It’s hard to make things work in space, and even harder to make money there. With a long history in the space industry and a handful of healthy companies, Canadians are good at both. But industry executives and experts say the country needs a boost to maintain an edge in a sector poised to soar. …
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Published on: 09/12/2022 – 19:48 Paris (AFP)- Dozens of scientists, experts and activists called for a ban on the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild, in a statement on Friday warning of potentially serious risks to the world’s pollinators. The call came during the crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal, where delegates from nearly …
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IIn some ways, this year’s UN climate summit, held in Egypt, was all about food. Against the backdrop of poor harvests and food insecurity, due to extreme weather and declining diversity, as well as rising food prices exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the narrow grip of corporate monopolies, COP27 included the very first …
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Despite efforts to mitigate biodiversity loss, global species extinction continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, climate experts have warned ahead of the world’s largest gathering of environment ministers on biodiversity . “The biggest challenge to biodiversity, of course, is climate change (and, in the ocean, its evil twin, ocean acidification),” said Robin Craig, professor …
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Announcing his race to retake the White House, former President Donald Trump made a statement that appeared to ridicule expert projections on climate change. Trump juxtaposed two global threats — nuclear war and rising sea levels — in his Nov. 15 announcement at his Mar-a-Lago waterfront club and residence in Palm Beach. “You can’t mention …
How much will the sea level rise? Trump vastly underestimated what the experts think Read More »
The holiday season produces an additional million tons of trash each week in the United States. Here’s how to stop being part of the problem. (Getty Images / Designed by Liliana Penagos) In EarthenYahoo Life addresses some of the most pressing issues facing our planet and reveals what you can do to help make a …
The holiday season produces an additional million tons of trash each week in the United States. Here’s how to stop being part of the problem. (Getty Images / Designed by Liliana Penagos) In EarthenYahoo Life addresses some of the most pressing issues facing our planet and reveals what you can do to help make a …
EU plans to certify carbon removals from the atmosphere risk enabling greenwashing and are not enough to cut emissions to limit global warming, climate change experts say. According to the latest version of the proposal, operators of carbon removal systems will be able to log carbon taken and stored deep in underground rock formations. This …
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Tobacco waste is one of the biggest sources of plastic pollution on the planet. Billions of cigarette butts are tossed, tossed and dumped every year, littering the earth’s soil and seas with toxic chemicals and harmful man-made plastics. However, this is quickly offset by another waste stream: e-cigarettes. Marketed as a less unhealthy alternative to …
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As millions of Americans travel to reunite with friends and family over the coming days, chances are COVID-19 will follow. Experts expect Thanksgiving gatherings to stir up social media and give new coronavirus subvariants new pockets of vulnerable people to infect. As a result, cases and hospitalizations may increase after the holidays, as they have …
