Pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic

Laser Marking Technology for Increased Sustainability

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:40:37 +0000

Industrial practices have to be adjusted for sustainability in order to minimize our carbon footprint significantly. While households can employ greener practices, it’s large corporations that contribute the most to greenhouse gas emissions so if they joined in on the practice of using cleaner and greener energy, the impact would be phenomenal. This is what […]

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Sustainable Lawn Maintenance Tips That You Should Know

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:45:59 +0000

Lush lawns are not only pleasant to the eyes, but they are also great for preventing storm runoff and erosion. They also improve water quality and help reduce air pollution. However, doing lawn maintenance often comes with expensive costs. Some statistics claim that Americans spend about 30 billion dollars annually on lawn maintenance while consuming […]

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UK Student Designs Bioplastic out of Fish Scales and Skin

Mila Luleva — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:39:31 +0000

UK student invents new-generation bioplastics. Can this be the solution to one of the world’s biggest pollution problems? It is this time of the year again, when James Dyson, well known British Inventor, awards his annual prize to the most talented student designer. With so many young brains currently mesmerizing the world with their inventions, […]

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Metro Ticket in Exchange for Plastic Bottles in Rome

Mila Luleva — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:00:12 +0000

Rome introduced a new incentive to tackle plastic pollution and I’m loving it! The city officials have placed special machines on three main metro stations. The machines take empty plastic bottles, crush them, sort them and give ‘digital money’ in return. The value of a plastic bottle is 5 cents. This means that you would […]

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Should We Wave Goodbye to Disposable Cutlery?

Mila Luleva — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:31:25 +0000

Let’s all start carrying proper cutlery with us! The moment I saw the article appear in one of the latest issues of National Geographic, I just knew I will write about it. Carrying your own cutlery! Such an easy and effortless way to reduce the use of disposable plastics and consequently minimize pollution. Yet, it […]

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The Untold Impact of Airplanes on Climate

Mila Luleva — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:10:50 +0000

The damage that air traffic causes to the environment goes way beyond carbon dioxide emissions. When we talk about airplanes and their influence on climate and the environment, the first thing that comes to our mind is greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide in particular. It probably has something to do with the campaign of airline […]

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Canada Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Matias Prieto — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:26:46 +0000

The Canadian government has announced it will ban single-use plastics as soon as 2021. According to the CBC‘s government source, things like straws, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are on the lengthy list of items that will be banned — though the government has given itself more time to examine evidence to identify […]

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The Top 100 People Killing the Planet

Matias Prieto — Mon, 06 May 2019 12:55:01 +0000

A few days ago an interesting map was released by The Decolonial Atlas. The map shows the 100 companies (and their CEO names) responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The map is in the form of a cartogram which represents the size of countries by their cumulative carbon dioxide emissions […]

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Newly Discovered Bacteria Make Plastics Rot Much Faster

Matias Prieto — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:13:11 +0000

Around 5 to 10 years from now a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. Soil and water were contaminated with polyethene terephthalate, also known as PET. This is one of the most common plastics in the world, used to make from […]

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It Rains Microplastics in Southern France

Effie P — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:26:26 +0000

It’s easy to talk about pollution that’s far away. It doesn’t concern us–it’s deep in the oceans, in poor underdeveloped countries, with people who are different and maybe indifferent. And it’s also easy to export our garbage to them, because after all, it’s only fair, we pay them something for it (if needed) and we […]

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Puerto Rico will stop burning coal next year

Matias Prieto — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:44:54 +0000

Puerto Rico has a plan in motion to shut down its coal-burning power plants by next year. After going through an energy crisis, Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Roselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act, which claims the island will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2050. Not only this, but they […]

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Floating Bins Cleaning Up Marinas Worldwide

Effie P — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:36:16 +0000

“If we have rubbish bins on land, then why not in the water?” It was this simple question that led surfers Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton to leave their day jobs and design Seabin– a floating rubbish bin which can extract half a tonne of debris from the sea, including microplastics. The device moves up […]

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Indonesia Oil Spill Kills Five People

Effie P — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:09:37 +0000

A leak from an underwater pipeline of state-owned oil firm Pertamina, first reported on March 31st in Borneo, led the Indonesian government to declare a state of emergency for days. The spill spread out from Balikpapan bay covering an area of 130 square kilometres, while the attempts to contain the spill by burning it off […]

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European Parliament Bans Single-Use Plastic Items

Matias Prieto — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 05:11:00 +0000

