California, massive gas leak is causing one of the worst environmental disasters in US history
Da due mesi gli ingegneri tentano di fermare una fuga di metano da un impianto alle porte di Los Angeles. Jerry Brown dichiara lo stato d’emergenza.
What future for energy after COP21
The Paris document is important because it is the collective work of 195 countries and the first climate deal that will include some form of action for virtually every nation on the planet. But it also leaves most of the hardest decisions and difficult actions for the future. The agreement does oblige wealthy, industrialised
Keep giving the Earth a voice. Let’s shape 2016 together
Stories must be told, whether they’re negative or positive. Our effort has been to give voice to the Earth and its silent breath, like Rachel Carson would have said. Whether it is being safeguarded or exploited, we take care in relating its state of health because it is our only home, the place that has
Megafauna: why large animals are becoming extinct, again
New study shows that over-hunting is dramatically contributing to large herbivores populations decline, just like 11,000 years ago.
Monarch butterflies are flying high in Mexican El Rosario with a population increase of 200%
Concerns have been raised over the years regarding the decline of the monarch butterfly, which migrates south from the United States in the winter, but good news has come out of El Rosario, the biggest sanctuary in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It has been reported that the animal’s population has grown over 200% compared
Jane Goodall. Going vegetarian is a wonderful choice
Jane Goodall has become an icon. She brought her calm and great experience to the Paris Climate Conference, for the protection of forests.
The North Pole registered the highest temperatures in 115 years
Un rapporto dell’agenzia americana Noaa lancia un nuovo allarme: “Registriamo caldo record, ghiacci in ritirata e coltre nevosa sempre più sottile”.
Japan builds turtles their tunnels to help them cross rail tracks
Una compagnia ferroviaria nipponica ha installato dei tunnel in mezzo ai binari per tutelare l’incolumità dei rettili (e prevenire i ritardi).
Malaysia, the Islamic Council issues a fatwa against poachers
L’organo religioso dello stato malese di Terengganu ha invitato i fedeli a proteggere gli animali vietando la caccia alle specie in via di estinzione.
She’s young, she’s ambitious. She’s the new president of Italy’s top environmental organisation
Rossella Muroni, 41, is the newly elected President of Legambiente, Italy’s top environmental association. It was decided by 900 delegates during the 10th national conference in Milan ended on 13 December. Stefano Ciafani is the new Director-general, Edoardo Zanchini has been confirmed vice President, and Nunzio Cirino Groccia is the new Managing Director. It’s a young,