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 CONTRIBUTOR: . …or maybe it's a Whark? Whatever you want
to call it, today is International Whale Shark Day! But before you start running
away screaming "Jawwwwws!" don't be alarmed. With a face like a whale and a body
like a shark, these seemingly frightening creatures are actually gentle
giants.Found in tropical...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Source"The death of trees and
shrubs is so blatantly egregious that I simply do not understand what sort of
collective insanity allows the residents of this state to go about their daily
routines without pausing to reflect on the implications of the ecosystem
collapsing in front of their very eyes."...
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CONTRIBUTOR:
. Desdemona Despair By Lynn Jenner21 May 2015 (NASA/Goddard Space Flight
Center) – The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's
Aqua satellite collected this natural-color image which detected dozens of fires
burning in southwestern Africa on May 21, 2015. The location, widespread nature,
and number of fires suggest that these...
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CONTRIBUTOR:
. In Cornwall last week heavy rainfall forced the water company to pump raw
sewage into the sea, to prevent it from backing up into people’s homes. It is an
unusual event but not a rare event as the United Kingdom’s sewage infrastructure
was designed for far fewer occupants of these...
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CONTRIBUTOR:
. Cross-posted from Climate and Capitalism, an online journal focusing on
capitalism, climate change, and the ecosocialist alternative. Militarized and
profit-making approaches to climate emergencies and other crises pose a serious
threat to environmental justice, civil rights and democracy...
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CONTRIBUTOR:
. First published on ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for
American Progress Action Fund, which was recently named one of Time magazine's
Top 25 blogs of 2010. On Sunday, Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie
Sanders spoke out about the need for issue-specific debates, saying his fellow
Democratic presidential hopefuls should be...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . It's true coal launched the industrial
revolution, with all the benefits that it brought to humankind. But the cost has
been huge – both in terms of human health and greenhouse gas emissions. Add to
that mining accidents, local people forced out of their homes to make way for
new...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . On Wednesday 12 August, Tianjin’s Binhai
port area was rocked by two enormous chemical explosions. Greenpeace East Asia's
Beijing team immediately went to the scene to test, check and measure. Here’s
what they found.It was like a scene from Armageddon, but this was no Hollywood
movie. Blasts so severe they...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Lake Imlor is nestled deep
within the Russian taiga in western Siberia. More than half of Russia's oil
production comes from the surrounding region. For the Indigenous Khanty people
who live here, the lake is sacred. They have worshiped on its shores for
generations. But the lake and traditional way...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Read aguanomics
http://www.aguanomics.com/ for the world's best analysis of the politics and
economics of water It's "honorable mention," but I'll take it!Don't forget that
the book is free to download (and only $10/$5 to buy in paperback/Kindle). Have
you read it? If no, then why not start now? If yes,...
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