Shocking Study Finds That 97% of Earth’s Land Area May No Longer Be Ecologically Intact

And this only builds on the misery of the last post:

https://scitechdaily.com/shocking-study-finds-that-97-of-earths-land-area-may-no-longer-be-ecologically-intact/

Experts Say Humanity Faces a Grim and “Ghastly Future” – State of Planet Is Much Worse Than Most People Understand

Well that's just wonderful...

https://scitechdaily.com/experts-say-humanity-faces-a-grim-and-ghastly-future-state-of-planet-is-much-worse-than-most-people-understand/

U.S. Drop In Vaccine Demand Has Some Places Turning Down Doses

Anti-science ignorance is the source of so much suffering:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drop-in-coronavirus-vaccine-demand-turning-down-doses_n_6082a83ee4b0c1b89648e4ca

Former US intelligence director backs Turnbull and Rudd’s call for Murdoch media inquiry

This is exactly what needs to start happening. Fox News is responsible for so much of the division in the US, and they should be held accountable for deliberately disseminating falsehoods:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/21/former-us-intelligence-director-backs-turnbull-and-rudds-call-for-murdoch-media-inquiry

Anti-Vax Activists Are Quietly Bending State Politics To Their Will

Anti-vaxxers are the same level of conspiracy theory ignorance as Qanon:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epngqa/anti-vax-activists-are-quietly-bending-state-politics-to-their-will

QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?

These losers really need to just disappear:

https://time.com/5955248/qanon-local-elections/

Droughts Lasted Longer and Rainfall Was More Erratic Over the Last 50 Years in Most of the West

https://scitechdaily.com/droughts-lasted-longer-and-rainfall-was-more-erratic-over-the-last-50-years-in-most-of-the-west/

Climate Change Has Cut Global Agricultural Productivity by 21% Since 1961

An important reminder that we're already living with the impact of climate change:

https://scitechdaily.com/climate-change-has-cut-global-agricultural-productivity-by-21-since-1961/

Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes

Yes! We will have to invest a lot more, but it's a good start:

https://apnews.com/article/biden-offshore-wind-energy-power-10-million-homes-79b173f583648c20de5d64b1dd75d62b