2/12/2018

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Thousands of Australian Students Strike Over Climate Change Inaction - EcoWatch
Thousands of Australian Students Strike Over Climate Change Inaction - EcoWatch

Thousands of Australian students defied their country's Prime Minister Friday when they walked out of school to protest insufficient government action on climate change. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had criticized the planned School Strike 4 Climate Action protests on Monday.
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Fighting a Corporate Scheme to Sell the Mojave Desert's Water - EcoWatch
Fighting a Corporate Scheme to Sell the Mojave Desert's Water - EcoWatch

Cadiz's behemoth plan to extract 16 billions of gallons of water annually from beneath the vibrant Mojave desert is a terrible idea. The money-making scheme to extract private profits from beneath public lands will have devastating consequences for the many species that live in and rely on the Mojave Desert ecosystem.
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Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds - EcoWatch
Climate Change Acknowledged by Increasing Number of Republicans, New Poll Finds - EcoWatch

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans acknowledge climate change is occurring, and an increasing number of Republicans are also getting on board, new polling shows. A poll released from Monmouth University shows that 64 percent of Republicans think climate change is happening, up from 49 percent three years ago.
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Black Truffles Imperiled by Climate Change - EcoWatch
Black Truffles Imperiled by Climate Change - EcoWatch

Scientist Paul Thomas won't forget the first time he ripped into a package of truffles he ordered from France after his own attempts to forage for this delicacy in the UK had failed. "Once I opened the packet, the aroma filled my house," Thomas said. "They flavored everything in our fridge. I was hooked."
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Who's behind the bid to get London's flagship bike lane ripped up?
Who's behind the bid to get London's flagship bike lane ripped up?

A new group supported by the Canary Wharf Group property company and lorry, coach and taxi drivers is attacking one of the city’s most popular routes
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China urged to lead way in efforts to save life on Earth
China urged to lead way in efforts to save life on Earth

Delegates at UN biodiversity conference turn to Beijing to avoid point of no return
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Tokyo Olympics venues ‘built with wood from threatened rainforests’
Tokyo Olympics venues ‘built with wood from threatened rainforests’

Use of tropical plywood from Malaysia and Indonesia risks destruction of orangutan habitat, say NGOs
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Windy weather carries Britain to renewable energy record
Windy weather carries Britain to renewable energy record

Windfarms supplied third of UK’s electricity this week, with output hitting 14.9GW high
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Climate change strike: thousands of school students protest across Australia
Climate change strike: thousands of school students protest across Australia

‘Strike 4 Climate Action’ brings thousands of students together in defiance of prime minister’s warning
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