• Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 9th, 2014
Wind Helped the US Cut Carbon Emissions by 96 Million Metric Tons in 2013

Wind Helped the US Cut Carbon Emissions by 96 Million Metric Tons in 2013

This drop in emissions is the equivalent of taking 16.9 million cars off the road

Biomass Electricity Argued to Be Dirtier than Coal Power

Biomass Electricity Argued to Be Dirtier than Coal Power

New study says burning biomass for energy is way worse than burning coal

Folks in the US Would Spend Billions on Protecting Monarch Butterflies

Folks in the US Would Spend Billions on Protecting Monarch Butterflies

Survey finds that many US citizens are preoccupied about the fate of these insects

Anti-Depressants Affect the Behavior and Color of Aquatic Creatures

Anti-Depressants Affect the Behavior and Color of Aquatic Creatures

The drugs work their way into the environment after being flushed down sinks, toilets

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 2nd, 2014
Hawaii Wants to Grow Hemp, But Only for Environmental Reasons

Hawaii Wants to Grow Hemp, But Only for Environmental Reasons

Specialists say the weed can be used to reduce pollution, also in biofuel production

Watch: Everything That Is Wrong with Mankind in One Brilliant Animation

Watch: Everything That Is Wrong with Mankind in One Brilliant Animation

Aliens will soon trample all over us if we don't start taking better care of our planet

Animal Replicas Created from Trash Found on Beaches

Animal Replicas Created from Trash Found on Beaches

The life-sized beasts are the work of artist Gilles Cenazandotti

Nuclear Waste Can Safely Be Stored in Shale, Researchers Say

Nuclear Waste Can Safely Be Stored in Shale, Researchers Say

The potentially dangerous material can remain trapped in shale for millennia

Four New Man-Made Gases Found in Earth's Atmosphere

Four New Man-Made Gases Found in Earth's Atmosphere

Scientists say these gases are contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 10th, 2014
Greenpeace Activists Crash Official Opening of Gap's First Store in Taiwan

Greenpeace Activists Crash Official Opening of Gap's First Store in Taiwan

The organization is trying to convince the retailer to stop polluting the environment

Car-Sharing Programs Found to Have Taken 500,000 Vehicles off US Roads

Car-Sharing Programs Found to Have Taken 500,000 Vehicles off US Roads

It is expected that, by 2020, such programs will clear US roads of 1.2 million cars

Measuring Pollution Levels Can Be as Simple as Zapping Water, Scientists Say

Measuring Pollution Levels Can Be as Simple as Zapping Water, Scientists Say

Evidence indicates a test of electrical conductivity can measure water quality

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 5th, 2014
Everest Climbers Must Return to Base Camp with 8 Kg (18 Pounds) of Trash

Everest Climbers Must Return to Base Camp with 8 Kg (18 Pounds) of Trash

If they don't, they stand to lose $4,000 (€2,910), new rules say

California Passes Its 100th Plastic Bags Ban

California Passes Its 100th Plastic Bags Ban

This latest ban targets people living in or visiting the city of San Rafael

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 28th, 2014
Hotspots of Persistent Pollutants Pinned Down in the Mekong River Basin

Hotspots of Persistent Pollutants Pinned Down in the Mekong River Basin

Specialists say these pollutants are a threat to people and wildlife in the region

Study Links Environmental Pollution to Complications of Obesity

Study Links Environmental Pollution to Complications of Obesity

Persistent organic pollutants foster cardiometabolic complications, evidence suggests

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 26th, 2014
Getting Animals to Eat More Grain Could Cut Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Getting Animals to Eat More Grain Could Cut Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Vegetarians aren't the only ones who can save the planet, farmers can do it too

 
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