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by turning waste into fuel, Indore has become the cleanest city in India
according to tribuneindia, Indore ranked as the cleanest city for the fifth year in a row in the Union government’s annual survey on Saturday. Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), which is the mastermind behind this achievement, has also generated decent amount of revenue and profit along with cleaning the city. corporation…
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Coca cola is the largest plastic polluter of the planet.
Coca cola by far is the largest plastic polluter of the planet. In 2019, coca cola admitted the company produces 200,000 single use bottles per minute equivalent to 3m tonnes per year and in an interesting interview with BBC, coca cola defended its mass plastic production policies and shifted the blame…
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300 million trees are needed to redress bitcoin’s environmental impact
As mining cryptocurrencies are trending more and more each day, more pollution is being added to the atmosphere. a new study shows bitcoin by far is the most energy intensive coin in the market right now. The second place goes to Ethereum with much lower carbon footprint and third is…
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Covid 19 dumped 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste into our oceans
Since the beginning of corona pandemic, the production and usage of plastic increased significantly. 8.4 million tones of plastic, from face masks, face shields, gloves and etc, have been generated from 194 countries since the spread of the virus. in total scientists estimated that planet faced a 30% increase in…
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Less air pollution less heart attack – study shows
According to medical news today – at 2021 virtual conference of the American Heart Association (AHA), scientists will present preliminary evidence that reduced air pollution in the U.S. resulting from 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns correlated with a lower incidence of heart attacks. Previously a study by researchers at the University of Washington revealed…
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Jeff bezos, pledges $2 Billion to help restore the environment, while his company emitted 60.64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2020
Jeff bezos the founder of amazon announced a $2 Billion investment in order to restore the environment. he made this announcement at 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, where leaders of the world gathered to find a solution for earth’s environmental problems. Amazon aims to power all its operations by…
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$23 Million settlement money for polluting Petersburg’s drinking water
Taconic, a plastic company which was the reason of water pollution in Petersburg (a New York state town), agrees to pay residence $23Million for settlement. the company is being accused of polluting the resident’s drinking water with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Which is a toxic manufacturing chemical. PFOA can Couse significant…
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Double plastic pollution by 2030
According to an assessment released on Thursday by UNEP (UN Environmental program) We are going to have plastic pollution in ocean, land and even our bodies 2 times more than before by 2030 Every nation agrees that plastic is damaging our health, environment, economy and so on but this assessment…
