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Environmentalist Tom Gilbert has a compelling opinion article about the threat that "neonics" pose to birds and beneficial insects. It's in The Record. Here's a sample: The DDT ban spurred the chemical industry to develop alternative insecticides, including a class... Read more

When the ego attempts to embrace religion or spirituality, it does so without examining itself. The unobserved mind picks and chooses pieces of the belief system that it finds compatible with its preferences. The false identity is then strengthened by... Read more

Retirees tend to live on a few income streams, typically made up of (1) Social Security monthly payments (2) RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) from deferred income retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s, (3) pensions and other long-term investments and (4) savings... Read more

📢 OUT TODAY: New report exposing how leading retailers are complicit in plundering #Antarctica. They are being fooled by the industry's tactics to portray krill products as sustainable. More: https://t.co/HKYu6VyvDV #FishingTheFeed #WorldKrillDay pic.twitter.com/rDCXc3Bcs8 — Changing Markets Foundation (@ChangingMarkets) August 11,... Read more

A new report @ChangingMarkets - “Krill, baby, krill: The corporations profiting from plundering Antarctica” - concluded that farmed salmon fed by krill are routinely sold by 16 supermarkets in 4 European countries @asda @Tesco @sainsburys @marksandspencer https://t.co/YZK5YRVUCN — Don Staniford... Read more

ENDS: "A clamp down on the use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices at Scottish salmon farms has been prompted in the first intervention of its kind by the country’s new green watchdog" @ShoshaAdie @TheENDSReport https://t.co/Zw5PIyuhwc @marinescotland @SealifeA @EnvStanScot @scotgp — Don... Read more

Scottish Greens welcome effective ban on acoustic deterrent devices @scotgp https://t.co/tBw4FhDtJj @markruskell @ArianeBurgessHI @patrickharvie @lornaslater @ClydePorpoise @marinescotland @CCNScotland @EnvStanScot @OTAQ2 @aceaquatec @ScotlandSalmon @SealifeA @TheSoundOfJura — Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) August 10, 2022 The Scottish Greens isssued a press release earlier today... Read more

NEW: Marine conservationists are claiming a “landmark victory” after Environmental Standards Scotland effectively bans seal scarers. https://t.co/KPKELWKJTG — The Ferret (@FerretScot) August 10, 2022 The Ferret reported (10 August 2022): Read article in full online here "This is a great... Read more

We’ve reached an informal resolution with Marine Scotland about licencing and enforcement procedures around the use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices in marine environments. Read the report here: https://t.co/zdzkdDDE6b pic.twitter.com/CQpPt6hFei — Environmental Standards Scotland (@EnvStanScot) August 5, 2022 Environmental Standards Scotland... Read more

A great result! 🎊 Last week a case brought to @EnvStanScot by CCN over the unlawful use of ADDs 📢on salmon farms has led to a de-facto ban on these devices. ADDs emit high frequency pulses which disturb ceteaceans🐬🐋#CommunityActionhttps://t.co/SE6Y4ozd7R —... Read more