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Global Carbon Emissions Rise for First Time Since 2014
Global carbon dioxide emissions from energy increased for the first time in 2017 after three years of remaining flat, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, meaning the world remains far off course in curbing planet warming emissions. Carbon emissions…
‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Sprawling with More Debris than Thought
An enormous area of rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean is teeming with far more debris than previously thought, heightening alarm that the world’s oceans are being increasingly choked by trillions of pieces of plastic. The sprawling patch of detritus…
Stop Whining that Your Plastic Straws Are Disappearing
The war on plastic waste is in full swing, and plastic straws appear to be the fiFplasricrst to fall. You’d think these ubiquitous tubes of plastic would be easily vanquished: they’re one of the top items found strewn on beaches…
Those Little Produce Stickers? They’re a Big Waste Problem
Those little produce stickers are ubiquitous fruits and vegetables everywhere. But, as CBC notes, they’re actually a significant problem despite their small size. Produce stickers carry price look-up (PLU) codes. PLU codes are decided on by the International Federation for…
EPA Releases Strategy to Reduce Animal Testing on Vertebrates
We know that not only are there ethical concerns about animal testing, but also that using animals for medical research can be ineffective and unreliable. The EPA is doing something about it. Animal testing has become a questionably effective thorn…
Eating Toast Bread Straight from the Freezer to Avoid Waste
Around 24m slices of bread are thrown away every day in the UK – more than a million an hour – because people do not get around to using it in time and worry it is stale. Now a new…
Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s next mission: taking oil companies to court “for knowingly killing people all over the world.” The actor and former governor of California said in a Politico-sponsored podcast at the SXSW festival in Austin that he is in talks…