The European Parliament has approved a law banning a wide-range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds and cutlery, by 2021. The law, which was supported by 560 Members of the European Parliament against 35, stipulates that 10 single-use plastic items will be banned in order to curb ocean pollution. The Members also […]

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Bacteria that feed on pollutants to produce electricity

Effie P — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:52:14 +0000

Scientists of the Washington State University fished multiple communities of extremophile bacteria from the alkaline hot springs of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin area, in Yellowstone National Park. The bacteria, that thrive in environments with temperatures between 40-90 degrees Celsius, feed on pollutants and dump the electrons produced during the metabolic processes on metal surfaces-essentially, […]

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3D-Printed Mushroom Brained Robot Detects Harmful Gases

Matias Prieto — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:54:54 +0000

Life Guardian is a cyborg that integrates a 3D printed mechanical part and a living part: a mushroom. The biological part determines and modifies the robot behavior, so it is considered as its brain. It was created by two Argentinean electronic artists for the festival of Land Art Mongolia 2018. Their purpose was to […]

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Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes

Effie P — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:36:26 +0000

The need to transition to clean energy production free from fossil fuels, is becoming more and more pressing as climate change is impacting our chances of survival on the planet. At the same time research efforts are also invested in removing from the atmosphere the tonnes of CO2 that we have already released. Current practices, […]

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Researchers Capture Carbon Dioxide and Turn it Back to Coal

Mila Luleva — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:35:50 +0000

Researchers discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide back into coal. Carbon capture as a mean for mitigation of climate change, is quite a hot topic. Discussions have covered all aspects of the technique- theory, practice, viability, implementation, impact. It even made it into the official IPCC reports as one of the most promising solutions […]

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Solomon Islands’ Coral Ecosystems Threatened by Oil Spill and Extensive Flooding

Effie P — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 07:46:51 +0000

The world’s largest raised coral atoll, in Solomon islands, is faced with an ecological disaster since February 4th, when the ship MV Solomon Trader got wedged on a reef due to a cyclone on its way to collect a load of bauxite. The eastern half of Rennell Island is the first natural reserve to be […]

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Study: Coal kills more Americans than it Employs

Guest Contributor — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 19:05:59 +0000

A new study finds that the coal industry kills more Americans than it employs. Joshua Pearce led the study and is the Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science & Engineering as well as a professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Michigan Tech. He first became interested in the idea of a “corporate death […]

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A concerning lack of bugs

Effie P — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:21:48 +0000

A couple of years ago, an article in the Science magazine reported the alarming cleanliness of car windshields—cleanliness not as in lack of dust or mud, but in lack of insects. The author, wondering ‘where have all the insects gone’, reported the concerning findings of the Krefeld Entomological Society in Germany, who had been monitoring […]

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Microplastics Found in Essential Sources of Drinking Water

Mila Luleva — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:38:09 +0000

Microplastics are now found in essential drinking water sources. Plastic pollution is finally receiving the attention it needs. Scientists are carrying an increasing number of studies, while the general public gets access to information on the subject more than ever before. In this piece I would like to draw the attention specifically to microplastics. These […]

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App to Support More Eco-Friendly Medicines

Effie P — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:53:05 +0000

Chemical synthesis has its by-products, and the waste is not easy to handle. To assist chemists in finding less wasteful synthetic procedures, a group of members of the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute have developed a web app called “PMI Prediction Calculator“. PMI stands for Process Mass Intensity (the ratio of the mass of […]

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Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna

Effie P — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:30:19 +0000

“You don’t need a straw for beer, so why use one for soda?” argues Victor Tuch Gonzales, municipal planning director in the Guatemalan town of San Pedro La Laguna. By 2016, the town, and the nearby lake of Lake Atitlan, were drowning in plastic. The waste disposal plant that had been built to handle ten […]

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India Bans All Single-Use Plastics From Airports

Mila Luleva — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:26:22 +0000

India introduces a ban on all single-use plastics at 129 airports across the country. This is the first step to reaching the higher goal- make all airports plastic-free. India is one of the top four global plastic polluters. The economy of the country got quite a boost over the last years, bypassing the UK in […]

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FloWater Raises Extra Funding for Water Bottle Refilling Stations

Mila Luleva — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 15:12:26 +0000

FloWater, manufacturers of water bottle refilling stations, just raised the incredible $15 million. Only eight years old, the company has already pleased customers like Google, Airbnb, and even Red Bull. It is insane how something simple like having a sip of water can have such a big impact. If you are somewhere on the street, […]

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The Health of Americans or The Resolution of The Country’s Impending Debt. Which is More Important?

