/r/Environmental_Policy
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Will Sunak's Gamble On Achieving Net Zero Satisfy The Conservative Party?
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Is PCB poisoning from the PCB from electronics?
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Woodsy The Owl (1977) Help Woodsy Spread the Word
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An Environmental Case Study: The Threat and Consequences of Mining in Sibuyan Island, Philippines
The Philippines is renowned as one of the world’s hottest biodiversity hotspots. This indicates that the country is home to an exceptional number of endemic plants and wildlife species, which faces serious threats and exploitation. Among the country’s 7,641 islands, one island has recently captured attention due to the discovery of a long-hidden battle – Sibuyan Island.
Sibuyan Island is a stunning paradise and home to a significant portion of Philippine endemism. It boasts crystal-clear waters, dense rainforests, breathtaking waterfalls, and magnificent mountains teeming with life. Unfortunately, this paradise’s ecosystem is now under the threat of alleged illegal mining operations. Larger mining corporations, supported by power and money are overshadowing the local community and silencing the underrepresented minority.
This ongoing battle for Sibuyan Island has already resulted in tragedy. In 2007, a former environmentalist from the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-Philippines and a town councilor in Sibuyan, Armin Marin, was shot dead by heavily armed guards after leading a rally against a mining attempt that could destroy Sibuyan’s precious ecosystem. Recently this year, a clash between the authorities and a human barricade attempting to stop another mining operation has left two locals injured, one town councilor arrested, and countless others affected. There are also alleged cases of public teachers on the island being held with their rights to participate in any anti-mining activities, and students being forced to issue public apologies for opposing mining on the island.
Today, as the fight against mining continues, these corporations promise job security, wealth, and development through unsustainable actions. But beneath these enticing promises lies a critical question: What will be the true cost of these actions? What will be the price paid by the environment and the community? And when will people fully grasp the importance of balancing development and environmental preservation?
Read the full original case study article: A Peril in Paradise: The Threat and Consequences of Mining in Sibuyan Island, Philippines
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Plant I'm working at dumping sulfur into ocean
Is it legal for a sulfur plant to dump into the ocean? They're cleaning up a barge and just letting large amounts end up in the waterim talking lots.
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Would you support changing the sky white to mitigate the effects of climate change?
How would you feel about particulate matter being placed in the atmosphere to reflect the suns rays away from Earth, helping with climate change but making the sky white?! This is one of many topics we discussed with Pulitzer-prize winning environmental journalist on the latest Earth to Humans podcast episode.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic - just between our three producers, our thoughts ranged from being totally freaked out to total rationality.
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What are the best pieces about positive futures?
What are the best books, articles, seminars, media of any sort by experts on positive futures for environmental policy? How will things get better in the future?
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Director of the Baku Research Institute: “There is no independent & opposition-minded press media in Azerbaijan, because over decades it has been completely destroyed by the daring pressure of the police state & the power of oil money. In other words, print media is also unconditional propaganda.”
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Who is discussing the positive news?
There is so much we need to do in environmental policy, but I am wondering who are the leading writers, thinkers, and activists who discuss positive futures are? Who are the people talking about pathways for significant improvement in environmental policy? Who is tracking positive policies that more governments are adopting or considering?
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Altay Goyushov, the Director of the Baku Research Institute: "Any political force that can win the favor of the middle class will become the next potential agent of change, regardless of whether it is officially registered or not…" "The collapse of authoritarianism is inevitable.”
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Tural Sadigli “The revolution will definitely happen one day. That is exactly why we are on target. We are in hiding from the Azerbaijani authorities due to the imminent threat we face. The statements made by Aliyev serve as evidence that he is the mastermind behind the alleged assassination plans…”
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Dealing with Climate Crisis
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Exiled journalist Ganimat Zahid: “Aliyev fails to grasp or perhaps intentionally disregards the fact that there is no greater moral offense or lack of empathy than gaining wealth at the expense of people’s lives and well-being, and at the cost of irreparable damage to the environment…”
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