#environmentaldestruction — Public Fediverse posts
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About #SOIL (from #Wikipedia):
"#SustainableOrganicIntegratedLivelihoods or SOIL is an American nonprofit developmental aid organization co-founded by Sasha Kramer and Sarah Brownell in 2006. Its goal is to develop integrated approaches to the problems of #poverty, poor #PublicHealth, #agricultural productivity, and #EnvironmentalDestruction in #Haiti. SOIL's efforts have focused on the community-identified priority of increasing access to #EcologicalSanitation, where #HumanWastes are converted into #compost. More than 20,000 Haitians are currently using SOIL ecological sanitation toilets.
"#EkoLakay is a container-based household sanitation service in #CapHaitien and #PortAuPrince. Clients pay a low monthly service fee of around US$4. The service includes toilet rental, the provision of at least one bucket of carbon-based cover material each week, as well as weekly pick up of buckets full of wastes. SOIL designs and builds low-cost ecological sanitation toilets made from locally available materials. The primary design that SOIL builds are called urine diversion, or dry toilets that separate the #urine and the #feces through the use of a specially designed #ToiletSeat. The sterile urine is used directly as a #fertilizer or diverted into #SoakawayPits. The feces is treated through a process of managed #composting [#ThermophilicComposting] to ensure that all #pathogens have been killed and the resulting #compost is safe for #AgriculturalUse.
"#EkoMobil is a mobile toilet service [#PortAPotty] that SOIL offers to construction sites, cultural events, and others in need of mobile sanitation. EkoMobil uses the same container-based ecological sanitation technology as EkoLakay.
"Waste collected from SOIL's ecological sanitation toilets, as well as the ecological sanitation toilets of other organizations in Haiti, are treated through a process of managed thermophilic composting at SOIL's composting waste treatment sites. The process exceeds standards set by the #WorldHealthOrganization (#WHO) for the safe treatment of #HumanWaste. SOIL tests all wastes in their laboratory before bagging and selling it under the brand name #KonpòsLakay. Since 2006, SOIL has produced over 250 metric tons of compost.
"In 2011, SOIL published The SOIL Guide to Ecological Sanitation. This document describes SOIL's five years of ecological sanitation experience in Haiti. It covers topics such as toilet designs, management strategies, composting techniques, and lessons learned. The SOIL Guide is available in English and Haitian Creole."
Read more [includes sources]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Organic_Integrated_Livelihoods#SolarPunkSunday #Humanure
#SafeComposting #OrganicCompost #RebuildingSoils #HighHeatComposting #ZeroWaste #SoilHealth #SoilDepletion -
About #SOIL (from #Wikipedia):
"#SustainableOrganicIntegratedLivelihoods or SOIL is an American nonprofit developmental aid organization co-founded by Sasha Kramer and Sarah Brownell in 2006. Its goal is to develop integrated approaches to the problems of #poverty, poor #PublicHealth, #agricultural productivity, and #EnvironmentalDestruction in #Haiti. SOIL's efforts have focused on the community-identified priority of increasing access to #EcologicalSanitation, where #HumanWastes are converted into #compost. More than 20,000 Haitians are currently using SOIL ecological sanitation toilets.
"#EkoLakay is a container-based household sanitation service in #CapHaitien and #PortAuPrince. Clients pay a low monthly service fee of around US$4. The service includes toilet rental, the provision of at least one bucket of carbon-based cover material each week, as well as weekly pick up of buckets full of wastes. SOIL designs and builds low-cost ecological sanitation toilets made from locally available materials. The primary design that SOIL builds are called urine diversion, or dry toilets that separate the #urine and the #feces through the use of a specially designed #ToiletSeat. The sterile urine is used directly as a #fertilizer or diverted into #SoakawayPits. The feces is treated through a process of managed #composting [#ThermophilicComposting] to ensure that all #pathogens have been killed and the resulting #compost is safe for #AgriculturalUse.
"#EkoMobil is a mobile toilet service [#PortAPotty] that SOIL offers to construction sites, cultural events, and others in need of mobile sanitation. EkoMobil uses the same container-based ecological sanitation technology as EkoLakay.
"Waste collected from SOIL's ecological sanitation toilets, as well as the ecological sanitation toilets of other organizations in Haiti, are treated through a process of managed thermophilic composting at SOIL's composting waste treatment sites. The process exceeds standards set by the #WorldHealthOrganization (#WHO) for the safe treatment of #HumanWaste. SOIL tests all wastes in their laboratory before bagging and selling it under the brand name #KonpòsLakay. Since 2006, SOIL has produced over 250 metric tons of compost.
"In 2011, SOIL published The SOIL Guide to Ecological Sanitation. This document describes SOIL's five years of ecological sanitation experience in Haiti. It covers topics such as toilet designs, management strategies, composting techniques, and lessons learned. The SOIL Guide is available in English and Haitian Creole."
Read more [includes sources]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Organic_Integrated_Livelihoods#SolarPunkSunday #Humanure
#SafeComposting #OrganicCompost #RebuildingSoils #HighHeatComposting #ZeroWaste #SoilHealth #SoilDepletion -
NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/24/federal-green-light-bulldoze-tropical-savanna-northern-territory-threatened-species
#Australia #EnvironmentalDestruction #Environment #AusPol #AustralianGovernment
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Decades of feminism paved the road to Andrew’s arrest
"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback from those who benefit from the old inequalities and the old silences, which are pretty much the same thing." - Rebecca Solnit
"The work continues." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/22/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-files-trump
#patriarchy #crime #violence #RacketTheory #RadicalInequality #nature #EnvironmentalDestruction #HumanRights #movements #transformationImage: "Smash Patriarchy" graffiti seen in Bellingen
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Decades of feminism paved the road to Andrew’s arrest
"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback from those who benefit from the old inequalities and the old silences, which are pretty much the same thing." - Rebecca Solnit
"The work continues." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/22/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-files-trump
#patriarchy #crime #violence #RacketTheory #RadicalInequality #nature #EnvironmentalDestruction #HumanRights #movements #transformationImage: "Smash Patriarchy" graffiti seen in Bellingen
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Alcoa fined $55 billion for illegal forest clearing……. Then gets a green light to clear more Jarrah trees!!!
