Spanish vineyards use solar panels to protect wine grapes & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, October 11, 2022 “Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.” – Sarah Kay Climate Crisis and Deforestation Are Bringing Tree-Dwelling Primates Down to Earth San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance postdoctoral associate Timothy Eppley, Ph.D., was observing southern bamboo [lemurs]( in Madagascar when he noticed something odd. Usually, these lemurs spend their entire lives in the trees. But in places where their forest habitat had been thinned by human activity, the [primates]( would risk descending to the ground to search for food or even sleep, Eppley told The Washington Post. [Read More]( Related: [Deforestation 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Spend Time Near Water as a Child? You’re Probably a Happier Adult, Study Finds More and more studies are showing the benefits of having outdoor access and spending time in nature. Even just having indoor plants in your home or [looking at nature photos]( can have positive impacts for humans. So it’s no surprise that a new study from University of Exeter has found that people who have positive experiences with blue spaces, like lakes, rivers or ponds, in childhood tend to have a better sense of well-being as adults. [Read More]( Related: [Children Exposed to Extreme Weather Events in Utero More Likely to Develop Childhood Psychiatric Disorders, Study Finds]( Megadrought Threatens Navajo Lifeways, Drives Up Food Prices The 23-year megadrought across what is now the Southwestern U.S. is driving up food prices, and threatening lifeways across the Navajo Nation. [Read More]( Related: [Indigenous-Led Solutions Essential to Reversing Plastic Pollution, Researchers Say]( Spanish Vineyards Use Solar Panels to Protect Wine Grapes As global wineries are hit with [impacts of climate change]( a new project called Winesolar in Spain is innovating ways for vineyards to protect their grapes while also generating clean energy. [Read More]( Related: [In the Midst of an Energy Crisis, Top UK Ministers Want to Ban Solar Panels on Farmland]( 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](