Guest Contributor — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 19:16:41 +0000

Americans are now at risk of developing flulike symptoms, hallucinations, depression, migraines, and damage to the central nervous system by drinking tainted well water or breathing the toxic air outdoors now that the Trump Administration has loosened regulations on methane leakage. Methane is very similar to carbon dioxide. Many energy companies burn off or “flare” […]

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World’s Newest Ocean Plastic Waste Recycling Initiatives

Effie P — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:43:04 +0000

The oceans are choking with plastic. Plastic waste enters in the food chain, settles on the ocean floor, gets washed off the beaches, or gets stuck floating due to ocean circulation. A whooping estimate of 79,000 metric tons of plastic floating only in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, covering an area three times the spatial […]

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Koffeeform Makes Recyclable Cups From Coffee Grounds

Mila Luleva — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:36:57 +0000

Koffeeform, a promising new startup from Berlin, offers fully recyclable, eco-friendly coffee cups, made from leftover coffee grounds. Last week I brought to you a short article on the culture of using disposable coffee cups, emphasizing how a seemingly innocent daily habit can actually be devastating for the environment. However, I am a true believer […]

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Disposable Coffee Cups- Antisocial Trend, Bad for the Environment

Mila Luleva — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:40:26 +0000

Disposable coffee cups are nothing but a fashion trend, which unfortunately has a huge impact on our environment. A recent article by Lloyd Alter on Treehugger reminded me of the good old days of being a teenager in Bulgaria. “Going for a coffee” was a synonym of meeting with friends at the local cafe, sipping […]

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Only 100 companies produce 71% of global emissions

Matias Prieto — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 07:34:56 +0000

Just a few fossil fuel producers and their investors can stop climate change. A study named “The Carbon Report” shows how a very small group are responsible of the main greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that more than half of global industrial emissions since 1988 can be traced to just 25 corporate and state-owned […]

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How to Stop Fast Fashion From Taking Over Your Wardrobe and the Planet

Ally Munda — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:46:19 +0000

Fast-fashion has been a hot button topic in environmental circles for a while now, though outside these communities it’s rarely discussed as a green issue. See, it’s not your typical environmental dilemma – you never see a turtle being choked by a crop top or witness smoke plumes coming out of a leggings factory. More […]

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Rising Use of Plastics to Drive Oil Demand by 2050

Matthew Fiala — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 09:04:13 +0000

Plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050, offsetting slower consumption of motor fuel, reported the International Energy Agency (IEA). Oil demand for transport is expected to slow down by 2050 due to the rise of electric vehicles, however that decline would be offset by demand for petrochemical products. The rapid […]

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Climeworks has opened a third carbon dioxide capturing plant

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:21:41 +0000

Climeworks, a Swiss startup, opened its third plant in the world to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. Because we have been delaying zero emissions, it’s likely that the upcoming report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will emphasize the need for techniques to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Without ‘negative […]

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Strawgate: a Critical and Practical View on Replacing Plastic Straws

Ally Munda — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:44:18 +0000

The popular tide has turned against plastic straws bringing them from objects of convenience down to symbols of waste and pollution, particularly of marine trash. How many images of poor turtles with plastic straws stuck in their noses have you seen this year? The shift in public perception is a win for the environment sector, […]

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Uber will spend $10 million to reduce traffic congestion

Matthew Fiala — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:26:04 +0000

Over the next three years, Uber will spend $10 million on programs aimed at reducing traffic congestion in cities. The popularity of Uber’s ride-hailing service is responsible exacerbating this problem. Traffic congestion is responsible for air quality problems that often result in health problems such as respiratory problems, as well as reduction in intelligence, and dementia. There are […]

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Light Pollution May Make Fish More Vulnerable to Predators

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:11:21 +0000

Artificial light at night makes guppies more courageous during the day, according to a new behavioral study. Researchers exposed fish to artificial light at night, which not only made them more active during the night, but also made them emerge quicker from hiding places during the day. It is expected that these behavioral characteristics […]

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Big Oil Companies Pledge to Slash Potent Methane Emissions

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:45:45 +0000

On Monday, a group of oil and gas companies pledged to slash emissions of methane emissions to a fifth by 2025 to battle climate change. Methane is roughly 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which the United State’s Exxon Mobil and Chevron joined […]

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How Microplastics Threaten Ocean Life Cycle

