WHAT ON EARTH Newsletter - February 6, 2025

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WHAT ON EARTH Newsletter - February 6, 2025

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CBC February 6, 2025

EXCERPT: "Hot and bothered: Provocative reads from around the web"

1) U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies, from agriculture to forestry, to remove references to climate change from their websites, forcing some of them to go dark. [ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ate-crisis ]


2) "Drill, baby, drill" is a catchy slogan – "simple and understandable," writes Zain Haq, a B.C. student recently deported to Pakistan after his arrest in two environmental protests. Haq argues that the climate movement should learn from the Republicans and Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about how to speak to the public. [ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/0 ... n-Zain-Haq


3) Wildlife doesn't respect political boundaries. That's why despite the conflict in Israel, Israeli and Arab scientists are collaborating to save barn owls, whose nests have been destroyed by human war near the Israel-Lebanon border. [ https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/ ... -division- ]


4) Menus often nudge people to eat meat by making it the default option, intentionally or not. But Canadian universities and hospitals are among those trying more plant-based defaults to promote healthier eating and fight climate change.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/plant-b ... -1.7447345 ]


5) The University of Northern Colorado is replacing grass with native plants as part of a statewide initiative to save water. But how much water can replacing grass really save? [ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/3101 ... ave-water/ ]

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