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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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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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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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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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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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How Electric Vehicles Have the Power to Change the World

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:01:31 +0000

The sales of electric vehicles are growing slowly but steadily with many car drivers choosing their purchase over a petrol-driven vehicle. In the UK, for example, 2018 saw 5,000 new electric cars being registered every month (statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders). With many countries offering discounts on road tax plus financial […]

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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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Zerowaste Getting Around Packaging Waste

Effie P — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:31:56 +0000

Zerowaste Netherlands recently released a video to demand different packaging policies from supermarkets. Indeed, even fruit and vegetables which come in their natural packaging, are for sale tightly wrapped in plastic films and foam containers- allegedly to protect products from bruising and to prolong their lifetime on the shelves. Zerowaste activists went shopping, removed all […]

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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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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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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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Deadly Heatwaves Could Strike China by End of Century

Arsenij Percov — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:29:07 +0000

China is known as one of the most polluted countries in the world. It is not a lie since China is the largest polluter on Earth. However, nobody expects the level of pollution to cause one place to become uninhabitable by the end of the century. Sadly, this may be a real scenario for the […]

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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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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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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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Wood Fires Found to Create More Pollution than Previously Thought

Nicholas Say — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:28:15 +0000

It looks like the secondary emissions from wood smoke are far more dangerous than we previously thought. A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland has demonstrated that the formation of secondary aerosols is much higher then was estimated. When wood smoke ages in the ambient air, aerosols are created rapidly. In just three […]

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Paris and London will Regulate Vehicle Emissions in Joint Project

Ece Polat — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:37:01 +0000

The Paris and London mayors announced that they will be using a new system to regulate vehicle emissions. This system will help them improve the air quality in the two cities. Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Khan will support the system that will make real-time emissions visible. This way consumers will reach more accurate information about […]

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California Gets Tough On Methane Regulations

Nicholas Say — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 05:46:32 +0000

In a recent policy action California‘s air quality board voted unanimously to adopt regulations for methane that are the strongest in the history of the United States. There have been a string of recent incidents that involve methane pollution, including the giant leak at the Aliso Canyon gas storage field. The body of regulations will […]

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Call it Fashion: How We’ve Come to Wear Toxic Clothing

Nicholas Say — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:26:40 +0000

We don’t normally associate the fashion industry with massive environmental damage, but we should. In addition to being one of the most exploitative industries there is, “fashion” is also one of the worst for the planet. When we look at all of the factors that come into play, you may not want to put on […]

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Londoners Who Drive Kids to School Could Pay £100 Fine

Nicholas Say — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:39:24 +0000

It looks like East London has had it with traffic around schools. A new policy will fine parents £100 for dropping off their kids, and if they keep at it they fines rise from there. This policy is aimed at safety, and resolving the problems that school traffic creates for the neighborhoods. In many cases […]

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Beijing Taxis to Turn 100% Electric, Mayor Decides

Nicholas Say — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:10:18 +0000

It looks like Beijing‘s mayor is at it again. For those of you forgot, Mr. Qi recently signaled that Beijing would be curbing the use of coal. Now he has decided that all new taxis will be 100% electric. This policy is being undertaken to limit the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, and make […]

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NIST Looks for New Refrigerants and Comes Up Short

Nicholas Say — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:55:57 +0000

The need for refrigeration is expanding, and it is expected to grow steadily for most of this century. This issue is well-known, and we don’t have a solution. In fact, we aren’t even close to one. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just tested 138 of the most promising substances we have identified […]

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Scott Pruitt Set to Destroy The EPA In All But Name

Nicholas Say — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:41:05 +0000

Given the kind of president that Donald Trump is, the nomination of a man like Scott Pruitt to head the EPA is no surprise. While holding public office in Oklahoma, Pruitt filed suit after suit against the EPA. This man wants to lower air and water quality standards that were designed to protect human health. […]

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The Last Place on Earth Where You’d Expect Pollution is One of the Dirtiest

Nicholas Say — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:35:33 +0000

If you thought that the giant amoebas at the bottom of the Mariana Trench had it easy down there, enjoying immunity from the mess we are making of this planet, sadly, you were wrong. In a recent report published in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution the myth of a clean, deep ocean was shattered. […]

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The Honey Bee Drones Are Coming, But Why?

