Environmental News Articles and Issues: 23 September 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
The hard truths of climate change
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-019-02711-4/index.html
This isn’t extinction, it’s extermination
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2019/sep/20/this-isnt-extinction-its-extermination-the-people-killing-nature-know-what-theyre-doing
The window to save arctic sea ice is rapidly closing
As Amazon burns, 230 big investors call on firms to protect rainforests
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-investors-idUSKBN1W32T3?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d82fa001588af0001483c64&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&utm_source=reddit.com
Toxic haze from forest fires closes schools and airports in Indonesia, Malaysia
https://www.france24.com/en/20190918-indonesia-forest-fires-toxic-haze-environment-schools-airports-close-malaysia
GOOD NEWS:
Adidas is turning ocean plastic waste into sneakers and sportswear
https://www.cleantechexpress.com/2019/09/adidas-is-turning-plastic-ocean-waste.html
BAD NEWS:
Air pollution can reach the placenta around a developing baby
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/air-pollution-can-reach-placenta-around-developing-baby