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WHO: China is No. 1 in absolute mortality from air pollution, Ukraine is No. 1 in relative
The World Health Organization (WHO), created under the UN, for the first time presented country-by-country statistics on the number of deaths from air pollution. In total in the world, according to WHO, from atmospheric pollution caused by vehicles, coal-fired power plants and other ...
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31 countries (including Belarus and Ukraine) have joined the Paris climate agreement (COP21)
Last Wednesday, the number of countries that ratified the Paris climate agreement, prepared during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), doubled. For the agreement to enter into force, it is required that the countries that have signed it respond ...
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The first vegetarian fast food restaurants for motorists appear in the USA (drive-thru)
Last Sunday in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) opened the country's first vegan fast food restaurant (fast food), where motorists can get an order without leaving the car (drive-thru), - VegeWay. Establishments of this type are called drive-thru and are similar to McDonalds McAuto ...
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France to ban single-use plastic tableware by 2020
France continues to delight the planet with its environmental initiatives. This time, a European state has announced its intention to ban single-use plastic utensils. On August 30, a decree was issued in France defining the requirements for disposable plastic cups, glasses and plates.…
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Pope Francis proposes adding environmental awareness to the Seven Acts of Mercy
Last week, Pope Francis, already world famous for his support of campaigns against climate change, once again spoke about the exceptional importance of ecology. According to the official Vatican media, the head of the Catholics said that believers should use the holy year, ...
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Vegan event Kyiv Vegan Boom will be held in Kyiv on September 17 and 18
In mid-September, a large-scale vegan event will be held in the Ukrainian capital, designed to unite people interested in the ideas of humanism, love, peace and unity, as well as the conscious consumption of the resources of our planet - Kyiv Vegan Boom. The main theme of the event is awareness and…
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In New York, there is a large-scale vegan campaign “Be fair. Be vegan" (Scout 22)
From August 8 to September 4, the advertising campaign “Be fair. Be a vegan” (“Be Fair Be Vegan”), calling on people to stop exploiting animals. The initiator of this action was the American…
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Climatarians are a new trend in ecology and nutrition
The New York Times named "climatarian" one of the top new words to emerge in 2015. "Climaterian" is already making its way into various dictionaries of the English language. For example, in Macmillan (as part of the Open Dictionary collected by enthusiasts) a capacious definition is given: “A person ...
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Words about ecology at the Rio 2016 Olympics are at odds with reality
Journalist Ann Killion, covering the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), shared her observations on how the words about the need to protect the environment do not correspond to environmental reality. The message about ecology, which sounded on…
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Turin wants to become a 'vegan city' while Barcelona claims to be 'vegetarian friendly'
Chiara Appendino, the 32-year-old mayor of the Italian city of Turin, presented her political program for the next 5 years, some of the points of which are aimed at promoting veganism and vegetarianism at the government level. Appendino's program states that "promoting...