Tag Archives: ClimateEmergency

[ad_1] Tucked into the foothills of California’s beloved Laurel Canyon, the Laurel Hills Residence by Assembledge+ is an exquisite example of modern, sustainable home design. Comprised of three cedar-clad volumes with massive glass panels, the house features interconnecting pavilions that are topped with a broad overhangs to shield the interior …

[ad_1] Top United States and British economists have said in a study published today massive programs of green public investment would be the most cost-effective way both to revive virus-hit economies and strike a decisive blow against climate change. With co-authors including Nobel laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz from Columbia University …

[ad_1] The Unamat forest in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios department, Peru. Image: Marco Simola / CIFOR While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversity crisis as a leading factor in its emergence. At first glance, the two issues might seem unrelated, but disease …

[ad_1] Imagine if the movies were filmed like this ? Each day there is more and more plastic in the ocean, we need to stop using it in order to combat this. It does not help much removing the plastic if we keep adding more. What do you think? . …

[ad_1] The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded more than £120,000 to 62 community-led projects dealing with the impact of coronavirus across the UK. The successful applicants are tackling Covid-19 in a number of ways – from grocery, hot meal, and prescription delivery in remote areas, to setting up community shops …

[ad_1] ???? URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN ???? Having a vegetable garden in the city, especially in Turin, is really difficult, but not impossible! My grandfather has always grown every type of vegetable in his garden and treats every seedling like a son. For some years now my cousin and I have …

[ad_1] From the sweet melody of the song sparrow to the emergence of groundhogs from their burrows, one of the most exciting parts of the spring season is watching the natural world reawaken and blossom to life before our eyes. These eleven species, according to WWF-Canada’s urban biodiversity specialist Steve …

[ad_1] In normal times, you’d find Greenpeace groups meeting in pubs, cafes or community centres across the country each month, discussing campaigns and making plans. But last month, groups around the country hosted their first-ever online meetings. We asked Zoe, a first-time Greenpeace volunteer from Dundee, and Jess, a returning …

[ad_1] As the death toll from the coronavirus continues to climb and millions find themselves struggling to pay bills amid growing economic uncertainty, a new danger may be buzzing on the horizon. The New York Times reported Saturday that the insects, actually called Asian giant hornets, could establish themselves in the …

[ad_1] It is not often you meet a scientist breathless with excitement about their new findings. But it happened to me last September at the National Institute for Space Research in the Brazilian research city of Sao Jose dos Campos. Atmospheric chemist Luciana Gatti was rushing to tell her colleagues …