This is #Australia
#AusPol #Deforestation #Logging #EnvironmentalDestruction #Greed
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Two massive data centres are being planned for the outskirts of Edinburgh. Each one would emit more than 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s roughly the same as all the emissions from Edinburgh Airport.
Thankfully, Edinburgh Council has now told Foxglove that it is willing to “re-evaluate” its decision not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Email to ask for environmentalassessment:https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/edinburgh-council-require-eias/
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Two massive data centres are being planned for the outskirts of Edinburgh. Each one would emit more than 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s roughly the same as all the emissions from Edinburgh Airport.
Thankfully, Edinburgh Council has now told Foxglove that it is willing to “re-evaluate” its decision not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Email to ask for environmentalassessment:https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/edinburgh-council-require-eias/
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"EVR Operations Limited — formally Teck Coal Limited — was penalized more than $3.6 million after failing to curb nitrate and selenium pollution" https://www.biv.com/news/environment/bc-coal-giant-penalized-millions-for-treatment-delays-171-pollution-breaches-11321723
#coalMining #bcpoli #cdnpoli #environmentalDestruction #waterisLife
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"EVR Operations Limited — formally Teck Coal Limited — was penalized more than $3.6 million after failing to curb nitrate and selenium pollution" https://www.biv.com/news/environment/bc-coal-giant-penalized-millions-for-treatment-delays-171-pollution-breaches-11321723
#coalMining #bcpoli #cdnpoli #environmentalDestruction #waterisLife
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Prosperity through extraction - Lessons from a worn landscape
Troy’s wealth was built on relentless extraction.
Troy’s fall was partly due to environmental strain
and it holds lessons for today
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https://theconversation.com/troys-fall-was-partly-due-to-environmental-strain-and-it-holds-lessons-for-today-262465
#extractivism #EnvironmentalDestruction #monoculture #mindsets #growth #limits #collapse -
Prosperity through extraction - Lessons from a worn landscape
Troy’s wealth was built on relentless extraction.
Troy’s fall was partly due to environmental strain
and it holds lessons for today
>>
https://theconversation.com/troys-fall-was-partly-due-to-environmental-strain-and-it-holds-lessons-for-today-262465
#extractivism #EnvironmentalDestruction #monoculture #mindsets #growth #limits #collapse -
#Palestine #Ukraine #Ceasewar #Luigimangione #Environmentaldestruction #ClimateChange #antiwork #inequality #anarchism #socialism #libertarianism #communism
• The more we talk about the change we want to see the closer we get the faster.
• Doesn't matter what action you can take or not.
Just being connected to people with similar thinking is important.🌲☮️
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Stories from #TheAmazon, #Kenya and #Zimbabwe
#WorldWaterDay: 3 stories of #resistance and #restoration from around the globe
Kristine Sabillo, 21 Mar 2025
"More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, #groundwater, lakes and #glaciers face continued threats of #pollution and overexploitation due to #urbanization, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #ClimateChange .
"This World Water Day, #Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s dwindling water resources."
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/world-water-day-3-stories-of-resistance-and-restoration-from-around-the-globe/
#WaterSecurity #WaterIsLife #RiversAreLife #OceansAreLife #Wetlands #Marshes #Rivers -
Stories from #TheAmazon, #Kenya and #Zimbabwe
#WorldWaterDay: 3 stories of #resistance and #restoration from around the globe
Kristine Sabillo, 21 Mar 2025
"More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, #groundwater, lakes and #glaciers face continued threats of #pollution and overexploitation due to #urbanization, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #ClimateChange .
"This World Water Day, #Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s dwindling water resources."
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/world-water-day-3-stories-of-resistance-and-restoration-from-around-the-globe/
#WaterSecurity #WaterIsLife #RiversAreLife #OceansAreLife #Wetlands #Marshes #Rivers -
#Russia suffering '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' after #OilSpill in #KerchStrait
Joshua Cheetham, Olga Robinson & Matt Murphy, January 23, 2025
"Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed #Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged in the #BlackSea.
"Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December. Volgoneft-239 ran aground following the storm, while Volgoneft-212 sank.
"Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the #SeaOfAzov.
"A senior Russian scientist called the spill the country's worst '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' of the 21st Century.
"'This is the first time fuel oil has been spilled in such quantities,' Viktor Danilov-Danilyan - the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) - said in a 17 January interview with a Russian newspaper.
"Russian scientists said in December that this spill could be more than twice the size of a similar disaster in the strait in 2007, which saw up to 1,600 tonnes of #HeavyOil leak into the sea. #Ukraine's ministry of #ecology has estimated that the clear up from the latest spill could cost the Russian state up to $14bn (£11.4bn).
"#PaulJohnston, a scientist at #GreenpeaceResearchLaboratories, said 'there's always an element of uncertainty around oil spills', but a lack of timely information has heightened this uncertainty further.
"'I'm not entirely optimistic we'll ever know the full extent of the problem,' he added.
