What worries me more than China or even Russia launching satellites is that "Dozens of satellites are being launched each week, primarily by SpaceX to continue deploying the Starlink broadband network."
A private company taking over space with apparently no control and no accountability from anyone seems way more dangerous to me.
We're in full "James Bond Villain" territory here.
La #FNSEA fait pression sur un projet ambitieux de préservation de l’#eau
"Courriers mensongers, interruption des conseils municipaux… Des membres du syndicat productiviste la FNSEA font pression pour éviter la révision de la gestion de l’eau en Bretagne.".
Si le principe de #PollueurPayeur était appliqué, jamais ce syndicat ne se permettrait ce genre d'action...
#AgricultureIntensive #pollution #france #politique #société
https://reporterre.net/La-FNSEA-fait-pression-sur-un-projet-ambitieux-de-preservation-de-l-eau
Outil de visualisation des données nationales de surveillance des substances PFAS (2025)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/pages/sante.php?page=article_connexe#pfas__carte_interactive_pfas_ministere
Sur ecologie.gouv.fr : #PFAS : surveillance de l’état des #eaux de la #France. #Carte interactive.
#Polluants_Éternels #Pollution #Eau #Potable #EauPotable
Yet more evidence that coal mining is unsustainable.
"Reclamation criteria are failing to achieve the desired outcomes and regulatory objectives."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974912501214X
More here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-coal-mines-1.7599449
Enquête sur un géant de l' #agroalimentaire
La #cooperl https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperl_Arc_Atlantique est un géant de l’élevage et de l’abattage de porcs en #bretagne en #France et même dans le monde. Les 3500 sites d’élevage comptent en moyenne 270 têtes et,selon E.Commault, le directeur général, "il ne faut pas qu’on ait peur d’aller jusqu’à 500 truies" https://actu.fr/bretagne/lamballe-armor_22093/numero-1-mondial-cinq-choses-a-savoir-sur-la-cooperl_62772894.html Madrange,Paul Prédault,c’est elle. Les jambons vendus chez #Carrefour et #Lidl aussi https://splann.org/enquete/cooperl-enquete-sur-un-geant-du-porc/
Luxembourg cuts greenhouse gas emissions for fifth consecutive year
Country’s overall 2024 emissions down 33% since 2005, but several industries still exceed annual targets, according to government report
Solar power brings fresh water to Bangladesh’s thirsty coastal region
Cheap Chinese panels are powering desalination plants for areas that have long struggled with water shortages
The Government has allocated over 8% of its 2025/26 fiscal year budget to environmental protection and combating climate change , according to Fred Sabiti, National Technical Advisor on Environment and Climate Change Mainstreaming at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)
When the sea takes over: Voices from a climate-displaced community in Mexico
TABASCO, Mexico — Flooding caused by rapid sea-level rise and increasingly intense storms has decimated the coastal town of El Bosque in Tabasco, Mexico. Between 2019 to June 2024, at least 70 homes in the community were destroyed by the sea
https://news.mongabay.com/video/voices-from-a-climate-displaced-community-in-mexico/
Although extreme heat alters how everyone's brains work – it can, for example, adversely affect decision making & lead to people taking greater risks – those with neurological conditions are often the most severely affected. This is for many reasons. For example, in some diseases, perspiration may be impaired
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250731-how-heatwaves-affect-our-brains
African media takes stand against climate disinformation at the Goethe-Institut
Leaders in African journalism tackle the rise of climate change disinformation threatening public trust and climate action
Meghna river basin spans 82,000 sq km and sustains 50 million people in India and Bangladesh.
Monsoon rainfall declining; pre- and post-monsoon rains increasing, raising flash flood risks.
Over 50% of the basin faces rising temperatures; early-season floods threaten Bangladesh’s Haor wetlands.
Anthropogenic pressures—mining, sand extraction, wetland conversion—exacerbate ecosystem fragility.
Inhaling Moon Dust Is Somehow Less #Toxic Than #Urban #Air #Pollution
A study by the University of Technology Sydney published last month found that moon dust was far less toxic to our pulmonary system than the #airpollution someone would encounter in a #city.
https://www.jalopnik.com/1894513/inhaling-moon-dust-is-less-toxic-than-urban-air-pollution/
Climate crisis hits Ganjam: Aryapalli beach erosion continues to worsen
Coastal erosion at Aryapalli in Ganjam district threatens homes, damages roads, and sparks panic among locals, with experts blaming climate change and rising sea levels
DROUGHT-HIT HUNGARY
In this context, Reuters in a report says farmers in southern Hungary’s key agricultural area are grappling with increasingly severe drought as climate change cuts crop yields and reduces groundwater levels, with some considering relocating or alternative employment
https://humenglish.com/business/climate-change-batters-agriculture-hungary-is-an-example/
"Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks reported over five-year period, analysis finds"
#Pollution aux PFAS : le gouvernement met en ligne des résultats d’analyses de l’eau https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/presse/proteger-francais-contre-risques-lies-aux-pfas
Des analyses portant sur la présence des #PFAS ou «polluants éternels» dans l’ #eau sont désormais librement consultables sur une carte en ligne https://macarte.ign.fr/carte/HzWzr5/Info-PFAS
https://mastodon.social/@la_voix/114805317606965062
https://mastodon.social/@la_voix/114948647198262540
https://mastodon.social/@la_voix/114829703484686066
Et si la justice climatique passait par une nouvelle monnaie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXELpd9I2-4
"Une carte de surveillance des PFAS mise en ligne par le gouvernement. Des analyses portant sur la présence des PFAS ou «polluants éternels» dans l’eau sont désormais librement consultables sur une carte en ligne, a annoncé dans la soirée le ministère de la Transition écologique. La plateforme permet notamment d’accéder à une carte de surveillance des PFAS dans les eaux souterraines, de surface ou distribuées au robinet, ainsi que dans les sites industriels. Cette publication fait suite à un plan d’action annoncé par le gouvernement en avril 2024."
(Source : Libération)
The name Varanasi comes from two rivers, the Varuna and the Asi.
People told me that this is the Varuna River. The Asi has disappeared.
Soap suds float along the river. We pray to rivers, and abuse them.
The soapsuds have a strange, abstract beauty.