Nicholas Say — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:41:42 +0000

In a curious new study, researchers from The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan have announced the creation of a honey bee drone for the purposes of pollination. A chemist named Eijiro Miyako was the brains behind this project, and explained that he was, “emotionally motivated,”, by, “TV programs about […]

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Beijing Mayor’s Bold Commitment to Limit Coal Use

Nicholas Say — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:12:25 +0000

In 2013 Beijing burned 22 million tons of coal. Cai Qi is the mayor of Beijing and he has had enough, in a recent announcement he has upped the ante and stated that in 2017 the total amount of coal burned in Beijing will be 7 million tons. This is a Mayor […]

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Pollution Found To Speed Arctic Melting In New Way

Nicholas Say — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:01:28 +0000

In a recent study conducted by an international team dust from an active coal mine was found to speed the melting of arctic snow by as much as 84%. The site of the study was a mine near Svalbard, Norway and a team of scientists led by Alia Khan, a post-doctoral researcher at Colorado […]

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2016’s Most Promising Pollution Monitoring Project

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 14:55:27 +0000

A project that we’ve been following for a long time, called uRadMonitor, is actively monitoring CO2, particulate pollution and harmful radiation worldwide, and is doing it in a right, networked way (their page is here). Magnasci, the company behind uRadMonitor is empowering its users to share pollution numbers registered at their locations. To be a part of […]

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Shocking Study Concludes Trees Make City Pollution Worse

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:24:14 +0000

Trees may be guilty for trapping pollution in cities, a new report says. The study was done in the UK and aimed to outline how government can reduce toxic fumes and reduce their effect on public health. The scientists say that trees trap pollutants and keep them at the street level. However, a number of […]

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France to Ban Plastic Dishes by 2020, Decision Stirs Controversy

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:02:42 +0000

France just passed a law against plastic cups, cutlery, and plates. By 2020, the Energy Transition for Green Growth will go into effect and said plastics will start phasing out. Should it be illegal to negatively impact climate change? Or should it be legal to sell harmful goods despite the detrimental environmental impact? Either way, […]

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Bike Couriers Used to Map London Air Pollution

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:50:56 +0000

What if you could visualize the air quality around you, in real-time, as you are traveling around London? You better believe it to be true! Soon London will have an air pollution map available to those with smart phones in the city after utilizing CleanSpace Tags. Drayson Technologies, Inmarsat, and Gophr are coming together to […]

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Smart AirVisual Node Shows How Polluted The Air Around You Is

Satya Sivani — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:57:42 +0000

AirVisual Node, a smart and portable air quality monitor, developed by Airvisual, a China-based startup, can be a smarter solution to find the degrees of pollution around you. HEADLINES Researchers say China air pollution kills 4000 people a day – Bloomberg AIR pollution responsible for killing roughly five MILLION people around the world each year, a […]

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By 2050 Oceans Will Have More Trash Than Fish

Guest Contributor — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:27:19 +0000

By 2050 there will be more trash in the ocean than fish. That is a lot of pollution! And sadly, most of the trash is plastics as reported by the World Economic Forum. They stated that up to 32 % of plastic waste becomes pollution in our rivers and oceans. Plastics do not decompose quickly […]

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3 Natural Options for Keeping the House Clean

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:52:22 +0000

Many chemical cleaners available on the market today are bad for the environment, and also probably bad for human health. However, the CDC also reports that 76 million US residents become sick from food-borne pathogens every year. Most of these illnesses come from the kitchen, usually the dirtiest room in the house; even bathrooms usually […]

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Plastic Waste Particles Found in Chinese Sea Salt

Guest Contributor — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:10:20 +0000

Despite the vast amount of cuisine being made around the world, the one thing that they all have in common is the use of salt for seasoning. According to a study directed by East China Normal University, plastic waste is becoming a severe problem and is impacting our sea salt quality. With there being a […]

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Pollution Clears to Reveal a Beautiful Beijing

Annika Tostengard — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:34:12 +0000

Known for its ever-present dark cloud of pollution, Beijing got a rare glimpse of blue skies. The city temporarily banned five million cars from travelling the roads, and the results were beautiful. For residents of Beijing, checking the air quality index is just another part of the day. Usually, they find that the air they breathe […]

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New Citizen Science Equipment for Monitoring Air Quality

Annika Tostengard — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:52:49 +0000

