In Developing World, Pollution Kills More Than Disease
Pollution, not disease, is the biggest killer in the developing world, taking the lives of more than 8.4 million people each year, a new analysis shows. However, pollution receives a fraction of the interest from the global community.
Amazing Plastic Waste Labyrinth Made From 6,000 Recycled Bottles
The anonymous art collective Luzinterruptus has realized a ‘Labyrinth of Plastic Waste‘ for Poland’s Katowice Street Art Festival. By using 6000 discarded water bottles artists created a 7 by 5 meter maze. The labyrinth speaks volumes about the large amount of plastic bottles that are wasted every day around the globe.
Double Trouble For The Mediterranean Sea: Acidification And Warming
After a 3.5 year study, scientists have found that the Mediterranean Sea is warming and acidifying at unprecedented rates; the main reason is emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels. This is of particular importance to the Mediterranean coastal societies with 300 million inhabitants (living and visiting), unique ecosystems, love of seafood and its role as a focus for tourist worldwide.
With Millions of Tons of Plastic in Oceans, More Scientists Studying Impact
Consider this: The amount of global trash is expected to rise every year for the rest of the century. With no intervention, the growing garbage heap won’t even peak by 2021.
Deepwater Horizon Oil On Shore Identified, Even Years Later
Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked “sand patties,” persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much oil has been deposited on the seafloor.
Scientists Explore Using Trees to Clean Pollution
Before Houston and its suburbs were built, a dense forest naturally purified the coastal air along a stretch of the Texas Gulf Coast that grew thick with pecan, ash, live oak and hackberry trees.
Plastic Legacy: Humankind’s Trash Is Now a New Rock
Melted plastic trash on beaches can sometimes mix with sediment, basaltic lava fragments and organic debris (such as shells) to produce a new type of rock material, new research shows…
England to Announce 5p Bag Levy
The Queen announced to the English Parliament yesterday that the government would be introducing a 5p levy on plastic bags distributed at large stores and supermarkets beginning next year.
Explosion Sparks Fire On Oil Tanker Off Japanese Coast
An explosion on an oil tanker off the Japanese coast set off a huge fire Thursday and left the vessel’s captain missing. The tanker wasn’t loaded when the blast went off Thursday morning, the coast guard said, reducing fears of a major environmental disaster.