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Chilean Villagers Claim British Appetite for Avocados Is Draining Region Dry
British supermarkets are selling thousands of tonnes of avocados produced in a Chilean region where villagers claim vast amounts of water are being diverted, resulting in a drought.
Major UK supermarkets including Tesco,...
San Francisco Seeks 100% Electric Bus Fleet by 2035
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SF Muni) Board of Directors passed a resolution to begin procuring zero emission battery buses to replace electric hybrid vehicles by 2025, with a...
Water Shortages to Be Key Environmental Challenge of the Century, Nasa Warns
Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from Nasa have warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of swaths of the globe between the...
New Labelling Helps UK Shoppers Avoid Plastic Packaging
A new plastic-free “trust mark” is being introduced today, allowing shoppers to see at a glance whether products use plastic in their packaging.The label will be prominently displayed on food and drink...
From Plankton to Mahi-Mahi and Beyond: Toxic Plastic Is Traveling Up the Food Chain
Even a hundred yards out from the stern of the old steel sloop, the fish at the end of the line looked enormous. And it was strong: As it leapt up out...
Philippines Plans Manhattan-Sized Green City
The Philippines has an ambitious plan to deal with its capital's pollution woes—build an entirely new, sustainable city 75 miles from Manila.The proposed New Clark City will be larger than Manhattan and...
Proposed Future EU Budget Embraces Increased Climate Action
Today the European Commission has published its proposal for the post-2020 EU budget, kicking off the political battle over the rules and priorities that will govern EU spending in the period 2021-2027....
In Blow to Monsanto, India’s Top Court Upholds Decision That Seeds Cannot Be Patented
In an another legal blow to Monsanto, India's Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Delhi High Court's ruling that the seed giant cannot claim patents for Bollgard and Bollgard II,...
How the UK Fell out of Love with Wet Wipes
On the eighth-floor isolation ward of London’s University College Hospital, nurses have two lines of defence against the spread of life-threatening diseases. First are the airtight double lobbies in every room. Second...
Global Warming Will Depress Economic Growth in Trump Country
A working paper recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond concludes that global warming could significantly slow economic growth in the US.Specifically, rising summertime temperatures in the hottest states will...
Are Fossil Fuels out of Fashion at the UN Climate Talks?
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) prides itself for including both Parties and Non-party stakeholders in their decision making processes. A perspective that is suspicious towards the legitimacy of...
490,000 Pounds of Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on National Wildlife
America's national wildlife refuges are being doused with hundreds of thousands of pounds of dangerous agricultural pesticides every year, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity.The Center for...
Green Energy: Good For The Planet, Bad For Fossil Fuel Workers
Current U.S. President Donald Trump, like all candidates, made a lot of promises before the election. One of his biggest was directed towards coal workers, to whom he vowed to end the...
California Poised to Be First State to Require Solar Panels on New Homes
California is set to require solar panels on new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020, the first such mandate in the country and the state’s latest step to curb greenhouse...
Environmental Problems Go Hand In Hand With Social Injustice: North Carolina Wants to End That
Here’s a relationship that is becoming clearer by the day: environmental issues disproportionately impact the poor and communities of color.Consider the crisis in Flint, Michigan. In 2014, the city captured national attention...
Tourism Responsible for 8% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
Worldwide tourism accounted for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from 2009 to 2013, new research finds, making the sector a bigger polluter than the construction industry.The study, which looks at...
