Huge Islands of Plastic Wastes Observed in the Ocean

April 26, 2016

Solar Impulse Pilot: ‘I Flew Over Plastic Waste as Big as a Continent’ From an Article by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch.com , April 25, 2016 As the Solar Impulse 2 made its historic 62-hour flight from Hawaii to California without fuel, pilot Bertrand Piccard personally saw the horrific amount of plastic in our oceans. While flying above [...]

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Up-to-Date Analysis Requires Severe Global Temperature Limit

April 25, 2016

Scientists Share Why Keeping Warming Under 1.5 Celsius Degrees Is Crucial (Under 3 Fahrenheit Degrees) From an Article by Alex Kirby, Climate News Network, April 22, 2016 With the possible prospect of the world warming dangerously and uncontrollably, half of one degree Celsius may sound like a negligible temperature change unlikely to make much difference [...]

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Opponents of Shale Gas Pipelines Gather at Weyers Cave in VA

April 24, 2016

Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents question need for project From an Article by Victoria G. Kearney, Waynesboro News Virginian, April 23, 2016 WEYERS CAVE — Opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline were dismayed to see images of a billboard in downtown Richmond featuring a fractured heart. Below read “Virginia is for Pipelines.” They were among more [...]

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Now Four Companies are Certified with the Center for Sustainable Shale Development

April 23, 2016

Center For Sustainable Shale Development Certifies Fourth Appalachian NatGas Producer From an Article by Jamison Cockling, NGI Shale Daily, April 19, 2016 The Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD) said Monday that it has issued its fourth certification to EQT Corp., confirming that the company’s Appalachian Basin operations are in compliance with its 15 [...]

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The “Hockey Stick” Remains as a Symbol of Climate Change by Human Activities

April 22, 2016

Climatologist Michael Mann Speaks at W & J College in Washington, PA From an Article by David Singer, Washington PA Observer-Reporter, April 21, 2016 Proxy data such as tree rings and ice cores from the Arctic affirm multiple disciplines’ findings on climate change, and the dire warnings of the “hockey stick” spike in average temperatures [...]

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The Earth Day Network Advocates for the Future

April 21, 2016

The Earth Day Network, April 22, 2016 Our Mission — Earth Day Network’s mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle to build a healthy, sustainable environment, address climate change, and protect the Earth for future generations. Growing out of the first Earth Day, [...]

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There are Many Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health – Part 2

April 20, 2016

Some 9 Ways Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Part 2 From an Article by Reynard Loki, AlterNet, April 16, 2016 5. Increased Risks of Water-Related Illnesses The nation’s waterways will be increasingly compromised as more frequent and intense precipitation leads to runoff from human and animal waste and agricultural activities, including the use of [...]

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There are Many Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health – Part 1

April 19, 2016

Some 9 Ways Climate Change Is Making Us Sick From an Article by Reynard Loki, AlterNet, April 16, 2016 The Obama administration has released a major new report on how manmade global warming is making Americans sicker—and it’s only going to get worse. Developed over three years and involving approximately 100 climate and public health [...]

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Methane Emissions from Shale Gas Fracking are Excessive and More

April 18, 2016

Fracking Wells Released Over 5 Billion Pounds of Methane in One Year From an Article by Xian Chiang-Waren, Grist, April 15, 2016 Being in close proximity to fracking operations could screw up your sexual health, cause developmental defects and cancer, induce seismic activity around you, and the list goes on. Does all that doom and [...]

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US Forest Service Sets Conditions on Survey for ACP Pipeline

April 17, 2016

Forest Service signs off on ACP pipeline surveying From an Article in The (Waynesboro) News Virginian, April 15, 2016 Waynesboro, VA — Surveyors with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project will be allowed into the George Washington National Forest. On Thursday, forest supervisors announced they had issued temporary special-use permits for surveys of the most recently [...]

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