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Irish Communities Are Reclaiming One of the World’s Dirtiest Fuels

October 24, 2019 admin activism, climate change, environment, environmental justice, Fuel, greenhouse gas emissions, Ireland, peat, tipping point

Credit to Author: Chris Baraniuk| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The harvesting of peat has created jobs and heated homes across Ireland for centuries, but local environmentalists say it’s time to start treating the land differently.

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Human-Caused Wildfires Caused the Sky to Change Color in Indonesia

September 23, 2019 admin Agriculture, Air pollution, climate change, fires, forest fires, GLOBAL WARMING, indonesia, palm oil, peat, slash and burn, smoke, tech-science

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:59:22 +0000

The nation’s worst fire season since 2015 spurred one Twitter user to say, “This is Earth, not the planet Mars.”