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"Just 1% of the $700bn a year given to farmers is used to benefit the environment, the analysis found. Much of the total instead promotes high-emission cattle production, forest destruction and pollution from the overuse of fertiliser." … more »
FDA.gov
"At least 80% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients for all drugs are made in Chinese and Indian factories that U.S. pharmaceutical companies never have to identify to patients, using raw materials whose sources the pharmaceutical companies don’t know much about. The FDA checks less than 1% of drugs for impurities before approving them." … more »
CEQA
Before an agency can approve a project, "it must evaluate the project’s impacts on the environment. These impacts may include “any potentially significant direct, indirect, or cumulative environmental impacts of locating development in areas susceptible to hazardous conditions (e.g., floodplains, coastlines, wildfire risk areas)" CEQA 15126.2(a). … more »
Novato Community
Yay! Just when all hope is abandoned for an intriguing Council seat contest in November Kevin Morrison comes into the fray. At the recent candidates’ forum in the Ultragenyx auditorium in Bel Marin Keys, Morrison proved to be a silver-tongued political bomb thrower. … more »
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If you love the national parks and wildlife, you need to read and comment on the NPS's plan for the Seashore. Please copy or call Rep.Jared Huffman 415.258.9657. He accepts calls from people in his district—coastal counties from Marin to the Oregon border. Jared wants native Tule elk removed to provide more grass for the park's 6,000 cattle. … more »
Energy.gov
In a report by a 34 member group, led by Microsoft and the World Bank calculate that a $1.4 trillion investment in combating climate change would result in $7.1 trillion in return on investment benefits. … more »
NOAA
Ocean surface temperature maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the super-heated water mass stretching from Alaska to California, which "ranks as the second-largest marine heatwave in terms of area in the northern Pacific Ocean in the last 40 years." … more »
NIH.gov
"Women have a different life trajectory than men, and the place of menopause in it is liberating in a way that’s worth considering. To describe a passage of life, even a painful one, can itself be a form of empowerment. Men, too, feel loss and insecurity as they age, and perhaps could use a map of sorts themselves." … more »
Sidewalk Labs-Google
Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, has proposed an ambitious plan for the development of Toronto’s waterfront. But recent concerns about Big Tech overreach and personal data privacy are only raising questions about its viability. … more »
US.gov
Associated Press reports that " The Trump administration on Friday launched an all-out assault on California over automotive mileage rules, telling state officials that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy." … more »
