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World Health Organization recommends reducing consumption of red and processed meat
On October 26, The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the research arm of The World Health Organization (WHO), declared red and processed meat a carcinogenic product,…
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Europe require further cuts
Greenhouse gas emissions by the countries of the European Union have reached their lowest level since 1990, when the first figures were recorded. This became known after the publication of regular statistics by EU members. According to the latest data, greenhouse gas emissions in Europe fell from 1990 to 2014…
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October 22 is World Paper Free Day
Since 2010, World Paper Free Day has been celebrated every fourth Thursday in October around the world. The campaign was initiated by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM). For authorized participation in this promotion, you can follow the link and get a package of services,…
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Moscow schoolchildren are taught ecology as part of the Green Van campaign
The Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the city of Moscow spoke about the Green Van campaign taking place in the capital, which aims to "increase the level of environmental culture of the younger generation" and "formation of environmentally responsible behavior of schoolchildren." "Green…
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Annual Chinese Vegetarian Festival kicks off in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries
Yesterday began the 9-day Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爺 in Chinese), which is also known as the Vegetarian Festival or Tesagan Gin Je, for example, in the Kingdom of Thailand. The annual event begins on the eve of the ninth…
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Ukrainian schoolchildren have developed unique energy carriers from renewable sources
A group of Ukrainian schoolchildren from the city of Alexandria, Kirovograd region, has developed several projects for the production of electricity from renewable sources. The most famous of them: flexible solar panels made of organic materials, an atmospheric power plant that runs on energy from ...
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100,000 people supported the initiative of the ONF "Green Shield" to limit deforestation in Moscow and the Moscow region
The All-Russian Popular Front (ONF) published on the website of the Russian Public Initiative (ROI) a proposal to limit deforestation in Moscow and the Moscow region. According to RIA Novosti, the initiative collected 100,000 votes required for it to be submitted for consideration by an expert working group…
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On September 26-27, the ecological festival "The Sea Inside" will be held in Moscow's Sokolniki Park
The art cafe "The Sea Inside" in Sokolniki Park (Moscow), with the support of Mosgorpark, invites adults and children to participate in an eco-marathon under the motto "Let's leave the planet alive for our children." The purpose of the festival is to unite knowledge and people striving for harmony, to tell the residents of the metropolis how to…
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2015 and 2016 will be the warmest years in the history of the planet
The UK Met Office has released a report that 2015 and 2016 will break global record temperatures. Natural climate cycles in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are reversing and will amplify man-made…
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The Dutch extract clean energy from plants
Plant-e, which emerged from Wageningen University in the Netherlands in September 2009, has developed and successfully uses a system for generating energy for growing plants based on scientific research. The technology is based on natural processes and is absolutely safe…