‘Mountains and mountains of plastic’: life on Cambodia’s polluted coast

Why Indonesia’s Bajau people can stay submerged under water longer than you or me

Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1958 – 61) by Marie Menken

The True Story of How Hawaii Became Part of the United States

Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon

The Battle for Paradise

10,000 People Protested This Proposed Kinder Morgan Pipeline

Midcentury-inspired matching clothing by Charles Phoenix

Bald Eagles Keep Dying Because of Lead Poisoning And No One’s Talking About It

Debt for dolphins: Seychelles creates huge marine parks in world-first finance scheme

Sprawling Maya network discovered under Guatemala jungle

First modern Britons had ‘dark to black’ skin, Cheddar Man DNA analysis reveals

Scientists discover ancient Mayan city hidden under Guatemalan jungle

Willie Mitchell the Champion (Northern Soul)

The wild physics of superblack “bird of paradise” feathers

Source: New Zealand bird of the year: playful alpine parrot kea soars to victory | Environment | The Guardian

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Source: Whales and dolphins have rich ‘human-like’ cultures and societies

Source: Plague is spreading at an alarming rate in Madagascar. Yes, plague.  – Vox

Source: Siskel & Ebert’s take on “Pulp Fiction” when it first hit theaters (1994) / Boing Boing

Source: Syria’s Heritage, and the World’s, that the War Destroyed

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Source: Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Our Mental Health | NRDC

Source: Swift Cruiser Board | 100% Handmade in the UK | Lush Longboards

Source: Diggers delight: London’s 8 best secret record shops – The Vinyl Factory

Source: Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches | Travel | The Guardian

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Source: Vulture Capitalists Circle Above Puerto Rico Prey | By | Common Dreams

Source: Glossing Over a Genocide | East Bay Express

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According to University of Texas at Austin professor Raj Patel, an expert in ecology and food systems, our demand for meat is driving the sixth mass extinction. Patel is one of many leading academics who contemplate declaring a new age on Earth, called the Anthropocene, since “the fossils of soon-to-be extinct animals will form a line in the rocks of the future.”

Source: How Factory Farming Is Driving the Sixth Mass Extinction (Video) | Alternet

Source: Cutting Room: The Caretaker of Intangible Ingredients | The Surfers Journal

Source: Climate change will likely wreck their livelihoods – but they still dont buy the science | US news | The Guardian

Source: Top 4 Easy Ways For Your Band To Go Green  – MTT – Music Think Tank

It happened – an old dj fav of mine in a skate video.

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Source: Maker Update #46: Make an Rapa Nui 3D printed bobblehead / Boing Boing

The Shocking Doomsday Maps Of The World And The Billionaire Escape Plans

A place called hope: the tiny island on the frontline of US-China tensions

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How Matchbox cars were made in 1965

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With a forgotten temple city, Myanmar hopes to strike tourism gold

On the Water: 10 Favorite Places on European Rivers, Lakes and Coastlines

How Beauty Evolves – The Atlantic

Sir Roger Moore, 1927-2017

Source: Sir Roger Moore, 1927-2017 / Boing Boing

The Nightmare Scenario for Florida’s Coastal Homeowners – Bloomberg

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The major influences on ocean chemistry today are hydrothermal flow (hot water that has circulated through the crust) and surface weathering (the river transport of material eroded from land into the ocean)

Source: Life in Ancient Oceans Enabled by Erosion from Land | Lab Manager

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New Zealand Duke Festival – the Program, the Party

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

What is ‘cultured meat’ and how can it address the most pressing global problems? Let us introduce you to some of the brilliant minds behind it.

Source: How can Cultured Meat solve World Hunger and Global Warming?

Police brutality against protesters is reminiscent of civil-rights battles like Selma. And the state has borrowed millions to fund it.

Source: Taxpayer-Funded Horror at Standing Rock – The Daily Beast

It’s up to progressives to fight back against this idiocy-promoting rhetoric and save the Earth

Source: Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia | Opinion | The Guardian

Tiny, poor, diabetes-wracked Pacific island nations want to ban junk food, despite risk of WTO retaliation

Source: Tiny, poor, diabetes-wracked Pacific island nations want to ban junk food, despite risk of WTO retaliation

Growing alternatives to petroleum-based packaging

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Sky Ocean Rescue

Landscape architect Kristina Hill focuses on helping cities adapt to climate change, particularly sea level rise. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, she discusses the challenges, solutions, and costs of saving cities from encroaching oceans.

Source: Rethinking Urban Landscapes To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels – Yale E360

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How to turn old plastic bottles into 56 different items

Source: How to turn old plastic bottles into 56 different items / Boing Boing

The Silicon Valley founders of the Seasteading Institute have falsely promoted themselves for some time as philanthropists.

Source: Helen Razer: Seasteading Institute a taxless safe space for rich, white men

The logic that maximizing GDP, which is just the summation of all goods and services exchanged for money, will somehow lead to a better world for all is so obviously flawed, yet it continues to be held in high regard by almost every mainstream economist.

Source: Globalization Makes No Sense

From cutting down on meat to contacting your local representatives and investing in clean energy, here are 15 ways to help reduce global carbon emissions

Source: How to reduce your carbon footprint #GlobalWarning | Environment | The Guardian

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Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman – Wikipedia

Jonathan Taplin’s new book demonstrates how intellectual property has been hijacked by Facebook, Amazon and Google.

Source: Peter Bart: Content Creators Robbed Blind By Apple, Google, Facebook | Deadline

Listen/Download – Funky16Corners Pays Tribute to Billy Miller from the WFMU Rock and Soul Ichiban Stream 1/1/17 MP3

Source: Funky16Corners » Funky16Corners Pays Tribute to Billy Miller

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Source: 200,000 years of human population growth in 5 minutes

This water-resistant charger is powered by the sun

The best guitar necks are made of mahogany, and the most sustainable guitar companies are finding innovative ways to source the wood without destroying its stock.

Source: Building a Sustainable Guitar: Mahogany | World Resources Institute

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth – its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Source: Latin America Green News: 12/2 – 12/15 | NRDC

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Video: Basque Beachbreak
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Ta’u island in American Samoa will rely on solar panels and Tesla batteries as they do away with diesel generators

Source: South Pacific island ditches fossil fuels to run entirely on solar power | Environment | The Guardian

100% Skateboarding Magazine, including longboarding. “The ride is the reward”

Source: Concrete Wave Magazine

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama Friday requesting he intervene to protect Native Americans peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Quelle: Sanders Calls on President to Intervene in Dakota Access Pipeline Dispute – Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont

The Jersey Shore circa 1905. “In the surf at Asbury Park.” Having a wonderful time; wish we were still here. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative.

Quelle: Landing Party: 1905 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership will undermine the ability of countries to control polluting and extractive industries, says Ben Lilliston

Source: TPP Will Effectively Kill Climate Treaties