort Forests in tropical regions could soon become a source of greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and hampering …

Daily Links Jul 25

Top Post Record 207 environmental activists killed last year More than 200 environmental activists were murdered last year as government-sponsored killings linked to lucrative projects by vast agriculture multinationals soared, …

Daily Links Jul 24

Top Post Massive fires burn across the country every year, and most Australians have no idea Massive fires, some covering areas as big as Sydney, burn unseen across remote parts …

Daily Links Jul 23

Top Post Corporations’ green promises are often undermined by their lobbying While companies have gotten better about claiming to care about climate change, the policies they push with their lobbying …

Daily Links Jul 22

Top Post Global Study of World’s Beaches Shows Threat to Protected Areas A first-of-its-kind survey of the world’s sandy shorelines with satellite data found that they have increased slightly on …