"Satellite images reviewed by #BBCVerify on 10 January - the most recent available high-resolution photos - showed a #MassiveOilSlick running through the strait, measuring at least 25km (15 miles) long. A second, smaller slick measuring around 5.7km (3.5 miles) long is also visible."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23ngk5vgmpo
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#Russia suffering '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' after #OilSpill in #KerchStrait
Joshua Cheetham, Olga Robinson & Matt Murphy, January 23, 2025
"Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed #Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged in the #BlackSea.
"Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December. Volgoneft-239 ran aground following the storm, while Volgoneft-212 sank.
"Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the #SeaOfAzov.
"A senior Russian scientist called the spill the country's worst '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' of the 21st Century.
"'This is the first time fuel oil has been spilled in such quantities,' Viktor Danilov-Danilyan - the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) - said in a 17 January interview with a Russian newspaper.
"Russian scientists said in December that this spill could be more than twice the size of a similar disaster in the strait in 2007, which saw up to 1,600 tonnes of #HeavyOil leak into the sea. #Ukraine's ministry of #ecology has estimated that the clear up from the latest spill could cost the Russian state up to $14bn (£11.4bn).
"#PaulJohnston, a scientist at #GreenpeaceResearchLaboratories, said 'there's always an element of uncertainty around oil spills', but a lack of timely information has heightened this uncertainty further.
"'I'm not entirely optimistic we'll ever know the full extent of the problem,' he added.
"Satellite images reviewed by #BBCVerify on 10 January - the most recent available high-resolution photos - showed a #MassiveOilSlick running through the strait, measuring at least 25km (15 miles) long. A second, smaller slick measuring around 5.7km (3.5 miles) long is also visible."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23ngk5vgmpo
#WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalDestruction #OilSpill -
Oh yeah. #JuniperRidgeLandfill is NOT a solution!
Time is running out to find new solutions to manage #biosolids in Maine
A new report shows that capacity at a state-owned #landfill will run out in 2028.
PORTLAND, Maine — "There are growing concerns about the state's ability to handle waste and the impact it could have on wastewater treatment facilities in just a few years. Tons of wastewater #sludge, or #biosolids, are shipped to a state-owned landfill every day. That sludge is laced with #PFAS.
"State regulators say if investments aren't made to manage it, the landfill could be at capacity by 2028. The Portland Water District's East End plant takes in 25,000 pounds of solid waste daily.
"'What comes in has to go out, so when we have interruptions in the ability to manage biosolids, that is a huge challenge,' Scott Firmin, director of Portland Wastewater Services with the Portland Water District, explained.
"The utility has nearly 100,000 customers in the Greater Portland area and ships the byproduct of that waste, known as sludge or biosolids, to the #JuniperRidgeLandfill near #OldTownMaine.
"Last summer, it was left scrambling after #Casella Waste Systems said it could not safely accept municipal #sludge at #JuniperRidge after shipments of construction debris needed to stabilize the site were banned.
"'Ninety percent of the biosolids generated in Maine go to that landfill,' Firmin said."
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/environment/pfas/time-is-running-out-to-find-new-solutions-to-manage-biosolids-in-maine-waste-pfas/97-0e674c1a-6c51-40a6-b297-5438e2cda549
#WaterIsLIfe #CompostingToilets #JuniperRidge #EnvironmentalDestruction #PenobscotRiver #PenobscotNation #EnvironmentalRacism #ProtectTheSacred -
Oh yeah. #JuniperRidgeLandfill is NOT a solution!
Time is running out to find new solutions to manage #biosolids in Maine
A new report shows that capacity at a state-owned #landfill will run out in 2028.
PORTLAND, Maine — "There are growing concerns about the state's ability to handle waste and the impact it could have on wastewater treatment facilities in just a few years. Tons of wastewater #sludge, or #biosolids, are shipped to a state-owned landfill every day. That sludge is laced with #PFAS.
"State regulators say if investments aren't made to manage it, the landfill could be at capacity by 2028. The Portland Water District's East End plant takes in 25,000 pounds of solid waste daily.
"'What comes in has to go out, so when we have interruptions in the ability to manage biosolids, that is a huge challenge,' Scott Firmin, director of Portland Wastewater Services with the Portland Water District, explained.
"The utility has nearly 100,000 customers in the Greater Portland area and ships the byproduct of that waste, known as sludge or biosolids, to the #JuniperRidgeLandfill near #OldTownMaine.
"Last summer, it was left scrambling after #Casella Waste Systems said it could not safely accept municipal #sludge at #JuniperRidge after shipments of construction debris needed to stabilize the site were banned.
"'Ninety percent of the biosolids generated in Maine go to that landfill,' Firmin said."
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/environment/pfas/time-is-running-out-to-find-new-solutions-to-manage-biosolids-in-maine-waste-pfas/97-0e674c1a-6c51-40a6-b297-5438e2cda549
#WaterIsLIfe #CompostingToilets #JuniperRidge #EnvironmentalDestruction #PenobscotRiver #PenobscotNation #EnvironmentalRacism #ProtectTheSacred -
This is the kind of BULLSHIT that the #PenobscotNation have been dealing with for years! WTF!
#Maine opens door for #landfill expansion despite community objections
By: Emma Davis - October 3, 2024
"The #JuniperRidgeLandfill is a step closer to an expansion that would allow for roughly 11 more years of use, despite continued objections from local residents and advocates concerned about the landfill’s impact on air and water quality in the region.
