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Ozone Pollution Tied To Cardiovascular Disease
Ozone air pollution has now been directly tied to the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which expands the list of health effects known to be caused by ozone exposure, and also lowers the threshold at which ozone is known to…
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…
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…
Fungi That Evolved to Eat Wood Offer New Biomass Conversion Tool
Twenty years ago, microbiologist Barry Goodell, now a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues discovered a unique system that some microorganisms use to digest and recycle wood. Three orders of “brown rot fungi” have now been identified…
Libraries Using Solar Panels to Reduce their Carbon Footprints
The McMillan Memorial Library has a 20,000-square-foot roof. In coming weeks, that space will be filled with 480 solar panels. Library director Andy Barnett said workers from Spring Grove, Minnesota-based Viking Electric will install the panels on every part of…