Koko: Ten Takeaways from Davos 2016
Ten Takeaways From Davos 2016 Illustrated with graphics. India and renewable energy stand out.
Koko: Groundwater in Crisis as Snowpack Water Diminishes
Study: Earth’s groundwater mapped, quantified The groundwater map is based on 40,000 groundwater models comprising data from nearly a million watersheds. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggest the planet holds 23 million cubic kilometers of total groundwater — roughly 5.5 million cubic miles. Only six percent of that water will be replenished …
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Koko: Cannabis Oil Replaces 22 Pills, Stops Seizures
Cannabis Oil Replaces 22 Pills For Little Boy With Seizures Jason was desperate and was willing to try anything. So he tried cannabis oil. The very first day they noticed something – no seizures.
Koko: Ocean Plastic in 99% of Seabirds by 2050
Koko sad. Ocean Plastic Could Be Found in 99 Percent of Seabird Species by 2050 60 percent of all seabird species have plastic in their gut [today], and that figure will rise to 99 percent by 2050, based on current trends.
Koko: Curiosity Rover Finds Water on Mars
The first scoop of Martian soil analyzed by Curiosity Rover’s built-in laboratory has revealed a high amount of water in the soil, according to NASA. “One of the most exciting results from this very first solid sample ingested by Curiosity is the high percentage of water in the soil,” said Curiosity researcher Laurie Leshin, of …
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Koko: US Uranium Mining on Tribal Lands — Poisoning the Bread Basket, Decades of Human Rights and Health Abuses
Sad. America’s Secret Fukushima Poisoning the Bread Basket of the World Margaret Flowers and Devin Zeese truthout, 5 June 2013 Early in the morning of July 16, 1979, a 20-foot section of the earthen dam blocking the waste pool for the Church Rock Uranium Mill in New Mexico caved in and released 95 million gallons of …
Koko: Mushroom-Based Packaging Replacing Plastics or Styrofoam
Ecovative Web Site Ecovative’s environmentally responsible products can replace materials ranging from petroleum based expanded plastics (like Styrofoam™) to particle board made using carcinogenic formaldehyde. Our materials are 100% renewable, and primarily made from agricultural byproducts. These low-embodied energy materials can be home composted when they’re no longer needed. Many of the materials and chemicals …
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