by faster | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: January 11, 2021 SNIP: Insect populations are suffering “death by a thousand cuts”, with many falling at “frightening” rates that are “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, according to scientists behind a new volume of studies. The insects...
by faster | Jan 1, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: WantedInRome DATE: January 1, 2020 SNIP: Hundreds of dead birds covered a central Rome street in the aftermath of last night’s fireworks for New Year. The birds, believed to be starlings, were found at the Termini train station end of Via Cavour by a...
by faster | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 31, 2020 SNIP: Australia is planning to build Antarctica’s biggest infrastructure project: a new airport and runway that would increase the human footprint in the world’s greatest wilderness by an estimated 40%. The mega-scheme is...
by faster | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 22, 2020 SNIP: [V]arious forms of PFAS are still used in a spectrum of industrial and consumer products – from nonstick frying pans and stain-resistant carpets to food wrappers and firefighting foam – and have become ubiquitous. The...
by faster | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Narwhal DATE: December 11, 2020 SNIP: The Indian River watershed, which used to provide “sweeping” wetland habitat south of Dawson City, Yukon, has been all but destroyed by placer mining, Darren Taylor, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation’s director of natural...
