Source: Dallas police shootings and #blacklivesmatter
New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public / Boing Boing
Video: Salt of the Earth
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We caught up with legendary surfer and skateboard pioneer, Tony Alva at Vans’ recent 50th birthday celebrations at House of Vans London for a chat about skaters who surf, exploitation in skateboarding, the Olympics and the secret to a 42-year professional career, among other topics. Illustration: Marke Newton Interview: Henry Kingsford What have you been […]
Source: Tony Alva interview – Grey Skateboard Magazine
Methane explosions are forming craters in the northern tundra of Russia — and that’s deeply alarming to climatologists.
Source: Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away
At least 33 US cities used water testing ‘cheats’ over lead concerns
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China plans undersea lab, 3km down / Boing Boing
Eigentlich soll Palmöl im Kraftstoff das Klima schützen. Nach Ansicht von Umweltschützern ist das Gegenteil der Fall.
Source: Biokraftstoffe: Europa giert nach Palmöl – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Dwindling of Arctic’s oldest ice since 1990
Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as a result of ‘dramatic impact of climate change’ on the Solomon Islands
Source: Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits
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Warning against dangers to “workers, communities, and our environment,” more than 450 environmental advocacy groups called on Congress to reject the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Source: ‘Free Trade’ Will Kill Climate Movement, Hundreds of Groups Warn Congress
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Source: Westside Historic : Photo
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A Tiny Spock Leaning on a 1964 Buick Riviera Is the Best Hot Wheels Car Ever
Australia’s natural wonder is in mortal danger. Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest. Using exclusive photographs and new data, a Guardian special report investigates how the reef has been devastated – and what can be done to save it
Source: The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare | Environment | The Guardian
World’s first grid-connected tidal array almost complete
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Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N? Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
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You Know You Should Use Sunscreen. But Are You Using It Right?
Fort McMurray and the Fires of Climate Change
10 Buildings That Prove Solar Can Be Beautiful
Melting ice sheets changing the way the Earth wobbles on its axis, says Nasa
Scientists have found a way to recycle sunlight, and it could cause a solar-power revolution
Story of cities #3: the birth of Baghdad was a landmark for world civilisation
Everything You Should Know About Sound
The Case For Optimism On Climate Change
Pickled Onions Are the Perfect DIY Gift for the Cocktail Lover in Your Life
Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20) Foundation Press Release: 8 October 2015, Lima – Finance Ministers of the Vulnerable Twenty (V20)
Source: Vulnerable Twenty Group V20 – Founded
Source: The First Badass Female Guitarist: Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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In a rare move to shun tourism profits for environmental protection, 10 popular dive sites have been shut down in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis
Source: Thailand closes dive sites over coral bleaching crisis | Environment | The Guardian
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My name is Freddy from Bidart, France and I wanted to share a link of my latest video edit . It’s of some random surf sessions with friends in the South West of France this winter who surf for Gato Bask / Gato Heroi. Thanks for watching! – Freddy Bermond
Source: Video: Xolomak Iii
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Australian projects are viable already – now the industry needs investors willing to take a risk on large-scale renewable energy
Scientists don’t know how much flooding Antarctic melting will cause — but it may wipe out cities.
Source: Fate of World’s Coastlines Rests on Melting Antarctic Ice
Touring artists are using their unique influence to help festival organizers move away from single-use plastic
Source: The Music Industry’s Battle Against Plastic Junk
Surfing in New York – in pictures
Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: Na Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
Scientists don’t know how much flooding Antarctic melting will cause — but it may wipe out cities.
Source: Fate of World’s Coastlines Rests on Melting Antarctic Ice
A battle over access to a prime piece of California coast has brought unwanted attention to one of the most prominent venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
Source: Billionaire V.C. under fire in beach dispute – Reuters.TV
An oil sheen of 2 miles by 13 miles could be seen off the Louisiana coast.
Source: Shell Oil Spill Dumps Thousands Of Barrels Of Crude Into Gulf Of Mexico
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Berta Cáceres, the environmental advocate shot dead in her home in March, told friends of a hitman boasting about his plans as she ‘worked frantically’
Source: ‘Time was running out’: Honduran activist’s last days marked by threats
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