Archive for 2020
Are small modular reactors making their way to Southeast Asia?
Southeast Asia’s emerging economies remain interested in the benefits of nuclear technology and its future applications.
Does the coronavirus pandemic have a silver lining?
It seems that there is a winner in this dire situation: the climate.
A startup seeks to replace plastic straws with a type of grass
The natural straws are grown in the tropical wetlands of Vietnam and handpicked by local farmers.
The COVID-19 outbreak is adding to plastic pollution
"We are now seeing the effect of the outbreak on the environment,” an environmentalist says.
Aye, matey: How climate shocks may fuel maritime piracy
There seems a never-ending list of consequences to climate change and the global response to it, but here's another one to add: piracy.
We now know where most plastic trash goes in the oceans
Of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface.