World’s Largest Urban Rooftop Farm Set To Open in 2020 In Paris, France
Mandy Froelich – The world’s largest urban farm is set to open in Paris, France, next year. Best of all, the project is slated to feed thousands of people annually.
Earth, Nature, Food
Regenerating New Zealand: Using Nature to Restore Forests
Dr. Mercola – Gorse, which is hated and considered a nuisance by pastural farmers, helped regenerate forests by providing a canopy for native forest plants to grow and thrive
All Soda, Sugary or Diet, Linked to Early Death in New Study
Sam Nickerson – Cutting soft drinks from your diet — even if they’re artificially sweetened — might be one of the simplest ways to boost your health and longevity, according to a new study published this week.
Views of Destruction: Satellite Images Reveal Devastating Amazon Fires in Almost Real-Time
Rhett Butler – With near-daily overflights and high-resolution imagery, Planet’s constellation of satellites is providing a clear look at some of the fires now burning in the Brazilian Amazon.
America’s 100 Largest Landowners… And Here Is What They Own
Tyler Durden – The 100 largest private landowners in the US own a combined 40 million acres, an area roughly the size of Florida.
Michigan Inmates Plant 1,000 ‘Happy Little Trees’ in State Parks to Honor Bob Ross
Elias Marat – The “Happy Little Trees” program is meant to celebrate Bob Ross’ 100th birthday.
Activists Raise Over $3 Million To Buy and Protect 2,000 Acres of Canadian Wilderness
Mandy Froelich – Good news! For the first time ever, environmentalists have raised enough money through crowdfunding efforts to buy out a new swath of Canadian wilderness. Soon, the 2,000 acres of land will be turned into a protected park.
Formerly Enemies, Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Unite to Defend Amazon From President Bolsonaro
Elias Marat – “Today we have only one enemy, which is the Brazilian government, the president … and the invasions of non-indigenous people.”
Scientists Say Quantum Teleportation of Complex Information is Now a Reality
Jake Anderson – The discovery marks the first successful teleportation of a complex, 3-dimensional quantum state.
Ireland Pledges to Plant 440 Million Trees Over the Next 20 Years
John Vibes – Researchers believe that the Earth has room for over one trillion additional trees.
In Canada, You Can Now Buy Magic Mushrooms From a Dispensary
Matt Agorist – A former marijuana dispensary in Canada has upped their game and now sells psilocybin mushrooms.
2,000 New Fires Reported in Amazon Despite Recent Government Ban
John Vibes – Despite the order, nearly 2,000 new fires have been reported in the region since the restrictions were put into place.
Indigenous Land Stolen By Government For $4.4 Billion Subsidized Coal Mine
John Vibes – Indigenous people all over the world are currently facing genocide at the hands of governments and corporations.
Not Just CBD – Cannabis Flavonoids Also Show Promise in Fighting Cancer
Phillip Schneider – The cannabis plant has another compound that fights cancer.
Builders Are Using Hemp Instead of Concrete and It Could Save the Environment
John Vibes – The industry is starting to look at alternatives for a variety of different environmental and economic reasons.
‘Historic, Catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Devastates Bahamas With 220 MPH Wind Gusts
Jessica Corbett – This is truly a historic storm in size and wind speed.
NASA Admits that Climate Change Occurs Because of Changes in Earth’s Solar Orbit, and NOT because of SUVs and Fossil Fuels
Ethan Huff – For more than 60 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has known that the changes occurring to planetary weather patterns are completely natural and normal.
With Amazon in Flames, Trump Moves to Open 16.7 Million-Acre Alaskan Rainforest to Corporate Exploitation
Jake Johnson – “If the planet could talk, it would be screaming in agony or weeping in despair. Maybe both.”
REVISED – Ginger: 10,000x Stronger Than Chemo (Taxol) in Cancer Research Model
Sayer Ji – A provocative study reveals ginger contains a pungent compound that could be up to 10,000 times more effective than conventional chemotherapy.
Nestlé Plans to Plunder 1.1M Gallons a Day from Florida Natural Springs
Jordan Davidson – Nestlé’s proposal to take 1.1 million gallons per day from Ginnie Springs has drawn a backlash.