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Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape

Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape

[ad_1] London-based architecture firm Featherstone Young recently completed Stonecrop, a new home in Rutland, East Midlands that’s also an example of how thoughtful architecture can draw new interest to declining rural communities. Topped with a sloping green roof that touches the ground, the sculptural building features two wings — one that houses …

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Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching linked to ‘anthropogenic climate change

Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching linked to ‘anthropogenic climate change

[ad_1] Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is facing one of the most widespread coral bleaching events on record, as water temperatures in the Coral Sea spike. “We’ve been at stressful sea surface temperature levels for some time,” Dr William Skirving, a senior scientist with the United States …

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Stimulating the PET recycling industry in Kenya

Stimulating the PET recycling industry in Kenya

[ad_1] Last year, a Kenyan organisation was able to stimulate the PET recycling industry through its recycler subsidy programme, achieving a recycling rate of 38% or 7,400 tonnes of PET plastic bottles. Established in 2018, PETCO Kenya uses PETCO’S successful South African model as its operating basis. The introduction of …

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Reducing air pollution could accelerate climate change

Reducing air pollution could accelerate climate change

[ad_1] Dramatic cuts to air pollution in Europe and Asia could cause a short-term spike in temperatures and rainfall, according to a study published today (March 5) by researchers at the University of Reading.  The researchers have looked at the effect of particle pollution on the atmosphere in Europe and China, and …

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I got 99 problems and dumping is one

I got 99 problems and dumping is one

[ad_1] Canada has new standards for marine protected areas, but are they good enough?  By Elissama Menezes WWF-Canada celebrated earlier this year when the federal government announced a ban on oil and gas exploration, mining, dumping, and bottom trawling in all federal marine protected areas. While this is a positive …

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In pictures: sustaining all life on World Wildlife Day

In pictures: sustaining all life on World Wildlife Day

[ad_1] Wild animals face multiple challenges. As well as all the usual issues of finding enough to eat and avoiding being eaten, human activity has introduced many more problems. The climate is changing, forests are disappearing and the oceans are being polluted. So we must ensure the sustainable use of …

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Months After Major Oil Spill, Bahamas Could Permit Offshore Drilling

Months After Major Oil Spill, Bahamas Could Permit Offshore Drilling

[ad_1] The Bahamas looks poised to greenlight drilling for oil in waters about 150 miles from South Florida just months after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the island nation and caused a major spill on Grand Bahama island.  The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) hopes to drill its first exploratory well in an …

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What do you think of climate change? ~ Tag: #infiniyou for a feature Photo: ️ _…

What do you think of climate change?
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[ad_1] What do you think of climate change????? ~ Tag: #infiniyou for a feature???? Photo: @fabienbarrau ????❤️ _____________________________________ #statueofliberty #statue #travelawesome #mothernature #flooding #flood #floods #naturaldisaster #naturaldisasters #globalwarming #globalwarmingisreal #savetheplanet #savetheearth #saveearth #saveplanetearth #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction #traveltheworld #planetearth #earthpix #earthfocus #earth_shotz #shocking #omgpage #explorepage #travelphotooftheday —————————————————————§ [ad_2] Source …

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The Congo rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide. That’s bad for climate change.

The Congo rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide. That’s bad for climate change.

[ad_1] Scientists have determined that trees in the Congo Basin of central Africa are losing their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, raising alarms about the health of the world’s second-largest contiguous rainforest and its ability to store greenhouse gases linked to climate change. A study published Wednesday, March 4, in …

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️ The best thing we can do is cut out non-essential and wasteful plastics from o…

️ The best thing we can do is cut out non-essential and wasteful plastics from o...

[ad_1]   ♻️ The best thing we can do is cut out non-essential and wasteful plastics from our lives to live more sustainably. This is one excellent way to do so! Live and shop sustainably ♻️ ⠀ ????What do you think? ⠀ ♥️Leave a like for a healthier Earth ⠀ …

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