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**updated June 2025** As we already know, very little plastic is actually recycled. “The vast majority ends up being dumped, most of it in landfills.” Much plastic also ends up as litter, a portion of that gets into waterways and washes out to sea. The vast amount of plastic fouling the oceans and the many problems it causes is well-documented. Bitumen is a substance that…
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Bumblebees are vital pollinators for flowers and crops. But, bee populations have been declining world-wide due to “pesticides, disease, and habitat loss.” Background: A study sought to track and explain anecdotal evidence that more bees are being found in urban areas. In the study, more than 100 bee colonies were planted in 38 different locations [in England] ranging “from London’s city center to surrounding villages,…
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Most of the world’s fresh water is found frozen in Antarctica. And, that ice is melting today–and the melting is happening at an increasing rate. A new study estimates that the rate of melting “has tripled since 2007.” At this rate, the melting ice will “contribute 6 inches to sea-level rise by 2100.” While this may not seem threatening occurring over decades, it will cause…
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**updated June 2025** Lack of fresh water for agricultural use and for human consumption is a growing and very serious problem globally–including in rich countries. Read this article (Henry Fountain, New York Times, May 24, 2018) for a look at how climate change is affecting rivers in the western United States. The Rio Grande and the Colorado, two major western U.S. rivers, are experiencing significantly…
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