2/12/20182 Dec, 2018 in Earth News by Earth-News Here’s a selection of today’s environment related news from around the web. We do the hard work, so you don’t have to. 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. 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. EcoWatch Page not found - EcoWatch 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. 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." EcoWatch Access denied insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com Access denied insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com 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 the Guardian 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 the Guardian Tokyo Olympics venues ‘built with wood from threatened rainforests’ Use of tropical plywood from Malaysia and Indonesia risks destruction of orangutan habitat, say NGOs the Guardian Windy weather carries Britain to renewable energy record Windfarms supplied third of UK’s electricity this week, with output hitting 14.9GW high the Guardian 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 the Guardian Rate this post