What is Earth Day, and what is it meant to accomplish?
A message from our president, Kathleen Rogers:
On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets to protest the negative impacts of 150 years of industrial development.
In the U.S. and around the world, smog was becoming deadly and ev...
Shared from the 4/17/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
Editorial
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in southern China has one of the world’s fastest melting glaciers. Sam McNeil, The Associated Press
This editorial was written by The Washington Post.
“And yet it moves” was Galileo’s famous response after...
By DAVID VON DREHLE | The Washington Post
April 7, 2019 at 7:06 pm
Missouri Farm Bureau members were likely startled by the recent “Commentary” in their email queues. The farm bureau’s Eric Bohl reported on his visit to a St. Louis-area Burger King, where the fast food giant is testing a v...
Apr 14, 2019Vigorously Live
Seychelles president makes plea to protect oceans in underwater speech
In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean's surface, the Seychelles president on Sunday made a global plea for stronger protection of the "beating blue heart of our planet."
President...
48 Pounds of Plastic in Dead Whale
MILAN » A 26-foot sperm whale was found dead off Sardinia with 48.5 pounds of plastic in its belly, prompting the World Wildlife Foundation to sound an
alarm Monday over the dangers of waste in the Mediterranean Sea.
The environmental group said the g...
First Annual Drive Electric Earth Day Celebrates Electric Vehicles
Friday, April 5, 2019
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Nationwide -- This April, the first annual Drive Electric Earth Day is being held, with o...
Shared from the 4/9/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN
Congress OKs Colorado River agreement
By The Associated Press
PHOENIX» A plan to address a shrinking supply of water on a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West is headed to President Donald Trump.
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It took four years and a crew over 600 to make this 8 part series narrated by David Attenborough. The opener was April 5 but its Netflix so you can catch it and catch up. Its an astounding and amazing look at the natural wonders of our world and an urgent message that the planet is in our hands. Wat...
WHO Global Ambient Air Quality Database (update 2018)
Air pollution affects all regions of the world. However, populations in low-income cities are the most impacted. According to the latest air quality database, 97% of cities in low- and middle- income countries with more than 100,000 inhabitants ...
By: CNN Newsource
Canada is warming up faster than the rest of the world, according to a report commissioned by the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department.
The report -- titled "Canada's Changing Climate Report" -- says, on average, Canada's climate has been and will continue to warm a...
Shared from the 3/30/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
BLM, FOREST SERVICE
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
A judge has ordered two federal agencies to meet with environmental organizations that sued over oil and gas drilling in western Colorado to sort out questions about the projects’ effects on ...
European Union decided to ban plastic consumer items including plates, cutlery and straws as of 2021 to help clean up oceans.
The prohibition on single-use plastics approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, also applies to beverage cups, food containers and cotto...
Research: Emissions are higher from alpine tundra
By Charlie Brennan
Daily Camera
John Knowles took a break Friday from his field work in the Sonoran Desert to talk about some disturbing findings concerning what is happening in the mountains west of Boulder — and, likely, in other similar environ...
NOAH LONG
New Mexico Passes 100% Clean Energy Bill
March 13, 2019 Noah Long
New Mexico's legislature passed the Energy Transition Act this week and because it is supported by the state's Governor, it’s expected to become law. This law will put the state on course to lead...
A floating island of solar panels is being tested in Chile as a way to generate clean energy and reduce water loss at mine operations, a cornerstone of the Andean country's economy that uses huge amounts of electricity and water.
The experimental "Las Tortolas" power-generating island is being run ...
Youth Strike 4 Climate’s global protest on March 15 by an estimated one million students demonstrating against inaction on climate change marks a new generation gap issue. A larger share of youth in 26 countries are concerned about climate change compared to people over 50, according to a Pew s...
Shared from the 3/16/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
WASHINGTON» The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday banned consumer use of a popular but deadly paint stripper but stopped short of also banning commercial use of the product by tradespeople.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed t...
Shared from the 3/12/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
Blacks, Hispanics breathe more pollution than they make
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» African-Americans and Hispanics breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making, a new study said.
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Shared from the 3/7/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
CHEMICALS IN WATER
Costs slow reform
Pentagon tells House committee that addressing toxic compounds would cost $2 billion for DOD
By Ellen Knickmeyer
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» Cleaning up and protecting U.S. drinking water from a class of...
Its terrific to have sponsors that personify the mission of Earth Protect as we use digital media and film to engage people in a sustainable future. Thanks to the hosts for this web site, Green House Data and Wind Hosting.
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