The upcoming @ClimateFarmDemo event in Portugal on the 26th of February will address the importance of #waterconservation and #soil enrichment in building resilient farms, demonstrating effective approaches for greater #sustainability and resilience.
https://climatefarmdemo.eu/cfd/en/#/event/1609

Um, anyone who willingly uses #PFAS-laden #SkiWax these days should be forced to eat it! After all, all the critters exposed to the wax will end up consuming it. Fairs fair! You use it, you eat it!

The #Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications

Waxes containing #PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them

Tik Root, Feb 12, 2026

"Heading into the Milan-Cortina #2026Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on #fluorinated waxes long prized for making their equipment faster. This week, the #WinterGames saw their first enforcement of that rule, which is aimed at protecting public health and the #environment.

" 'South Korean cross-country skiers #HanDasom and #LeeEuiJin were disqualified from the women’s sprint event on Tuesday. That came one day after Japanese snowboarder #ShibaMasaki was disqualified from the men’s parallel giant slalom. In all three cases, routine testing found banned compounds on their equipment.

"For decades, elite snow sports athletes have relied on waxes with #fluorocarbons that are exceptional at repelling water and dirt. Former U.S. cross-country racer Nathan Schultz told Grist the so-called '#fluoro' waxes provide a 'really ridiculous speed advantage,' especially in warmer conditions like those experienced at these Games.

"But these waxes also contained PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This class of 15,000 so-called 'forever chemicals' are notorious for never breaking down. Studies have linked exposure to PFAS to #ThyroidDisease, developmental problems, and #cancer, and research has found elevated levels in ski technicians who regularly handled the waxes. PFAS have also been detected in #soil and #water near ski venues, including wells drawing from aquifers in #ParkCityUtah, suggesting broader #environmental #contamination."

Read more:
https://grist.org/accountability/the-olympics-just-saw-its-first-forever-chemical-disqualifications/

#ForeverChemicals #Poisons #Wildlife #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #HumanStupidity #3MKnew

"Pesticides found in 70% of European soils, harming beneficial life: Study"

#Europe #Pesticides #Soil

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/pesticides-found-in-70-of-european-soils-harming-beneficial-life-study/

Once upon a time I worked at the department of #soil #science at the university. I was #teaching and doing #research and #development as student, staff and PhD student. I'm no more involved with soils or environmental protection, but doing R&D ever since.
Yesterday I was at the opening ceremony of a new exhibition about soils. It was good to be back in the soil scientist community for a few hours, meeting some of my professors and peers.

🧵 Thread.
https://bsky.app/profile/moudhy.bsky.social/post/3melwb6xkec2j
#law #soil #farming #science #regulation #agriculture #Mesopotamia

#mycellium #fungi #mushroom the #beauty of #nature #ecology #biodiversity #forest #soil #biology m.youtube.com/watch?v=TLaB...

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and for the rest of y'all these "big picture system #ecology problems. #climatechange. #soil. #water. #resources running out. serious business." have not gone away. they are being amplified by the day.

where are the leaders who not only know it, not only think about, but help US TO PREPARE LIVING IN IT???

gone with the wind, almost all of them🍃

#environmentalism #systemsthinking