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Threat to whales complicates US research into seaweed for biofuel

13 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution 11:01 am

U.S. Department of Energy has invested $55 million in seaweed biofuel research Whale biologists worry kelp growing gear could entangle critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Seaweed farms test out stiffer, whale-friendly gear CAPE COD…

Singapore seeks to slash waste with plastic bags charge

27 January, 2022 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Plastic Pollution 11:20 am

Singapore on Thursday recommended supermarkets start charging for disposable carrier bags, a move aimed at slashing carbon emissions in a tiny nation that produces enough annual waste to fill hundreds of Olympic-sized swimming pools. A…

Seeking the ‘plastic score’ of the food on our plates

20 January, 2022 Andrew 0 Comments Uncategorized 10:10 am

Image captionPlastic from Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife Microplastics are found everywhere on Earth, yet we know surprisingly little about what risks they pose to living things. Scientists…

Climate change: Young people very worried – survey

14 September, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:01 pm

Over half of those surveyed said they thought humanity was doomed and that governments were failing to respond adequately A new global survey illustrates the depth of anxiety many young people are feeling about climate…

Climate change: Europe’s 2020 heat reached ‘troubling’ level

3 September, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 2:59 pm

Last year was the warmest on record across Europe, breaking the previous high mark by a considerable distance, say scientists. Temperatures across the region were more than 1.9C above the long-term average between 1981 and…

fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Plastic Science 6:14 pm

By accident Samantha Jenkins discovered the plastic eating properties of one fungus Samantha Jenkins was studying a number of types of fungus in a research project for her company, when one of the fungi made…

Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

30 July, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 5:51 am

Image captionThe single biggest use of plastics is in packaging and it tends to be used just once before being thrown away An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for our environment -…

Why plastic is a deadly attraction for sea turtles

11 March, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Oceans Plastic Pollution Water 11:57 am

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like…

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