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 06:20:16 +0000

Micronizing ocean plastics may likely be responsible for a waste-associated species population decline or extinction event. As ocean plastics continue to micronize, smaller and smaller particles are being consumed by the smallest creatures in the ocean and could compromise the entire food chain. The plastic accumulate in animals, inhibiting their ability to uptake the nutrients […]

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Plastics in Your Life Might Be Causing Reproductive Problems

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:13:52 +0000

Twenty years ago, scientists realized that a common chemical in plastic named BPA (bisphenol A) leached out of plastics and caused reproductive problems in exposed animals. This resulted in the removal of BPA from many plastics used in bottles, cups, and other items. However, a recent study shows that BPA-free alternatives also cause chromosome damage […]

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Exposure to Air Pollution Causes Huge Reduction in Intelligence

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:30:21 +0000

According to new research, exposure to high levels of polluted air is equivalent to having lost a year of education. With over 95% of the global population breathing unsafe air, the damage to society goes far beyond the impacts on physical health. Those over 64 years old, for men, and for those with low education […]

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Air Pollution Increases Risk for Dementia, Research Confirms

Matthew Fiala — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 06:01:57 +0000

A recent study indicates that air pollution may increase the chance of developing dementia. The health of people of all ages is at increased risk from breathing polluted air. According to new research, people over 50 years old have a 40% greater risk of developing dementia in areas that have the highest levels of nitrogen […]

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Air pollution particles found in mothers’ placentas

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:53:17 +0000

Scientists found the first evidence that air pollution particles travel through pregnant women lungs and lodge in their placentas. A study of women in London, United Kingdom found sooty particles in the placentas of their babies and researchers believe that the particles are likely to enter the fetus. This study indicates that the air a […]

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California Promises Space Monitoring of Climate-Changing Emissions

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:52:02 +0000

During a climate summit in San Francisco, company executives unveiled plans to reduce climate-changing emission, while local and state governments committed to abandoning coal and champion clean energy. However, the biggest announcement came as the gathering ended with California announcing its venture into space monitoring of climate-changing emissions. The summit marks the start of a […]

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Hog manure lagoons threaten nearby rivers as Hurricane Florence approaches

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:11:06 +0000

Hundreds of open-air lagoons filled with manure could overflow from heavy rain caused by Hurricane Florence. In an area just inland from the North Carolina coast, there are more hogs than people. Of the many hog farms in the area, each has one or more lagoons that are vulnerable to flooding. These manure filled lagoons […]

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Donkey Carts Picking Up Garbage in Bamako, Mali

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:59:32 +0000

Waste disposal in Bamako, Mali, has become a real issue with the population boom. While the authorities are struggling to keep up with providing adequate service, this man named Diabate uses his donkey to a cart and picks garbage from his neighborhood. He even gets $35 per month for doing this – “I won’t be picking […]

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Most European Union Countries Falling Short on Pollution Limits

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:37:17 +0000

According to auditors of the bloc, European Union governments are failing to comply with air quality limits, that are weaker than the World Health Organization’s recommendations. Currently, 23 out of the bloc 28-nations fail to comply with existing limits on pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. In a separate Supreme Audit Office (NIK) […]

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Mini-Carb – NASA’s Greenhouse Gas Measuring Instrument

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 06:12:51 +0000

NASA has developed a novel instrument that will attempt to measure atmospheric greenhouse gases from an occultation-viewing, low-Earth-orbiting CubeSat mission, called Mini-Carb. The instrument has already proven its mettle on field campaigns. Emily Wilson, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, will try to fly a smaller version of her patented mini-Laser […]

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These Microscopic Metal Sponges Might Fight CO2

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:45:58 +0000

Researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute (Swansea University) found a new useful way of using defects in the realm of the nanoporous material. They are investigating how the properties of metal-organic framework (a class of materials resembling microscopic sponges) can be adjusted by taking advantage of their defects to make them better at capturing […]

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Trump Administration Will Freeze Emission Standards

Arsenij Percov — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 20:12:57 +0000

On Thursday, the Trump administration put forth its proposal to freeze fuel-efficiency and pollutions standards for cars, weakening federal fuel efficiency policies from Obama’s era. Last year, President Donald Trump made a similar decision: to abandon the 2015 Paris Agreement, under which many countries agreed to fight the global warming. The new proposal from the U.S. […]

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Degrading Plastic Emits Methane and Could be Responsible for Climate Change

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:24:38 +0000

Plastic pollution is a huge problem since it negatively impacts marine and human life and the toxins plastic absorbs and releases move up the food chain. However, a group of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) revealed in their latest study yet another potential […]

