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Greenpeace Finds Microplastics and Hazardous Chemicals in Remote Antarctic Waters
Another day, another sign of the reach of the global ocean plastics crisis. A Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica turned up microplastics in more than half of ocean water samples taken in the world’s southernmost waters. It also found chemicals dangerous…
‘Impossible-to-Cheat’ Emissions Tests Show Almost All New Diesels Still Dirty
Emissions tests that are impossible for carmakers to cheat show that almost all diesel car models launched in Europe since the “dieselgate” scandal remain highly polluting. The test uses a beam of light to analyse the exhaust plume of a…
A Fishing Town in India Is Building a Road to a Plastic-Free Ocean
A fishing town on the southwest tip of India is showing what a community can achieve when it decides to face an environmental problem and turn it into a solution, using ocean plastics to empower women and literally build roads…
Bloomberg Announces Multimillion-Dollar City Climate Challenge
One year after President Trump pulled out of the landmark Paris climate agreement, his administration shows no signs of progress, choosing instead to ignore climate science and boost the fossil fuel industry. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the secretary…
Avoiding Meat and Dairy Is ‘Single Biggest Way’ to Reduce Your Impact on Earth
Avoiding meat and dairy products is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact on the planet, according to the scientists behind the most comprehensive analysis to date of the damage farming does to the planet. The new research…
Hamburg Bans Diesel Cars on Two of Its Roads
Hamburg has banned older diesel vehicles on two of its roads in a bid to reduce pollution. The move makes it the first German city to introduce such a ruling – the measure came into force on the 31st of…
Electric Vehicle Sales More Than Doubled in 2017
A record number of electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in 2017, more than doubling the number of EVs on the road, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA) found. The report, Global EV Outlook 2018, gave a…