Author: Kirsi Seppänen

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Microplastics disrupt hermit crabs’ ability to choose shell, study suggests

When it comes to moving home, hermit crabs are experts, often swapping shells for the optimal abode. But now researchers have found that exposure to…

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Drought-hit Argentina faces water worries amid coronavirus pandemic

At Iguazu Falls, a World Heritage site and one of South America’s tourist highlights, crowds normally gather in the drifting spray of 275 spectacular waterfalls,…

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Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes

“Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” is not what anyone wants to hear about their city’s tap water. But the combined effects of climate change and…

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Abu Dhabi Launches Commercial Bid for World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Project

Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) recently announced the world’s lowest tariff for solar power. ADPower’s subsidiary, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), delivered a virtual…

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Medical waste piles up in Italy’s virus epicentre

Contaminated hospital waste is piling up in the Italian epicentre of the coronavirus crisis. Medics at the Cremona hospital in the Mediterranean country’s north say…

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Circulate Capital makes inaugural investments in plastic recyclers in India, Indonesia

Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment management company focused on preventing plastic from leaking into the ocean and advancing the circular economy, has announced that the…

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New England Biolabs Introduces 100% Recyclable Packaging

New England Biolabs (NEB®) has announced a transition to a 100% recyclable alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) for shipment of most of its products. The…

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Rice Engineers: Make Wastewater Drinkable Again

Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University researchers who say it should involve a healthy level of recycled…

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Nestlé UK reaches 100% renewables following 15-year Ørsted PPA

Nestlé UK has agreed an indexed fixed price agreement with Ørsted to purchase the output of 31MW from the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, which…

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World has ‘historic’ opportunity for green tech boost, says global watchdog

Global efforts to minimise the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic present an historic opportunity to scale up the technologies needed to speed a transition…

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