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New York Steps up Energy Efficiency and Storage Targets
New York State Public Service Commission has approved two new initiatives to reduce the region’s carbon footprint. Governor Cuomo has announced a dramatic increase in New York State’s energy efficiency and battery storage targets. In a bid to tackle climate…
Aldi Wants a Pizza the Action on Sustainability
The supermarket has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste. Aldi has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste. The discs are used to protect the…
UN: We Must End All Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
To keep voters and consumers happy, governments around the world spend between $160 billion and $400 billion each year on subsidies for the production and use of coal, oil and gas. The aim, of course, is to keep the prices…
Mysterious Oil Spill on Massachusetts’ Charles River Spurs Major Emergency Response
An oil spill on Massachusetts’ Charles River drew a major emergency response Wednesday night, as several fire trucks and emergency vehicles, including a hazmat team, raced to help with the cleanup, 7 News Boston WHDH reported. The spill was detected in Waltham, a…
100% of Sea Turtles in Global Study Found with Plastics in Their Bellies
A new study of sea turtles in three oceans and seas drove home the point, green campaigners said Wednesday, that the world’s governments and corporations are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution—and marine life is suffering as a result. One hundred and two sea…
South East and Southern Europe Nations Pledge to Reduce Pollution
Countries in the Western Balkans region currently rank among the worst in Europe for air pollution. Countries from the South East and Southern Europe have agreed on new joint measures to reduce pollution. They aim to incentivise and redirect investment…
Upstream Oil and Gas Emissions Shot up 7% in 2017
Oil & Gas UK says this makes up around 3% of the country’s entire greenhouse gas emissions. Total emissions from upstream oil and gas operations in the UK increased by 7% to 15.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in…