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Half of marine life species lost in the last 40 years
This conclusion was made by scientists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London (Zoological Society of London) after conducting the most extensive marine survey. In a report called "Living Blue Planet Report" (Report on the living blue planet) ...
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On September 22, Moscow and other cities will host the action "Biking to work"
Project for the development of cycling in Russia "Let's bike it!" in cooperation with the Department of Transport of Moscow from July 10 to September 18, 2015 weekly on Fridays they conduct the program "Biking to work". For participants, special offers from partners of the promotion, discounts in establishments are available ...
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20% recycled H&M collection goes on sale September 7th
Back in February 2013, large Swedish streetwear company H&M launched a global campaign to collect old clothes of any brand and was surprised by the interest shown by the population. Since that time, more than 14,000 tons of unwanted clothes have been collected around the world. Acting like this...
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More than 99% of seabirds will eat plastic by 2050
Since 1950, plastic production has doubled every 11 years. Only a small part of it ends up in the ocean, but it is about 300,000 tons per year, according to current rates. Every square kilometer of water surface contains 600,000 pieces of degraded plastic, especially in five…
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Containers for separate waste collection in Rostov-on-Don: today - 15%, by the end of the year - 40%
Vladimir Artsybashev, Deputy Head of the Rostov-on-Don Administration for Housing and Public Utilities, spoke at a press conference about the successes in the field of separate waste collection in the city, which is being implemented in the city thanks to the interest of local investors. Today there are 290 container yards in Rostov…
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Kochi Airport (India) is the first in the world to operate entirely on solar energy
On August 18, the official launch of a solar power plant at the Cochin International Airport (COK) in the state of Kerala (India) was announced, which became the first in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. Airport energy...
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Philippine Catholic Leaders Demand Government to Switch to Renewable Energy
In June, the Catholic Church of the Philippines joined the One Million Against Coal Campaign, which aims to collect at least one million signatures across the country against the government's decision to host dozens of coal-fired power plants. "We strongly...
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The Summer School "Green" University: Ecological Innovations for the Sustainable Development of the University has started at Moscow State University
The third annual environmental initiative has started at the largest university in Russia - Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. The Summer School “Green University: Ecological Innovations for the Sustainable Development of the University” is organized by the Center for Bioeconomics and Eco-Innovations…
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Mankind used up natural resources for the whole of 2015 in 8 months
In less than 8 months of 2015, mankind has spent the resources of the Earth, calculated for a year. According to the Global Footprint Network (GFN), the Earth overshoot day, when our needs are ahead of the Earth’s ability to regenerate, has shifted by 6 days…
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Toxic water from a gold mine accidentally spilled into a river in Colorado
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally released about 1 million gallons of toxic mine water and sludge into the Animas River in Colorado. All dangerous water from the second half of Friday flows from Durango towards ...