Swiss voters have backed government plans to replace the power from ageing nuclear reactors with renewable energy. A total of 58.2 percent of voters supported the phaseout of nuclear energy in a binding referendum on Sunday. Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, voters have the final say on major policy issues. The plan will provide […]
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Africans are seeing a steady improvement in the quality of their lives, with some countries even nearing the world, averages say a wide-ranging report out Monday on the continent’s future. While large portions of the continent’s 1.2 billion people live in poverty, many of Africa’s 54 nations have made significant progress in health, education, and standard of living.
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Economists call carbon emissions an “untaxed externally.” That means those responsible for them are not required to pay for the damage they cause to society. Imagine if you operated a livestock ranch on your property but dumped all the manure your animals create in your neighbor’s yard. You would save a lot of money because
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RECENT REFUTATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change denial has made numerous headlines in recent weeks. David Rose stated in The Daily Mail that there has been a global warming hiatus covered up by dubious science, Bret Stephens criticized the certitude of evidence in The New York Times, and Trump is rapidly making decisions based on
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Arguably one of our most exciting projects we have worked on; the Mushin Street Conference was our idea of having an – Evangelist approach to increasing awareness on waste management and recycling to a community. We like what happens online with our #StareDownonPollution hashtag but nothing beats one-on-one advocacy and with partners like Wecyclers, we
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Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn, Germany wrapped up Thursday with a reminder from Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji, whose nation will lead COP23 this fall, that “no-one, no matter who they are or where they live, will ultimately escape the impact of climate change.” Bloomberg reported that the possibility of the U.S.
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Paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has celebrated a “decade of excellence” in sustainability achievements, which have placed the firm well on-track to supersede its 2020 target to slash emissions by a quarter. Smurfit Kappa has achieved a 22.9% reduction in its specific paper production fossil CO2 emissions from a 2005 baseline, according to the FTSE
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No fewer that 180,000 people living in oil field region of Thar Hath in South Sudan are suffering from chronic poisoning from heavy metals as a result of exploratory drillings for crude oil, a study has revealed. According to the findings of a research conducted by Sign of Hope, a German non-governmental organization (NGO), the poisoning is as a
Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Bolaji Oyeleye, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensuring that the proposed wastes-to-energy project becomes a reality. Commissioner, who gave this reassurance while receiving the report from Euro Feasibility Study on the project, said the state government remains committed to achieving the project, as all concerned parties in its implementation were
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Big things are brewing in the realm of clean energy, with new initiatives in France, Denmark, and Puerto Rico ushering renewables towards the mainstream. France is poised to double its current wind and solar power capacity with a new plan approved by the European Commission that will see Europe’s second largest economy add 17 gigawatts