Canadian residents will soon be monitoring local air quality while they go about their daily business. The new equipment, which can be attached to a bike or baby stroller for on-the-go data collection, is a device that both measures particulates in the air as well as the GPS location of the user. The collected data […]

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EPA: States Have Until 2022 to Comply With Pollution Regulations

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:18:08 +0000

The Obama Administration previously proposed legislation including regulations written by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring pollution-emitters like power plants to begin dramatically cutting their emissions starting in the year 2020. The legislation still has not been finalized, and according to people involved in the planning, the EPA will extend the deadline until the year 2020. However, the environmental agency […]

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Air Pollution Monitoring Now on Google Street View

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:55:42 +0000

Google Street View cars will soon have sensors for air pollution monitoring. The new project will give people access to important health information-the quality of the air they breathe. Additionally, the information can be used on a larger scale to map where and when pollution is the highest. As the Street View cars collect more […]

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“Mi Teleferico” – The Cable Car With Clean Air and Solar Powered Lighting

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:30:10 +0000

Another creative and environmentally friendly way to commute is available to residents of La Paz, Bolivia. Called Mi Teleferico, which translates to “My Cable Car”, the electric cable car system also boasts solar-powered interior lighting. Part of the reason the project has been so successful is that the air inside the cars is actually cleaner […]

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How Carbon Sequestration Might Have a Chance, After All

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:17:04 +0000

Most public campaigns to curtail global warming focus on reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. However, climate scientists recognize that a second very important factor has not yet made its way to the forefront of climate control. We need to find new carbon sequestration methods, too. Graphs like the one pictured here, from the United Nations […]

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IMF: Fossil Fuels Subsidized $5.3 trillion in 2015 Alone

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:40:26 +0000

An estimate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that the true cost of fossil fuels is expected to total $5.3 trillion in subsidies in 2015. Broken down, the number becomes $10 million every minute(!!!), a shocking fact that has many concerned. The estimate is much higher than the number released by the IMF in […]

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India: Bellandur Lake Catches Fire Due to Pollution

Sarah Higman — Wed, 20 May 2015 05:07:55 +0000

An event belonging more to the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork (Discworld fans anyone?) India’s Bellandur Lake recently caught on fire. The lake, which has been covered in several feet of toxic foam for several weeks now caught fire last Friday and burned for most of the night. It is believed the fire began due to […]

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The Huge Impact of Plastics on Worldwide Pollution

Anthony Petrolo — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:03:31 +0000

Polymers, it is almost impossible to imagine life without them. Whether you love them or loathe them, they have immensely transformed our global society in every way, shape and form, especially in developed nations. Approximately 299 million tons of plastic were produced in 2009, with a continuous demand for these synthetic polymers across the globe. Widespread awareness […]

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Barclays Stops Funding Mountaintop Mining

Sarah Higman — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:47:03 +0000

Could this be the death knell for the controversial coal mining practise of mountaintop mining? Barclays, a British multinational finance company has quietly announced it will cease to fund any companies wanting to use mountaintop removal (MTR) to mine for coal. Mountaintop mining is a contentious issue, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains in the US. […]

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Smog from Asia Affects California, Study

Satya Sivani — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 06:52:58 +0000

The Researchers of University of California, concluded that 10 percent of the Ozone pollution of San Joaquin Valley is due to the second-hand smog from Asia. The preliminary research was presented to the scientists and air quality regulators. According to the recent sensational online documentary ‘Under the dome’, 1/5th of the Beijing’s pollution comes from […]

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Mushrooms – Nature’s Recyclers and Pollution-Zappers

Ari Luis — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 06:44:11 +0000

For ages, man has eaten mushrooms as a gustatory delight, some even to the point of intoxication like medicine men and other people out for a good time. But there is more to these wonderful plants than meet the eye. For one thing, they’re Mother Nature’s recyclers. After animals and plants die, they decompose them […]

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Beijing to shut its last major coal plant down next year

Satya Sivani — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:32:10 +0000

Beijing, the capital of China is leading the country in a fight against pollution. Next year Beijing is going to close the last of its four major coal power plants. China, The world’s factory is facing a serious environmental threat due to pollution. It is now the world’s biggest emitter of green house gases. The environmental […]

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KFC Promotes Zero-Waste, Offers Coffee in Cookie Cups

