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A dead sperm whale that washed up in a national park in Indonesia had about 13 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach. 

According to the Associated Press, rescuers from Wakatobi National Park discovered a large lump of plastic waste inside the 31-foot mammal’s carcass Monday, which included 115 drinking cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, two flip-flops, a nylon sack and more than 1,000 other assorted pieces of plastic.

November 14, 2018

Late last month, a team of researchers said Earth’s oceans had warmed 60% more than anyone had realized. Now that result appears unlikely, since a mathematician and climate contrarian has uncovered a scientific error.

  14 Nov 2018

Indigenous groups call on government to halt development projects in Amazon, saying they threaten food, land and water.

Quito, Ecuador - More than 1,500 indigenous protesters had a clear message as they march through Ecuador's capital Quito on Wednesday: Stop mining on, or near, indigenous territory.

Agreement with unions includes early retirement for miners, re-skilling and environmental restoration

Oct. 26, 2018

“If, as history shows, fantasies of weather and climate control have chiefly served commercial and military interests, why should we expect the future to be different?”
—James Fleming, Fixing the Sky1

30 Oct 2018

The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists

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Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an emergency that threatens civilisation.

Oct 31, 2018 - The Oakland city council passed resolution Tuesday endorsing declaration of a climate emergency and calling for just transition.

"We have a right and duty to rebel in the face of this tyranny of idiocy—in the face of this planned collective suicide."