Environment
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A new study released Wednesday by researchers at the University of Chicago showed that air pollution is cutting short the average global citizen’s life by more than two years, with people in parts of the world dying as many as eight years earlier than they would without exposure to pollution. #airpollution
70 people were arrested Saturday by Minnesota law enforcement as they assembled outside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s home, demanding the Governor take action to stop the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline.#stopline3
On Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will end the use of chlorpyrifos – a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children – on all food products nationwide. #Chlorpyrifos #pesticidepollution
Researchers at the National Science Foundation’s Summit Station observed rainfall at the peak of Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet for the first time on record—an event driven by warming temperatures. #climatechange #meltingicesheet#Greenland
To build a different system—one that values healthy soils, biodiversity, clean water, and human capital overexploitation and profit at all costs—we must invest in the knowledge that supports it. #environmentallyfriendly #soilhealth
New research suggests that happier countries tend to consume in a more environmentally sustainable way. #happiness
Climate groups are expressing deep concern following an Interior Department announcement, Monday that the Biden administration will resume oil and gas drilling leases on public lands and waters #FossilFuels #ClimateEmergency
The IPCC released the first part of its much anticipated Sixth Assessment Report on Aug. 9, 2021. In it, 234 scientists from around the globe summarized the current climate research on how the Earth is changing as temperatures rise and what those changes will mean for the future.#IPCCReport #climatechange
Engineers from Rice University in Houston developed a novel method of generating power through the use of glowing “windows” that redirect light to the solar cells lining their edges. The windows, known as luminescent solar concentrates (LSCs), are composed of a conjugated polymer sandwiched between two acrylic panels. #LightPower #SolarPower
The Sargasso is named for sargassum, a free-floating brown seaweed that grows in its calm, clear waters. In the open ocean, this seaweed serves as nursery grounds and a haven for sea life. #SargassoSea
Many couples struggling with infertility are asking a big question in male reproductive health: Does environmental toxicity contribute to male infertility? #maleinfertility
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More than half of British women are trying to use less energy in the house. This includes turning off dormant lights and turning off electrical appliances when not in use.
An intense lobbying campaign by the pro-fossil fuel Australian government succeeded Friday in keeping the Great Barrier Reef off a list of World Heritage Sites considered “in danger.” GreatBarrierReef
