A study of 154 archival documents found the U.S. cattle industry’s leading trade association knew about livestock’s contribution to global warming by 1989 but focused on downplaying methane emissions, challenging climate science and opposing efforts to reduce beef consumption.
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A study of 154 archival documents found the U.S. cattle industry’s leading trade association knew about livestock’s contribution to global warming by 1989 but focused on downplaying methane emissions, challenging climate science and opposing efforts to reduce beef consumption.

eurekalert.org
u/Phylogenix — 4 days ago

There has been a 73% decline in the average population sizes of monitored vertebrates — mammals, fish, birds and amphibians — over 52 years between 1970 and 2022, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) biennial Living Planet Report, 2026.

indianexpress.com
u/Phylogenix — 7 days ago
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Elle, j’avoue qu’elle sera dure à battre (création de L'Actualité en mèmes).

u/Phylogenix — 9 days ago
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A Danish study of 6,701 male managers found that after the birth of their first daughter, women’s share of employees rose by 1 percentage point and their relative earnings by 4.4%, driven largely by increased hiring and promotion of similarly qualified women.

restud.com
u/Phylogenix — 10 days ago
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A study combining satellite, ground and atmospheric model data found global desert dust declined by about 10% between 2003 and 2023, modestly reducing its cooling effect on the climate, although the contribution to recent human-caused warming remains very small.

science.org
u/Phylogenix — 10 days ago
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Paul McCartney joins 500+ public figures, conservationists and Indigenous leaders in a global campaign calling on the UN to abolish trophy hunting of lions, elephants, endangered rhinos and other wildlife, following a declaration developed with Jane Goodall.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com
u/Phylogenix — 10 days ago
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Angola has begun banning everyday single-use plastics nationwide, including thin shopping bags, straws, stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Single use plastic is now also completely banned on beaches and in conservation areas, with fines of up to $33,000 for companies that break the rules.

riotimesonline.com
u/Phylogenix — 14 days ago
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Mise à jour de OurWorldInData : l’humanité a détruit le tiers des forêts de la planète en 10 000 ans. La moitié de cette perte s’est produite depuis 1900, et l’élevage bovin est aujourd’hui le principal moteur de la déforestation.

u/Phylogenix — 14 days ago
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A study tracking 9,419 meals in 173 patients suggests cutting sugar intake before and during antibiotic treatment may help protect the gut microbiome, with lower sugar intake linked to less microbial diversity loss and mouse experiments suggesting a protective effect.

nature.com
u/Phylogenix — 15 days ago
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A six-year study in Ecuador found plastic pollution from beaches to 3,900 meters beneath the Pacific, with fishing responsible for more than half of shoreline debris and researchers documenting plastic for the first time in the abyssal depths of the eastern equatorial Pacific.

frontiersin.org
u/Phylogenix — 15 days ago
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Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show.

pbs.org
u/Phylogenix — 28 days ago
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A UK study of 44 major food and beverage manufacturers found that, for many companies, changing 10% or less of their product portfolios could achieve more than half of their potential improvements in nutritional quality and environmental sustainability.

nature.com
u/Phylogenix — 28 days ago
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A study using Mediterranean temperature and salinity records from 1950–2025 found the sea is warming and becoming saltier at an accelerating rate, with significant changes extending thousands of meters deep and surface warming since 2000 reaching 2–3 times the global ocean rate.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
u/Phylogenix — 29 days ago
▲ 258 r/metaquebec+1 crossposts

Fermes d'élevage au Québec: des animaux vivent dans des conditions horribles - Blessures sanglantes, enclos insalubres et des animaux morts parmis les vivants font partie du quotidien.

journaldequebec.com
u/Phylogenix — 1 month ago
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Climate simulations suggest the Southern Ocean could eventually shift from a major carbon sink to a net CO₂ source after emissions decline, as persistent ocean warming and changes in alkalinity weaken its capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon.

science.org
u/Phylogenix — 1 month ago