Environment

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World Economic Forum
flipped into Coronavirus and Global Health
News
An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist explain: how to stay safe when flying
weforum.org - Paloma Beamer
• Two experts walk you through how to minimize the risk of air travel. • They advise you to adopt a method called a 'Heirarchy of Control' that is often …
8 hours ago
Fast Company
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Business
Productive remote workers do these 5 simple things every day
Fast Company - Elizabeth Grace Saunders
As a time management coach, I advise using these five strategies to increase your productivity when working from home. As certain workers are beginning to return to the office, some are thrilled to have
11 hours ago
Global News
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Canada
Crews dealing with out-of-control wildfire in Antigonish County
Global News - graemebenjamin1
Crews are dealing with yet another out-of-control wildfire in Nova Scotia, this time in Antigonish County. Nova Scotia Lands and Forestry says the …
5 hours ago
Home
This Sustainable 290-Square-Foot Tiny House Can Be Configured Over 1,000 Ways
apartmenttherapy.com - Nicoletta Richardson
Some people can adapt to their environments extremely quickly, and apparently, so can tiny houses—at least in the case of Casa Ojalá. Built by …
4 hours ago
Daily Kos
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Climate Change
One million species may go extinct, and one nation may be the cause
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner for Daily Kos
The millions of other species on this planet would surely appreciate a decrease in the smoke in their air, toxins in their soil, and microplastics …
1 hour ago
Forbes
flipped into Leadership
Business
The 7 Biggest Job Search Mistakes (That Are The Easiest To Fix!)
Forbes - Dawn Graham
With the unexpected downturn in the economy, if you find yourself suddenly in a job search (or suspect you might be in one soon), you’re going to experience a market that is highly competitive. Not only
1 hour ago
Climate Change
Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming
nature.com - Isaac Brito-Morales, David S. Schoeman, Jorge García Molinos, Michael T. Burrows, Carissa J. Klein, Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, Kristin Kaschner, Cristina Garilao, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes, Anthony J. Richardson
Slower warming in the deep ocean encourages a perception that its biodiversity is less exposed to climate change than that of surface waters. We …
7 hours ago
The Guardian
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News
CDC warns of aggressive cannibal rats facing shortage of garbage to eat
The Guardian - Edward Helmore
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of “unusual or aggressive” behavior in American rats as a consequence of more than two months of human lockdown for city-dwelling rodents who
9 hours ago
DW News
flipped into Environment
Sustainability
The recycling dilemma: good plastic, bad plastic?
DW News - Jeanette Cwienk
The best plastic is the kind that is never generated in the first place, the second best is recycled. EU plans for a circular economy stipulate …
12 hours ago
Gizmodo
Science
No, You're Not Imagining Things. These Moss Balls Move
Gizmodo - Jody Serrano
In some places around the world, you can find bright green balls of moss scattered across glaciers. That picture is incredible all by itself, but …
20 hours ago
Salon
flipped into Health & Science
Climate Change
Microsoft’s ambitious climate goal forgets about its oil contracts
Salon - Maddie Stone
This post originally appeared on Grist. Grist is a nonprofit news agency working toward a planet that doesn't burn and a future that doesn't suck. Sign up to receive Grist's top stories in your inbox.
1 hour ago
Forbes
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Business
We're Going To Be Living In A Liquid World
Forbes - Enrique Dans
If one thing is clear from observing the highly disruptive impact COVID-19, it’s that we are heading toward a liquid world, one characterized by the virtues of flexibility, versatility and resilience.
