Watch: Debunking the ‘plastic crisis’ – ‘After wood, plastic is the 2nd greenest material’
Claim: Beware of ‘tree farts’: ‘Trees killed by rising sea levels are emitting CO2, methane, & nitrous oxide’
https://www.fastcompany.com/90638492/polluting-tree-farts-are-giving-new-meaning-to-greenhouse-gas?partner=rss&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss Polluting tree farts are giving new meaning to ‘greenhouse gas’ You know cow’s gas is bad for the planet. But dying trees have gas too. BY KRISTIN TOUSSAINT We know cow farts (and, more importantly, burps) contribute to global warming, but they’re not the only things expelling greenhouse gases into the air. Trees killed […]
We’re Saved! Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to ‘fight climate change’
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-treble-tree-planting-by-2024-fight-climate-change-2021-05-15/ Britain said it planned to treble tree planting rates over the next three years to help reach its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as part of efforts to fight climate change. The UK wants to push ahead with its environmental plans and encourage other nations to do the same ahead […]
Bloomberg news analysis: Biden’s solar/wind goals will eat up land – Will ‘require tremendous amount of land’ in the U.S.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-energy-land-use-economy/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=climate&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic The U.S. Will Need a Lot of Land for a Zero-Carbon Economy By Dave Merrill Excerpt: Wind farms, solar installations and other forms of clean power take up far more space on a per-watt basis than their fossil-fuel-burning brethren. A 200-megawatt wind farm, for instance, might require spreading turbines over 19 […]
Are you ready to ‘rewild’ you country!? SCOTLAND COULD BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST ‘REWILDING NATION’. HOW DID THEY GET HERE?
https://www.euronews.com/living/2021/04/26/scotland-could-become-the-world-s-first-rewilding-nation-how-did-they-get-here By Rosie Frost Over the last 50 years, two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has been lost. Around 40 per cent of plant species are threatened with extinction and scientists say we may be losing them faster than they can find, name and study them. Our world exists in a balance and, with so many […]
Mexico president suggests U.S. citizenship in exchange for tree planting at Biden Climate summit
https://news.trust.org/item/20210422132321-s6mv8 MEXICO CITY, April 22 (Reuters) – Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested on Thursday that the U.S. government could offer temporary work visas and eventually citizenship to those who take part in a vast tree planting program. In remarks for the White House virtual climate summit, Lopez Obrador said that Mexico aimed to […]
Trees Are Now Racist: Portland School Delays Vote On ‘Evergreen’ Mascot – Making a tree a mascot a concern because black Americans were once hanged using trees
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trees-are-now-racist-portland-school-delays-vote-on-evergreen-mascot-over-fears-people-may-link-it-to-lynching Trees Are Now Racist: Portland School Delays Vote On ‘Evergreen’ Mascot Over Fears People May Link It To LynchingThe Daily Wire / by Ashe Schow / 36minSchools are now so fearful of racism allegations that making a tree a mascot is considered a concern because black Americans were once hanged using trees. In Portland, […]
True Environmentalists Should Prioritize Economic Prosperity’ – ‘Lockdowns may cause massive environmental destruction’
https://www.humanprogress.org/true-environmentalists-should-prioritize-economic-prosperity/ By Alexander C. R. Hammond The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns reduced global CO2 emissions by 7 percent last year. Some environmentalists, such as the University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, have thus wondered about the feasibility of future “climate lockdowns … to tackle a climate emergency.” Yet even if we ignore the […]
New study challenges finding that climate change will drive dryland expansion
http://co2coalition.org/2021/03/15/new-study-challenges-finding-that-climate-change-will-drive-dryland-expansion/ New study challenges finding that climate change will drive dryland expansionCO2 Coalition / by CO2Coalition / 2dPrevious studies often used atmosphere-only metrics to assess changing drylands and are, therefore, based on ‘incorrect projections’ of the water cycle on land, argued recently published research in Nature Climate Change.By Ayesha Tandon A new study suggests that, […]
Another Report Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth, Improving Crops
https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v1/4rUNGyamP_fP4cSVkS8cFqNyuM9z_XPLTd7EfFzgmKiJGN7LnfUxZ9RRZlnteihbTD1r5vZpR4JvXVUBbJzAm5ZG8ai2bSt1AL7MOOH4tLmJ8-TrUaYk3O17s4N0X2DRY6jQWCVn5Wi8Wp3O58sZfdxrULRaKffR Another Report Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth, Improving CropsClimate Change Dispatch / 1ddesert greens bloomScientists have known for many years that increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have helped boost green foliage across the world’s arid regions. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), for instance, published a study in 2013 that […]