Archive for 2019
Blown by winds, microplastics have conquered even the Pyrenees
Microplastics are thick on the ground up in the mountains with upwards of 365 them covering every square meter.
IRENA: installing renewables faster is key to a climate-friendly future
Renewables can boost employment while also generating savings of up to $160 trillion over the next 30 years.
The U.S.-China trade war could harm the Amazon’s forests
Two decades of growth in the global market for soya has already led to large-scale deforestation in the Amazon.
A sun-powered bicycle path glows in the dark in Poland
In the Polish town of Lidzbark Warmiński, biking around has become a bit more environmentally friendly.
Climate change will give mosquitos even more of a bite
Diseases like malaria and dengue fever will likely spread ever farther afield in coming decades.
Judge vows to ban polluting cruise ships from U.S. ports
"If I could, I would give all the members of the executive committee a visit to the detention center."