by Beth Holmes | Jun 5, 2023 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The death toll of air pollution is around nine million lives per year, according to two new reports published this week by medical journals. On Tuesday, the Lancet Planetary Health journal published a report by Richard Fuller. This report compiled analyses of health...
by Admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam was the site of a massive climate protest Saturday, as activists blocked private jets from taking off. Over 500 protesters from Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion assembled at Schiphol Airport on Saturday afternoon, according to a press...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Oder River fish die-off has many causes, say early reports from scientists. In late July and early August of 2022, thousands of tons of dead fish choked the surface of the Oder River, which forms most of the border between Germany and Poland. Weeks later, no firm...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 14, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Chemical recycling may be a scam, according to research done by a major environmental group. Chemical recycling is a relatively new method popularized by industry groups as recycling exportation breaks down. It’s a process where plastic is treated with compounds...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 14, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
San Javier de Cachaví, a small village in Ecuador, is being choked by oil palm trees, and now the courts want them to pay the plantation owners thousands for protesting the damage. San Javier de Cachaví is small, only about 120 families in a little community along a...
