Facebook failed to label top posts from climate-deniers, energy-hungry bitcoin is bringing old fossil fuel plants back & more.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, February 23, 2022 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Tourist-Driven Black Carbon Pollution Accelerates Melting in Antarctica The number of Antarctic sightseers doubled over the past decade, reaching nearly 75,000 in 2019. New research finds the soot, or black carbon, from these visits is causing an extra inch of snowpack shrinkage each year. “It really makes us question, is our presence really needed?” Alia Khan, a glaciologist and study author asked NPR. [Read More]( Related: [Nearly 15,000 Wasteful ‘Ghost Flights’ Flew From UK During Pandemic]( Facebook Failed to Label Top Posts From Climate Change-Deniers In new research released Wednesday, February 23, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reported that Facebook did not add content warning labels to [over 50% of top posts]( from climate change-deniers. [Read More]( Related: [Facebook to Ban Illegal Sales of Amazon Rainforest Land on Marketplace]( Innovative Project Is Growing Crops Beneath Solar Panels in Kenya [Scientists]( working in Kenya are trialing an innovative way to “harvest the sun twice.” This means using a special [solar]( panel technique known as agrivoltaics that installs solar panels both to generate [clean energy]( and to shade crops. After a year of hopeful research, the University of Sheffield, World Agroforestry and the Kajiado-based Latia Agripreneurship are officially launching an [agrivoltaics]( trial this week in open-field farms in Kenya’s Kajiado county, The Guardian reported Tuesday. [Read More]( Related: [Corn-Based Ethanol Pollutes More Than Gas, Study Finds]( Energy-Hungry Bitcoin is Bringing Old Fossil Fuel Plants Back on Line One of the biggest questions surrounding the cryptocurrency boom is whether or not the [climate]( can afford such an energy-intensive trend. Much of this concern has focused on [Bitcoin]( which has a current annual energy consumption of 147.67 terawatt hours, more than Norway and Ukraine, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. And the worry seems to be justified by the fact that Bitcoin has a habit of revitalizing aging [fossil-fuel]( plants. [Read More]( Related: [Clean Energy Claims by Big Oil Companies Don’t Match Their Actions, Study Finds]( 8 Nutrition and Health Benefits of Okra Okra is commonly called gumbo in Africa, and it’s known for its sticky, thickening properties used to make the hearty comfort food that southerners in the United States know as gumbo, naming the dish for the plant itself. Aside from being a five-star comfort food, okra’s potential health benefits are plentiful: It’s a good source of antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals. [Read More]( Related: [‘Natural Wine’ Brings Artistic Sensibility to American Viticulture]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](