Mila Luleva — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:39:54 +0000

Do you want a cookie with your coffee? KFC will give you an even better deal- coffee served in the cookie. To celebrate their 50th birthday, the big fast food chain has decided to start a campaign for raising awareness about environmental pollution, pointing to disposable cups in particular. Later on this year, a selected […]

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Uranium Contamination of Ground Water continues to be a Problem

Guest Contributor — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:47:19 +0000

Despite the belief that natural groundwater would flush out remaining uranium at former power plants, this turns out not to be the case. The diluting effects of nearby rivers are furthermore far less effective than expected. In response to this issue, research is underway at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to understand why […]

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Smart Edible Packaging, The Easiest Way to Reduce Waste

Mila Luleva — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:45:04 +0000

The packaging industry might be heading towards a sustainable revolution, as more and more ideas and advances in the field of smart packaging are popping up. Strangely enough, the problem with introducing unconventional products is not so much related to feasibility, but rather it seems people are not yet ready for it mentally. So, imagine you […]

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Scientists Use Chemical Tracers to Catch Fracking Offenders

Mila Luleva — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:28:21 +0000

Scientists developed a new method for detecting contamination that has leaked into the groundwater during fracking. The technique uses chemical tracers, which can lead directly to the source of pollution. Hydraulic fracturing, now already very commonly known as fracking, is a process that continuously loses supporters in the faces of environmentalists and the general public. […]

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Lufthansa Powers a Commercial Flight With New Biofuel

Mila Luleva — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:41:47 +0000

For a first time in European aviation history, a commercial airliner completed an entire flight using sugar-based biofuel. LH190 of the German Lufthansa, flew between Frankfurt and Berlin on the revolutionary blend of green fuel. The sugar-based biofuel is a product of the American biotechnological company Amyris in collaboration with Total oil group. It is […]

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These “Coal Rolling” Videos Are Just Disgusting and Outrageous

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:45:05 +0000

Turns out that besides the normal, ordinary folks that you encounter while walking or driving freely down the street there are two other categories: 1. those who would do anything for the world to prosper and 2. the retards, who only want to show off how much damage they can do At first, when I saw […]

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How One of World’s Most Beautiful Lakes Is Turning Into a Sewage Dump

Mila Luleva — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:33:08 +0000

As beautiful and breathtaking as architectural designs can be, nothing can ever compete with an incredible scenery that opens up on the horizon when you reach that massive mountain peak, or when you sit on the beach looking at the infinite ocean in front of you. Nature is so beautiful, that even the greatest designers […]

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Air-Cleansing Poem Billboard Removes Nitrogen Oxide From Air at University of Sheffield

Mila Luleva — Mon, 19 May 2014 13:50:46 +0000

Regardless of the incredible amount of studies and articles that have appeared on the net, a surprising amount of people seem to be inclined to avoid the problem of increasing air pollution in urban areas instead of dealing with it. This is one of the reasons for many scientific teams around the world to conduct […]

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Intense Cyclones Directly Caused by China Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:10:00 +0000

China is infamous for its staggering levels of air pollution. We’ve all seen the striking, and heartbreaking, photos of normal citizens strolling through parks or riding bikes while wearing surgical masks. It seemed like a different word… but what if it becomes the de facto for all countries. China is fighting to contain environmental catastrophe […]

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Two Residential Towers Will Clean Mumbai’s Air, Just Like Trees

Mila Luleva — Thu, 15 May 2014 14:34:10 +0000

With urban air pollution becoming a huge problem in many major cities around the world, engineers, scientists and architects are testing and trying numerous unconventional ideas and solutions. One such project comes from a Denmark-based company, 3XN, where lead architects have designed buildings that act as trees. The so-called Grove Towers will erect in Mumbai, […]

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Biodegradable Sponge Made of Wood Fiber Cleans Up Oil Spills

Mila Luleva — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:28:24 +0000

Everyone most probably remembers the BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010. The disaster was tremendous. Thousands of people were involved in the cleaning process that took three months to complete. Workers were exposed to numerous chemicals, risking their lives to save whatever remains from the tanker and the marine […]

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Chicago Bans Plastic Bags, Retailers Balk

Benji Jerew — Thu, 01 May 2014 22:46:37 +0000

For a long time, store cashiers would ask, “Paper or plastic?” but after a while, since plastic bags were so cheap, there was very little reason to even keep the paper bags on the racks. Indeed, asking for paper bags today can get you a strange look. Plastic bags, however cheap and convenient they may […]

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The State With The Most Polluted Air in the U.S.

