EnviroLink Network - The online environmental community

Brazil's Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fires in Amazon rainforest

Posted on August 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the launching ceremony of the real estate credit program at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of…

More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Rebecca Davis | 0 Comments

From NPR The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can’t be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills. (Image credit: Rebecca…

Here’s how we solve the planet’s food waste problem

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Maddie Stone | 0 Comments

Earlier this month, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a dire report highlighting the enormous environmental impact of agriculture. But the report also pointed to a clear way for us to feed more mouths without causing more planetary…

Fearing tobacco's fate, palm oil industry fights back

Posted on August 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - On the morning of Feb. 26, executives from a Washington consultancy presented a strategy paper to some of the most powerful officials in the Malaysian palm oil industry. FILE PHOTO: Land that has been cleared is…

Tropical storm Chantal forms over far North Atlantic: NHC

Posted on August 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Tropical storm Chantal was forming over the far North Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday. The system was located about 475 miles (765 km) south southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland, Canada, packing maximum sustained winds…

Millions of old gadgets 'stockpiled in drawers'

Posted on August 21, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC “Ten phones, two laptops, digital cameras… all just sitting here. We’re not dealing with it.” Louise Lewis is surveying a collection of old gadgets that have piled up in her home. Her technological stash, experts say, is typical.…

Does the future of farming exist beneath city streets?

Posted on August 20, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC In a disused air raid shelter under London one company is growing salad crops, but what are the benefits, and drawbacks of vertical farming? We travelled to Growing Underground in Clapham to meet one of the founders, Richard…

G7 summit: Inside the climate activist training camp

Posted on August 20, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Climate activists are gathering in Biarritz, France, ahead of the G7 summit this weekend – and they are likely to know what they’re doing. The campaign groups ANV, Alternatiba and Friends of the Earth have held a joint…

Former Farc rebels become eco-warriors to stop deforestation in the Amazon

Posted on August 20, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Former Farc rebels in Colombia, who spent decades fighting the government over land and power, have reinvented themselves as eco-warriors protecting the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging. According to the government, deforestation in the Colombian Amazon rose by…

China hopes U.S. will come back to the table at Chile climate talks

Posted on August 20, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Aislinn Laing FILE PHOTO: Miguel Canete, EU Comissioner, and head of Chinese delegation Xie Zhenhua react after adopting the final agreement during a closing session of the COP24 U.N. Climate Change Conference 2018 in…