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This new strain of salt water rice could feed 200 million people
In brief An 87-year-old scientist named Yuan Longping has successfully developed rice that can be grown using saltwater. While his rice...
Climate crisis: CO2 levels rise to highest point since evolution of humans
‘We don’t know a planet like this’ Levels of the damaging greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have reached an alarming new milestone at the...
Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK beaches – study
Soft-drink brand’s products make up nearly 12% of litter found, says Surfers Against Sewage Coca-Cola bottles and cans are the most...
How a 19th-century doctor saved New York–by planting trees
Trees are everywhere in cities nowadays, but that wasn’t always the case. And their role in protecting cities has never been more...
The best (and easiest) thing your city can do for itself? Plant more trees
Rewilding is already underway in many cities. Now, more cities need to follow their lead. The current climate and ecological crisis...
World Migratory Bird Day - May 11 2019
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution! The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement...
US ignores plastic pollution
Almost every country in the world agrees deal to cut plastic pollution – except US ‘Countries have decided to do something which will...
Air pollution poisons 2.6m children daily
AIR THREAT Millions of British kids attend schools in areas with dangerous pollution levels About 6,500 schools, with 2.6million pupils,...
The internet’s YouTube habit has the carbon footprint of a small city
A new study quantifies the environmental footprint of wasteful UI design by tech companies–and proposes a new way of measuring the...
Industrial Giant Bosch Says It Can Cut All Emissions Next Year
Ambitious plan boosts green power, energy saving, CO2 offsets German climate policy is compelling companies to clean up One of Germany’s...
How to talk to kids about climate change without scaring them
When my 4-year-old daughter discovered the documentary series Blue Planet II, thanks to a relative who shares her love of marine life, I...
Queen guitarist wants another Live Aid concert to fight climate change
Guitarist Brian May of Queen performs at the Zenith Arena in Paris in January 2015. Queen guitarist Brian May says he hopes for another...
Stop eating fish. It’s the only way to save the life in our seas
It is the most important news humanity has ever received: the general collapse of life on Earth. The vast international assessment of the...
Glastonbury arena to be made from recycled plastic
An arena at Glastonbury festival will be made from plastic that has been found on beaches, streets and in parks. The 'Gas Tower' dance...
If we care about plastic waste, why won’t we stop drinking bottled water?
We have all seen the damage plastic waste is doing around the world – but sales of bottled water have continued to grow For all the...
We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world.
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Satellite data plus artificial intelligence equals no place to hide. A nonprofit artificial intelligence firm...
THE WORLD'S RECYCLING IS IN CHAOS
HERE'S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate...
Plastic Gets a Do-Over: Breakthrough Discovery Recycles Plastic From the Inside Out
Scientists from Berkeley Lab have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again into new materials of any color,...
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