Mila Luleva — Thu, 01 May 2014 19:22:35 +0000

The topic of air pollution is being widely discussed for quite some time now. To start with, controlling the concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is extremely important for climate change mitigation, there is no question about it. Of course, this is not the only reason the topic has flooded the news. […]

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EU Funds Indoor Air Pollution Sensors to Monitor Toxic Gases at Home

Mila Luleva — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:28:11 +0000

Urban pollution attracted quite a lot of attention over the past few months, with concentrations of toxic emissions the world’s metropolitan cities of Beijing, London and Paris reaching the highest levels ever. Nevertheless, the importance of indoor air pollution have never been taken off the radar, and many researchers and governmental officials are still trying […]

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Climate Change Likely to Cause River Pollution and Affect Agricultural Production

Mila Luleva — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:52:46 +0000

The influence of climate change on various eco-systems is undoubtedly enormous. Scientists keep discovering new means by which hotter temperature, or more intense rainfall events, would influence our surrounding environment. One of these problems was recently identified by a team of soil scientists at University of Lancaster. They established that the risk of river pollution […]

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China Combats Air Pollution by Building World’s Largest Smog-Research Facility

Mila Luleva — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:05:08 +0000

The news about the thick and highly toxic smog that remained over large part of China for a week and put millions of lives in danger, have undoubtedly reached everyone. An announcement made by the Chinese Academy of Sciences just a few days ago, however, might not have circulated the net as fast. A major […]

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New York And California Ban Polluting Microplastics In Cosmetic Products

Mila Luleva — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:21:40 +0000

How much do micro beads in exfoliating products actually pollute? According to governmental officials and environmentalists in New York and California, a lot. Assessing the impact these tiny plastic particles have on marine ecosystems, experts propose their complete ban in these two states, in order to prevent future major environmental disaster. Just over a year […]

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Old Trees Absorb More Carbon Than Their Young Neighbors, Study Says

Mila Luleva — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:58:06 +0000

A team of scientists from the University of Melbourne established that the older the tree gets, the more carbon it absorbs. The findings published in the latest issue of Nature reveal that as the years pass, an individual tree can play much more important role in the carbon cycle. With this study, the scientists were […]

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Fake Sunrise is Beijing’s Real Solution to Record Pollution Levels

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:09:45 +0000

In an incredibly tragic move by one of the most polluted cities in the world, Beijing has taken to using giant video screens in Tiananmen Square to project images of beautiful sunrises and blue skies since none can actually be seen amid the thick grey smog in the city. The severe smog this week is […]

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Cars are the Worst Type of Transportation, Study Finds

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:20:36 +0000

A research professor at the University of Michigan Research Institute discovered that data collected between 1970 and 2010 proves that every form of transportation is more efficient than every single light-duty vehicle. The researcher, Michael Sivak, looked at transportation trends to transport a single person a given distance in a light-duty vehicle — ie, cars, […]

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Plastisphere, The New Ocean Ecosystem Created From Waste

Mila Luleva — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:42:48 +0000

Have you heard of the plastisphere? It is a real thing. And it is an entirely new ecosystem in the Pacific that we, the greatest polluters on the planet, have created by disposing of plastics without control or a second thought. If it is a good or a bad thing only time can tell, but […]

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The Makeup of the Future Protects Us from Air Pollution

Mila Luleva — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:45:47 +0000

If you have seen the famous photo of the futuristic look of the model Vicki Dunlap, taken back in the late 1960s, without reading the fine print you would think it represents the alien-like look taken from a science fiction movie. In fact, the model was showcasing makeup and clothing specifically made to protect her […]

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E-Waste Could Triple by 2017, Says U.N. Study

Mila Luleva — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:05:24 +0000

Electronic waste, or E-waste, is receiving a lot more attention than ever before. Although this does not mean that the problem did not exist in the past, it might well be an indication that the great advances in technological developments and consequently our urge to have the latest super cool gadgets, result in the generation […]

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Why Smog IS Good For The Chinese Nation: Reporter Gives Top 5 Reasons

Mila Luleva — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:07:51 +0000

The thick smog in China has been on the news for quite some time now. The incredible number of lives that have been affected by the toxic fumes in urban areas across the country have increased dramatically and it seems not much is being done to tackle the issue. The severity of the disaster is […]

