Campaigners find sewage pollution and E coli in Boat Race water https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/09/campaigners-find-sewage-pollution-and-e-coli-in-boat-race-water
Raison de vivre
Companion animals - a reason for living
For many Australians the companionship of dogs is often
“literally the only reason to survive,
to get up, to still keep going.
It gives them a reason to get up,
a reason to get out,
a reason to move around and
be in contact a little bit with the world outside."
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Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds
"Approximately 69% of households in Australia own pets, with dogs being the most common."
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https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/how-many-pets-are-there-in-australia/
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #ProstheticDevices #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate #DogAttacks #Australia #community #ReasonForLiving #CompanionAnimals #zeitgeist
Chemical pollution increases more than 100-fold after sewage discharges in South Coast waters https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chemical-pollution-sewage-discharges-south.html
Indigenous metal roars against colonialism and climate change
Indigenous metal bands are creating a loud, defiant soundtrack to their fight against colonialism and environmental destruction, blending heavy riffs with deeply political and cultural themes
https://www.ehn.org/indigenous-metal-roars-against-colonialism-and-climate-change
Pupils march to Parliament for climate action
Some 6,000 children from different schools and communities marched to Parliament with placards bearing messages to demand for a greener and more sustainable future, the need for afforestation, clean water, conservation of biodiversity and child-friendly policies
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/pupils-march-to-parliament-for-climate-action-4996590
Pet dogs pose significant threat to wildlife and ecosystems
"Many owners simply don't realize the environmental damage dogs can cause, from disturbing wildlife to polluting ecosystems...Others may feel their individual actions won't make a difference, leading to a 'tragedy of the commons' where shared spaces like beaches and woodlands suffer cumulative degradation."
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https://phys.org/news/2025-04-pet-dogs-pose-significant-threat.html
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #DogAttacks #cars #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate #degradation
Endearing and sweet-faced Irrawaddy #Dolphins face serious threats from #palmoil #pollution, fishing bycatch, tourism in S.E #Asia. Just 90-300 remain alive in the wild. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 
@palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8Pk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Unaffordable future: Study shows where climate shifts will drive insurance higher, home values lower
72% of NC counties could see property values drop as climate risks and insurance pressures reshape where people live, according to new data from First Street Foundation
https://www.wral.com/news/state/north-carolina-climate-risk-home-values-insurance-study-april-2025/
The environmental impacts of man’s best friend
We give a free pass to dogs and their owners
Study "highlighted the impacts of the world’s “commonest large carnivore” in killing and disturbing native wildlife, particularly shore birds."
A "study of animals taken to the Australia Zoo wildlife hospital found that mortality was highest after dog attacks, which was the second most common reason for admission after car strikes."
"The researchers attributed the extent of the environmental impacts to the sheer number of dogs globally, as well as “the lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners. A lot of what we’re talking about can be ameliorated by owners’ behaviour... pointing out that low compliance with leash laws was a problem."
“If nothing else, pick up your own dog shit."
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #DogAttacks #cars #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate
Des milliers d’Autochtones demandent au Parlement brésilien de protéger leurs terres
Des milliers d'Autochtones venus de tout le Brésil ont marché en cortège mardi jusqu'au Parlement à Brasilia pour réclamer la protection de leurs territoires, menacés par la déforestation et l'orpaillage illégal
Québec réaffirme son engagement envers le marché du carbone
La province garde le cap au moment où le Canada se détourne de plus en plus de tels mécanismes
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2155109/bourse-carbone-spede-assemblee-nationale
#Pollution NO2 #diesel #dieselgate #Bruxelles #Brussel #Brussels
Seuil annuel - Jaarlijkse drempel - Yearly threshold: 10 μg/m3
2025-04-09 22:08:55
CocaCola is the No1 polluter on the planet. Its packaging is needlessly damaging, its product massively damages health & the company exists SOLELY to enrich shareholders. Its very existence & success is enough evidence ON ITS OWN that we need to break from this suicidal system.
L’aéroport d’Avignon, réservé aux jets privés https://vert.eco/articles/linsolent-succes-des-jets-prives-entre-empreinte-carbone-et-controverses survit grâce à des millions d’euros de subventions publiques. La région PACA, un million d’€ chaque année. À cela s’ajoutent (certaines années, en cas de déficit) des subventions régionales d’investissement et d’équilibre, représentant respectivement 150 000 et 700 000 € en 2023. Quant à l’État, il finance l’infrastructure pour 200 000 € par an. https://vert.eco/articles/a-avignon-laeroport-naccueille-plus-que-des-jets-prives-et-survit-grace-a-des-millions-deuros-dargent-public
A 2021 report by First Street Foundation, a science and technology nonprofit, estimated that 25% of the critical infrastructure in the U.S., like airports, residential properties, streets, and emergency services like hospitals, police, and fire stations, are at risk of becoming inoperable in today’s climate in cases of flood emergencies alone
#Pollution NO2 #diesel #dieselgate #Bruxelles #Brussel #Brussels
Seuil annuel - Jaarlijkse drempel - Yearly threshold: 10 μg/m3
2025-04-09 17:05:16
À la suite de la parution des résultats de l'étude #Tara Microplastiques, Barbara était au micro d'Ici matin Orléans pour parler plus spécifiquement de l'état de cette pollution en #Loire 
#microplastiques #pollution #radio
Elderly Swiss women rally in Bern for climate protest
Climate activists have stepped up their calls for stronger action against global warming with a demonstration in Bern. On Wednesday, they revealed a 2.5-tonne "stone of offence".
Lack of clear laws around carbon rights may lead to exclusion of Indigenous peoples from forest carbon projects: Study
Report underlines significant risks to both people and nature where carbon rights are unclear or unprotected
The study covered countries that are home to 1.54 billion rural people, accounting for more than 44 per cent of the global rural population
