by Beth Holmes | Oct 3, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Environmentalists continue to die, according to a report by Global Witness that alleges over 1,700 eco-activists have been killed since 2012. To put it into scale, 1,700 murders in ten years means an average just under one killing every two days. The new report by NGO...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 26, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Lobstermen and the state of Maine are challenging a judge’s decision to restrict fishing that threatens severely threatened whale species. North Atlantic right whales were once the preferred target for commercial whaling. They swim slowly and at the surface,...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Maya Bay ruling, 22 years after the scenic Thai bay was featured in The Beach, requires the government to pay for environmental repairs. In 1999 and 2000, 20th Century Fox filmed The Beach at May Bay on Ko Phi Phi Leh in Thailand. The bay’s distinctive undercut...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 5, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Ten counties in Ohio have passed laws banning the development of new infrastructure-scale wind and solar projects, in the past year. In October last year, Ohio passed a state law granting the veto power over renewable energy sites to local voters. Worth noting, voters...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 22, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
Marine heat waves in the Mediterranean may have severe consequences on the inland sea, as fauna and flora alike struggle with high temperatures. From Spain to Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea has seen a series of exceptional temperatures this summer, with peaks raging...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 15, 2022 | Conservation, Green Energy, Sustainability
A solar equity program has launched in Delaware, to provide solar panels for the homes of low-income residents. Low income households spend more on energy, as a percentage of their income, than high-income households. According to the American Council for an...
