A blanket of green is covering Madrid to tackle air pollution and high temperatures
The municipality of Spain’s capital decided to allocate millions of euros to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Wars in China, Syria and the oil price shock in the list of top 10 global risks. And Donald Trump too
The election of the billionaire candidate Donald Trump to the White house is riskier than the UK leaving the European Union, Greece leaving the euro zone and an armed clash in the South China Sea, analysts say.
No need of diesel or wood. With solar cookers you can cook with the sunlight
Solar cookers offer an alternative way of cooking using solar energy instead of fire or traditional kitchens.
Obama bans oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean
Il presidente degli Stati Uniti ha deciso di non concedere le concessioni per trivellare lungo la costa dell’Oceano Atlantico.
Up to 80% of Peruvian Nahua tribe poisoned by mercury
One child has already died due to mercury poisoning, which has put the safety of up to 80% of the indigenous Nahua tribe, who live in the Peruvian Amazon, in jeopardy. The circumstances as to why the majority of the community presents symptoms of intoxication caused by the substance remain unclear. Its high levels in
Thailand’s solar queen paves the way for photovoltaics in Southeast Asia
The photovoltaic revolution in Thailand was sparked by a woman, named the solar queen. And now the country is the Southeast leader in the field.
China will shut down 1,000 coal mines
Entro quest’anno uno dei maggiori produttori e consumatori di carbone inizierà a chiudere le proprie miniere. Per ripulire l’aria e puntare sulle rinnovabili.
Brazil does a U-turn on fracking. Indigenous lands protected from oil and gas exploration
A judge has recognized the right to land of uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon‘s Juruá Valley. The Brazilian government sold off protected areas adjacent to their ancestral territories at an auction, in order for oil and gas companies to conduct resource exploration including for fracking. In December last year a court decided to revoke
Russia, coal mine disaster in the Arctic kills 36
Tre esplosioni hanno causato il crollo della miniera russa di Severnaia. L’incidente si aggiunge al vasto elenco di catastrofi minerarie russe, provocate da vecchie strutture e da controlli inadeguati.
Peru declares an emergency as oil spill contaminates the Amazon
Nell’oleodotto della compagnia petrolifera Petroperu si sono aperte due falle e il greggio sta contaminando il fiume Marañon, uno dei principali affluenti del Rio delle Amazzoni.