Tag Archives: ClimateCrisis

[ad_1] News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today Hey there, You’ve heard the expression countless times: “Think globally, act locally.” It’s typically a sort of aspirational admonition, a reminder that our choices matter, but lately I find it rattling around my head as a literal description of …

[ad_1] In the News This week, EWG published a study in the European water industry journal Water Solutions that found that the removal of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from drinking water costs local communities millions of dollars. “This research reveals that escaping PFAS pollution is nearly impossible,” said Olga Naidenko, …

[ad_1] Architecture firm Atelier Riri has reaped the energy-saving benefits of Indonesia’s tropical climate in their design of the House at Serpong, a climate-responsive suburban house in Jakarta. After conducting solar studies and site analyses, the architects crafted the four-story home with strategically placed voids, windows, elevated gardens and solar shading devices …

[ad_1] 24.04.2020 Day of Revolution Week 59. . . . #climatestrikeonline #climatestrike #climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #climateemergency #fridaysforfuture [ad_2] Source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home

[ad_1] A new survey shows a majority of Australians believe climate change is as serious a threat as the coronavirus pandemic. However, the proportion who think that’s the case, 59 per cent, is far below the global average of 71 per cent. AAP Newsagency reports the findings were released today …

[ad_1] ????????Happy Earth Day???????? Happy #earthday2020 in quarantene! Today, April 22 ,is the 50th anniversary of #earthday . On April 22 1970, 20 million American citizens, responding to an appeal by Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson, mobilized in a historic demonstration to defend our planet! Today, 50 years later, we are …

[ad_1] South Africa has close to 60 000 waste pickers who play a substantial role in the country’s waste management industry. As part of the country’s informal waste sector, they help recover recyclables from household waste streams, as well as waste materials sent to landfill sites. With the country in …

[ad_1] Oxford City Council has launched Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO), thought to be the world-first project that integrates decarbonising power, heat and transport across a city. The local authority has taken delivery of its first electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the project, as well as outlining the next steps …

[ad_1] ???? SIXTH ONLINE STRIKE FOR THE CLIMATE ???? •Strike, because coral reefs are so gloriously beautiful and complex and so vulnerable. •Strike, because sun and wind are now the cheapest way to generate power around the world,if we could match the political power of the fossil fuel industry we …

[ad_1] Fifty years ago today, not long after WWF-Canada was founded, environmentalists took to the streets to celebrate the first Earth Day. The demonstrations went global 20 years later, inspiring a new generation. This year’s Earth Day anniversary would’ve been part of a month of international student-led climate strikes. Then …