A British water company has been releasing sewage near one of Europe’s largest dolphin habitats for at least a decade. The protected species in the River Teifi and Cardigan Bay have been exposed to untreated sewage discharges for years. The Welsh water plant has… Continue Reading “British water plant spilling Human sewage near protected Dolphin habitat”
India plans to force refineries and fertilizer plants to use some green hydrogen, junior oil minister Rameswar Teli said on Monday, as Asia’s third-largest economy strives to reduce carbon emissions. Governments and energy companies around the world are betting on clean hydrogen playing a… Continue Reading “India wants Oil Refiners and Fertilizer Plants to start using Green Hydrogen”
The United Nations reported that about half the world’s population could be affected by severe water shortages in the next 20 years due to a number of increasing global development factors. In its World Water Development Report, UN researchers said shortages could directly impact… Continue Reading “World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years”
Vietnam demands Monsanto pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange, which the company supplied to the US military during the Vietnam War, in response to Monsanto being ordered to pay $289 million to a man whose terminal cancer was linked to their products.… Continue Reading “Vietnam demands Monsanto to pay Compensation to Victims of Agent Orange”
C40 is delighted to publish this pioneering piece of thought leadership, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World. The report demonstrates that mayors have an even bigger role and opportunity to help avert climate emergency than previously thought. But to grasp that… Continue Reading “Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World”
What most of us would recognize as a jellyfish – the otherworldly, gelatinous aquatic animals renowned for their sting-filled tentacles – is actually just the final stage of these animals’ life cycle. At least, it usually is, but not all jellyfish play by the… Continue Reading “Immortal Jellyfish & the Secret to Cheating Death”
Despite almost unanimous disapproval from local residents, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) sold Swiss based corporation, Nestle a permit to allow them to extract $100 million of drinking water at $1 per gallon for just $200? The water taken by Nestlé will be… Continue Reading “Michigan sold Nestle 100 Million Gallons of Water for just $200”
In recent decades, pollution, diseases, and other human enhanced threats have wiped out half of the world’s corals and 90% of those in Florida. Also invasive species such as the Lion-fish have decimated wildlife population living in these coral reefs. And this past summer,… Continue Reading “Florida to unleash an Army of Crabs to help save Coral Reefs”
News of a particularly unfriendly bloodsucking species of fish are being spotted in a Pennsylvania county, witch has sparked concern among officials that the voracious predators could disrupt the local ecosystem. The northern snakehead is an aggressive species that typically eats other fish. Nicknamed… Continue Reading “Bloodsucking Asian Snakeheads Invading Pennslylvania River Systems in the USA”
Het kabinet in Den Haag zegt dat het zich op milieugebied niet meer dan andere Europese landen wil inspannen. Uit een gepubliceerde analyse van natuur en milieu in 2012, blijkt dat de Nederlandse lucht-, water- en bodem kwaliteit de meest vervuilde zijn van Europa.… Continue Reading “Nederland is het Meest Vervuilde Land van Europa”
A commonly used pesticide known as atrazine can turn male frogs into females that are successfully able to reproduce, a new study finds. While previous work has shown atrazine can cause sexual abnormalities in frogs, such as hermaphrodism (having both male and female sex organs), this study is the first to find that atrazine’s effects are long-lasting… Continue Reading “Pesticide used on Corn Crops turn Male Frogs into Females”
Sydney , Australia – Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, ending plans to amend the country’s 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially tinged referendum campaign. With 88% of polling places reporting, around 59% of people had voted against a proposal… Continue Reading “Australia rejects Greater Human Rights for Indigenous people”