HUGE WIN! Vermont just passed a bill to ban consumer use of bee-killing neonic pesticides!
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 9, 2019
With 40% of pollinators on the brink of extinction, this is critical step to curb insect decline before it's too late. #SaveTheBees πhttps://t.co/QPiR6E07iU
The United States is the all-time biggest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet.
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 3, 2019
We need to take responsibility for driving the climate crisis and pass a #GreenNewDeal that phases out fossil fuels and ramps up renewable energy!https://t.co/mxjusKZpu0
"At a time when civilization is accelerating toward disaster, climate silence continues to reign across the bulk of the US news media."#ClimateCrisishttps://t.co/JWGVfu6KPQ
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 8, 2019
In Alaska, climate change is showing increasing signs of disrupting everyday life https://t.co/0gVzQGHfL7 @capitalweather @islivingston
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) May 9, 2019
Monsanto has spent millions financing ghostwritten studies to discredit independent science β which is just part of a campaign to cover up how toxic its pesticides truly are.
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 9, 2019
EPA must stop prioritizing industry profits over public health.https://t.co/XeJeKal4dw
βThe essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller & increasingly frayed,β said Prof. Settele, co-chair of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment.
— Pew Environment (@pewenvironment) May 9, 2019
This is why expanding, connecting, & effectively managing marine protected areas can't wait. https://t.co/CIYT5gFxCc
Luchtvaart hoort in Nederland niet bij de grote vervuilers, met dank aan de kolencentrales. In 16 andere Europese landen zitten luchtvaartmaatschappijen wel in top-10 van CO2-uitstoters. In VK, Ierland, Noorwegen en Zweden zijn ze de grootste vervuiler.https://t.co/yHjpUjYYzg
— Mark Duursma (@markduursma) May 9, 2019
Thank you to the New York legislators who stood up for human health & environment by approving this important bill to #BanChlorpyrifos β a toxic, brain-damaging pesticide!@SteveEngles @toddkaminsky @NYGovCuomo https://t.co/HpvUQns8nV
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 9, 2019
Call your parents. π https://t.co/Zfw4YMmJAd
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 8, 2019
The winds of change are blowing through the US as Washington becomes the 5th state to establish a 100 percent #cleanenergy target.β‘οΈβ‘οΈhttps://t.co/HchOKDX37v
— UN Environment in North America (@UNEnvironmentNA) May 9, 2019
The food sector generates nearly one-third of GHG emissions.
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 9, 2019
"Our agricultural system is so intertwined with the economic system that is causing the climate crisis that any #GreenNewDeal will need to address how we produce and consume what we eat."https://t.co/Ct6MBPt71m
In a report that elicited calls for congressional action "senior officials at the [EPA] disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule that restricted but did not ban #asbestos." https://t.co/V9hhbpRmAK
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) May 9, 2019
Plastic pollution represents a triple threat to birds through
— UN Environment (@UNEnvironment) May 9, 2019
π΄ Ingestion of plastic waste
π΄ Plastic being used as nest material that can harm chicks
π΄ Entanglement in discarded fishing gear
Call for urgent action ahead of #WorldMigratoryBirdDay https://t.co/L3dNP2CB6q
Last week we joined @greenpeaceusa and @AmazonWatch in supporting Indigenous communities in Brazil who are fighting against forest destruction and human rights abuses.https://t.co/WdmmOR9XV3
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) May 9, 2019
Air pollution in many national parks is as bad as Los Angeles https://t.co/d4ghjOPPqt @grist
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) May 9, 2019
Illegal fishing is linked to transnational organized crime such as:
— Pew Environment (@pewenvironment) May 9, 2019
β’ money laundering
β’ human and drug trafficking
β’ corruption labor violations (@RUSI_org https://t.co/cXUbM8JtsF)
Here's how the #seafood industry can #AvoidTheRisk: https://t.co/KWNlNF73aC pic.twitter.com/DukRY3BssP
Nature everywhere is declining at a speed never previously seen and our need for ever more food and energy are the main drivers@BBCScienceNews https://t.co/MSBWyGyYT2
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) May 7, 2019
EU 'outright dangerous' in its use of natural resources, says WWF https://t.co/bd5AZb35iK
— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) May 9, 2019
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