Hong Kong Light Pollution, Worst in the World?
According to a study completed by Hong Kong University, this city of some seven million inhabitants could have the worst light pollution in the...
Car-Free Day in Paris Cuts Noise and Air Pollution Levels in Half
Last week, the city of Paris had its first car-free day. Although only 30% of the city was closed for vehicles, the pollution levels...
Huge Fines for French Supermarkets That Throw Food
France is the first country in the world to fine supermarkets for throwing away food.
Millions die of starvation and lack of food around the world-...
London Uses Special Glue for Trapping Air Pollution
London has been famed for its dirty air even since the early days of industrial revolution. Things aren't like that anymore, however the city...
Trees and Ecosystems Also Get Affected by Noise Pollution, New Study Finds
Usually, people only think that pollution comes from gases like CO2, NOx or different chemicals that visibly harm the environment and us. On the...
Ocean Cleanup: World’s Largest Floating Structure to Launch Next Year
As a teenager, Boyan Slat read about the giant plastic islands floating in the worlds oceans. Six years later his foundation is about to launch the...
Should We Wave Goodbye to Disposable Cutlery?
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...
Huge 400,000-gallon Oil Spill Threatens Ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico
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...
Mysterious Radiation Found All Over Northern Europe
France and Finland were the first to report that monitoring stations had collected small amounts of Iodine-131, which is radioactive and has a...
The Untold Impact of Airplanes on Climate
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...
