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Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers

Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers

[ad_1] Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims gather at one of Peru’s most sacred glaciers — the Colquepunco, located at the heart of the Cordillera Vilcanota, near Cusco. Draped in brightly colored ponchos, adorned with iridescent plumes, and carrying large religious symbols, pilgrims from all walks of life come …

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Japan planning to release over a million tonnes of radioactive water into sea from Fukushima power plant

Japan planning to release over a million tonnes of radioactive water into sea from Fukushima power plant

[ad_1] Massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at Japan’s Fukushima power plant could be released into the sea under plans provisionally accepted by the country’s government. Tokyo Electric has collected nearly 1.2 million tonnes of contaminated water from cooling pipes used to keep fuel cores from melting since the plant …

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When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. Grea…

When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees.

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[ad_1] When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. Great whales are the carbon-capture titans of the animal world, absorbing an average of 33 tons of CO2 each throughout their lives before their carcasses sink to the bottom of the ocean and remain there …

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Privatisation, public health and the ‘water lords’

Privatisation, public health and the 'water lords'

[ad_1] Michigan Court of Appeals, the US state’s second-highest court, ruled against Nestlé’s Ice Mountain water brand last month. The court ruled that Nestlé’s commercial water-bottling operation is “not an essential public service” nor is theirs a public water supply. This is a huge victory for Osceola Township, a small Michigan town that blocked Nestlé from …

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Lessons Learned from Chagas Disease

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[ad_1] Putting Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Spotlight: Lessons Learned from Chagas Disease by Maria del Pilar Fernandez |January 30, 2020 Photos of a “kissing bug,” whose feces can spread the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Photo: CDC Today, January 30th 2020, is the inaugural World Neglected Tropical Diseases day. …

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The environmental impact of Brexit

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[ad_1] Following the passing of the Withdrawal Agreement Act, Brexit is set to go ahead on Friday 31st January and the UK will begin the process of cutting ties with the European Union, its laws and its institutions. But what does Brexit mean for the UK’s environment? EU Environmental Law …

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Airbnb wants to send you to the Bahamas for free ⁠— but there’s a catch

Airbnb wants to send you to the Bahamas for free ⁠— but there’s a catch

[ad_1] Get your daily dose of good news from Grist Subscribe to The Beacon Airbnb — the online marketplace for travel lodging and touristy experiences — is searching for five people to drop everything and take a free two-month trip to the Bahamas. The catch? You have to want to …

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EWG Testimony on H.R. 2827, the Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019

EWG Testimony on H.R. 2827, the Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019

[ad_1] EWG Testimony on H.R. 2827, the Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Attached is EWG’s testimony to the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on H.R. 2827, the Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019. [ad_2] Source …

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New technological process transforms everyday trash into graphene

New technological process transforms everyday trash into graphene

[ad_1] Rice University researchers have succeeded in creating graphene, not from costly purified starting materials, but from everyday trash. The amount produced is in kilograms per day, rather than the customary small batches of grams per day produced via traditional methods. With the researchers’ novel technique using electricity, even carbon …

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