Brazilian Deforestation Plants the Seeds for Future Pandemics
As Brazil’s current leader continues to champion the deforestation of the Amazon, experts are warning that such destruction is planting the seeds for the next uncontrolled disease outbreak, as wild animals and their attendant viral and bacterial hitchhikers increasingly cede territory to humans whose immune systems can be defenceless against such “novel” assailants.
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‘Gobsmacking’ UK Announcement Says Green Transport Must Become Citizens’ First Choice
The UK government recently declared that meeting the nation’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 will require that public transit, cycling, and other forms of active transport become “the natural first choice” for citizens—a statement that transport policy experts and active travel campaigners found happily “gobsmacking,” reports BBC News.
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