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2014 World Cup In Brazil Will Add 2.7 Million Tons of CO2 to The Atmosphere

Mila Luleva — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:06:12 +0000

Football fans across the globe are eagerly waiting for the 2014 Football World Cup, which will take place in Brazil in only a few months from now. What is more remarkable, is that even the not-so-keen football supporters are looking forward to the event, not so much because of the sport itself, but because of […]

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NASA: Ozone Holes Have Not Begun To Recover

Mila Luleva — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:23:14 +0000

Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center established that the ozone layer has not begun to recover despite the ban on the use of ozone-depleting chemicals. With the help of satellite data, the team was able to monitor changes in size of the second largest ozone hole located over Antarctica, and found that meteorological conditions […]

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Scientists Discover Greenhouse Gas 7,000 More Powerful Than Carbon Dioxide

Mila Luleva — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:57:19 +0000

Scientists from University of Toronto discovered that the gas perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), which has been widely used in the electrical industry for the past half a century, is 7,000 times stronger than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere. The team suggested that if the concentrations of the gas are not controlled in the future, […]

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New Electric Bike Generates Oxygen And Removes Air Pollutants

Mila Luleva — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:55:36 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a bicycle that not only did not generate any pollution, but actually removed any unwanted gases that come its way and generated oxygen just as plants do? The guys at Lightfog creative studio in Bangkok thought so, and instead of only dreaming of a greener future, they took […]

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Black Silicon – The Nanomaterial That Eliminates Germs From Kitchen Counters

Mila Luleva — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:30:32 +0000

Scientists from around the world are continuously trying to find a solution to the increasing problem of pollution. This being either outdoor or indoor, pollution is one of the main reasons for spreading of viruses, chronic diseases and cancer. It looks like quite a large portion of scientific research focuses on the big picture- global […]

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Black Friday, a Black Day for the Planet

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 04:43:03 +0000

Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, US households generate 25% more waste than any other time of the year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, that is close to 1 million extra tons of trash each year. Today, the day after Thanksgiving, is Black Friday. It’s used by American retailers to generate a frenzy of […]

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Beijing Destroying 300 Barbecues to Reduce Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:44:51 +0000

The Beijing Times reported that the PM 2.5 levels around street barbecues in Beijing is close to thousand times higher than the readings taken before the charcoal starts to burn. In reaction to this news, Beijing city officials have destroyed over 300 outdoor eateries that use grills as part of a three month campaign to […]

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Ontario, Canada Wants to Ditch Coal Power Plants

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:45:44 +0000

If the Canadian province of Ontario has its way, coal-burning power plants may soon be banned outright. Shockingly, Canada has been one of the worst polluters in global history. The Albertan tar sands and TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline are just two instances of terrible environmental endeavors. Thankfully, Ontario is now trying to distinguish itself from […]

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Speeding Tickets in Austria Skyrocket If You Disobey Pollution Control Warnings

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:29:59 +0000

In order to protect the environment, the Austrian government has recently imposed drastic measures for those treating motorway pollution with a lead foot. Even though in Austria the maximum speed limit is 130 km/h (~80 mph), limitations to 60 mph (100km/h) may show up, apparently without a reason, on the highways’ information panels. At the […]

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Five Ways to Generate Waste Water And Five Ways Not To

Mila Luleva — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:56:46 +0000

One of the inevitable consequences of climate change is disappearing of fresh water resources. As temperatures become higher and weather becomes drier, the increasing number of people, especially in the developing world, is already forced to deal with water scarcity, and the issue is only going to get worse. What is interesting about it, however, […]

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Fast and Super-Effective Technique to Remove Nuclear Waste From Water

Mila Luleva — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:16:17 +0000

New technology, developed by scientists at CSIRO, Australia, promise an effective way of removing nuclear waste from water, bringing it to rainwater quality. By using aluminium and magnesium-rich minerals, the researchers claim to be able to clean-up all contaminants at once, without having to implement numerous and highly expensive techniques. Handling the toxic waste from […]

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Top 10 World’s Worst Polluted Places by Blacksmith Institute

Mila Luleva — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:09:18 +0000

Researchers from the New York-based Blacksmith Institute took on the task to establish which are the top ten most polluted areas on the planet, as part of the institute’s annual report. Based on severity of health risks to citizens and types of pollution threats, the group managed to outline the places where deaths caused by […]