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Smog-Reducing Beijing to Shut 1,000 Manufacturers by 2020

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:08:25 +0000

China is currently working on its program which aims to curb smog and boost income in Bejing’s neighboring region. According to Chinese state media, Beijing , as part of this program, will close around 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020. The plan was launched by the Chinese government with a goal of improving coordination in the […]

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Why EU Carmakers are Reporting Increased CO2 Emissions

Guest Contributor — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:42:28 +0000

On Wednesday, the European Commission claimed that EU carmakers are exploiting a new testing regime to inflate CO2 emissions data in an attempt to skew greenhouse gas targets. We are currently seeing a shift from the old NEDC testing procedure to a new procedure, WLTP. This new claim arrives in the wake of the ‘dieselgate’ […]

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Renewables Reduced California And UK Carbon Emissions

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:59:42 +0000

California has set a goal to reduce its emissions to the 1990 level by 2020. However, according to its latest report from 2016, it has already achieved it. It has followed a declining trend since 2007. The peak of carbon emissions was noticed in 2001 (14.0 metric tons per person). Since then it has been […]

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Using Light To Clean Nuclear Waste

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:01:25 +0000

A Florida State University research team found a unique way to separate metal ions. This process could help to purify water or even recycle nuclear waste. They decided to use a simple, widely available energy source – Light. Postdoctoral researcher Sahan Salpage and Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Kenneth Hanson described their strategy in […]

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Sunblockers Pollute The Ocean and Impact Marine Life

Jose Aguilar — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:42:35 +0000

On the subject of marine pollution, passion can let itself off….easily! It can be because of the ocean’s beauty and vastness, or because its huge resources satisfy human life nutrition needs, and sustain activities such as fishing, transportation, energy production, and not less important, bathing as leisure. So, all and any action to promote the […]

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Germany’s GHG Emissions from Vehicles Still Increasing

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:10:39 +0000

Energiewende, Germany’s program in energy supply transition from coal-fired power plants to renewable sources, has enabled the country to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and lead other EU countries in energy transition movement. Emissions in Germany has dropped significantly since 1990, about 27 percent, mostly because of the energy transition, shutting […]

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Beijing Suffocates in Dust Due to Smog and Sandstorm Combo

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:23:45 +0000

Previously, it was reported that Chinese researchers installed a giant 100-meter high, the world’s largest, air purifier in one of the country’s provinces. Being able to reduce dust by 15% using minimal electricity – as it takes advantage of solar heat energy – this giant air filter would be desirable to be installed in the […]

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“Safe” Air Pollution Levels Are Not Actually Safe and Linked with Brain Damage in Newborns

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:03:08 +0000

In a separate study by Chinese researchers, industrial air pollution is being linked with alterations in DNA’s of newborns. That is, when the mothers were exposed to air pollution brought by industrial plants during pregnancy, their newborns were later observed to have shorter telomeres, which are specific sections in our chromosomes carrying the DNA. Now, […]

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Air Pollution from Household Chemicals Matches that from Motor Vehicles

Jose Aguilar — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:25:49 +0000

Research from NOAA and CIRES on particle emission formation from petroleum refined chemical compounds and every day household products, in a number of industrialized urban centers, shows how this process has been found to impact the breathable atmosphere, just as much as does pollution from motor vehicle emissions, according to a study published last month in […]

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China: Replacing Coal with Gas for Heating is Easier Said than Done

Jose Aguilar — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:37:34 +0000

Seemingly poor planning resulting in an insufficient heating gas supply has left many rural and urban residents of China in the freezing cold. Normally, the need for heating arrives in mid-November, but last year there was a significant delay in the heat supply, as administrative actions were dictated to start replacing coal with natural gas in […]

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9 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Be Realized with Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:50:19 +0000

The additional materials, manufacturing, assembly, weight, electric consumption, and aerodynamic drag of a connected and autonomous vehicle’s sensors and computers were found to significantly increase its lifetime energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions – about 3 to 20 percent increase. This is according to a new study conducted by Ford Motor Company and the University […]

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New Truck Emissions Fraud Could be Greater than Dieselgate

Jose Aguilar — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:48 +0000

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. – A new federal loophole is allowing truck body manufacturers Peterbilt, Freightliner and others to go in tandem to assemble “gliders”, as these trucks have been dubbed because they are manufactured without engines and are later retrofitted with the rebuilt ones. These vehicles are cheaper to repair than modern emission compliant semi trucks and […]