"In a decision released Wednesday, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Melanie Loyzim determined there is a substantial public benefit from a proposal to increase the capacity of the facility in #OldTown and Alton, which means the #Casella subsidiary that operates it can now submit an application for a license to expand the facility.
"The decision has not stymied opposition. The #ConservationLawFoundation, an environmental advocacy organization, is prepared to challenge the determination, according to director of communities and toxics Alexandra St. Pierre.
"'This decision recklessly gambles with public health and the environment,' St. Pierre wrote in a statement following the decision. 'It dismisses the serious concerns raised by the Penobscot Nation and other nearby residents about the harmful effects this expansion will have on their health and community. We refuse to allow this dangerous expansion to proceed unchecked.'
"Juniper Ridge Landfill is owned by the state but managed by the Bureau of General Services, which contracts with #NEWSMELandfill Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of the waste management company #CasellaWasteManagement.
"Opened in 1993 and last expanded in 2017, the landfill currently disposes of just over half of landfill waste in Maine and is expected to exhaust its current capacity by 2028. BGS has proposed expanding the landfill by 61 acres, which at the current fill rate of about 1 million cubic yards of waste per year, would allow for roughly 11 more years of use.
"The #MaineDEP concluded that Casella’s proposed expansion is needed to meet Maine’s short- and long-term waste capacity needs and is consistent with the state’s waste reduction plans. From 2018 to 2022, Maine’s landfill waste increased by 24%. Waste generation continues to increase at approximately 5.6% per year.
"Further, the DEP determined that the expansion doesn’t conflict with #EnvironmentalJustice [BULLSHIT] — a new factor that had to be considered under a state law passed in 2021 — that is, as long as Casella meets a few conditions.
Environmental justice was among the concerns raised by environmental groups, local residents and the Penobscot Nation during public comment.
"The public argued there was insufficient treatment of landfill leachate — water that collects chemicals after passing through the waste — specifically for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, which runs into the #PenobscotRiver.
"The Penobscot Nations’s reservation at Indian Island is located FIVE MILES from the landfill and also includes the Penobscot River, along which Juniper Ridge is located."
Read more:
https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/10/03/maine-opens-door-for-landfill-expansion-despite-community-objections/
#WaterIsLife #PFAS #PenobscotRiver #Biosolids #WabanakiConfederacy #EnvironmentalDestruction #EnvironmentalRacism -
This is the kind of BULLSHIT that the #PenobscotNation have been dealing with for years! WTF!
#Maine opens door for #landfill expansion despite community objections
By: Emma Davis - October 3, 2024
"The #JuniperRidgeLandfill is a step closer to an expansion that would allow for roughly 11 more years of use, despite continued objections from local residents and advocates concerned about the landfill’s impact on air and water quality in the region.
"In a decision released Wednesday, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Melanie Loyzim determined there is a substantial public benefit from a proposal to increase the capacity of the facility in #OldTown and Alton, which means the #Casella subsidiary that operates it can now submit an application for a license to expand the facility.
"The decision has not stymied opposition. The #ConservationLawFoundation, an environmental advocacy organization, is prepared to challenge the determination, according to director of communities and toxics Alexandra St. Pierre.
"'This decision recklessly gambles with public health and the environment,' St. Pierre wrote in a statement following the decision. 'It dismisses the serious concerns raised by the Penobscot Nation and other nearby residents about the harmful effects this expansion will have on their health and community. We refuse to allow this dangerous expansion to proceed unchecked.'
"Juniper Ridge Landfill is owned by the state but managed by the Bureau of General Services, which contracts with #NEWSMELandfill Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of the waste management company #CasellaWasteManagement.
"Opened in 1993 and last expanded in 2017, the landfill currently disposes of just over half of landfill waste in Maine and is expected to exhaust its current capacity by 2028. BGS has proposed expanding the landfill by 61 acres, which at the current fill rate of about 1 million cubic yards of waste per year, would allow for roughly 11 more years of use.
"The #MaineDEP concluded that Casella’s proposed expansion is needed to meet Maine’s short- and long-term waste capacity needs and is consistent with the state’s waste reduction plans. From 2018 to 2022, Maine’s landfill waste increased by 24%. Waste generation continues to increase at approximately 5.6% per year.
"Further, the DEP determined that the expansion doesn’t conflict with #EnvironmentalJustice [BULLSHIT] — a new factor that had to be considered under a state law passed in 2021 — that is, as long as Casella meets a few conditions.
Environmental justice was among the concerns raised by environmental groups, local residents and the Penobscot Nation during public comment.
"The public argued there was insufficient treatment of landfill leachate — water that collects chemicals after passing through the waste — specifically for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, which runs into the #PenobscotRiver.
"The Penobscot Nations’s reservation at Indian Island is located FIVE MILES from the landfill and also includes the Penobscot River, along which Juniper Ridge is located."
Read more:
https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/10/03/maine-opens-door-for-landfill-expansion-despite-community-objections/
#WaterIsLife #PFAS #PenobscotRiver #Biosolids #WabanakiConfederacy #EnvironmentalDestruction #EnvironmentalRacism -
A Radical Podcast Ep 9: #RadicalCommunityBuilding
"In this episode of A Radical Podcast, host Jason Bayless takes listeners deep dive into the transformative concept of ‘Radical #CommunityBuilding.’ We explore its historical roots, the challenges faced; the triumphs celebrated, and its vital role in today’s society. We demonstrate the power and necessity of collective action in confronting systemic injustices such as #EconomicDisparity, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #oppression.
