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Top Environmental Scientist Says Second Donald Trump Term Would Be Catastrophic For The Climate

Top Environmental Scientist Says Second Donald Trump Term Would Be Catastrophic For The Climate

Michael Mann, a respected environmental scientist and professor at Penn State University, has claimed that a second Donald Trump presidential term will be catastrophic for the climate on a worldwide scale. In an interview with The Guardian, Mann said that another four years of Trump in office would make it impossible to avert more detrimental […]

4y ago

Controversial Keystone XL Oil Pipeline To Begin Construction In April

Controversial Keystone XL Oil Pipeline To Begin Construction In April

TC Energy, a Canadian natural gas company, announced on Tuesday, March 31, that it will move forward with the Keystone XL pipeline according to the Associated Press. Construction of the oil sands pipeline, which cuts across the Midwest, is currently slated for April. The controversial pipeline is heavily opposed by environmentalists and some Native American […]

4y ago

Researchers Discover Bacterium That Can Break Down Hard-To-Recycle & Toxic Plastic

Researchers Discover Bacterium That Can Break Down Hard-To-Recycle & Toxic Plastic

Plastic pollution in the environment is continuing to increase, prompting scientists and researchers to find new ways to get rid of the material, which can take centuries to decompose naturally. A recent study, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, discovered that a bacterium exists that feeds on toxic plastic, using it as a food […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Administration Approved Toxic Chemical Linked To Fetal Heart Defects, Report Says

Donald Trump Administration Approved Toxic Chemical Linked To Fetal Heart Defects, Report Says

A report from Reveal News claims that the administration of Donald Trump pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve the toxic chemical trichloroethylene (TCE), which is reportedly in tap water systems in 41 states, despite research linking it to fetal heart defects. According to the report, John DeSesso was at the center of the […]

4y ago

Donald Trump’s Claim About Flushing Toilet 10 Times Was Met With Ridicule By EPA Officials, Emails Reveal

Donald Trump’s Claim About Flushing Toilet 10 Times Was Met With Ridicule By EPA Officials, Emails Reveal

When Donald Trump claimed in December that due to supposedly excessive government regulations, toilets now required 10 or even 15 flushings per use just to clear the toilet bowl, officials inside the Environmental Protection Agency in charge of water conservation programs reacted with disbelief and ridicule, according to a set of internal emails released on […]

4y ago

Environmental Activists Interrupt Pete Buttigieg Campaign Event

Environmental Activists Interrupt Pete Buttigieg Campaign Event

On Friday, a group of environmental activists interrupted a Pete Buttigieg campaign event in New Hampshire, reports The Hill. The activists aired their grievances about Buttigieg’s campaign contributions, holding signs claiming that the former South Bend mayor “Takes Money From Fossil Fuel Billionaires.” “We are fighting for our future, something, something strong,” the protesters chanted. […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Boasts Of Environmental Record, Citing Book By Own Adviser Praising Him As Environmental ‘Hero’

Donald Trump Boasts Of Environmental Record, Citing Book By Own Adviser Praising Him As Environmental ‘Hero’

In a sweeping rollback of environmental regulations that have been in place for 50 years, Donald Trump on Friday announced new rules that would severely curtail the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act. But in making the announcement, the president claimed that he was in fact, an “environmentalist,” and said that he’s “a big believer in […]

4y ago

‘CNN’ Fact-Checks Strange Donald Trump Dishwasher Monologue, He Claimed ‘You Press It 12 Times, Women Tell Me’

‘CNN’ Fact-Checks Strange Donald Trump Dishwasher Monologue, He Claimed ‘You Press It 12 Times, Women Tell Me’

At a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, on December 18 — the same night of the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives — Donald Trump made an extended speech in which he attacked recently manufactured dishwashers for wasting water and electricity. In the seemingly improvised diatribe, Trump claimed that “women tell me” they need […]

4y ago

Trump Administration Claims Border Wall Is Going To Benefit The Environment Because Immigrants Light Fires

Trump Administration Claims Border Wall Is Going To Benefit The Environment Because Immigrants Light Fires

The Trump administration is claiming that the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is going to be a boon for the environment. The head of the Bureau of Land Management claims that the wall – which scientists agree is going to be a disaster for the environment – will prevent fires and reduce trash. According to […]

5y ago

Environmentalists Fear The Worst For Sea Turtles In Wake Of The Trump Administration’s Recent Activity

Environmentalists Fear The Worst For Sea Turtles In Wake Of The Trump Administration’s Recent Activity

The Endangered Species Act was put into place in 1973. Its goal is to help protect not only animals that are in danger of extinction but also the habitats that are crucial to their survival. Among the creatures this act is meant to protect are tigers, certain kinds of panda bears, snow leopards and sea […]

