Tag: Journalism
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Greenhouse gases are depriving our oceans of oxygen
byMarine biologists will tell you that fish species such as tuna and swordfish, known as the deep-water divers of the ocean for hunting at depths of 200 metres, are today repeatedly coming to surface view. The reason for the behavioural quirk is that warming sea temperatures have zapped oxygen out of waters even far out […]
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Flying cars could save us from climate change
byMaybe the Jetsons were climate change activists? A new study shows that the cartoon family was on to something when they used a flying car for transportation. Several companies and even agencies such as NASA have been scrambling to create flying cars, hoping to launch the service in the next decade, and that may be […]
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China reiterates total ban and tries to define ‘solid waste’
byThe following article was written by Colin Staub and was first published by recycling trade publication Resource Recycling. See the original story here. Chinese officials doubled down on plans to ban virtually all recovered material imports by the end of the year, despite opposition from U.S. interests. Even as the country issued recovered fiber import permits […]
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Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste
byFrom bags to bottles, some 13 million tonnes of plastic flow into our oceans every year, according to a UN report. On the one hand, the benefits of plastic are undeniable, as the material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. This leads to global plastic production skyrocketing over the next 10 to 15 years, […]
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How to feed the world and preserve the environment
byFarmers bear much of the burden for growing the food to feed billions of people as the world’s population continually trends upward. But to do so, those farmers have to keep crops healthy and high-yielding. That necessitates using fertilizers and pesticides, which help crops but can have an inadvertent, negative impact on the environment. Pollinators […]
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Diesel average rises 1.5 cents to $3.093 per gallon, reports EIA
byThis marks the sixth time in the last eight weeks has seen a gain, and it also marked the eighth consecutive week that the national diesel average has topped the $3 per gallon mark. Following a slight decline last week, the national average price per gallon for diesel gasoline increased 1.5 cents this week to […]
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Climate change will crush real estate values for investors who don’t prepare, new report says
byFor any investor, measuring opportunity against risk is critical. And for real estate investors in particular, risk is rising exponentially in the age of climate change. To that end, big real estate firms are pouring significant resources into calculating climate risk and its likely effect on property portfolios—everything from increasingly extreme weather to sea-level rise. […]
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Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than we thought
byEarth’s glaciers are melting much faster than scientists thought. A new study shows they are losing 369 billion tons of snow and ice each year, more than half of that in North America. The most comprehensive measurement of glaciers worldwide found that thousands of inland masses of snow compressed into ice are shrinking 18 percent […]
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Going, going green: How to choose travel that’s eco friendly
byWe can help make travel more eco-friendly based on the choices we make — the cars we rent, the hotels where we stay, the airlines we fly, even the countries we visit can make a difference. For anyone hoping to reduce the carbon consequences of travel, here are some suggestions for greener trips: Choose a […]
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California fails a big recycling challenge
byIn California, we pay deposits on the packaged beverages we buy and are entitled to get our nickels back or see them used to improve recycling and protect our environment. Instead, consumers are forfeiting almost half of every nickel, recycling centers are closing right and left, and the quality of recycling is dropping. The consumers […]
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