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Scientists can now make fresh water with manure (an organic fertilizer)
Water scarcity is a real global issue and it’s infecting more and more people every day. 71% of Our planet consist of water but only 0.3% of it, is drinkable. Around 1.42 billion people are living in areas where they should struggle to find water every day. With the rapid growth…
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Livestock farmers can reduce their emissions by potty-train cows where to pee
Livestock farmers can reduce their emissions by potty-train cows where to pee. Training cows where to pee might look useless and boring but in a new study, scientists proved that it is possible and it can be beneficial for both environment and farmers. 16 German cows were the case of…
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Chemical giant LyondellBasell will do a $50 million upgrade to reduce its air pollution
on October 15th chemical giant Lyondellbasell announced an agreement which it will upgrade its industrial flares and air pollution control equipment at six Petrochemical facilities in Texas and Iowa. The agreement which the Dutch company and U.S environmental protection agency (EPA) agreed upon will eliminate tons of harmful waste gases which are…
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25% Decline in Barcelona’s air pollution
Barcelona as many other cities, struggles with air pollution. Construction work, car traffic, industrial sector, transit of ships and port activities are key elements of Barcelona’s air quality. In 2015, mayor ada colau, came up with a great plan called “Super blocks” with the main purpose of reducing the air pollution.…
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No more plastic for fruits and vegetables in France
From January 2022 France will ban plastic packaging for most of vegetables and fruits. According to Plastic Europe, food packaging accounts for more than two third of the average person’s plastic footprint. Most of Fruits and vegetables are washable and they usually come with their own packaging which was done…
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From now a clean and healthy environment is a human right
From now a clean and healthy environment is a human right. Russia, India, China and Japan abstained on Friday Michelle Bachelet (high commissioner for human rights of the UN) recognized that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. While some countries such as US and…
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Thousands of land life species eat plastic as well as Marine life do
In a new study, Scientists discovered that thousands of land life species are eating plastic as well as marine life do. U.N. Environment Program scientists also discovered that not only the marine life but also mammals, birds and many more wildlife species on land are also eating plastic through ingesting…
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Babies eat more Plastic than adults
New research shows that babies ingest 10 to 20 times more micro plastic than adults. In a new article published by Environmental Science and Technology Letters scientists discovered that there is more plastic in baby’s feces than adults. These micro and Nano plastics mostly come from the Plastic baby bottles…
