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Harvesting Moss and Top Peat Layer Destroys Open Peatlands in Finland
In Finland it is allowed to peel off the vegetation and the surface layer of peat from peatlands without an environmental permit. It is not even required to inform the authorities of this activity.
Peat industry claims that this is an “environmentally friendly” way to produce growing media for gardening and greenhouses. But in practice harvesting […]
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Tagged biodiversity, climate, growing media, peat, sphagnum, wetland
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When a finger points at the moon…
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Tagged action, climate, coal, consumption, eco-efficiency, fridaysforfuture, gas, global action, greta thunberg, oil, peat, schoolstrike
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Peat extraction is bad for the climate and nature
Peat extraction is bad for the climate, waterways & wetlands. Finland even subsidises burning peat for energy.
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Tagged action, biodiversity, climatestrike, fridaysforfuture, peat, wetland
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Fossil corps and the carbon bubble trouble
To save the climate, we have to leave about 80% of the known fossil fuel reserves, coal, oil, gas and peat, unused.
The first Global Divestment Day 13th–14th February 2015.
Big oil has also noticed the action day, and produced their own hilarious animated video about this warm relationship.
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Tagged action, carbon, climate, coal, divestment, economy, energy, fossil fuels, multinationals, oil, peat
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