Tag: ocean
Human noise pollution is harming ocean creatures
Noise from vessels, sonar, seismic surveys and construction can damage marine animals' hearing, change their behaviors and, in some cases, threaten their ability to survive.
New study finds underestimation of microplastics in ocean—concentration far greater
A new study estimated the concentration of microplastics in the ocean to be far greater than previously determined.
Affirming belief that waters are for drilling and pillaging, Trump erases...
New executive order revokes Obama-era policy put in place following Deepwater Horizon.
Scientists launch groundbreaking study on health risks of microplastics in seafood
Studies have already found that sea salt can be rich in plastic and that we likely consume the tiny bits that get embedded in many types of seafood.
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Greta Thunberg on climate promises versus actions
Thunberg sat down in her Stockholm kitchen to talk about what she expects—and hopes—will come from the global event.
6 ways restaurants can reduce their environmental impact
The restaurant industry struggles to meet consumers’ sustainability standards because of conventional management patterns.
Toxic Clichés
Our students will be facing challenges beyond what we can begin to imagine, if these past few years are any indication, crises that require far-ranging intelligence, imagination, sensitivity.
Exposed: how Pfizer exploits secretive vaccine contracts to strong-arm governments
“Pfizer has used its monopoly on a lifesaving vaccine to extract concessions from desperate governments,” said the report’s author, urging action from the Biden administration.
Taking aim at predatory equity firms, Warren leads bill to ‘stop Wall Street looting’
"Private equity firms get rich off of stripping assets from companies, loading them up with a bunch of debt, and then leaving workers, consumers, and whole communities in the dust."