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01 03 2021 | 13:50

Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries'

Bitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm – is a deeply energy intensive process. It’s not just the value of bitcoin that has…

01 03 2021 | 13:40

Revealed: UK’s largest supermarkets throw away enough food for 190 million meals each year

Supermarkets are throwing away the equivalent of 190 million meals a year that could be given to the hungry, The Independent reveals today. The latest data shows that Britain’s top 10 chains are…

01 03 2021 | 13:38

Local government pensions invest nearly £10bn in fossil fuels, data shows.

The three local authority pension funds with the largest investments in fossil fuels are Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands. Nearly £10bn remains invested in fossil fuel companies…

01 03 2021 | 13:31

Texas facilities released 3.5m pounds of extra pollutants during winter storm.

Emissions releases affected communities that are already disproportionately exposed to pollution. Oil refineries, chemical manufacturers and other industrial plants in Texas reported releasing…

01 03 2021 | 13:14

Chancellor urged to use upcoming Budget to stop banks from funding fossil fuels.

A petition signed by nearly 65,000 people calls on the Bank of England to ‘cut off the money pipeline’ for fossil fuels. Campaigners have called on the chancellor Rishi Sunak to use the upcoming …

01 03 2021 | 12:32

Should You Really Consume Collagen? Don’t Fall for Greenwashing.

Collagen is the most plentiful protein in the human body and a major building block of connective tissue found in skin, bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and many other body parts. Most notably,…

01 03 2021 | 11:59

Trump’s Environmental Policies Killed Thousands of People, Scientists Say.

The British medical journal The Lancet released a new report attributing 22,000 deaths in 2019 to the former president’s regulatory rollbacks. The Trump administration deliberately harnessed racism…

01 03 2021 | 09:56

Former Mining Exec Details Suitcase Full of Cash He Used to Seal Deals.

A former Glencore director said he used to fly the world carrying a bag full of cash to secure deals for the commodity trader, evidence of the industry’s longstanding history of corruption, a problem…

27 02 2021 | 10:28

Πραγματοποιήθηκε με επιτυχία η δημόσια εκδήλωση της πρωτοβουλίας #BUILDBACKBETTER GREECE

Η διαδικτυακή εκδήλωση #BUILDBACKBETTER GREECE, πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 και η συζήτηση διήρκησε 90’.

27 02 2021 | 08:58

UNFCC: NDC Synthesis Report

Bonn / New York, 26 February 2021 – UN Climate Change today publis

27 02 2021 | 08:23

Canadian fossil subsidies tripled in 2020, report shows.

A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada’s oilpatch.

26 02 2021 | 11:54

Wind turbine emoji application rejected, leaving climate campaigners ‘perplexed’.

*Sad face emoji* Εmojis, the concise hieroglyphs of modern life, play a growing role in our communication-dependent world, but what does one do when the required image doesn’t yet exist? The lack…

26 02 2021 | 11:54

Australia was the first casualty of the big blackout lie blaming wind power – the US could be next.

As climate impacts intensify, power grids stuffed with ageing fossil fuel infrastructure crumble.

26 02 2021 | 11:35

Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change.

Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change that has not received the attention it deserves. Trees capture and store massive amounts of carbon. And unlike some…

26 02 2021 | 11:28

Texas Refineries Released Tons of Pollutants During Storm.

Texas oil refineries released hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants including benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the air as they scrambled to shut down during…

26 02 2021 | 11:02

Climate change 200 million years ago helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland, study suggests.

Why did it take sauropods 15 million years to cross the supercontinent of pangea? Why did it take sauropods - the family of dinosaurs which includes the very biggest creatures ever to have walked…

26 02 2021 | 11:00

How Recycling is the Biggest Brainwash of the Century.

4 reasons why you should quit it today Most of the world associates recycling with environmentally-friendly. This is because recycling has always been marketed as a lifestyle with all the…

26 02 2021 | 10:59

Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete.

Nzambi Matee is an entrepreneur with an incredible goal -- to turn plastic destined for the landfill into sustainable, strong building material. Her company, Gjenge Makers, uses the plastic waste of…

26 02 2021 | 10:55

The Chicago plant that sparked a hunger strike amid environmental racism claims.

A metal recycling plant is due to open on the polluted Southeast Side months after the same firm shut a metal scrapyard in a white, affluent part of town. Trinity Colón grew up believing everyone…

26 02 2021 | 10:55

Solar facades and solar roofs are profitable.

The additional costs for a solar building envelope compared to conventional construction methods amount to 30 to 50 per cent of the costs for the facade and roof. However, the electricity yield leads…