You may ask, how would a giant cosmetics company, part of Unilever, dispense its cosmetics, if not inside cheap virgin plastic? There are many alternatives, including: paper, aluminum, stainless steel, glass, silicone. In fact Unilever is part of The Sustainable Packaging Initiative for CosmEtics (SPICE) that supposedly promotes these alternatives (or appears to do so to promote self-regulation... Show more
Tell Dove: Kick out plastic to protect health! - Greenpeace International
Tell Dove to kick out plastic to protect people and the planet!
Survival International condemns the arrest - without a warrant - of Pranab Doley, an activist leading protests against a new 5-star resort of a multinational, on indigenous land near Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Area, in Assam, India. According to the NGO, the planned hotel has led to the eviction of over 45 Adivasi families, and will affect the livelihoods of hundreds more. If... Show more
India: Indigenous activist arrested after protesting luxury hotel project
Dozens of police officers in India have arrested the prominent Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley,
Yet another inspiring proposition from Professor Sachs on this important milestone. But is anyone listening in Washington? www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202607/03/WS6a471746a31098…
US at 250: A time to return to the founders' wisdom - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn
On Saturday, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence. The occasion deserves reflection — not only on what the…
Fire season has started in Europe, intensified by the current extraordinary Heat Wave. Some useful links for monitoring and staying safe:
- EU Copernicus:
gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
- NASA FIRMS:
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/
- Zoom Earth (also App)
zoom.earth
- Windy (also App)
windy.com
GWIS - Welcome to GWIS
The Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) is a joint initiative of the GEO and the Copernicus Work Programs. It aims at bringing together existing information…
Something you must have surely observed in crowded beaches www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-10499-z
Rhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum | Communications Biology
Laughter is an important, universal form of human non-linguistic vocal expression and, being shared by all extant great apes, offers a valuable proxy for tracing…
New research pinpoints a direct link between heatwaves and wildfires: heatwaves cause meteorological and fuel flammability conditions that promote new ignitions and exacerbate ongoing fire activity, and they co-occur with increased cloud-to-ground lightning that can potentially increase ignitions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea1277
Visiting Crete this summer? Check out these great cheesemakers www.ekathimerini.com/leisure/gastronomy/1305009/th…
The small family dairies of Hania | eKathimerini.com
The soft, fresh cheeses of Hania, Crete, owe their distinctive taste to the fine raw materials but also to the passion of the producers
As tourist dies from massive fire in sprawling Dominican resort, part of major hotel chain, but "independently owned" (to minimize exposure?) one wonders about the quality of fire inspections conducted by the local authorities in poor countries keen on maximizing revenues and soft on foreign investors... www.reuters.com/world/americas/one-killed-hundreds…
One more cruel reminder that conservation and ecological tourism may not bring peace, but certainly need peace. Hopefully Mona Khalil's many friends and followers around the world will find a way to continue her important work for sea turtles in Lebanon. Why is it so easy for some to destroy those who try to save us? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/mona-khalil-…
Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon | Lebanon | The Guardian
Mona Khalil led decades-long effort to protect nesting site for turtles near her home in south of the country