For decades the Black Sea has been treated as a dumping ground for agricultural and industrial waste from south eastern Europe – with things so bad that scientists considered parts of it almost entirely dead. But what has been done to turn things around and is there any prospect of …
Solar panels are connected directly to the line Commuters may not have paid them much attention, but a small array of solar panels next to the railway line at Aldershot, a town 50km (30 miles) south-west of London, could herald a greener future for train travel. The site is an experiment …
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov.27 (UPI) — A national group is urging retailers, shippers and packers to consider composting the many tons of potentially contaminated romaine lettuce recalled Friday rather than sending it to landfills. “We don’t do this for every recall,” said Frank Franciosi, the executive director of the U.S. Composting Council. …
LONDON (Reuters) – British families should wrap their Christmas presents in recyclable brown paper and make their own Christmas crackers using old toilet rolls this year to help ensure a more sustainable festive season, a leading waste company said. FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at Christmas decorations in a shop …
Drone sales to agriculture companies are expanding 22% a year Asia palm plantations cover an area about the size of the U.K. As haze blanketed large tracts of Southeast Asia last month, office workers with Genting Plantations Bhd. in Jakarta were investigating the source of the choking smoke more than a thousand …
Going vegan for two-thirds of meals could cut food-related carbon emissions by 60% IT IS NO secret that steaks and chops are delicious. But guzzling them incurs high costs for both carnivorous humans and the planet. Over half of adults in both America and Britain say they want to reduce …
Environmental destruction may be their biggest legacy. Given what we’ve seen in the impeachment hearings so far, there is literally no crime, no abuse of power, that would induce Republicans to turn on President Trump. So if you’re waiting for some dramatic political turn, don’t hold your breath. On second …
Children will face more food shortages and infections if climate change continues unchecked, researchers from the World Health Organization and 34 other institutions warn. Climate change is already harming children’s health. And they’re at risk for lifelong health threats unless the world meets Paris Agreement targets to limit warming to …
Many of us struggle to figure out which items can be recycled while sorting our rubbish at home. Machines in sorting plants can have the same problem. This prevents many countries from achieving the recycling rates they would like. But new “invisible barcode” technology is being piloted which aims to …
BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Seventeen black rhinos have been released into Malawi’s Liwonde national park after arriving from South Africa as part of conservation efforts aimed at keeping the local population of the endangered species healthy and safe. FILE PHOTO: A 33 month old black rhino is seen at a game …
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 13 (UPI) — Farmers across the Midwest were fighting Wednesday — through snow and freezing temperatures — to harvest their crops. “We’re way behind,” said Jim Zook, the executive director of the Michigan Corn Growers Association. “But, farmers will continue to harvest until there is nothing left in …
Severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says. The highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years will leave “a permanent mark”, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. “Now the government must …
