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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services writes that “Once in the …

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services writes that "Once in the ...

[ad_1] The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services writes that “Once in the water, plastic never fully biodegrades” and includes an estimated decomposition time for plastic bags at 10 to 20 years. However, depending on the bag’s composition, it could take upwards of 1,000 years . Jelly-fish look-alike: Sea turtles …

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Quilters and knitters are mapping climate change

Quilters and knitters are mapping climate change

[ad_1] Get your daily dose of good news from Grist Subscribe to The Beacon This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last week, as January became February, I noticed that green shoots from the daffodils in my front yard …

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EWG News Roundup (2/14): Trump EPA Fails To Protect Kids From Pesticides, Few Signs of Progress on PFAS and More

EWG News Roundup (2/14): Trump EPA Fails To Protect Kids From Pesticides, Few Signs of Progress on PFAS and More

[ad_1] In the News Friday, February 14, 2020 This week, EWG published a peer-reviewed study in the journal Environmental Health that details the history of the landmark Food Quality Protection Act and shows that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to add the mandated children’s health safety factor to the …

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Si dice ditelo con un fiore e io ve lo dico, sono molto preoccupata. Tutta quest…

Si dice ditelo con un fiore e io ve lo dico, sono molto preoccupata. Tutta quest...

[ad_1] Si dice ditelo con un fiore e io ve lo dico, sono molto preoccupata. Tutta questa primavera in anticipo, o finta primavera, è bella sì, ma nasconde insidie. Ieri, con estremo anticipo, si sono svegliate dal letargo le tartarughe e quando le ho viste ho avuto un tuffo al …

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Colorful, solar-powered island home is inspired by local fishermen’s buoys

Colorful, solar-powered island home is inspired by local fishermen's buoys

[ad_1] As one of the most scenic states in the country, Maine is an inspiration for many architects and designers. One architect has managed to use his family’s love of the idyllic state to build a beautiful, solar-powered home on a remote island off its coastline. Architect Noel Fedosh of …

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HEAR ME OUT… I thought of an incentive today… ️ imagine if it become a stand…

HEAR ME OUT... I thought of an incentive today... ️ imagine if it become a stand...

[ad_1] HEAR ME OUT… I thought of an incentive today… ⚡️ imagine if it become a standard that every hotel built had to plant a minimum of a 100 plants/trees within the complex! . . . If you love trees follow ????@mission_climate ⭐️ . . . #treehugger #ilovetrees #treelovers???? #weneedtrees …

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Sixty per cent cut in transport, building and industry emissions by 2050 with electrification

Sixty per cent cut in transport, building and industry emissions by 2050 with electrification

[ad_1] According to a new report by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) electrification of the transport, buildings and industrial sectors in Europe could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 60 per cent between 2020 and 2050. A revolution in the use of energy by these three sectors is possible over the next 30 …

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Can coronavirus save the African pangolins?

Can coronavirus save the African pangolins?

[ad_1] Wildlife conservationists and enthusiasts around the world have been celebrating an apparent silver lining in the latest coronavirus epidemic since the Xinhua News Agency in China reported earlier this month that researchers had found a 99% genetic match between a virus found in pangolins and the new human coronavirus. …

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Interview: Mark Jaccard – The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success

Interview: Mark Jaccard - The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success

[ad_1] Mark Jaccard has been a professor for the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, Canada since 1986. Jaccard has been involved in the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the China Council for international cooperation on environment and from 1992 to 1997 he was the …

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