"Our ‘#Anarchists and Radical News’ segment highlights the #MutualAid Acupuncture Collective based in #PortlandOregon, showcasing their remarkable commitment to shared power, equity, and mutual responsibility principles. This collective, born amidst the uprising for Black lives and matured through the pandemic, aspires to create a model for this type of mutual aid work that can be replicated elsewhere. You can also support Mutual Aid Acupuncture Collective by visiting this GoFundMe Page.
"For the ‘Updates about A Radical Guide’ segment, we focus on the #WestOaklandMuralHouse, a vibrant testament to the legacy of the Black Panther Party and an extraordinary example of radical community building in action. The mural, honoring the women of the Black Panther Party, has quickly become a powerful centerpiece of this community, serving as a destination for meeting, gathering, remembering, and looking forward with hope and determination.
"Packed with inspiring stories, practical wisdom, and actionable insights, this episode invites you to rethink, reshape, and radicalize your approach to community. Tune in to ‘Radical Community Building’ and join us on this transformative journey."
Listen / Learn more:
https://www.radical-guide.com/a-radical-podcast-ep-9-radical-community-building/
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MutualAid #Resiliency #Resistance #Organizing -
A Radical Podcast Ep 9: #RadicalCommunityBuilding
"In this episode of A Radical Podcast, host Jason Bayless takes listeners deep dive into the transformative concept of ‘Radical #CommunityBuilding.’ We explore its historical roots, the challenges faced; the triumphs celebrated, and its vital role in today’s society. We demonstrate the power and necessity of collective action in confronting systemic injustices such as #EconomicDisparity, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #oppression.
"Our ‘#Anarchists and Radical News’ segment highlights the #MutualAid Acupuncture Collective based in #PortlandOregon, showcasing their remarkable commitment to shared power, equity, and mutual responsibility principles. This collective, born amidst the uprising for Black lives and matured through the pandemic, aspires to create a model for this type of mutual aid work that can be replicated elsewhere. You can also support Mutual Aid Acupuncture Collective by visiting this GoFundMe Page.
"For the ‘Updates about A Radical Guide’ segment, we focus on the #WestOaklandMuralHouse, a vibrant testament to the legacy of the Black Panther Party and an extraordinary example of radical community building in action. The mural, honoring the women of the Black Panther Party, has quickly become a powerful centerpiece of this community, serving as a destination for meeting, gathering, remembering, and looking forward with hope and determination.
"Packed with inspiring stories, practical wisdom, and actionable insights, this episode invites you to rethink, reshape, and radicalize your approach to community. Tune in to ‘Radical Community Building’ and join us on this transformative journey."
Listen / Learn more:
https://www.radical-guide.com/a-radical-podcast-ep-9-radical-community-building/
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MutualAid #Resiliency #Resistance #Organizing -
Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness amid risk of ecological damage to marine environment
Two Russian tankers carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products have sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions, threatening an ecological disaster.
The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on Sunday after being hit by a large wave.
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Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness amid risk of ecological damage to marine environment
Two Russian tankers carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products have sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions, threatening an ecological disaster.
The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on Sunday after being hit by a large wave.
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From the Bretton Woods Project: #Forests
"Finally, the [#WorldBank] ’s #forest policy and #WeakSafeguards on #ForestProtection have also been observed to infringe the rights of local communities and have failed to protect one of the planet’s most important ‘#CarbonSinks’ (see Observer Spring 2017). CSOs have called for the Bank to open up its Forest Notes – which are meant to guide the interface between its lending and forests – to consultation (see Observer Winter 2017-2018). CSOs have also been highly critical of one of the forest initiatives the Bank manages, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a climate investment fund that supports Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) projects. A March 2017 post in REDD Monitor called the FCPF, 'the most cost-inefficient tree-saving scheme ever,' owing to high administrative costs between fiscal years 2009-2015 absorbing 64 per cent of FCFP’s $55 million expenditure. More generally, the Bank’s overall approach to lending has undermined the protection of vital natural ecosystems in borrower countries. As noted by Bruce Rich in his influential 2013 book, Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction, 'When one examines the failures to conserve ecosystems, or to mitigate environmental impacts of development, one finds that failed governance at all levels is almost invariably at the root. …Many of [the Bank’s] problems are associated with a dysfunctional institutional culture in which the relentless pressure to move money out the door, even in violation of the Bank’s own policies and rules, often overrides all other considerations.'"
2017: World Bank policy lending undermines climate goals
"One of the main problems is the Bank’s refusal to adequately assess the social and environmental risks of their policy loans" - Harlem Mariño, Derechos, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
6 April 2017
"A late January report by US-based NGO Bank Information Center (BIC), together with partners in Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique and Peru, claimed that the Bank is undermining its climate commitments by supporting investment incentives for coal, gas and oil projects through its development policy financing (DPF) mechanism. DPF accounts for approximately a third of all Bank funding and provides resources for programmes of policy and institutional reforms that are agreed by the Bank and the borrowing government (see Update 82). The report argued that the Bank’s financing through DPF contradicts the internationally agreed and Bank-supported goal of limiting the global average temperature increase to 2°C, which according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would require that at least two-thirds of existing fossil fuel reserves are left in the ground.
