Bumblebees increasingly stressed by climate change & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, August 19, 2022 “Activism is my rent for living on the planet.” — Alice Walker Bumblebees Increasingly Stressed by Climate Change Over Past 100 Years, Study Finds [Bumblebees]( are larger than [honeybees]( and, while they collect and store nectar from flowers to consume themselves, they do not convert nectar into honey like honeybees. Bumblebees are essential pollinators for many wildflowers and agricultural crops like sunflowers, cranberries, blueberries and tomatoes. [Read More]( Related: [Over 15 Million Bees Destroyed in Australia Amid Varroa Mite Outbreak]( Chevron PR Firm Launches ‘News’ Sites in Journalism-Starved Regions A PR firm working for Chevron is operating websites made to appear like local news outlets in regions, particularly in Texas’ [Permian]( experiencing a rapid decline in legitimate local news outlets, Gizmodo reports. San Francisco-based Singer Associates, which also operates a similar outlet in Richmond, California, where Chevron operates a refinery that [dumps oil into San Francisco Bay]( and [pollutes the nearby community](. The websites enable Chevron to disseminate industry-friendly greenwashing into a region suffering from a dearth of reliable local news. [Read More]( Related: [Fidelity Investments’ Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry Revealed in New Report]( Supermarket Food in the UK Could Soon Have Eco-Labels What if when you went grocery shopping, the [food]( and drink labels at the supermarket not only had nutrition information, but details about the [environmental impact]( of products as well? This could soon be a reality in the UK, as the first “transparent and reproducible method” of determining the environmental impact of food and drink products with multiple ingredients has been developed by a team of researchers from University of Oxford. [Read More]( Related: Supermarket Chain Scraps Best-Before Dates to Reduce Food Waste]( A Visit to a Remote Maine Island Finds Puffins and Terns Are Having a Good Year Despite Climate Change The title of supervisory wildlife biologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service does little justice to [Linda Welch]( (pictured above). In practice, she is the housing and unusual development secretary for seabirds on Maine’s [Petit Manan Island](. This was clear as she led me to nesting areas there for Atlantic puffins. Over the last half century, the bird has been restored from the brink of extinction in Maine, the only state where it breeds. Petit Manan is located about 20 miles east of Acadia National Park and is part of the [Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge](. [Read More]( Related: [Birdwatchers Flock to Alaska, Bringing Millions in Revenue and Incentives for Habitat Conservation]( 8 Zero Waste and Toxin-Free Cleaning Hacks It’s common to have a cabinet under the kitchen sink filled with plastic bottles of sprays, solutions, and solvents for every cleaning need. But did you know it’s easy to keep your home spotless and sanitary without toxic chemicals and extra waste? Here’s how to get started. [Read More]( Related: [Personal Care Product Toxins 101: Everything You Need to Know]( 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](