Archive for August 2018
CO2 emissions may turn the planet into ‘Hothouse Earth’
We may be about to turn our planet into “Hothouse Earth,” scientists say, and the results won’t be pretty. Ice sheets at the poles will melt, causing rising sea levels to inundate low-lying coastal areas. Aridity will increase across much
A way to go truly green is to build green
Sustainability must start at home. We are all familiar with this truism of environmental protection. Homes and offices are among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide, accounting for around 40% of both energy consumption and carbon emissions. That is why
Real Madrid score a win for recycled plastic
Real Madrid are the world’s most successful football club and one of its most popular too. It’s now one of its more environmentally friendly teams too. In a preseason game that took place in the US against Italian powerhouse AS
Eating insects is good for you and the planet too
Insects like grasshoppers, water beetles and crickets are regular staples of diets in Southeast Asia, Africa and Central America. Yet many people in Europe tend to turn their noses up at fried crickets and sautéed grasshoppers. Each to his own,
Pharmaceutical discharges can badly harm the environment
The medicines we produce come with great health benefits. Sadly, though, they can also come with harmful side-effects to the environment. Take birth control pills. They have been a great boon to women everywhere by allowing them to control their
Seeking to nab the traffickers of endangered pangolins
Pangolins, a scaly ant-eating animal with long claws and an ever longer snout, are among the world’s strangest mammals. They are also among its most trafficked animals, being driven inexorably ever closer to extinction by unscrupulous poachers and wildlife trafficking