"BIC’s report looked at the Bank’s DPF measures in four countries: Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique and Peru. It found that DPF introduced subsidies for coal in all countries, apart from Peru. For example, the report argued that Bank-supported subsidies for coal infrastructure have helped Indonesia become one of the world’s top coal exporters. It found some DPF support for renewable energy, but argued that the Bank could do more given that all countries examined have potential to develop renewable energy. For example, while Peru’s DPF provides subsidies to public-private partnerships to develop oil and gas infrastructure, it does not include plans for solar or wind power projects."
https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2017/04/world-bank-policy-lending-undermines-climate-goals/
#FCPF #REDD #Ecosystems #ProtectTheForests #EnvironmentalDestruction #ForestDegradation #Deforestation #EnvironmentalImpacts #Egypt #Indonesia #Mozambique #Peru #LeaveItInTheGround #Coal #BigOilAndGas #ExtractiveIndustries #Exploitation #EnvironmentalImpacts
#HumanRights #ParisAgreement
#ParisClimateAgreement #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #IMFLoanSharks #RenewablesNow -
From the Bretton Woods Project: #Forests
"Finally, the [#WorldBank] ’s #forest policy and #WeakSafeguards on #ForestProtection have also been observed to infringe the rights of local communities and have failed to protect one of the planet’s most important ‘#CarbonSinks’ (see Observer Spring 2017). CSOs have called for the Bank to open up its Forest Notes – which are meant to guide the interface between its lending and forests – to consultation (see Observer Winter 2017-2018). CSOs have also been highly critical of one of the forest initiatives the Bank manages, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a climate investment fund that supports Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) projects. A March 2017 post in REDD Monitor called the FCPF, 'the most cost-inefficient tree-saving scheme ever,' owing to high administrative costs between fiscal years 2009-2015 absorbing 64 per cent of FCFP’s $55 million expenditure. More generally, the Bank’s overall approach to lending has undermined the protection of vital natural ecosystems in borrower countries. As noted by Bruce Rich in his influential 2013 book, Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction, 'When one examines the failures to conserve ecosystems, or to mitigate environmental impacts of development, one finds that failed governance at all levels is almost invariably at the root. …Many of [the Bank’s] problems are associated with a dysfunctional institutional culture in which the relentless pressure to move money out the door, even in violation of the Bank’s own policies and rules, often overrides all other considerations.'"
2017: World Bank policy lending undermines climate goals
"One of the main problems is the Bank’s refusal to adequately assess the social and environmental risks of their policy loans" - Harlem Mariño, Derechos, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
6 April 2017
"A late January report by US-based NGO Bank Information Center (BIC), together with partners in Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique and Peru, claimed that the Bank is undermining its climate commitments by supporting investment incentives for coal, gas and oil projects through its development policy financing (DPF) mechanism. DPF accounts for approximately a third of all Bank funding and provides resources for programmes of policy and institutional reforms that are agreed by the Bank and the borrowing government (see Update 82). The report argued that the Bank’s financing through DPF contradicts the internationally agreed and Bank-supported goal of limiting the global average temperature increase to 2°C, which according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would require that at least two-thirds of existing fossil fuel reserves are left in the ground.
"BIC’s report looked at the Bank’s DPF measures in four countries: Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique and Peru. It found that DPF introduced subsidies for coal in all countries, apart from Peru. For example, the report argued that Bank-supported subsidies for coal infrastructure have helped Indonesia become one of the world’s top coal exporters. It found some DPF support for renewable energy, but argued that the Bank could do more given that all countries examined have potential to develop renewable energy. For example, while Peru’s DPF provides subsidies to public-private partnerships to develop oil and gas infrastructure, it does not include plans for solar or wind power projects."
https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2017/04/world-bank-policy-lending-undermines-climate-goals/
#FCPF #REDD #Ecosystems #ProtectTheForests #EnvironmentalDestruction #ForestDegradation #Deforestation #EnvironmentalImpacts #Egypt #Indonesia #Mozambique #Peru #LeaveItInTheGround #Coal #BigOilAndGas #ExtractiveIndustries #Exploitation #EnvironmentalImpacts
#HumanRights #ParisAgreement
#ParisClimateAgreement #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #IMFLoanSharks #RenewablesNow -
Amplifying this report of appalling environmental destruction of Indigenous Mohawk land on the Ottawa River in Quebec by construction firms.
Police investigations (Sûreté du Québec) are underway at Kanasetake and across Quebec with the cooperation of the community.
“In an Aug. 27 statement released to the press, Quebec’s Environment Minister said there could be upwards of $1 million in fines to each person involved in the scheme and $6 million from companies that sought to profit off the destruction of Indigenous land. This destruction is upending what little is left of the once sprawling Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory.”
https://therover.ca/a-dirty-business-in-kanesatake-and-across-quebec/
#Indigenous #Environment #EnvironmentalDestruction #ContanimatedSites #Construction #OrganizedCrime #Quebec #SQ
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Amplifying this report of appalling environmental destruction of Indigenous Mohawk land on the Ottawa River in Quebec by construction firms.
Police investigations (Sûreté du Québec) are underway at Kanasetake and across Quebec with the cooperation of the community.
“In an Aug. 27 statement released to the press, Quebec’s Environment Minister said there could be upwards of $1 million in fines to each person involved in the scheme and $6 million from companies that sought to profit off the destruction of Indigenous land. This destruction is upending what little is left of the once sprawling Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory.”
https://therover.ca/a-dirty-business-in-kanesatake-and-across-quebec/
#Indigenous #Environment #EnvironmentalDestruction #ContanimatedSites #Construction #OrganizedCrime #Quebec #SQ
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Scottish Greens
Flamingo Land are back. Over two years since they were forced to withdraw their application as a result of our campaign, the Yorkshire-based theme park operator have submitted new plans for a 'tourist resort' on the shores of Loch Lomond at Balloch. With your help, we can stop this – lodge an objection to their plans today.https://greens.scot/flamingoland
#FlamingoLand #LochLomond #EnvironmentalDestruction #development #CorporateGreed
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Scottish Greens
Flamingo Land are back. Over two years since they were forced to withdraw their application as a result of our campaign, the Yorkshire-based theme park operator have submitted new plans for a 'tourist resort' on the shores of Loch Lomond at Balloch. With your help, we can stop this – lodge an objection to their plans today.https://greens.scot/flamingoland
#FlamingoLand #LochLomond #EnvironmentalDestruction #development #CorporateGreed
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Connecting #Capitalism to #Colonialism
“Colonialism has never ended. #Slavery has never ended. #Feudalism has never ended. The power elite just find more and more inventive ways to #exploit the majority.”