5 hours ago
Barron's
Climate Change
A World Redrawn: US Coronavirus Response Fatally 'Chaotic,' Says Noam Chomsky
Barron's - Laura BONILLA
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the …
21 hours ago
Climate Change
Siberia in Midst of Freak Heat Wave - The Moscow Times
themoscowtimes.com - The Moscow Times
Western Siberia is experiencing abnormally high May temperatures, with some areas above the Arctic Circle breaking record-highs, The Siberian Times …
13 hours ago
The Week
flipped into Entertainment & lifestyle
Health
Private gain must no longer be allowed to elbow out the public good
theweek.com - Dirk Philipsen
Adam Smith had an elegant idea when addressing the notorious difficulty that humans face in trying to be smart, efficient, and moral. In The Wealth of …
13 hours ago
New York Post
flipped into Living
Climate Change
Climate change ‘killing far more people than we record’, experts warn
New York Post - The Sun
Official death records are not reflecting the actual amount of deaths caused by the climate crisis, according to a new study. A team of Australian …
3 hours ago
Reuters
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News
WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining
Reuters - by Emma Farge
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization
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Daily Mail
flipped into Coronavirus Latest
Public Health
Ibiza is hit by a plague of Asian tiger mosquitoes
dailymail.co.uk - By Rita Sobot For Mailonline
Ibiza is being hit by a plague of mosquitoes four times bigger than usual as a result of an unexpected spin-off from the coronavirus pandemic. Health …
8 hours ago
EcoWatch
Climate Change
Another Hole in the Ozone Layer? Climate Change May Be to Blame
ecowatch.com - By Jeremy Deaton
You may have heard about the hole in the ozone layer, which hovers over Antarctica. It has shrunk over time thanks to policies that curbed the use of …
3 hours ago
Greentech Media
flipped into Latest Renewable Energy News
Business
The Right Coronavirus Recovery Could Make 2019 The Year of Peak Carbon
greentechmedia.com - Martyn Link
While COVID-19 continues to have devastating consequences across the globe, the lockdown triggered by the virus has driven a material reduction in …
13 hours ago
People
flipped into Coronavirus: How the world is coping
Celebrity News
Hungry Rats May Become 'Aggressive' amid COVID-19 Restaurant Shutdowns, CDC Says
People - Jason Duaine Hahn
Rats have lost a central source of food after the coronavirus outbreak led to the closure of restaurants across the country — and now, the wild rodents may become unusually violent as they fight for survival.
1 hour ago
WIRED
flipped into Science
Science
Meet This Museum's All-Star Arachnids and Insects
WIRED - Matt Simon
The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is home to a coral reef, a four-story bubble that encapsulates a replica of a rain forest, and …
13 hours ago
The Washington Post
Nutrition
Just how bad could a second wave be?
The Washington Post - Tom Toles
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Entrepreneur
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Business
How to Lead in the Face of Doubt
Entrepreneur - Thomas Edwards, Jr.
Doubt is a very powerful entity that, without tools, can consume your life, especially during these present times. First, it’s important to know it’s perfectly OK to feel the way you do. Second, this is
5 hours ago
The Washington Times
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Conservative View
Considering history, COVID-19 is hardly a plague
The Washington Times - Peter Vincent Pry
Best known is the Black Death (1347-51), introduced to Europe from Asia through trade routes, carried by rats and transmitted by fleas. This bubonic …
11 hours ago
Slate
flipped into Technology
Climate Change
Planting Trees Won’t Stop Climate Change
slate.com - Ted Williams
Humans have long believed that planting trees, any kind of tree, anywhere, is good, something Mother Nature cries out for, something that might even …
13 hours ago
Hindustan Times
flipped into World
Science
No break for nature? Here’s how Covid-19 crisis is harming the world’s forests
hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
With most of the planet locked down due to the Covid-19 crisis, experts believe this could be the time when nature finally takes a break amid low …
16 hours ago
Fast Company
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Business
3 must-haves to collaborate and brainstorm when your team all works remotely
Fast Company - Lydia Dishman
The CEO of Tonkean says “Many of us took for granted just how many ideas were cooked up back when we enjoyed the luxury of working together, in person.” Here’s how to create space for the same spontaneous
14 hours ago
Inverse
flipped into Science
Science
Can you spread the Covid-19 with cash? A health scientist splits fact from fiction
Inverse - Marilyn Roberts
Some people worry that cash may be spreading the coronavirus. Earlier this year, both China and South Korea began sterilizing their bills using UV …
22 hours ago
American Military News
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China
China says it's on 'brink of Cold War' with US over coronavirus
americanmilitarynews.com - Ryan Morgan
Officials in China are now saying that relations with the U.S. are worsening to a Cold War-like point over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Chinese …
8 hours ago