Think You Can’t Live Without Plastic Bags? Consider This: Rwanda Did It
In 2008, while the rest of the world was barely starting to consider a tax on single-use plastic bags, the small East African nation decided to ban them completely.
Ulla Storm Pounds Western France, Crippling Fishing Industry
Brittany in north-western France, already struggling after weeks of violent storms, was battered afresh by Storm Ulla. Huge waves pounded France’s western coastline with winds reaching up to 150 km/h overnight Friday to Saturday.
Mechanism Of Crude Oil Heart Toxicity Revealed From Oil Spill Research
While studying the impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tuna, a research team discovered that crude oil interrupts a molecular pathway that allows fish heart cells to beat effectively. The components of the pathway are present in the hearts of most animals, including humans.
Island Nation Takes On The World’s Polluters
What are the obligations under international law of a State for ensuring that activities under its jurisdiction or control that emit greenhouse gases do not cause, or substantially contribute to, serious damage to another State or States? Vulnerable countries, like Palau, that have not contributed to global warming, pressed this question in front of the ICJ.