Environment
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“Day of fire”: flames ignite suspicion in Amazon city
Before the news about the fires was known, illegal actions by farmers had already been reported in the city of…
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Microplastics: another environmental challenge
Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our…
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Leaders from Amazon countries come together to protect the jungle
The neighboring countries agreed to monitor the Amazon territory by satellite in order to reduce fires to a maximum and…
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Indigenous tribes fear hard year ahead after Amazon fires
The current fires in Tenharim territory are not the first this year, but they are the first set by…
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Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
Lab's 'green' invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels
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Biochar: a better start to rain forest restoration
An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rainforests
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Inspired by teen climate activist Thunberg, LatAm activists converge in Chile
A group of young activists from several Latin American countries have converged in Chile to exchange ideas on how to…
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China CO2 emission targets at risk from U.S. trade war
Trade war has put Beijing's coal-reliant economy under heavy pressure, a senior climate official said on Friday
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‘Water women’ quench thirst of central India’s parched villages
The women galvanize their communities to harvest rainwater, dig wells, de-silt ponds, build check dams and repair hand pumps
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Ancient civilizations were already messing up the planet
As issues like climate change and renewable energy dominate the national conversation, it's easy to assume these topics are exclusive to…
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