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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, December 20th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up. As you should know by now, Wassup World News is coming to a close. This episode will be our 2nd to last episode of Wassup World News. All future podcasts will be released by Carbon Copy. Find us on iTunes, google podcasts, and Spotify by searching Carbon Copy. We’ve got a few podcasts that will be coming to you, but FWD Earth This Week is the fdirect replacement for this show. You can also Text us at 8 triple 24 25 to get notifications of new episodes.

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The solar-powered barrier meant to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch hasn't collected any loads of trash because it's moving more slowly than the plastic it's trying to capture. Its inventor, Boyan Slat, now 24 years old and a crew of engineers are working to speed the massive machine up to be able to collect an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic have coalesced into a field of debris twice the size of Texas

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181213 - Weekly Environmental Wrap Up

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, December 13th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up. As you should know by now, Wassup World News is coming to a close. This episode will be our 3rd to last episode of Wassup World News. All future podcasts will be released by Carbon Copy. Text us at 8 triple 24 25 to get notifications of new episodes.

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, December 6th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up.

This month will be the last month of the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up. Starting next week, we’ll be putting out the same content under a new network and name. You’ll a brief update in your news feed soon with details.

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, November 29th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up.

Just a heads up, we are getting a rebrand and new format. Now is your time to voice your opinion. Let us know what you want to stay or go. You can message us @wassupworldnews on twitter or text us @ 80-24-24-24-25 yes that’s a phone number, once again that’s 80, 24,24,24,25. Let us know what you want more of in the future!

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, November 15th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up, coming to you with the most important happenings regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power and People. Don’t forget to subscribe and share this podcast, for good karma…

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The 90 belugas and 11 Orca captured by a russian company this summer are being help in a so-called whale prison in Far East Russia. The whales are held in a total of 10 cells, appearing to be not much bigger than basketball courts according to a video posted by Russia today. Check out reposted video on our twitter account at wassup world news. Also reposted on our twitter is an Christmas advert banned in Iceland for being quote on quote too political.

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, November 8th, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up, coming to you with the most important happenings regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power and People.

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Floridians Tuesday banned offshore oil and gas drilling in Florida’s state waters with the apparent passage of Amendment 9. The constitutional amendment prohibits oil and gas exploration activities three miles into the Atlantic Ocean and nine miles into the Gulf of Mexico. Amendment 9 also includes a ban on vaping within indoor spaces.

Florida Voters Pass Constitutional Amendment Banning Oil, Gas Drilling in State Waters

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, November 1st, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up where we rebreak news you probably haven't heard about regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power, and People.

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On Wednesday, the Department of the Interior approved Hilcorp Energy’s proposal to drill in the Beaufort Sea, six miles off the Alaskan coast. It would be the first oil and gas production facility in federal waters in Alaska.

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/trump_admin_opens_up_alaska_for?utm_source=Democracy+Now%21&utm_campaign=b6964736ac-Daily_Digest_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-b6964736ac-191525877

recent studies have shown that heat stress from anthropogenic global warming has killed half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals since 2016, a new analysis from U.S. scientists warns that the entirety of world's largest coral system is at risk of bleaching and death as Australia enters it summer months.

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, October 25, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up where we rebreak news you probably haven't heard about regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power, and People.

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The European Parliament has voted 571-53 for a complete ban on plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers and balloon sticks. The proposal also calls for a reduction in single-use plastic for food and drink containers like plastic cups. The EU hopes it will go into effect across the bloc by 2021.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45965605

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Wassup world? Today is Thursday, October 18, 2018 and this is the Weekly Environmental Wrap Up where we rebreak news you probably didn't hear about regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power, and People. Before I get into this weeks news, I'd like to implore you to share this podcast with everyone you know, just tell them to find Wassup World News on Spotify, Itunes, Google Play, or wherever else they get podcasts.

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On Friday, The President of the United States signed into law, The Save Our Seas Act, which was passed with bi-partisan support earlier this summer, reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program through 2022, giving it $10 million a year, and provides resources to help states respond to severe marine debris events in an attempt to combat plastic pollution in the ocean.

https://earther.gizmodo.com/trump-signs-actually-good-bill-to-clean-up-ocean-garbag-1829711006

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Wassup World. Today is Thursday, October 11, 2018 and if you haven't noticed, we're switching things up. The Weekly Environmental Wrap Up will be coming out on Thursday mornings from now on. We will still be rebreaking news regarding Water, Air, Soil, Urban Spaces, Power, and People. Before I get into this weeks news, I'd like to implore you to share this podcast with everyone you know, just tell them to find Wassup World News on Spotify, Itunes, Google Play, or wherever else they get podcasts.

The nations of the world — including the U.S. — unanimously approved a landmark climate report warning that we need far stronger climate policies to stop catastrophic climate change than the world agreed to in Paris in 2015. The “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC” from the United Nation sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that on our current emissions path, we will cross a key threshold of dangerous climate change (1.5ºC or 2.7°F) by 2040 which would almost certainly cause