Pharrell Williams and Al Gore present Live Earth 2015

Pharrell Williams and Al Gore present Live Earth 2015

In 2007, Al Gore,Vice President of the United States at the time, organised the Live Earth concert on 7 July. In the same year, Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize together with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their efforts in spreading awareness on climate change.   On 21 January 2015, at the World Economic Forum in

Under the sea… there’s the New York subway

Under the sea… there’s the New York subway

What the American photographer Stephen Mallon immortalised is not the umpteenth case of marine pollution: the disused coaches of New York’s metropolitan are thrown into the ocean for a good reason.     The Big Apple’s metropolitan coaches minus wheels, windows and doors photographed by Mallon in its “Next Stop Atlantic project” while they are

Pope Francis says climate change is caused by humankind

Pope Francis says climate change is caused by humankind

Even Pope Francis thinks that man is mainly responsible for climate change and for this reason he hopes that at the Paris Conference (Cop 21), which will take place from 30th November to 11th December 2015, courageous decisions will be made to protect the environment and climate.   The Pope is working on a long-awaited encyclical

The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change

The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change

Climate change is threatening the whole world population. On one hand, there are vulnerable countries to climate change, on the other, countries ready to face the issues caused by climate extremes and global warming. The ND-Gain matrix, developed in 1995 by the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, ranks countries from the most prepared

New York bans styrofoam containers, starting from July

New York bans styrofoam containers, starting from July

In force as of July 1, 2015, takeaway foods in the Big Apple will change: they will be better, at least for the environment.   The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced the decision of banning food and drinks containers made of expanded polystyrene foam. This ecological decision follows the statement by the

Baby panda sees snow for the first time

Baby panda sees snow for the first time

The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park of Washington released a video featuring a cub of female giant panda named Bao Bao, which was born in the park in August 2013, playing and rolling over in the snow for the first time, after a snowfall hit the US capital over the first days of January. The snowfall led officials to

Bill Gates drinks water distilled from human faeces and urine

Bill Gates drinks water distilled from human faeces and urine

That Bill Gates, who has long been one of the Planet’s richest and most influential people, has committed himself in philanthropic projects is already known. But further demonstration comes with the last prototype realised thanks to the funds of the Gates Foundation, the Omniprocessor.     Bill Gates himself in the pages of his official website