Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth’s ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet … Changes In Earth’s Ozone LayerRead more
Environment
Posted inJellyfish
Jellyfish invasion
Giant jelly fish are taking over parts of the world’s oceans due to overfishing and other human activities, say researchers. Dr Anthony Richardson of CSIRO … Jellyfish invasionRead more
Posted inHealth / Pollution
Danger of Soot Particles in the Air
A new appraisal of existing studies documenting the links between tiny soot particles and premature death from cardiovascular ailments shows that mortality rates among people … Danger of Soot Particles in the AirRead more
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Cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A high-seas mission departs from San Francisco next month to map and explore a sinister and shifting 21st-century continent: one twice the size of Texas … Cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage PatchRead more
Posted inPalm Oil
The guilty secrets of palm oil
It’s an invisible ingredient, really, palm oil. You won’t find it listed on your margarine, your bread, your biscuits or your KitKat. It’s there though, … The guilty secrets of palm oilRead more
Posted inPollution
Mercury Emissions
A new landmark study documents for the first time the process in which increased mercury emissions from human sources across the globe, and in particular … Mercury EmissionsRead more
Posted inCO2
Oceanic dead zones
Concentrations of carbon dioxide are increasing rapidly in the Earth’s atmosphere, primarily because of human activities. About one third of the carbon dioxide that humans … Oceanic dead zonesRead more
Posted inGreenhouse gas / USA Empire
Clean Air Act
Background On April 2, 2007, in Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), the Supreme Court found that greenhouse gases are air pollutants covered by … Clean Air ActRead more
Posted inSocial
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune By Bill McKibben for most of human history, the two birds More and Better roosted on the same branch. You could toss … Reversal of FortuneRead more
Posted inBook
Sea Sick
All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things: • Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is … Sea SickRead more