Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Sets Sail For NY On Zero-Carbon Yacht
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail on a zero-carbon yacht bound for New York this week, preparing to attend a climate change summit, according to The Washington Post: “The Swedish teenager set sail Wednesday on her nearly 3,000-mile trip from Plymouth, England, to New York, where she plans to attend the United Nations […]
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Germany considers imposing ‘meat tax’ to protect the climate
Lawmakers in Germany said this week it might be time to raise the sales tax on meat in order to help protect the climate and improve animal welfare, according to EcoWatch: “German politicians from the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens on Wednesday proposed raising the value added tax (VAT) on meat to the standard […]
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Largest nature reserve in Africa may lose half its land to oil development
The Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve in Niger was established in 2012 and is the largest on the African continent, covering nearly 38,600 square miles of desert and mountains in the southern Sahara, an area three times the size of Belgium and as large as the U.S. state of Maine. It has been […]
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Irish teen wins global science award for developing method to remove microplastics from water
An 18-year-old Irish teen recently won the Google Science Fair for a project he submitted that removes microplastics from water, according to the Journal of Ireland: “(Fionn Ferreira’s) project examined a new method for extracting microplastics (plastic particles less than 5mm in diameter) from water. Microplastics or microbeads are mostly used in soaps, shower gels and facial […]
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Report warns climate change is causing devastating and fatal consequences on our children and grandchildren NOW
A new report from the Global Health Alliance Australia in partnership with Monash University in Melbourne has some sobering news: Climate change is already causing death, malnutrition, and the stunting of child growth across the world. And the situation is only getting worse. According to The Guardian, Misha Coleman, one of the report’s authors, had […]
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Earth Overshoot Day: What it is and why it matters
Earth Overshoot Day, probably the single most important day of every year ecologically speaking, has come and gone in 2019 already. Earth Overshoot Day is the day of the year that humans use up all of the world’s resources – more than the planet can regenerate in a year. And this year, it came earlier […]
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Microplastic befouls 57-mile stretch of tourist beaches on Sri Lankan coast
The southern coastline of Sri Lanka, which features popular beaches and resorts, is a draw for tourists visiting the country, but it turns out that the global plastic crisis could now endanger those once pristine locations, according to a new paper published recently in the Marine Pollution Bulletin. Researchers found that along a 57-mile stretch […]
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New research shows the Earth is warming faster than it has in the last 2,000 years
A new study shows that the Earth is heating faster than it has at any time over the past 2,000 years, debunking a claim made by climate change deniers that suggests the planet goes through regular cycles of heating and cooling. The Weather Channel notes that the groundbreaking work was done by Researchers from the […]
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The Arctic burns as wildfires continue to rage
With average temperatures in the summertime barely reaching 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and most of it covered in snow and ice almost year-round, it’s not every day you see fires in the Arctic. But they do happen once in a while. This year, however, wildfires are burning out of control in the northernmost areas of the […]
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Australia preparing to build the world’s largest solar farm to help power Singapore
The desert landscape in Tennant Creek, a remote part of the Northern Territory of Australia, is barren and forbidding, devoid of life or activity. But it appears that could change in the very near future if a group of investors have their way and succeed in building what would be the biggest solar farm on […]
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