Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 28, 2019 (ENS) – The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a hopeful note Thursday, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed declaring success in the “spoken word, the voice of youth, the commitment of civil society, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An extensive study confirms that red meat might not be that bad for you. But it is bad for the planet, with chicken and pork less harmful than beef. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/upshot/beef-health-climate-impact.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment David Bernhardt is backing a plan to raise the height of the Shasta Dam in California even though his department’s experts have warned against the change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/climate/bernhardt-shasta-dam.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists in the U.S. and Mexico have mapped the DNA of several varieties, work that could help the fruit survive the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/business/avocados-genetic-modification.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three philanthropists started the Climate Emergency Fund earlier this year, grants from which help climate change protestors spread their message. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/climate/climate-change-protests-funding.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After hurricanes, mortgage lenders offload more of their vulnerable loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose rules prevent them from saying no. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/climate/mortgage-climate-risk.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The dissonance between slow action by politicians and increasing urgency from scientists has made young people more angry than anxious. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/world/australia/climate-change-youth.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A photoshopped image of Canada’s Green Party leader that shows her holding a reusable cup has raised charges of hypocrisy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/world/canada/green-party-doctors-photo.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists who study bugs are thinking harder about how to turn them into good food. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/science/eating-insects-entomophagy.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Trump administration’s latest jab at California, the Environmental Protection Agency is saying the state is not protecting its water quality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/climate/trump-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The gift from Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the billionaire owners of bottled water and agriculture companies, comes amid growing urgency over climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/caltech-resnick-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment You know her last name, and her father-in-law, Rupert, the conservative media mogul. Now, she hopes to remove partisan obstacles to climate progress that her family’s empire helped build. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/climate/kathryn-murdoch-climate-change-voting.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment James Ehrlich, the founder of ReGen Villages, wants to create neighborhoods that will generate their own power and grow their own food. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/business/james-ehrlich-environment-neighborhood.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also in this edition, community solar projects and a fuzzy pledge from businesses. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/climate/nyt-newsletter-climate-strikes-protests.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Norwegian Cruise Line, the world’s third-biggest cruise company, aims to switch its fleet to paper-based water cartons by 2020. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/travel/norwegian-cruise-plastic-water-bottles.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Italian authorities have closed two roads and evacuated mountain huts after researchers found a gaping crack in an ice mass on the Mont Blanc massif. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/europe/glacier-italy-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Paris police tear-gassed protesters and arrested 163 people Saturday during a day of climate change and Yellow Vest demonstrations that turned violent when anarchists joined in. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/world/europe/paris-france-protests-yellow-vests.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is severely straining the world’s oceans, creating profound risks for coastal cities and food supplies, a U.N. report finds. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/climate/climate-change-oceans-united-nations.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The young climate activist was widely celebrated after her speech at the United Nations. But critics have said she is being used, and a conservative commentator compared her likeness to Nazi imagery. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/climate/greta-thunberg-un.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 24, 2019 (ENS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches alone, but to present plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and strategies for carbon neutrality by 2050. So what was promised […]