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Rubbish Acting? Coca-Cola Airs TV Advert Animated Entirely from Recycled Bottles
Coca-Cola has aired its first ever TV advert animated entirely from 100 per cent recycled packaging with the aim of encouraging more consumers to recycle used plastic bottles. The soft drinks giant’s ‘Love Story’ advert, created by advertising firm Ogilvy…
Mumbai Temple to Reduce Annual Power Bills by Rs8 Lakh Using Solar Energy
A 190-year-old Jain temple at Byculla is the latest addition to the growing list of religious and educational institutions and housing societies, who are harnessing solar energy for an eco-friendly future. Sheth Motisha Jain Temple, spread across two acres, installed…
Renewable Energy Booming After a Decade of Progress
The sun is rising on a newer, cleaner era of American energy use. The U.S. generates nearly eight times as much electricity from the sun and the wind than it did in 2007—enough to power more than 25 million homes—and…
Climate Change to Fuel More Toxic Algal Blooms, Dead Zones
Heavier rainfall linked to rising temperatures could substantially increase the volume of agricultural runoff flowing into waterways, triggering toxic algal blooms, according to new research. A study published Thursday in the journal Science finds that heavier rainfall could increase nitrogen…
Study: Solar Heating Could Provide More Than 80% Of Heating Energy For Households In Finland
Up to around ~80% of the heating energy needed for Finnish households could be met through the use of solar energy, depending upon the method of technical implementation, according to a new study from Aalto University. To be more specific,…
German Court Orders Diesel Ban in Bid Tackle Air Pollution
A judge in the German city of Stuttgart has ordered the most polluting diesel cars be banned from entering the city from January 2018 in a bid to curb illegal levels of air pollution. The judge ruled on Friday that…
Earth Overshoot Day Lands on August 2.
By August 2, 2017, we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year. We use more ecological resources and services than nature can regenerate through overfishing, overharvesting forests, and emitting more carbon dioxide…