Listen up U.S.: Europe is cracking down on the tremendous waste in so many things we buy, so that recyclability, durability and repairability become standard…
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Good reads here on why COVID may no longer be a pandemic, and how the virus is now endemic (but stay up-to-date on vaccinations and mask when appropriate)…
From nymag.com: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/09/biden-right-to-say-the-pandemic-is-over-on-60-minutes.html From the American Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/how-we-will-know-when-covid-19-has-become-endemic coronavirus, Parodi, AMA, masking, vaccination
As overpopulation and climate change diminish water supplies in the West, Oregon irrigation districts are looking at innovation to stop water loss from irrigation ditches…
From grist.org: https://grist.org/parched/ oasis civilization, limits to supply of water, wasteful irrigation ditches, "drought"
Good news about “agrisolar” and how solar panels and agriculture can work hand in hand…
From IndyStar: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2022/09/13/purdue-leading-research-to-grow-solar-and-crops-together-in-corn-belt/66843196007/ farming, ranching, renewables, dual use of land, climate change, extra income
Good news, especially if it means a decrease in the number of “pseudo-Christians” out there, who apparently have no idea what Jesus was about, or if it means respect for the separation of church and state so crucial to our democracy…
Our Founding Fathers knew separation of church and state was vital to freedom and democracy. From The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/09/13/us-christians-percentage-pew-secularism/?...
From our Man-caused climate change section: climate change is wreaking havoc with an unprecedented drought in the American southwest…
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/us-west-megadrought-climate-disaster? global warming, drought in the West, drought in Montana, water wars, whiskey's for drinking, water's for...
Overtourism is not just a global problem, it has arrived in Montana and the rest of the West…
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/20/national-parks-america-overcrowding-crisis-tourism-visitation-solutions Information from Montana Public Radio: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-03-23/most-montanans-think-tourism-is-overcrowding-the-state-survey-says From responsibletourismpartnership.org: https://responsibletourismpartnership.org/overtourism/ adverse experience for both tourists and locals,...