Original post on BallonsBlow.org Beach litter surveys have shown the number of balloons and balloon pieces found on the beach have tripled in the past 10 years. We’ve witnessed this increase firsthand, cleaning the beaches since we were little children in the early ’90s, we would rarely find them back then.While some balloons burst, others just gradually […]
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Original post on DW Offshore wind energy produces more — and more reliable — energy than previously thought, a new study shows. Offshore wind facilities in the North and Baltic seas generate energy on 363 days of the year — more than the 340 days previously indicated, says the study commissioned by the Bremen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Wind
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Deadline: December 29th 2017 Period: 24 February – 1 March 2018 Venue: University of Tehran, Faculty of Natural Resources Young people constitute a large part of the world’s population and young people will have to live longer with the consequences of current environmental decisions than will their elders. The problem today is that many people
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Original post on TriplePundit Renewable energy isn’t the future – it’s right now. Every day, people around the world are making a sincere effort to reduce their dependency on energy sources that are harming the environment. It’s become more affordable to make the switch, and the average homeowner or business leader is always looking for
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Original post on Futurism California is typically a little ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting renewable resources and progressive environmental plans. In fact, the state is currently on track to meet its renewable energy goals 10 years early. Its latest effort toward building a sustainable future is a new bill that would ban gas-powered cars by
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While addressing the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of State for Agriculture-Heineken Lokpobri-revealed that there are no laws banning the importation of maize into the country. According to Mr. Lokpobri’s speech, the proliferation of imported maize might be an effect of the three million metric tonnes deficit the
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The original version of this post was written by Todd Henderson, for Forbes.com Instead of waiting for the government to compel carbon emitters to reduce their output, individuals worried about climate change should simply demand that the emitters do so directly. Buy an electric car, install solar panels, shop only for goods made in a carbon-neutral
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Original post on DW There are fewer than 50 Maui’s dolphins left in the world. Their relatives, the vaquitas, are even less “common.” Both are on the brink of extinction. But do small numbers automatically mean a species is likely to disappear? Not according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis. In
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The Story of We. Who did it How did you let it happen It was him It was her It was we No, it was not It was them No It was we We heard the cry’s We saw the marks We called it home training We called it tradition Sometimes even due to lack
Original post on DW Schmidt, who led the German automaker’s US regulatory compliance office from 2012 to March 2015, was sentenced to seven years in jail and given a $400,000 (€339,140) fine on charges of fraud, conspiracy and violating the US Clean Air Act. In a deal with prosecutors, Schmidt earlier agreed to enter a guilty
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