PCBs, the infamous chemicals keep harming the environment
PCBs have been banned in the USA since 1979. Yet these persistent compounds still wreak havoc on the health of our planet and its inhabitants.
Fiji leads the world in ratifying the Paris climate agreement
Fiji’s parliament has unanimously agreed to ratify the UN climate agreement reached in Paris in December last year.
Sea Shepherd’s ship, the Bob Barker, arrives in Italy for the first time
La nave di Sea Shepherd sosterà a Venezia dall’1 al 7 febbraio, sarà possibile visitarla, conoscere l’equipaggio e sostenere l’organizzazione che protegge la fauna marina del pianeta.
How the giants of the ocean are doing
What is the status of the most iconic species of baleen whales? Is it only hunting that endangers their survival? We take a good, hard look at our oceans.
Angela Merkel, the world’s most powerful woman, is Time’s Person of the Year 2015
Figures as disparate as Isis’s leader and Uber’s CEO were shortlisted for Time’s Person of the Year 2015. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel is number one.
Kiribati islands will be swallowed by the ocean. COP21 is their last hope
The Republic of Kiribati is one of the most affected countries by climate change. By a few decades, it could be wiped from maps.
A spoken word artist from the Marshall Islands brings climate change alive in a poem to her daughter
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner is a poet from the Marshalll Islands. In “Dear Matafele Peinem” she promises her daughter she will protect her from climate change.
Japan ignores international bans and starts whaling again
Il Giappone ha annunciato la ripresa della caccia ai cetacei nell’Antartico per “scopi scientifici”. Nei prossimi dodici anni saranno uccise circa 4mila balenottere.
Pearl Jam donate 54,000 dollars to protect forests in Latin America
Pearl Jam decided to offset CO2 emissions generated during their tours by funding a project aimed to protect forests in Latin America.
Pesticides and children: exposure at a young age threatens fertility in adulthood
Men who ate contaminated food when they were teenagers have increased risk of becoming infertile. That’s what a study conducted on the population of the Faroe Islands reveals.