Links

Madagascar's vanilla wars: prized spice drives death and deforestation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/31/madagascars-vanilla-wars-prized-spice-drives-death-and-deforestation


Trump plan could open Giant Sequoia monument to logging
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/26/public-land-sequoia-national-monument-wildfires-logging


WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water
Researchers find levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/15/microplastics-found-in-more-than-90-of-bottled-water-study-says


An enormous area of rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean is teeming with far more debris than previously thought, heightening alarm that the world’s oceans are being increasingly choked by trillions of pieces of plastic.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-sprawling-with-far-more-debris-than-thought


Hackers Steal Credit Card Information for More Than 5 Million Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor Shoppers
http://fortune.com/2018/04/01/saks-fifth-avenue-lord-and-taylor-breach/


This Common Word Makes You Sound More Negative Than You Want To
https://www.fastcompany.com/40546185/this-common-word-makes-you-sound-more-negative-than-you-want-to


Learning a Little About Something Makes Us Overconfident
https://hbr.org/2018/03/research-learning-a-little-about-something-makes-us-overconfident