by Alnoor ladha
August, 2021"When we think of colonialism, slavery, and feudalism, we perhaps envisage these subjects as elements of our history: abhorrent, destructive, and with lasting repercussions - but essentially something in our past which we must recognise, address and account. What we perhaps don’t think of is the food on our plates, the clothes we’re wearing, or even the phone in our hands.
"In our global economy, however, #SupplyChains hide a magnitude of #HumanRights abuses and #EnvironmentalDestruction, including #ChildLabour, slave labour, resource depletion, toxic #dumping, illegal #deforestation, corporate threats, the murder of #LandDefenders… amongst many other social and #ecological atrocities.
"But what does this have to do with colonialism? When it comes to consumption and the material objects which occupy our daily lives, people are increasingly talking about the hidden cost, or the true cost of things. We often see that it is communities and peoples in the so-called #GlobalSouth who are bearing that true cost. It is not by coincidence that economic globalisation, the inevitable consequence of capitalism, leads to more destruction in nations which have historically been colonised, marginalised, and labelled as ‘developing’ countries. This is because the ostensible ‘success’ of both capitalism and colonialism hinges upon exploitation."
Read more:
https://www.ecoresolution.earth/resources/captialism-to-colonialism#Oligarchy #Elite #Oiligarchy #Crapitalism #CorporateColonialism
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Connecting #Capitalism to #Colonialism
“Colonialism has never ended. #Slavery has never ended. #Feudalism has never ended. The power elite just find more and more inventive ways to #exploit the majority.”
by Alnoor ladha
August, 2021"When we think of colonialism, slavery, and feudalism, we perhaps envisage these subjects as elements of our history: abhorrent, destructive, and with lasting repercussions - but essentially something in our past which we must recognise, address and account. What we perhaps don’t think of is the food on our plates, the clothes we’re wearing, or even the phone in our hands.
"In our global economy, however, #SupplyChains hide a magnitude of #HumanRights abuses and #EnvironmentalDestruction, including #ChildLabour, slave labour, resource depletion, toxic #dumping, illegal #deforestation, corporate threats, the murder of #LandDefenders… amongst many other social and #ecological atrocities.
"But what does this have to do with colonialism? When it comes to consumption and the material objects which occupy our daily lives, people are increasingly talking about the hidden cost, or the true cost of things. We often see that it is communities and peoples in the so-called #GlobalSouth who are bearing that true cost. It is not by coincidence that economic globalisation, the inevitable consequence of capitalism, leads to more destruction in nations which have historically been colonised, marginalised, and labelled as ‘developing’ countries. This is because the ostensible ‘success’ of both capitalism and colonialism hinges upon exploitation."
Read more:
https://www.ecoresolution.earth/resources/captialism-to-colonialism#Oligarchy #Elite #Oiligarchy #Crapitalism #CorporateColonialism
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#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #environmentaldestruction / #internationalhumanitarianlaw
„The Silent Victim of Israel’s War on Gaza“
https://verfassungsblog.de/israel-war-gaza-ecocide-environment/
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'‘#Ecocide in #Gaza’: does scale of #EnvironmentalDestruction amount to a #WarCrime? -
Olive groves and farms have been reduced to packed earth; soil and groundwater has been contaminated by munitions and toxins; the sea is choked with sewage and waste; the air polluted by smoke and particulate matter.'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/gaza-israel-palestinian-war-ecocide-environmental-destruction-pollution-rome-statute-war-crimes-aoe
#IsraelHamasWar #Palestine #OPT #Israel -
Mention of @centerforbiodiv ! Follow them here on Mastodon!
Lawmakers need statewide #lithium plan, says #conservation group
By: Jennifer Sollis, Nevada Current
February 20, 2024"There are more than 80 lithium projects proposed on #Nevada’s public lands as the nation races to power the #GreenEnergy transition. Now conservation groups are looking to state lawmakers to establish a rule-making process that would help reduce the establishment of mines in areas of greatest conflict.
"Despite a growing interest in lithium mining, Nevada has not developed a state-level plan for where lithium production should – and should not – be permitted to avoid impacts on local communities and resources.
"The United States produces less than 1% of global lithium production, all from a single facility, Albemarle Corp.’s Silver Peak mine in Esmeralda County, according to the United States Geological Survey. But that may soon change, making a statewide plan necessary, say conservation groups.
"#Mining on public lands requires federal approval. However, state approval is also required for various permits needed to advance mining operations. States — including Nevada — generally regulate waste management, #groundwater use and impacts, reclamation, surface water use, and air quality operating permits.
"Conservation groups argue that those permit requirements give Nevada an opportunity to help shape the future of lithium development in the state.
"Earlier this month, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity submitted a letter to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, asking the committee to put forward a bill establishing a rule-making process that would help reduce the establishment of mines in areas of greatest conflict.
"The letter also includes a request that the bill include funding for a study by the #DesertResearchInstitute and state agencies to evaluate lithium resources in the state and determine which can be extracted with the least impact on communities and the environment.
