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Non-hallucinogenic hemp can be used inexpensively for food, paper, textiles, medicine, fuel, animal feed, plastic substitute, skin care products and more. And yet, in most places, it is either illegal to grow or it is tightly restricted. Even so, the Lower Sioux Indian tribe of Morton, Minn., is using hemp to build homes – an…
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Black people, especially in the South Carolina Lowcountry, are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis and environmental racism. The Lowcountry Action Committee, a Black-led grassroots organization, is fighting against environmental racism in North Charleston, where a hazardous waste site is being considered for development into a heavy industrial boat manufacturing facility. Black residents are pushing…
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Young people around the world are demanding their governments take significant action on the climate crisis, but few governments are listening. To remedy that, Bloomberg Philanthropies has created the Youth Climate Action Fund in 100 cities worldwide that is designed to increase the voice of youth in shaping their future. Bloomberg funds youth-led climate action…
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Sweden has come up with an imaginative way to comply with the European Union’s landmark legislation that requires all new cars sold from 2035 to have zero CO2 emissions: an electrified highway. The first-in-the-world plan will allow cars and trucks to recharge while driving, and Sweden says it will be and running in 2025. Sweden…
Researching environmental justice-related topics has always been problematic, but not any longer. The Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled an environmental justice clearinghouse with hundreds of resources, and with the public’s help it can only get better. EPA unveils environmental justice ‘clearinghouse’ with hundreds of resources https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/environmental-justice-resource-library-unveiled-epa/714917/ Related Reading
Ships, planes, trains and automobiles are responsible for about a quarter of our planet’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, so the search is on for a green energy source that is cheap, powerful, lightweight and safe enough to be carried around. The problem is that each type of transportation has its own peculiarities, so there is no…
Most all the nearly 620 ferries that operate in the United States rely on diesel engines that spew more harmful gases into the air than almost any other commercial harbor craft. San Francisco, however, has just launched the world’s first hydrogen ferry that spews nothing but water vapor and a little heat. The goal is…
Animal behavior experts thought Charles Darwin was being heretical when he said that animals feel pleasure, pain, happiness and misery the same way humans do. Now, though, they’re not so sure. Startling new evidence is emerging that indicates Darwin was absolutely right. Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223z15mpmo Related Reading
A new worldwide study of plastic pollution reveals that of the 19,586 companies that could be identified as polluters, only five of them account for about 24 percent of the total. Those five are The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Danone and Altria. 56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace…
Wouldn’t you like to eat free for a year? It’s possible, and France is showing the way by banning supermarkets from throwing away unsold food and making big polluters financially responsible for the waste they create. France has even passed an anti-waste law that laid out dozens of objectives for waste prevention, including a national…
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