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Big, Bad Boating: The Environmental Dangers of Moldering Boats

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:35:21 +0000

Your family bought that old boat decades ago, when you had the free time to spend a whole weekend on the water. These days, you find it difficult to find even an hour to yourself, let alone the days it takes to prepare for a boating trip. Now, the large vessel takes up precious space […]

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This is How Air Pollution Alters the DNA of Newborns

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:42:32 +0000

Telomeres, the specialized regions of DNA found at each end of a chromosome, are discovered to be shorter for newborns that were exposed to air pollution before birth than those who were not. These telomeres are responsible for allowing the chromosomes to be copied exactly during cell division. According to a study conducted in China, […]

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100-Meter High Giant Air Purifier in China Gives Noticeable Results!

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:07:58 +0000

“I do feel better,” expresses a manager at a restaurant near the world’s largest air purifier or smog tower, in reference to the improvement in air quality she noticed even if she was unaware of the tower’s purpose. “I can’t help looking at the tower each time I pass. It’s very tall, very eye-catching, but […]

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1 Million – Barrel Oil Spill in China Coast Now As Large As Paris

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:37:17 +0000

The Iranian oil tanker, Sanchi, which carried 136,000 tons or one million barrels of highly flammable oil mix, sank last January 6 after colliding with another ship. Aside from the fatal explosion causing its 32 crew members dead or missing, the oil spill has now spread and tripled its area, resulting in environmental and health […]

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Plastics Industry Knew About Ocean Pollution Long Time Ago

Jose Aguilar — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:00:09 +0000

The scientific community has reported plastic ocean pollution to be an issue for quite some time now, although for laymen is becoming a visible problem in recent years. This important matter is the point of analysis in a report by The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). As the problem of marine plastic pollution gets greater public […]

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Europe NO2 Levels May Be Smaller than Thought, Report Suggests

Jose Aguilar — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:32:21 +0000

Nitrogen oxides such as NOx is along with COx a major constituent of tailpipe emissions, and a study of European historical data suggests the proportion of NO2 in NOx emissions is smaller than previously thought. Stringent Legislation Legislation in Europe sets emission standards according to pollutant level inventories. These limits, in turn, have an impact […]

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Coal vs Clean Energy – EPA to Hold Public Hearing in West Virginia

Jose Aguilar — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 15:51:43 +0000

As per a proposal to strip down the Clean Power Plan (CPP) backed by the Obama administration, the EPA is to have a one-time hearing this week in coal-producing West Virginia. The CPP has been the green flag from Obama for a climate change strategy, but never took hold due to substantial legislation against it from […]

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Guy Wants to Deliver 100 Networked Pollution Monitors to Poor Countries

Jose Aguilar — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:45:43 +0000

If you remember uRadMonitor – it’s had a fair amount of success in its last campaign. Now, creator Radu Motisan wants to deliver 100 pollution detectors to poor countries worldwide, while you also get one. When you install the right Air Quality measuring equipment fitted with sensors for sampling stations in selected locations, you get […]

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TransCanada Oil Spill Raises US Oil Prices, Stirs Its Opponents

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 22:07:05 +0000

Canadian oil prices plummeted while U.S. crude prices rose last Friday, a day after the 5,000-barrel oil spill on the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota. Levelling with US’ largest pipeline leak of this year, the TransCanada oil spill has also further encouraged environmentalist group and critics to oppose the company’s proposed opening another pipeline, the […]

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Meat Creates Extreme Pollution, So Eat Less of It!!

Nicholas Say — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:02:18 +0000

There is a massive dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Depending on where you are from, it is as large as Wales in the UK, or New Jersey in the USA. For those of you that aren’t into those sort of comparisons, it spanned more than 8500 square miles when it was measured by […]

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Huge 400,000-gallon Oil Spill Threatens Ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico

Guest Contributor — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:23:18 +0000

A pipe owned by LLOG Exploration Company recently spilled approx. 393,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This is the largest oil spill since the Deepwater Horizon incident which spewed 210 million gallons of crude oil and has led to the initiation of a five-member panel of specialists to assess the gravity of […]

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These Deadly Pesticides Get Collected by Honey Bees and Poured Into Your Tea Cup

Guest Contributor — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:00:25 +0000

A recent survey that analyzed the production of honey across the globe found that honeybees may unwillingly bring chemicals back to their hives, thus contaminating it. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been found in samples taken from hives all over the world. While this is only the first survey of this kind, it does present a rather […]

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The Effects of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) on Your Body

