Starbucks is trying out a fully ‘compostable’ cup. – Ecowatch.com • European trade unions say E.U. Green Deal will cost 11 million jobs. – Euractiv.com • The Empire State building was constructed in 410 days. Why can’t we build that fast now? Guess. – Medium.com •
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Migratory Birds, Trump’s Wall, Natural Gas…
The Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer prosecute cases of accidental harm to migratory birds. – Heartland.org • Trump’s wall will damage a “crucial biological corridor,” say Arizona ranchers. – WashingtonPost.com • A climate change battle over natural gas heats up. – Reuters.com •
Friday’s Links
What is the real story about the disappearing passenger pigeon? (Podcast.) Arizona bill would ban solar panels and electric-vehicle batteries from landfills. A climate change battle over natural gas heats up.
Thursday’s Links
The resilience of pandas. Subsidizing renewables: A world-class scam? Fact-checking the New York Times on climate change.
Wednesday’s Links
How to clean up polluted sites: Get the government out of the way. A ban on disposal of wind turbine blades? Survey: ‘One in five U.K. children report nightmares about climate change.’
It Will Cost You $15 If You Don’t Return This Coffee Cup
From E. A. Crunden at “Waste Dive”: The NextGen Cup Consortium, an effort driven by McDonald’s and Starbucks, is debuting reusable cup pilot programs at independent coffee shops around San Francisco and Palo Alto, California. The pilot programs will see reusable cups outfitted with tracking codes and chips introduced in place of traditional disposable…