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A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change': Exclusive: Annual consumption of plastic

A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change': Exclusive: Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments
Source: theguardian.com

Climate Change Already Affecting Human Health: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH,

Climate Change Already Affecting Human Health: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, comprising 11 medical societies, is "sounding … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi Klein: The need for fossil fuels is destroying regions and communities,

Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi Klein: The need for fossil fuels is destroying regions and communities, causing war and famine in the process, argues the activist and author
Source: theguardian.com

Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change

Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change is ultimately due to capitalism. A destructive capitalism that extracts from nature recklessly thinking growth can be without limit on a finite planet. However, the book ends with...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food: Foods are becoming richer in carbohydrates and poorer in some

Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food: Foods are becoming richer in carbohydrates and poorer in some essential nutrients - the result of pumping carbon dioxide into the air, warns Irakli Loladze
Source: newscientist.com

Cool Dudes: The Denial of Climate Change among Conservative White Males in the United States: We examine whether conservative

Cool Dudes: The Denial of Climate Change among Conservative White Males in the United States: We examine whether conservative white males are more likely than are other adults in the U.S. general public to endorse climate change denial. We draw theoretical and analytical guidance from the... Aaron M....
Source: researchgate.net

2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño

2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.
Source: nasa.gov

Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties

Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties around us. Touches on current issues such as finance, climate change, and terrorism. Written by a former president of the European Research Council the book covers many aspects...
Source: wiley.com