Guest Contributor — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 18:56:49 +0000

Particulate matter, or PM, is an air pollutant that consists of both solid, as well as liquid parts, suspended in air. It is usually composed of sulfates, nitrates, ammonium, elemental carbon, calcium, various metals, particle-bound water, and more, however, the exact elements usually change from one area to another. The substance is described through several […]

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Swiss Company Produces First Carbon Capturing Power Plant

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:54:16 +0000

Harnessing greenhouse gases from point sources, such as flue stacks, is an accepted mitigation for air pollution. However, capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere has been debatable in terms of its efficiency in reducing carbon footprint. A Swiss company, Climeworks, has just initiated such effort that could prove its effectivity in reducing carbon build-up […]

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France Willing to Ban Weedkiller Glyphosate

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:13:14 +0000

Glyphosate, the strong chemical used in Monsanto’s common weedkiller, Roundup, is classified by the World Health Organization as a cancer-causing substance. In its study last March, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has claimed otherwise, prompting the European Union to propose a ten-year extension on glyphosate’s license. Meanwhile, France, European Union’s largest agricultural producer and exporter, […]

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How Two Locals Led Indonesian Government to Clean Up World’s Dirtiest River

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:28:57 +0000

As the saying goes, if you want to change the world, start with yourself. This was how two Indonesian local citizens, brothers Gary and Sam Bencheghib, were able to lead their government to finally take action and start cleaning up the country’s Citarum River, which happens to be the world’s dirtiest river. With the use […]

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Diesel Cars Emit More Greenhouse Gases than Petrol/Gas Cars, New Study Finds

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:51:40 +0000

It has been widely known that diesel-powered cars generate lower greenhouse gases compared to petrol/gasoline cars. Contrary to this, a study conducted by Transport and Environment (T&E) claims that on the basis of their full lifetime, diesel cars generate more air particulates, carbon dioxide, and NOx than those powered by petrol or gasoline. In their […]

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The Real Eco-Benefits of Car Sharing

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:55:03 +0000

While some green enthusiasts eagerly await the uncertain arrival of autonomous vehicles and others praise the power of expensive and idealistic electric cars, there has long existed an obvious and widely available solution to environment-destroying gasoline vehicles: car sharing. Car sharing is a type of car rental that allows members to reserve vehicles for a […]

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Air Pollution Decreases Good Bacteria in Our Airways, Study Shows

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 23:06:41 +0000

Air pollution increases cases of respiratory diseases and risks for other critical illnesses such as heart disease. How it affects our body’s condition can be linked to its effect on the diversity of microbes existing in our respiratory tracts, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Milan. The study shows that […]

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The use of molten salts could end pollution in the tanning industry

Guest Contributor — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:29:21 +0000

Leather can be found in most of the items that we buy and use on a daily basis. From handbags to clothes and automobiles, the material is a sign of luxury and comfort. Unfortunately, our comfort comes at a very high price. The traditional methods used to process leather are extremely harmful to the environment […]

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Mercedes chairman asks European Commission to draft emissions regulations for Europe

Guest Contributor — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:26:32 +0000

In light of the recent developments in EV technology, as well as the dangerous levels of pollution, Chairman of the Management Board at Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche has asked the European Commission to create emissions regulations that would cover the entire EU. Carmakers currently have by 2021 to reach a target of 95g/km, in terms of […]

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China Intends To Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles In Order To Reduce Pollution

Guest Contributor — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:17:59 +0000

China is well known as a heavily polluted country. In 2012, state officials announced that it would burn 15 million tons of coal by the year 2015. However, things may have changed, as Xi Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology, has announced that the Chinese government is looking to develop a timeline to […]

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Chemical Company Fights Ban on Its Pesticide Connected to Crop Damage

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 21:38:21 +0000

After being linked to the damage of soybean and other crops throughout the US farm belt, the herbicide dicamba is prohibited to be sprayed in Arkansas by April 15 of next year. Monsanto Co., a seller of dicamba, filed a petition requesting Arkansas officials to refuse the said date of banning the herbicide. Discontinued use […]

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Coal Power Plants in Romania Working Without Environmental Permits

Guest Contributor — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:03:21 +0000

A Greenpeace report released yesterday morning stated that over 14 Romanian coal-fired plants are currently either operating without environmental permits or are missing important upgrades that would make them less polluting. While the aging technology that is at the core of many power plants found in the European Union produce more than a third of […]

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How Does Living On A Plastic Planet Impact Our Health?

