Happy Soul Food Friday
This week: Confront the Brutal Facts about Climate Change but Never Give Up Hope!
Here are both the challenges as well as some innovative solutions on the horizon.
Confront the brutal facts-
A Big Part of the Problem-
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution:
Study confirms Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders
Sink/Rise- Pre-Apocalyptic- South Pacific Islanders on the brink of losing their homes, lands and livelihoods due to climate change:
These haunting underwater photos portray climate change in a new way (cnn.com)
The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change
Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms.
The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change | WIRED
Scientists sound the alarm over dramatic loss of 3 billion birds in North America: ‘We’re watching … extinction happen’
The staggering drop in bird populations serves as a sobering signal of an urgent need to take action. Since the 1970s, bird enthusiasts have watched the skies empty and heard the birdsongs go silent as nearly 3 billion birds vanished in North America. Disturbed by the findings of an expansive body of research, scientists across the globe are sounding the alarm as half of the world’s bird populations are in decline. What’s happening?
But Never Give Up Hope!
Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here’s what they sent us
Photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.
Happy photos from around the world for the International Day of Happiness : Goats and Soda : NPR
Many Innovative Solutions-
Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics:
Research from UC San Diego shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months
Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (ucsd.edu)
Can this technology help refreeze Arctic ice?
Global warming is rapidly melting some of the world’s largest ice shelves but a UK startup believes it may be possible to refreeze new layers of ice.
This technology may help refreeze the arctic | CNN
A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint
As Earth keeps warming, the ‘Cage of Cages’ emerges as a contender to cool our impact.
A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint (popularmechanics.com)
The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works
Mammoth will suck in air using giant fans, separate the carbon and transport it underground where it will transform into stone
‘World’s largest’ plant to suck carbon out of the air and turn it into stone opens in Iceland | CNN
Thanks this week go to Chris B, and all of you committed to stewarding our tiny blue planet!
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Neville
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I can’t throw a curveball to save my life.
I have two left feet on the dance floor.
My sense of humor is practically laughable.
I’m a hair stylists’ worst nightmare.
And I can barely strum a guitar.
Who am I? I’m Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world.
Like everyone else, there are thousands of things you cannot do.
Ignore them. Focus on what you can do, and do them well.
You’ll flat-out surprise yourself.
“Never let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you CAN do!”
—Stephen Pierce
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