https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b APEs 2019 en-us 2019-05-13 17:50:41 UTC 2019-05-23 17:40:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f418.png mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/359615809 High concentrations of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, or PFOS, and perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, were found during two underground-water surveys in June and July.
They have been known to cause tumors, increases in body and organ weight and death in animals.“It is pretty certain that Kadena Air Base is causing the high PFOS by using firefighting foam containing PFOS at the flight line; however, we haven’t been able to investigate on their side to make a definitive determination,” the enterprise bureau spokesman said.]]> 2019-05-13 18:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/359615809 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360042753 An EU palm oil ban, designed to protect tropical forests, might instead harm the livelihoods of farmers and increase forest loss if countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia switch to markets with fewer environmental checks and balances.]]> 2019-05-14 18:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360042753 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360045171 Former coffee shop workers believe they can extract sustainable oil from used coffee grounds, potentially reducing palm oil deforestation and food waste.]]> 2019-05-14 18:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360045171 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360471155 Both macro plastics and micro plastics rain down into the deep ocean, and that’s how plastic gets in places like the Mariana Trench. Plastic has toxins in it — things like PCBs, BPA, and phthalates.  They stick around in a process called bio magnification, higher-level predators, like us, tend to build up higher and more dangerous concentrations.]]> 2019-05-15 17:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360471155 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360475882 More consumers are becoming aware of the companies they are purchasing from, causing organic farming to become a trend. Organic farming is more beneficial to conventional farming methods and is lowering the risk of biodiversity loss. ]]> 2019-05-15 17:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360475882 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360478912 The scientists said plastic was everywhere in the nurseries.A NOAA oceanographer, said this is the first time that scientists have confirmed that larval (or just hatched) fish from tropical ecosystems are ingesting plastics.]]> 2019-05-15 17:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/360478912 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361274775 Especially for the most vulnerable members of society, cooling access is a climate justice and equality issue. The direct and indirect emissions from room ACs alone could contribute to as much as a 0.5 degree Celsius increase in global warming by 2100.To promote the adoption of more energy-efficient ACs, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency defines the minimum energy performance standards for ACs and has been raising this efficiency performance requirement at nearly 3% every year.]]> 2019-05-17 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361274775 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361276807 The research shows head-to-toe harm, from heart and lung disease to diabetes and dementia, and from liver problems and bladder cancer to brittle bones and damaged skin. Fertility, foetuses and children are also affected by toxic air, the review found.]]> 2019-05-17 17:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361276807 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361277615 “air pollution is just as bad as cigarette smoke.” This evidence arrives alongside the alarming news that air quality is actually worsening for many cities.Those exposed to higher levels of air pollutants, particularly nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter released by fossil fuel combustion, were significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease]]> 2019-05-17 17:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361277615 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361279155  The refrain we hear, time and again, is that the only way we can feed our hungry planet is by cultivating vast monocultures of a handful of high-yielding plants (and animals). But when we shrink our diet to just a few select crops, we might be more efficient in the short run, but we increase long-term risks. One pest or disease, coupled with the volatility of a changing climate, can endanger them all.]]> 2019-05-17 17:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361279155 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361280717  Cattle ranching is responsible for as much as 80% of the ongoing deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, as trees are felled to create grazing pasture.In 2017, JBS was fined nearly $8 million for buying cattle that they knew was raised on illegally deforested Amazon land. ]]> 2019-05-17 17:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361280717 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361282141 Halcyon Agri Corp, the world’s largest rubber processor, is taking steps toward a more sustainable and transparent natural rubber supply chain following vocal public outcries from environmental NGOs last year.]]> 2019-05-17 17:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361282141 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361282792 Though the fires are on the outskirts of the capital, they’ve caused a decline in air quality in the city by emitting dangerous particles. For more than 48 hours, residents were exposed to PM2.5 particles]]> 2019-05-17 18:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361282792 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361283329 In London, the peak indoor pollution resulted from frying sausages and steaks.Research published in February found that cooking a Sunday roast on a gas hob can drive small particle pollution in homes far above the levels found in the most polluted cities on Earth for an hour or two.]]> 2019-05-17 18:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361283329 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361283990 But every story has its villains: Humans are burning fossil fuels, causing the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are adding an extra blanket on an already feverish planet.]]> 2019-05-17 18:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361283990 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361284757
Plastic bags do contribute to global warming. Plastic needs anywhere from decades up to 1,000 years to decompose, and recent research shows that plastic can release methane and ethylene early on in the decomposition process if it's exposed to ultraviolet light.]]> 2019-05-17 18:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361284757 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361285559 New research reveals how soil bacteria build the only known enzyme for the destruction of the potent global warming and ozone-depleting gas nitrous oxide. Alongside carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as 'laughing gas', is now a cause for great concern, and there is much international focus on reducing emissions. It is hoped that the findings will help pave the way for strategies to mitigate the damaging effects of N2O.]]> 2019-05-17 18:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361285559 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361286474 What many people may not know, however, is that oil palm trees – the fruit of which is used to create palm oil – have a limited commercial lifespan of 25 years. Once this period has ended, the plantation is cut down and replanted, as older trees start to become less productive and are difficult to harvest.]]> 2019-05-17 18:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361286474 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361287232 Earth could lose a lot of species and humans would still be fine — but that’s not a reason to allow biodiversity to collapse. Rich, healthy ecosystems should be allowed to exist for reasons independent of their economic value to humans.]]> 2019-05-17 18:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361287232 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361287817 “Our data suggest that more-severe changes in ecosystem functioning occur in the arid lowlands and the cold montane zone,” says the study published in Nature last month (27 March).  “Our study reveals that climate can modulate the effects of land use on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and points to a lowered resistance of ecosystems in climatically challenging environments to continuing land-use changes in tropical mountainous regions.”]]> 2019-05-17 18:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/361287817 mackenzie_gehringer https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/363029273 2019-05-23 17:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_gehringer/dkvo0hcm525b/wish/363029273