San Francisco International Airport Bans the Sale of Plastic Water Bottles
Mandy Froelich – To halt the consumption of single-use plastic, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) banned the sale of bottled water.
Earth
Bizarre Forest ‘Superorganism’ is Keeping Dead Trees Alive, Study Finds
Mandy Froelich – This is one of the first studies ever on living stumps survive.
Harvard Scientists Funded by Bill Gates to Begin Spraying Particles Into the Sky In Experiment to Dim the Sun
Matt Agorist – Harvard has formed an advisory board to begin moving forward with their plan to spray particles into the stratosphere.
Ethiopia ‘Breaks’ World Record by Planting 350 Million Trees in One Day
Elias Marat – Ethiopians just planted a world record of over 350 million trees.
Scientists Warn Amazon Is Reaching Deforestation “Tipping Point”
John Vibes – The Brazilian government is harvesting the Amazon rainforest at a dangerous rate.
In Just One Decade, Corporations Destroyed 50 Million Hectares of Forest—An Area the Size of Spain
Jessica Corbett – After promising to stop deforestation almost 10 years ago, corporations have destroyed nearly 50 million hectares of forest.
Trees Communicate With One Another Through The “Underground Web”
John Vibes – Trees have entire ecosystems of nutrient transfer which support the whole forest.
Scientists Warn That 2,000 Firefly Species Are Facing Extinction
John Vibes – Firefly species all over the world are in decline.
Cruel and Unusual: City Plays ‘Baby Shark’ Song on Loop to Drive Out Homeless People
Elias Marat – Officials in West Palm Beach, Florida, have devised a cruel way to keep the homeless from sleeping on city property.
‘Unprecedented’ Decline of Plants and Animals as Global ‘Red List’ Reveals Nearly One-Third of Assessed Species Under Threat
Julia Conley – With so many species at risk of extinction, environmentalists wonder what we can do to protect global biodiversity.
33 Native Hawaiians Arrested Protecting Sacred Mountain From Giant Telescope
Olivia Rosane – Some Native Hawaiians are angry that a new telescope may be built on an ancient burial site.
Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Study Says
Jordan Davidson – A new study suggests that floating solar islands could help to curb climate change.
Army Corps Admits to Dumping Toxic Water Into Florida Estuaries Without Telling Public
John Vibes – The Army Corps just admitted to diverting toxic water into Florida estuaries.
A Message from Earth
John Perkins – Living on Earth is about understanding that we are a part of the greater whole.
Planting a Trillion Trees is Fastest, Cheapest Way to Reverse Climate Change: Study
Elias Marat – A new study suggests that planting more trees is the cheapest and most effective way to halt climate change.
Rich Will Survive Environmental Crisis While Poor Won’t, UN Report Claims
John Vibes – In an environmental disaster scenario, the poor would likely bear the brunt of the damage.
Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon
Joe Catron – While Bolsonaro teams up to destroy the Amazon, pro-environment groups are teaming up to stop him.
U.S. Meteorologists ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over 5G Roll-Out
Jordan Davidson – Experts warn that sharing the 1675-1680MHz band could cause major problems for weather forecasting.
Rare Miami Forest Will Be Destroyed To Make Room For Walmart
John Vibes – The Walmart Corporation is setting up shop on yet another important ecological spot.
US Military to Use Galapagos Islands as an Imperial Airstrip in New Deal with Ecuador
Eoin Higgins – The U.S. military wants to use one of the islands as an airstrip.