"Lack of data around natural resources isn’t just an issue in Nevada, but nationwide.
"According to the Association of American State Geologists, the United States lacks an effective process for gathering, organizing, compiling, or publicly sharing geologic data that would help in the identification of valuable mineral deposits.
"Data collection on natural resources — like the one suggested by the Center for Biological Diversity — could improve the identification and development of critical minerals, while also identifying and avoiding sensitive resources that may be adversely affected by exploration or mining, according to a recent report on how to improve mining on public lands by the Department of the Interior.
"State Sen. Julie Pazina, the chairperson of the legislature’s Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, said the committee has yet to make any determinations for what bill draft requests they’ll make for the next Legislative session in 2025.
"'Over the next year, we will discuss and vet policy with the goal of protecting Nevada’s air, water and land for generations to come,' Pazina said.
"In Nevada, the clean energy transition has been marred by conflict with numerous projects in high conflict areas attracting litigation and public outcry.
"Earlier this year, federal land managers pulled their approval for a controversial lithium exploration project less than a mile from a treasured #wetland habitat after getting hit with a lawsuit and fierce opposition.
"Other mining projects in the state have faced backlash and delays, due to their proximity to #cultural and #ecologically sensitive areas. In one case, a small wildflower has been a source of conflict between conservationists and an #Australian mining company, seeking to build an #OpenPit lithium mine on the plant’s only known habitat.
"Last year, Washoe County commissioners withdrew a permit for a #geothermal exploration project near #Gerlach, after locals voiced fears the project could negatively impact the town’s #water supply, the structural integrity of their homes, and nearby natural hot springs.
"Permitting roadblocks, like the ones in Nevada, have been a major source of frustration for the #Biden administration.
"The potential for conflict in the state due to lithium mining is only growing. About half of the projects currently proposed in Nevada are in Esmeralda and Nye County, surrounding the town of Tonopah, a sizable population center.
"'We support domestic lithium extraction as well, if it is done in the right places and with the right techniques. We oppose business-as-usual mining, dewatering of open pits, pit lakes, excessive water consumption, #extinction of species or severe #degradation of #habitat, and regulatory shortcuts to permit bad mines faster,' wrote Patrick Donnelly, the Great Basin Director for the Center for Biological Diversity, in the letter."
https://thisisreno.com/2024/02/lawmakers-need-statewide-lithium-plan-says-conservation-group/
#WaterIsLife #LithiumMining #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDestruction #Extinction #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousLands
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The process of crafting narratives about environmental destruction
"We are currently living with bushfires, floods, pandemics and the extreme challenges of the climate crisis; the future is our present and the ways we think about it will dictate the ways we act and cope." >
https://theconversation.com/cli-fi-might-not-save-the-world-but-writing-it-could-help-with-your-eco-anxiety-218801"Eco-anxiety
is the distress caused by climate change where people are becoming anxious about their future." >
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000444
#writing #literature #narratives #climate #FossilFuels #ClimateImpact #anxiety #EcoAnxiety #WesternCountries #LivedExperiences #EnvironmentalDestruction #ClimateCrisis -
The process of crafting narratives about environmental destruction
"We are currently living with bushfires, floods, pandemics and the extreme challenges of the climate crisis; the future is our present and the ways we think about it will dictate the ways we act and cope." >
https://theconversation.com/cli-fi-might-not-save-the-world-but-writing-it-could-help-with-your-eco-anxiety-218801"Eco-anxiety
is the distress caused by climate change where people are becoming anxious about their future." >
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000444
#writing #literature #narratives #climate #FossilFuels #ClimateImpact #anxiety #EcoAnxiety #WesternCountries #LivedExperiences #EnvironmentalDestruction #ClimateCrisis -
The process of crafting narratives about environmental destruction
"We are currently living with bushfires, floods, pandemics and the extreme challenges of the climate crisis; the future is our present and the ways we think about it will dictate the ways we act and cope." >
https://theconversation.com/cli-fi-might-not-save-the-world-but-writing-it-could-help-with-your-eco-anxiety-218801"Eco-anxiety
is the distress caused by climate change where people are becoming anxious about their future." >
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000444
#writing #literature #narratives #climate #FossilFuels #ClimateImpact #anxiety #EcoAnxiety #WesternCountries #LivedExperiences #EnvironmentalDestruction #ClimateCrisis -
The process of crafting narratives about environmental destruction
"We are currently living with bushfires, floods, pandemics and the extreme challenges of the climate crisis; the future is our present and the ways we think about it will dictate the ways we act and cope." >
https://theconversation.com/cli-fi-might-not-save-the-world-but-writing-it-could-help-with-your-eco-anxiety-218801"Eco-anxiety
is the distress caused by climate change where people are becoming anxious about their future." >
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000444
#writing #literature #narratives #climate #FossilFuels #ClimateImpact #anxiety #EcoAnxiety #WesternCountries #LivedExperiences #EnvironmentalDestruction #ClimateCrisis -
The process of crafting narratives about environmental destruction
"We are currently living with bushfires, floods, pandemics and the extreme challenges of the climate crisis; the future is our present and the ways we think about it will dictate the ways we act and cope." >
https://theconversation.com/cli-fi-might-not-save-the-world-but-writing-it-could-help-with-your-eco-anxiety-218801"Eco-anxiety
is the distress caused by climate change where people are becoming anxious about their future." >
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000444
#writing #literature #narratives #climate #FossilFuels #ClimateImpact #anxiety #EcoAnxiety #WesternCountries #LivedExperiences #EnvironmentalDestruction #ClimateCrisis
