Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

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Rich Americans’ homes generate 25% more greenhouse gasses than those less affluent

The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis, research has found, with the United States’ most affluent suburbs generating as much…

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Bird Droppings Carry Risk Of Antibiotic Resistance

Bird poop may pose more health risks than people realize, according to Rice University environmental engineers who study antibiotic resistance. Their study found high levels…

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EU leaders strike a deal on post-corona package and increase climate action spending target

After four days and nights of intense negotiations, EU leaders have agreed a deal today on a post-corona recovery package and European budget for 2021-2027….

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Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions

Called “Transform to Net Zero”, the group plans to recruit other members and will work with the Environmental Defence Fund. Reuters Newsagency reports they will…

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Swedish firm receives funding to develop biodegradable water-repellent product for textiles

Swedish cleantech company OrganoClick has been granted funding from a government R&D agency called Vinnova to develop its biodegradable water-repellent product called OrganoTex. The company…

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A New Species Of Darkling Beetle Larvae That Degrade Plastic

There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the…

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Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish…

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Australia’s environment in unsustainable state of decline, major review finds

Australia’s environment is in an unsustainable state of decline and laws set up to protect unique species and habitats are ineffective, a major review of…

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Australian researchers squeeze more energy from sunlight in world-first breakthrough

Australian researchers have unlocked the secret to squeezing more energy out of sunlight, by converting otherwise wasted sunlight into useful light, that could provide a…

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Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100

Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say…

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