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Climate Brief:Why climate ‘Doomers’ are replacing climate ‘Deniers’ [1]
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Date: 2023-05-07
Ecology 'Zero plant extinction' is possible, says plant ecologist Angmar
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emissions of carbon dioxide, another fact is often ignored: global greening is happening faster than climate change. The amount of vegetation growing on the earth has been increasing every year for at least 30 years. The evidence comes from the growth rate of plants and from satellite data.
CO2 Is Plant Food
In 2016, a paper was published by 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries that analyzed satellite data and concluded that there had been a roughly 14 percent increase in green vegetation over 30 years. The study attributed 70 percent of this increase to the extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The lead author on the study, Zaichun Zhu of Beijing University, says this is equivalent to adding a new continent of green vegetation twice the size of the mainland United States.
Global greening has affected all ecosystems—from arctic tundra to coral reefs to plankton to tropical rain forests—but shows up most strongly in arid places like the Sahel region of Africa, where desertification has largely now reversed. This is because plants lose less water in the process of absorbing carbon dioxide if the concentration of carbon dioxide is higher. Ecosystems and farms will be less water-stressed at the end of this century than they are today during periods of low rainfall.
Angmar
US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution
EPA has ordered chemical company Chemours to stop discharging high levels of the toxic substance into the Ohio RiverPerkins .
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Climate protesters gather in Parliament Square as fossil fuel deadline passes
Four days of peaceful activism led by Extinction Rebellion fail to elicit pledge from government to ban new oil and gas projects
Native tribe in Louisiana highlights challenges of climate-driven relocation
Eleven Chemical Plants in China and One in the U.S. Emit a Climate Super-Pollutant Called Nitrous Oxide That’s 273 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide
Proven, low-cost pollution controls could quickly curb those emissions, but neither China nor the U.S. require abatement measures used by other plants around the
A Heat Shield for the Most Important Ice on Earth
Engineers might be able to protect Arctic ice by coating it with tiny glass bubbles. Should they?
The Climate Solutions We Can’t Live Without
The climate crisis is full of interconnected problems—but some are more connected than others
Japan's Shrinking Population Faces Point of No Return
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from Nature.org:
"The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world. Globally, the average carbon footprint is closer to 4 tons."
About 20% of greenhouse gases in the US come from homes amp.cnn.com/…
HELP SAVE THE PLANET AND OURSELVES:
*Turn out the lights when- not in use/use less* Turn down the heat or AC
vent out at night if cooler
Avoid creating nighttime light pollution
Don’t waste water
Avoid burning wood (or other things), as wood fires are both pollutant and carcinogenic
Don't use pesticides
Limit your use of cars and planes (if possible)
Don't use gas powered vehicles
Take out grass and put in a garden or pond (or xeriscape )
xeriscape ) Mow, blow, and whack with electric or by hand
Plant for the animals (bees, birds etc)
Plant trees
Don't micro manage yards, go wilder
Try to use solar
Take a bus, trolley or train
Encourage your city/town to use electric buses
Use energy efficient products or products that work on clean fuels
Reduce dependence on non-biodegradable items
Walk, bike or carpool
Reuse items- give to Goodwill or Craig's list rather than dumping
Cut down or cease eating meat
Use reusable carry bags for grocerie; second choice, paper bags; not plastic
Compost
Save the bees
Be informed
Write your representative, sign petitions
E lect pro-environment candidates and demand action
Support the Green New Deal
Get involved
March
Blog about the environment
Control population
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