Environment
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Society USASilicon Valley is on a 500-Million-Dollar Mission to Preserve Local Farmland
Santa Clara County, where the famous Silicon Valley – home to tech giants such as Apple, Facebook and Google – is located, is planning to preserve 12,000 acres of farmland to secure its future in agriculture and help local farmers.
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Environment RwandaBusiness People in Africa Reduce Charcoal Use with Smart Gas Cooking
The use of charcoal for cooking in African cities damages health and forests as far as 300km away, so businesses are stepping in with affordable pay-as-you-go gas cooking to replace charcoal, in a mission to save trees and lives.
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Environment UAEDubai Rules: Drink Free Tap Water in Restaurants, Don’t Use Plastic Bottles
New measures to cut down single-use plastic water bottles in Dubai is taking effect in 2020: restaurants will be advised to offer free tap water, and landlords will be responsible for ensuring their tanks are well-maintained.
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Environment USAScientists Say It’s Not Too Late to Save Coral Reefs
Marine scientists have proposed the immediate implementation of three crucial strategies to save the threatened coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific: protecting reefs from human impact, recovering those damaged, and transitioning away from ones too late to rescue.
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Heroes IrelandTeenager Uses What He Learned in Chemistry Class to Remove Microplastics from Oceans
18-year-old Irish Fionn Ferreira has invented a magnetic liquid trap that is able to affordably remove 90% of microplastics from the ocean – all thanks to an oil spill he spotted on a rock when he was kayaking that reminded him of a chemistry lesson.
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Environment USAChicago is Number One on the List of Green Office Cities – and Keeps Getting Greener
The Windy City is also the greenest to work in: for three years in a row, Chicago, Illinois has been ranked number one in the United States by CBRE Group Inc. for its green office space certified for environmental efficiency.
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Environment GermanyLand of the “Autobahn” Wants a Million Electric Car Charging Points in a Decade from Now
Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the importance of accelerating the switch to low-emission e-vehicles, urging the car industry to participate in Germany’s efforts to have one million electric car charging stations set up by 2030.
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Environment Switzerland187 Countries Agree to Stricter Rules on Plastic Waste Trade
The United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland has announced a new deal, signed by almost all the world’s countries, that restricts shipping lower-quality plastic waste to developing countries – to better protect humans and the environment.