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Update on background extinction rates

There are several similar articles available today, but I like this one. In the first paragraph there is a link to another Guardian piece, from that one you can download…

Air pollution as a killer!

An in depth and thoughtful assessment of air pollution in cities. http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/20/britain-london-pollution-air-quality-health

Whaling: for science or eating?

Once again Japan tries to outwit the International Whaling Commission by producing yet another ‘scientific plan’ to show that killing the  large marine mammals would be sustainable. It is a…

Refugees: a global disaster

If this doesn’t make you wake up, then probably nothing will. Largely as a result of war, driven primarily by the USA and its various coalition allies, millions of innocent…

Sonar impacts on marine mammals

This is nothing new, but the article is a good one. Usually many of the military documents are not publicly accessible, but in the past I have contributed to their…

Pope Francis

As expected Pope Francis is about to release his encyclical concerning the environment and climate change. The Guardian article below explains much of what is likely to be included in…

Another important e-petition asking for help

They only need a few thousand more signatures for this to go to Obama. Any help welcome, thanks. If you are unfamiliar with the impacts of such things take a…

Investor-State Dispute Settlement

This pernicious issue is so devious, underhand, and anti-democratic. The article is a very thought provoking read, but still raises more questions than answers. Of note in Europe is that…

IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum Hawaiʻi 2016

: The IUCN congress, which has a theme “Planet at the Crossroads” is a good opportunity to show up with initiatives for us, The Biodiversity Alliance, as well. Proposals for…

At last! A hint of truth about hot air!

This short article touches on why we cannot achieve much in our world. The two most vocal powers are determined to do as little as possible. But why? Simple! It…

Service/Credentials activation – Email removal

California: death of the lawn?

As California succumbs to its 4th year of drought ~ state legislators decreed citizens must reduce water consumption by 30% on 2013 levels; this came into force on 1st June…

Nuno Alves - Environment & Me - EEA

Stop Weakening Europe’s Birds and Habitats regulation!

: Please share it! The post about the publicly available information about EU Commission’s effort to make the current Natura 2000 Birds and Habitats Directives ‘more fit’ can be found…

Nuno Alves: Environment & Me - EEA

Are Natura 2000 directives the first visible victims of TTIP?

: Summary Below I scratch the surface of the EU Commission’s public survey on Natura 2000 Habitats and Bird directives, and uncover several substantial weaknesses of the EU Commission’s public…

Poyang lake, China - CCTV

China’s wetlands

: A useful article on China’s wetlands. I liked the fact that they report the impacts of human activities, such as Three Gorges dam, whereas western media tries to pretend…

A jungle village on Bougainville, 2005 - Lloyd Jones, AAP

Bougainville

: Another disturbing happening. Not good news for those us familiar with these processes, especially Rio Tinto and Abbott. Business first. Does anyone have direct knowledge of the place? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/20/australias-interest-in-bougainvilles-independence-is-far-from-locals-wishes

Zambia to lift ban hunting on big cats - Brendan Raisbeck, Alamy

Wildlife trophy hunting!

: This will no doubt raise passions on both sides of the fence as it always does. Anyway I’d like us to think about it, and to provide underpinning evidence…

White Beach, Philippines - Alamy

Troposphere study

: White Beach, Philippines – Alamy Some useful information here. Also take a look at the other paper on extreme weather linked from the article below. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/may/15/new-study-finds-a-hot-spot-in-the-atmosphere 0 0 https://edpillgrece.gr

Barcroft Media, Haytham Pictures

Life-long learning opportunities for all

: Good paper by Julia Gillard, also links off it to some others. How different this is from those terribly weak Millennium Development Goals. We now need something as strong…

China's last Beijing coal power plant - David Gray, Reuters

China: rapid progress with air pollution

: Two interesting articles here. China has always been capable of long-term planning, and more recently with creating rapid change (e.g. building a new city a month). So if these…