Guest Contributor — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:37:56 +0000

Our entire modern society has been built on a plastic foundation. While using the material has been extremely efficient and profitable, it may be time to assess how it impacts our health. Recent studies have shown that microscopic plastic fibers can be found everywhere in our environment. They can even be found in our homes, […]

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How Much Would You Travel for a Bottle of Water?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:25:48 +0000

Children in Somalia and other countries in Africa and Asia are travelling tens of kilometers to get a bottle of water – more or less drinkable. On the other side of the world, companies like Nestle tried to make water a good of their own, making it accessible by the privilege of paying. This guy […]

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Air Pollution in India Cuts Solar Power Output Over 25%

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:24:35 +0000

A study conducted by Indian and American researchers measured for the first time the effect of smog and dust deposition on the efficiency of solar cells in the world’s third largest polluter, India – an unexpectedly huge 25 to 30 percent of power is lost, equivalent to 3,900 megawatts, which is six times the capacity […]

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China Toughens Winter Smog Campaign

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 16:43:10 +0000

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (EMP) of China announced its preparation of launching a strengthened campaign to cut smog and meet the air quality standard, after realizing that since its campaign launching in April, a number of local government bodies at county level or below in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are still not aware of the […]

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Texas Plant’s Chemicals Exploded Due to Failed Backup Generators

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 16:39:53 +0000

The Arkema Inc. chemical plant in Texas was set on fire after its organic peroxides exploded, following a power loss during the floods brought by storm Harvey. The explosion of the peroxides is attributed to its instability or degradation when not properly refrigerated, which is ultimately rooted to the plant’s failed backup generators. “The problem […]

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Real-Life Usage of Euro6 Cars NOT as Clean as Previously Thought, Study Claims

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 23:20:10 +0000

A new study commissioned by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that during real-world usage, the Euro 6 cars powered with diesel and petroleum-gasoline emit carbon dioxide and NOx that are out of the legally accepted levels. The study was conducted by the Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki […]

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Carbon Emissions Associated with Electric Cars Lower Than Ever, Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:40:39 +0000

Electric vehicles have often been compared to their gas counterparts, just because the energy they consume is produced by burning non-renewable resources. But that is of course changing with the wider adoption of electric cars and the lower price of renewables. A study made by Imperial College London now unveils that the emissions associated with […]

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Why Reusable Shopping Bags Help the Environment

Nicholas Say — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:56:56 +0000

There is a lot of plastic that is thrown away on a daily basis. It is easy for businesses to offer great bags, and not continue to pollute the environment. Using bags that are made from durable materials is smart, and when we invest in green solutions, everyone wins! Let’s face it, most people just […]

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Earth Overshoot Day 2017: Our Share of Earth’s Resources This Year are Gone.

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:00:04 +0000

Yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day. Earth’s resources are all we have right now when it comes to food, construction materials, a large part of the energy extracted, air and water. Yesterday, we’ve just depleted our consumption ratio for this year. What this means is that Earth can’t regenerate what we’ve consumed so far this year […]

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UK Wants to Ban All Diesel and Gasoline Cars by 2040, With an Exception

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:50:08 +0000

Poor air quality has been linked to many deaths in recent years. Following France’s example, the UK government has recently announced that it will ban all fossil-fuel powered cars from the road by 2040. This move is, however, not intended to hit hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The paper on this matter has been published by DEFRA […]

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Trump Blocks G7 Climate Goals and May Back Out From Paris Accords

Nicholas Say — Mon, 29 May 2017 23:00:48 +0000

The G7 Meeting that just wrapped up in Taormina, Sicily may mark a watershed moment in 21st century geopolitics. A normally conservative Angela Merkel was quoted as saying that, “The times in which [Germany] could fully rely on others are partly over. I have experienced this in the last few days,” While she stopped short […]

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Thankfully President Trump Wants to Cut Clean Coal Funding

Nicholas Say — Mon, 29 May 2017 04:32:24 +0000

The Trump Administration has been openly hostile to any kind of sustainable energy development. With the newly released federal budget it is now obvious that environmental concerns aren’t important at all to Trump&Co. In his first budget as President, Trump has decided to not only defund all sustainable development at a federal level, but also […]

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Bananas Wasted at Alarming Rate In The UK!

Nicholas Say — Sat, 20 May 2017 19:55:13 +0000

The love of bananas in the UK is well documented, but what you may not know is that they are by far the most wasted food every year. Of the 15 million tones of food that is wasted annually in the UK, 20% of it is bananas. It all comes down to buying and eating […]

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