Earthworms: 'The secret weapon against climate change' - Hindustan Times

Believe it or not, the humble earthworm has become the latest secret weapon in the war against climate change. A major four-year-old study has revealed that instead of just wriggling around and providing food for birds, earthworms -- have been burrowing their way through the ground for
300 million years -- can help prevent flooding and droughts.

Religious leaders bless the ocean at Huntington Beach - Local News - Orange County, CA - Santa Ana, CA - msnbc.com

The crowd was blessed with a mixture of holy water from the Pacific Ocean and a few drops imported by a nun from Dingle Bay in Ireland.
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"As we give thanks for this natural gift we must recognize that climate change disproportionately affects the economically disadvantaged," said Bishop Tod D. Brown, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Orange, in a prepared statement. "Environmental protection and curbing climate change is a matter of social justice that demands immediate action."

Paulette Montelone of Yorba Linda was at the service with her five children, two sets of twins and a son.

George Osborne vows UK carbon emissions cuts will not lead Europe | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Chancellor hints he could water down UK's ambitious carbon targets