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Supermarket chain Tesco has stopped selling sugary drinks for children
From September 2015, Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, is ceasing the sale of Ribena, Capri-Sun and Rubicon sugar-containing children's drinks in foil and cardboard packages. The reasons are the high sugar content in these drinks and, as a result, a threat to the health of children and a high risk ...
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From 8 to 16 August, Moscow will host an environmental action "Anti-Plastic"
The state environmental budgetary institution "Mospriroda" announced the campaign "Anti-plastic: make today a clean tomorrow." A series of activities to clean up coastal areas and beaches starts tomorrow (Saturday, August 8). Not only terrestrial, but also underwater…
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The amazing world of nature in the best environmental photos of 2015 according to BMC Ecology
The scientific journal "BMC Ecology", dedicated to ecology in its various manifestations (from bacteria to plants and animals), has announced the winners of the annual contest of the best environmental photographs. The works selected by experts, showing the diversity of the natural world in photographs, are presented below. …
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US takes historic step in fight against climate change with Clean Energy Plan
Yesterday, at the US White House, President Barack Obama and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy released the final version of the so-called Clean Power Plan. This event is called a historic step in the US fight against change ...
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Thailand will generate more solar energy than all of Southeast Asia
By the end of this year, the Kingdom of Thailand is going to significantly increase its production of solar energy - enough to overtake all other countries in Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia) combined. Thailand's energy sector is gradually moving away from natural gas as…
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Philippine Lighting Revolution: Salt Water Lamps
A young couple, Aisa and Raphael Mijeno, after a trip to Mount Kalinga among the local population, who still use kerosene lamps, came up with the idea of creating a new product that solves the problem of lack of electricity. Accessible to everyone…
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Green school for children in the Park. Gorky in Moscow
Don't know what to do with your kids during the summer holidays? Bring them to science, gardening and art classes at the Green School in Moscow's Park. Gorky. The Eco Club, with a large garden and a veranda where rabbits, parrots and turtles live, provides free space where…
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Peru will provide free solar energy to 2 million of the country's poorest citizens
Peruvian Energy and Mining Minister Jorge Merino said the National Solar Electrification Program will provide poor people with photovoltaic panels. Merino said: "This program is aimed at the poorest people who do not have...
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Scientists prove for the first time that zooplankton eats microplastics found in the ocean
The Canadian scientific journal Archives of Environmental Pollution and Toxicology published the article Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, which presents the results of a study…
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Schools surrounded by green spaces are less prone to environmental pollution
Scientists from the Center for Research on Environmental Epidemiology of Barcelona (CREAL), in collaboration with ISGlobal, say that the reduction in air pollution levels inside and outside schools is due to green spaces inside and around the premises. Any greenery, be it trees, plants or grass,…