Oil and gas prices soar, Honduras bans open-pit mining, influential female environmentalists you should know and more.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, March 8, 2022 “We are either going to have a future where women lead the way to make peace with the Earth or we are not going to have a human future at all.” — Vandana Shiva 9 Influential Female Environmentalists You Should Know Rachel Carson and Greta Thunberg are household names, but the list of female [environmentalists]( throughout history is long. Like many fields, the accomplishments of women in environmental work have often been overshadowed by men – particularly in the early years of the environmental movement. Women of color especially have received less recognition for their [important work]( even when it’s been crucial to our understanding of [climate change]( conservation, and [environmental justice](. On International Women’s Day, we remember and acknowledge the highly accomplished female environmentalists that aren’t usually in the spotlight. [Read More]( Related: [Black Women Shark Scientists Create Network to Encourage People of Color]( Oil and Gas Prices Soar Amidst Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated again that war and [energy]( are inextricably linked. The invasion has so far put a pin in the controversial [Nord Stream 2 pipeline]( from Russia to Germany, prompted [fossil fuel]( companies to argue for increased production and led to worrying attacks on [nuclear power plants](. Now, [oil and gas]( prices are soaring around the world. [Read More]( Related: [Russia’s Attack on Ukranian Nuclear Plant Prompts International Concerns]( ‘The Systems That Have Created the Climate Change Crisis Are Patriarchal Systems’ [Climate change]( disproportionately harms women, and in particular trans women and women of color, Atmos reports. “At the end of the day, the histories, the systems that have created the climate change crisis that we’re in are patriarchal systems,” Vanessa Raditz, a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia researching the effects of disaster response on queer people, told Atmos. [Read More]( Related: [Philippine Women Use Solar, Organizing to Build Resilience]( Honduras to Ban Open-Pit Mining Projects The Honduras government is banning new permits for open-pit mining projects due to their negative environmental impact, including pollution and deforestation. However, it is unclear when the ban officially takes effect. “The approval of extractive exploitation permits is canceled for being harmful, threatening natural resources, public health and limiting access to water as a human right,” the Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines [said in a statement](. [Read More]( Related: [Solar Projects Transform Abandoned Coal Mines in Virginia]( Researchers Identify 1,000+ Vitamin B Rich Plants, Though Some Are Threatened One argument for preserving [biodiversity]( is that there are many [plants]( with medicinal or [health]( benefits that could go extinct before we are even aware of them. Now, scientists have pin-pointed 1,044 underused plants that could be potential sources of vitamin B, and 63 of them are threatened in their natural habitat. [Read More]( Related: [6 New Animals, One Fungus and a Tree Added to 25 Most Wanted Lost Species List, Following Rediscoveries]( 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](