Agriculture Drives Rise In Nitrous Oxide Emissions Over Past 40 Years
"Nitrogen fertilisers, manure and other agricultural sources drove almost three-quarters of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions in recent years."
Source: Carbon Brief, 06/13/2024
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Heat Waves Are Making Restaurant Kitchens Unsafe. Workers Are Fighting Back.
"As climate change makes summers hotter, restaurant employees are walking out and unionizing."
Source: Grist, 06/13/2024
The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes
"Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come".
Source: Sierra, 06/13/2024
"Trump’s Energy Guy Talked a Green Game but Now Sells Big Oil Priorities"
"Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota, has emerged as a key adviser on energy issues in Donald J. Trump’s campaign to retake the White House, acting as a liaison between Mr. Trump and the oil billionaires whom the former president has encouraged to fund his presidential bid."
Source: NYTimes, 06/13/2024
Climate-Driven Summer Heat Is Already Impacting Outdoor Recreation
"It’s a 90-degree spring day in Moab, Utah, and dozens of people have the same idea: Escape the heat and blistering sunshine by hiking the Mill Creek waterfall trail. The short hike is decently shaded, with opportunities to dip hot feet in the creek—and swim in a small waterfall at the trail’s end. But even this oasis can be dangerous when it comes to extreme heat."
Source: Sierra, 06/13/2024
"Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2024 Dominated By Rising Temperatures"
"Saudi officials warn of sweltering heat for this year's Islamic pilgrimage. Observers highlight that mitigating measures are not enough as regional long-term policy changes are needed."
Source: DW, 06/13/2024
Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in US Farm Communities
"The ethanol industry has billed itself as a green alternative to oil and gas, but new research finds biofuel refineries are releasing toxic chemicals in farm communities across the nation."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2024
After Rare Flash Flood Emergency, Florida Prepares For More Heavy Rainfall
"A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida as residents prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday."
Source: AP, 06/13/2024
Canadian Animal Law Conference
Animal Justice's annual event, this year in Toronto, includes sessions on aquatic animal law & ethics, agricultural exceptionalism, "enriched" cages, selective media coverage, ag gag laws, wildlife policies, biodiversity and more. A related Student Animal Law Conference takes place on Sep 27 (travel funding available).
Trump Vows ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Despite Rally Goers Wilting In Extreme Heat
"Dozens of Donald Trump’s supporters have been requiring medical help at his rallies in the scorching US south-west but it seems lost on him that his plans to reverse climate policies and “drill, baby, drill” for fossil fuels will only worsen extreme weather, campaigners say."
Source: Guardian, 06/12/2024
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