Policy makers are full of platitudes about the importance of investing in pollution control programs, including recycling disposable plastic containers. The most recent solution the government has offered to Malta’s ‘failure to meet its targets’ has been the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS), run by a consortium of Malta’s largest beverage companies. Under the scheme, …
The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted political ambiguity regarding the options available to the United States to protect commercial satellites The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has estimated that there are at least 8,261 satellites in orbit around the Earth. These assets, worth more than two trillion dollars, enable our national security, our …
Billy, an Asian elephant, has spent most of his 37 years at the Los Angeles Zoo mesmerizing visitors with his long, ivory tusks and worrying animal welfare advocates with his frequent head movements. Although zoo officials have argued it’s nothing more than a harmless habit — sometimes done when he expects keepers to come feed …
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In an essay titled The Sense of Wonder, American ecologist Rachel Carson suggested two questions to make us think more deeply about our natural environment. “What if I had never seen this before?” What if I knew I wouldn’t see him again? Published in 1955, Carson’s call for mindfulness was influential in the nascent post-war …
Southern California’s smog regulators are finally accepting what pollution-ridden communities have been telling them for years: To clean up the country’s most polluted air, they must reduce emissions to zero. After decades of focusing on increasingly cleaner burning, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is set to adopt a plan that aims for a …
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