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#5Giugno per la Giornata mondiale dell’#Ambiente uno studio di #SocietàeDiritti, rivista #OpenAccess, analizza le ricadute #sociali dell'attuazione degli obiettivi stabiliti dalle #PoliticheAmbientali europee
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https://doi.org/10.54103/2531-6710/19313
#DannoAmbientale #ComunitàEuropea #environment
Verso un’analisi socio-giuridica delle questioni ambientali in Europa
The author draws attention to the environmental issues of European law as well as the importance of Sociology of law.doi.org
Excellent article by Sharon Lerner. Long, but reads fast like intrigue fiction (but 100% true).
#pollution #PublicHealth #CorporateCrime #3M #environment
> After the late ’70s, when 3M scientists established that the chemical was toxic in animals and was accumulating in humans, it produced millions of pounds per year.
> all people have at least one forever chemical in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.ProPublica
Are ‘#ForeverChemicals’ In Your Favorite Sparkling Water? Here’s What to Know
Many brands have #PFAS levels of more than 1 part per trillion, exceeding the #Environmental Working Group's recommendation.
By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
Published on April 28, 2024
"Bottled and canned water is often considered a healthier or safer option, thanks to purification and processing. But that may not necessarily be the case. In 2020, Consumer Reports ran a study to determine PFAS levels in 47 bottled waters, including 35 noncarbonated and 12 carbonated samples. Many of the carbonated waters had PFAS in them."
https://www.foodandwine.com/pfas-in-sparkling-water-8640113
#PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
#Toxic #DowChemical #DuPont #3M #BASF #Teflon #RainWater #DrinkingWater #BlueTriton #PolandSpring
Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Your Favorite Sparkling Water? Here’s What to Know
Tests and research show that to avoid PFAS, it may be best to make your own sparkling water at home using a countertop soda maker.Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner (Food & Wine)
Books - Karl Widerquist
List of Books Universal Basic Income: Essential Knowledge (forthcoming 2024) The Problem of Property: Taking the Freedom of Nonowners Seriously (2023) The Prehistory of Private Property: Implications for Modern Political Theory (2021) A Critical Anal…Karl Widerquist
We're struggling to have #energy without destroying our #environment and they say that future #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence will consume vastly more power than people have expected
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/01/18/2352248/sam-altman-says-ai-depends-on-energy-breakthrough
Sam Altman Says AI Depends On Energy Breakthrough - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday said an energy breakthrough is necessary for future artificial intelligence, which will consume vastly more power than people have expected.hardware.slashdot.org
By now, you should realize that there is no chance — zero — that global warming will remain comfortably below 1.5°C. It’s not going to happen, even though back in 2015 in Paris, nearly every country in the world agreed to take all necessary actions to achieve that.
So we know 1.5 is dead at this point. But why is it dead?
Take a look at the chart below of 40 leading nations and how each of them have done so far in meeting their climate commitments.
Nobody, not one nation, is on track to do what they promised. All we ever get is more Business As Usual.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #CO2 #Emissions
Sadly, It's Not 'Just Another Summer.' We Must End the Fossil Fuel Industry | Opinion
My fellow human beings, we're in the process of losing basically everything, as the latest data demonstrates.Peter Kalmus (Newsweek)
If a Cactus Can't Survive This, Neither Can You
On the absurdities of "personal heat tolerance."Jessica Wildfire (OK Doomer)
Welcome to the official Mastodon channel of the Department of Environment of the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Follow us for the latest updates on #environment and #geoscience.
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https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3460-eng.pdf <-- their shared report as a PDF
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