Nine eco-minded gifts for Americans that actually make a difference | Gift ideas from the Filter US
Here is the uncomfortable truth about gift-giving: many fun-to-unwrap baubles get used twice, shoved in a drawer, and…
Understanding biofuels and e-fuels – Splash247
Pierre Aury gives readers a renewable fuels guide. As the International Maritime Organization has decided to postpone by…
HCM City races to find urgent solutions to worsening air pollution
Doctors at major hospitals said the number of patients with respiratory illnesses typically rises on days with poor…
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade at Cites conference in Samarkand
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Namibia pioneered dehorning of rhinos to deal with their…
Self-destructing plastic achieved with built-in ‘on/off’ switch
Researchers from Rutgers University have figured out a way to make plastics that can be programmed to self-destruct.…
‘[Our] coffee future is on the line’
A Coffee Watch report links the “massive deforestation” in Brazil to coffee farming, and experts warn that consumers…
More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands stranded and many clinging to rooftops and trees…
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study | Birds
More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a…
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice | Conservation
An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a…
Operator of Deposit Return Scheme planning to build multimillion-euro recycling facility
Re-turn, the operator of the country’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), is planning to build a multimillion-euro recycling facility…
Gardener shares clever hack using old plastic containers: ‘Very helpful’
A Reddit user recently showed off the clever way they started the planting season to the community at…
Environment Agency did not notify inquiry of illegal waste sites
Stuart RustSouth of England Reuters The waste pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire is up to 490ft (150m) long…