GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The world is losing species at an alarming rate. The forests and wild areas of the Earth are rapidly transformed into farmlands, pushing wildlife into steep decline. A way to reverse this catastrophic trend is to change the working lands – agriculture, forestry, […]
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Brazil Says Privatizations Will Help Save the Environment
(Bloomberg) — Brazil is framing its slow-moving privatization program as a way to protect forests and rivers following international investors’ mounting criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policies. Martha Seillier, special secretary of the Investments Partnerships Program, said infrastructure building via concessions and privatizations not only represents good business opportunities […]
Playoff bubble environment not ‘safest course of action’ for avoiding COVID-19
With the Tennessee Titans set to return to action Tuesday night after a two-week layoff to account for the organization’s COVID-19 outbreak, NFL officials continue to stress to teams the importance of remaining vigilant in ensuring their players, coaches and staffers follow protocol to minimize the spread of the virus. NFL […]
The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%
There has been much attention on how the Morrison government’s university funding reforms will increase the cost of humanities degrees. But another devastating change has passed almost unnoticed: a 29% cut to funding to environmental studies courses. This is one of the largest funding cuts to any university course. Universities […]
To Reach Younger Audiences, Policymakers Should Turn to the Environment
It is no secret the conservative movement in America struggles to attract younger voters. Research conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that only 12% of millennials identify as conservative or mostly conservative. One policy issue that could help conservatives grow their ranks among younger voters is the environment. Compared to […]
Trade, biofuels and the environment: key agriculture issues in U.S. election
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump enjoys broad support among farmers, but some are unhappy about the impact of his trade and biofuel policies on crop prices and international demand for U.S. agricultural products. Democrat challenger Joe Biden has seized on the biofuel issue, pledged a more multilateral approach to […]
Analysis: Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforests
The omnibus jobs creation law was intended to simplify Indonesia’s complex web of overlapping regulations to make it easier for companies to do business in the country. It includes changes to more than 70 laws across the labor, business and environmental sectors. Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has promised the […]
Opinion | When the U.S. and China Fight, It Is the Environment That Suffers
The problem predates the Trump administration. While I was conducting fieldwork in the northern province of Shanxi several years ago, a local official told me that, considering how much better China’s environmental record was than India’s, foreign governments’ loud demands that China curb pollution must be a plot to contain […]
Dozens of lives have been lost at dams on Illinois waterways. Now efforts are underway to remove them for safety and the good of the environment.
A close call at the Batavia dam helped trigger plans for big changes there. © Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS The DuPage River dam at the Hammel Woods Forest Preserve in Shorewood was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. In August, a couple on a pontoon […]
Device to curb microplastic emissions wins James Dyson award | Environment
A device that captures microplastic particles from tyres as they are emitted – and could help reduce the devastating pollution they cause – has won its designers a James Dyson award. The Tyre Collective, a group of masters students from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, scooped […]
Enabling policy, regulatory environment critical in driving technology adoption in Africa
Africa has been packaged as the next frontier of economic growth due to its centrality in the global investment agenda. Agriculture is arguably the most important vehicle to realising this goal. For this ambitious plan to succeed, the development of the continent’s agriculture sector needs to receive the attention […]
Former EPA heads, Democrats and Republicans, rebuke Trump environment record
(Reuters) – Four former heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Democrats and Republicans, on Monday issued a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s record on the environment after the current administrator said the agency is focused on “work that has been neglected for years.” U.S. President Donald Trump faces […]
Mark Carney ushers in new era for MP environment group
Credit: World Economic Forum Former Bank of England Governor addresses relaunch of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment, for which Green Alliance is to be secretariat Former Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned there is “no greater systemic risk than climate change” to the […]
A Reliable Platform Aims to Provide Secure Environment in the Tron Network
Habu Finance Habu Finance Habu Finance London, England, Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A permissionless DEX – HAM built for Tron-chain token pools and auctions, enabling projects to raise capital on a decentralized and interoperable environment based on TRON Network. Enabling users participate in a secure environment and to […]
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the environment
Washington, DC – October 7, 2020 – Researchers have outlined an approach to characterize and develop an effective environmental monitoring methodology for SARS CoV-2 virus, that can be used to better understand viral persistence in built environments. The investigators from 7 institutions published their research this week in mSystems, an […]
Can your diet help protect the environment?
If Americans adhere to global dietary recommendations designed to reduce the impact of food production and consumption, environmental degradation could be reduced by up to 38%, according to a new paper published in the journal Environmental Justice. “What we eat has an impact on the environment through the land used […]
Middle school student doing his part for the environment, educating others
A Glastonbury teen is doing his part in cleaning up litter in town. Dylan Polak, 14, an eighth grade student at Smith Middle School, became interested in environmental issues just a few years ago. He said it stemmed from his mother, Dana Polak, who would routinely point out garbage. “If […]
What Indonesia’s labor reforms mean for workers’ rights, the environment
A controversial measure aimed at cutting red tape by amending dozens of laws covering taxation, labor and environment regulations has workers, trade unions and environmental activists form an unlikely alliance. © Novrian Arb/Antara Foto/Reuters Provided by Deutsche Welle Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the streets this week to protest […]
ICPC Publishes “Submarine Cable Protection and the Environment”: A Public Newsletter
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) is pleased to announce its public launch of a bi-annual, marine-focused newsletter titled “Submarine Cable Protection and the Environment.” The publication—written by ICPC’s Marine Environmental Advisor (MEA), Dr Mike Clare—is a new and timely reference for all seabed users, the science community, and the […]
How to upgrade your electronics without harming your privacy or environment
Taking better care of your tech gear can help make it last longer, but sometimes you just need to upgrade. Even if your phone, tablet or computer hasn’t suffered a fatal flop, you may find it doesn’t fit your work-from-home needs, or you plan to pass it down to a […]