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Researchers From Delft TU And TomTom Join Forces Against Traffic Jams

Mila Luleva — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:05:46 +0000

Joint research between University of Delft, The Netherlands, and TomTom, one of the leaders in the GPS industry, has resulted in the development of a traffic jam preventing technology, which could not only significantly reduce travel time, but will also cut down on excessive release of toxic emissions from standing still vehicles. The new type […]

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Unexpected Ocean Organism Devours Plastic Debris, Scientists Find

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:10:05 +0000

As part of the University of Western Australia (UWA) Inquiring Minds Series, Oceans Institute Director Carlos Duarte, along with UWA PhD student Julia Reiser, presented findings that give a global picture of plastic concentrations in the world’s oceans. Computer modeling indicated that plastic debris should accumulate in central gyres of the ocean, or, in other […]

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Dutch Designer Develops Smog-Removing System to Aid China Pollution Mitigation

Mila Luleva — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:55:34 +0000

A Dutch designer claims to have discovered a way to clean up smog from the air. Daan Roosegaarde, CEO of Studio Roosgaarde, and his team, developed a technology, consisting of copper coils, which are placed underground and produce electrostatic charge when high voltage, low amp electricity is run through them. According to the designer, this […]

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Air Pollution Classified As Carcinogenic to Humans as Tobacco Smoke

Mila Luleva — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:31:55 +0000

The World Health Organization finally acknowledged the danger of increased air pollution, and more specifically particulate matter, by officially classifying it as carcinogenic to humans, placing it in the group of tobacco smoke, UV radiation and plutonium. A group of world’s leading experts conducted a literature study on the influence of outdoor air pollution on human […]

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Germany Convinces EU Ministers To Delay Limits On Vehicle Carbon Emissions

Mila Luleva — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:40:56 +0000

Limits on carbon dioxide emissions from cars in the EU will be introduced later than initially planned, as the German government convinced the European prime ministers to revise the deal made in July this year. Although the latest report by the European Environmental Agency highlights the fact that the levels of air pollutants in more […]

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Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution Outweigh the Cost of Green Energy

Adele Hall — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:01:53 +0000

Pollution is a problem that can be fixed largely by the implementation of green energy and the reduction of fossil fuel emissions. However, is it worth the expense? A new study led by Jason West at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, compares the expense of green energy and the expense of a […]

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Paying For Plastic Bags Cuts Down Their Use And Plastic Pollution

Mila Luleva — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:18:04 +0000

Introducing charges for plastic bags and product packaging is set to reduce plastic pollution of waterways and oceans, according to UK specialists. But recycling and packaging companies argue that lesser packaging might result in an increase in spoiled and inedible foods being thrown away due to inadequate preservation. For quite some time now all across Europe, […]

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Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests

Adele Hall — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:51:20 +0000

There are many alternative fuel options available to us today, one of them being algae-derived biofuel. It has been found to be a viable substitute to petroleum fuel. Algae biofuel surpasses petroleum fuel in environmental quality by reducing CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent. It is also on par with petroleum in terms of efficiency, […]

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Fairtrade Gold From Mines In Africa Saves Millions of Lives and Reduces Mercury Pollution

Mila Luleva — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:12:19 +0000

Gold mining in many regions of Africa is one of the leading industries on the continent, with nearly 99% of all gold output being exported to Europe, Asia and America . Finding gold, however, is associated with shocking work conditions, extreme mercury pollution and horrific exploitation of child labor. But the Fairtrade International says this […]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Technology Cools Refrigerated Trucks While Cutting Emissions

Mila Luleva — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:30:48 +0000

Refrigerated trucks might soon be equipped with a new clean technology that could replace the diesel-burning cooling system with fuel cells and reduce significantly the amount of emissions. Thanks to engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), delivering fresh produce and frozen foods could finally become much more environmentally friendly. The team developed fuel […]

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Vehicle Pollution Causes One in 1000 People to Die, MIT Study

Mila Luleva — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 18:07:23 +0000

Road transportation is the main source of air pollution in the U.S., closely followed by power generation and commercial and residential emissions. This is the conclusion of an extensive study conducted by scientists from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment. They established that annually in the U.S a total of 200,000 early deaths are […]

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