5y ago

Malaysia Ships Trash Illegally Dumped In The Country Back To The U.S. & Other Origin Countries

Malaysia Ships Trash Illegally Dumped In The Country Back To The U.S. & Other Origin Countries

Malaysia’s Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin announced that the country will be shipping 60 containers with a total of 3,300 tons of plastic trash back to several countries, including the United States and Canada, reported U.S. News. According to Yin, the waste had been illegally smuggled into the country’s processing facilities. “These containers were illegally […]

5y ago

China Has Secretly Been Emitting A Banned Ozone-Destroying Gas

China Has Secretly Been Emitting A Banned Ozone-Destroying Gas

A gas that was banned in the 1980s due to its catastrophic effects on the ozone layer has unfortunately made a startling resurgence, and scientists are blaming China, according to The National Post. Chlorofluorocarbons (known as CFC) are chemicals that used to be present in foams and appliances such as refrigerators. However, the 1982 Montreal […]

5y ago

England Is Banning All Plastic Straws, Stirrers, And Q-Tips

England Is Banning All Plastic Straws, Stirrers, And Q-Tips

England is banning plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton-tip swabs in the country starting in April 2020. The country is hoping to reduce the amount of plastic trash that is littering the country’s shores and oceans, and eliminating the 5 billion disposable straws that people use each year in the country is a huge step in […]

5y ago

Amazon Slammed For Trashing Millions Of Unsold Products — From Toys To Flat Screen TVs

Amazon Slammed For Trashing Millions Of Unsold Products — From Toys To Flat Screen TVs

Internet behemoth Amazon is being slammed by reports that it often destroys its unsold merchandise, reports CBS News. News first broke of the practice after reporters in France posed as Amazon employees and discovered a “destruction zone.” In this so-called “destruction zone,” brand new toys, kitchen equipment, and flat-screen TVs were being put onto trucks […]

5y ago

Luke Perry Reportedly Buried In ‘Mushroom Suit’ To Turn His Body Into Compost

Luke Perry Reportedly Buried In ‘Mushroom Suit’ To Turn His Body Into Compost

Luke Perry was secretly buried in a “mushroom suit” so that his body could decompose in an environmentally-friendly way and nourish the soil, Radar Online is reporting. That the Beverly Hills, 90210 actor wanted his remains put to rest in an environmentally-friendly way has been known since he died in early March. At the time, […]

5y ago

Jay Inslee Is Running On Climate Change, Here’s How The 2020 Democratic Field Stacks Up

Jay Inslee Is Running On Climate Change, Here’s How The 2020 Democratic Field Stacks Up

With the announcement that Washington Governor Jay Inslee is throwing his hat in the ring as a Democratic Party hopeful for the 2020 presidential election, the first reaction from many observers was, “Who?” But with Inslee’s powerful record on the environment, a second look reveals the possibility that his candidacy could very well help bring […]

5y ago

Thanks To Government Shutdown, Yosemite Visitors Are Pooping On The Roads, Creating An Environmental Hazard

Thanks To Government Shutdown, Yosemite Visitors Are Pooping On The Roads, Creating An Environmental Hazard

Yosemite National Park has a poop problem. Thanks to the government shutdown, the restrooms in the popular California park aren’t open, and visitors, when nature calls, are simply doing their business on the roads, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. Whenever the government shuts down, the first things to be shuttered are “non-essential” services, which […]

5y ago

How To Properly Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree, Other Christmas Trash

How To Properly Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree, Other Christmas Trash

It’s time to get rid of your Christmas tree. December 26 is the day when many Americans who celebrates Christmas suddenly finds themselves with a very large, obsolete bit of holiday decor that needs to be dismantled and gotten rid of. That’s saying nothing of all of the wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, burnt-out lights, and […]

5y ago

Trump Administration Sued For Failing To Protect Giraffes

Trump Administration Sued For Failing To Protect Giraffes

Conservation groups and environmental activists have teamed up to sue the Trump administration over its failure to protect giraffes. As reported by truthout, the groups intend to sue over what they are referring to as a “silent extinction.” The Trump administration stands accused of failing to consider protections for Africa’s giraffe population under the Endangered […]

6y ago

Facebook Joins ‘Dirty List’ Of 49 Companies Accused Of Violating Human Rights In Myanmar

Facebook Joins ‘Dirty List’ Of 49 Companies Accused Of Violating Human Rights In Myanmar

Several companies from the U.S., U.K., France, Switzerland, and China have been added to a “dirty list” compiled of corporations accused of human rights or environmental violations in Myanmar, reports the Guardian. Also added to the list are companies allegedly involved with the country’s military, which has been accused of genocide. The list, created by […]

6y ago

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