The ambitious project uses huge floating nets and giant tubes to collect the sea junk and transport it to shore where it will be recycled by Saqib Shah https://www.thesun.co.uk (April 23 2018) blob:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ocean-plastic-cleanup-machine-great-pacific-garbage-patch-launch-boyan-slat-a8317226.html THE FIRST-EVER machine to clean up the…

A new study looked at sea, rock, and lake salt sold around the world. Here’s what you need to know. by Laura Parker https://relay.nationalgeographic.com (October 17 2018) Salt is produced on Madura Island, Indonesia, by evaporating seawater, an ancient technique.…

by Jerri-Lynn Scofield Naked Capitalism (October 21 2018) Regular readers of my plastics posts know that I’m skeptical of the premise that the recycling fairy will be able to rid the world of the problems raised by overuse of plastics…

The GUARDIAN Patrick Greenfield, Sarah Marsh and Maeve McClenaghan Mon 8 Oct 2018 Charities condemn ‘horrifying’ number of deaths on streets and in shelters More than 440 homeless people have died on streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK…

4 Oct at 22:01 The S-300 May Destroy and Expose the F-35 by Federico Pieraccini Strategic Culture Foundation (September 30 2018) The tragic episode that caused the death of fifteen Russian air force personnel has had immediate repercussions on the…

Global warming may not only be causing more destructive hurricanes, but it could also be shaking the ground beneath our feet by Bill McGuire The Guardian (October 16 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/climate-change-triggers-earthquakes-tsunamis-volcanoes#img-1 A tsunami floods over a breakwater in the city of…

The definition, causes, and effects Climate change is one of the biggest crises facing humanity. Let’s all get a grip on exactly what it is by WIRED (May 15 2018) Getty Images / David McNew / Stringer Climate change is…