Each of us can join in the preservation of this planet - and it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. In a blog for the Voice of America journalist Maria Moiseeva has collected 7 very simple ways that can help protect the environment and ...
Starbucks announced on Monday that it will completely eliminate the use of plastic straws in all company-run and licensed establishments around the world by 2020. The company's management motivated its decision by the fact that disposable plastic products create ...
After spending a year traveling the United States and learning about various sustainable development technologies across the country, a Ukrainian couple from New York decided to create the country's first park to showcase advances in renewable energy, green building, and sustainable transportation. ...
Scientists accidentally developed a plastic-destroying enzyme that could be used to combat one of the world's most serious pollution problems. Researchers from the UK University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made this discovery while studying ...
American and British scientists have come to the conclusion that the planet Earth will become unsuitable for human and animal life in the next 3-4 centuries. This is stated in the official message of a group of scientists to the US National Academy of Sciences. In the document, experts point out the danger of climate change inevitable due to energy consumption, which ...
On January 4, the administration of US President Donald Trump proposed opening several large areas for oil and gas drilling in the previously protected coastal regions of the Arctic, as well as the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (Gulf of Mexico and the California coast). The US Department of Homeland Security has already ...
In Los Angeles, the city council approved a study that proposes to ban the use of plastic containers, glasses, and disposable drinking straws. Study leader Sheila Kuehl said that polystyrene, a synthetic material used in a variety of foods, is “so light that the wind often blows out ...
Over the past few decades, the Earth has lost billions of animal species, indicating that for the sixth time in its existence, the planet has begun processes of “biological annihilation” - an era of mass extinction of species. According to scientists, the intensity of this process exceeds theirs...
In the United States, city officials have the opportunity to experiment with urban planning and innovate in environmental management. First of all, local governments are less over-organized than state and federal governments. They are closer to the townspeople and the companies operating here. ...
You can make a lot of money by turning off electrical appliances in the house for just 1 hour a day, according to thepennyhoarder.com authors. The publication tells about special promotions from energy companies, which will allow you to receive up to $ 300 per year. To participate in the program, you must register on the OhmConnect website and ...