‘It is only the start of the monsoon season, but already Pakistan is experiencing some of the worst flooding it has seen in over 80 years.’
via Severe flooding in Pakistan – The Big Picture – Boston.com.
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“So the question is, how are we all going to respond to this? We can do all sorts of things to fix it, but in the final analysis the thing we really need to fix is ourselves. It’s not about the fish, it’s not about the pollution, it’s not about the climate change. It’s about us and our greed, and our need for growth, and our inability to image a world which is different from the selfish world we live in today.”
“So the question is will we respond to this or not? I would say that the future of life and the dignity of human beings depends on our doing that.”
]]>The animals face threats including habitat loss and climate change.’
via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Census reveals extinction threat.
]]>via EPA delays 79 permits for Appalachian surface mines | McClatchy.
]]>via Beijing’s smog is back year after Olympics – Yahoo! News.
]]>via Boom in hydropower pits fish against climate – Los Angeles Times.
]]>via Smart tech could save billions of liters of water | Green Business | Reuters.
This article goes on to include interesting factoids from a RiverNetwork.org report:
“U.S. water-related energy use is at least 521 million megawatt hours a year — equivalent to 13 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption,” said a River Network Carbon Footprint of Water report published in May.
“The carbon associated with moving, treating and heating water in the U.S. is at least 290 million tonnes a year.”
]]>via More than 800 wildlife species now extinct | Green Business | Reuters.
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