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Google, World Bank and EU Among Key Players Pledging Climate Action at One Planet Summit
Political and business leaders met in New York Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to fighting climate change at the second annual One Planet Summit The summit was hosted as part of Climate Week NYC by French President Emmanuel Macron, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, World…
“Cheesy” Solar Charger Kit Empowers Students in East Africa
Playful in its design and highly functional, SunMade Cheese features a charger for flashlights, lighters, radios and even cellphones powered by mere sunlight. The device was developed by YOLK, the solar company applauded for its Kickstarter project ‘Solar Paper’ in 2015 that…
Air Pollution Fears Fuel Fight Against New London Cruise Ship Terminal
The River Thames has become a ‘wild west’ unbound by new laws to clean up the city’s roads, say campaigners. A huge new cruise ship terminal planned for the River Thames would lead to a surge in dangerous levels of…
Vanishing Joshua Trees: Climate Change Will Ravage US National Parks, Study Says
Park lands have warmed twice as fast as the rest of the country. America’s national parks have warmed twice as fast as the US average and could see some of the worst effects of climate change, according to a new…
URBIGO: Cherry Tomatoes and Chillies from a Green Cube
Gardening has always involved owning a piece of land, and garden plants would bear fruits as a result of time, effort and knowledge a man has invested in. If a city dweller wanted to grow his plants, he would have…
New Study Reconciles a Dispute About How Fast Global Warming Will Happen
Unfortunately, mainstream climate scientists are still right, and we’re running out of time to avoid dangerous global warming. We’re currently on pace to double the carbon dioxide-equivalent (including other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere by around mid-century. Since the late 1800s scientists…
Co-Op to Replace Single-Use Plastic Bags with Compostable Ones
Co-op has announced plans to scrap single-use plastic bags at its stores and replace them with biodegradable ones. The supermarket expects the move to eliminate around 60 million plastic bags as part of its phased rollout. Lightweight compostable carrier bags, which can be…