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The vast majority of the nation’s favourite coastal areas and inland lakes or rivers meet strict EU bathing water cleanliness standards.
However the heavy rains last summer means that more sewage, litter and chemical run-off from farms was found in...
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The Peppered Moth was white with small black speckles but over time it evolved to being almost black in parts of the UK because of heavy industrial pollution Photo:...
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A few days ago, I was returning home from a friend of mine here in my city and, to my surprise, a company donated a land and made that area a public garden space.
I...
made popular Jun 17 2009
Filed under: News, Happy Hour Hero, Science, Nature Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Trains and buses aren’t always better for the...
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In May, I went to Guayaquil, with sewage as my calling card!
Guayaquil is Ecuador’s largest city and center of commerce and shipping, located at the mouth of the...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials began three days of talks here Monday in hopes of making a breakthrough on climate change, but they remain far apart on the basic...
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Afghan government officials claim that diseases originating from the pollution of living environment in Kabul city only, kill at least eight (8) in every 24 hours. This...
made popular Jun 8 2009
Conceived by the Fing Foundation under the program Cities 2.0 of Fing (Fondation internet nouvelle génération), the “Green Watch” is an innovative timepiece that...
made popular Jun 4 2009
As climate change, pollution and industrial consumption place increasing pressure on Chile’s freshwater supply, a growing chorus of voices is demanding serious reform...
made popular Jun 3 2009
“Viable resources” exhibition has just started on April 8, 2009 and will continue till 30 June 2009. For all art lovers, here is an opportunity to watch the...
made popular May 19 2009
As we are moving forward with advancement in new technology and innovating new things in the same way the next generation wind turbines will be no longer small now. The...
made popular May 15 2009
This blog features 10 basic things that one can to do to contribute towards the long journey of saving the earth. Besides being green it is cost effective way of...
made popular May 9 2009
A Swedish advertising agency, Acne, installed a very innovative advertisement for a Swedish bus service company, Flybussarna, on the way to the airport. At the...
made popular May 5 2009
Pursuing its endeavor to reduce air pollution in Lima (Peru), Tierra Nuestra SAC has installed its first air purifier, called the Super Tree, in the district of...
made popular May 1 2009
Eco Factor: USB-powered gadget to warn you of bad indoor air quality.
With air pollution on a steep rise, it’s always better to keep yourself and your family safe...
made popular May 1 2009
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Environmentalists claim in a lawsuit that federal agencies violated the law by approving plans that would expand oil and gas development in New Mexico’s San Juan...
made popular Apr 30 2009
The big cities have fallen prey to the men’s short-sightedness. We seem to have bid adieu to environmental concerns in a mad rush to stuff them with so-called...
made popular Apr 27 2009
After humans failing to keep waters clean, polluting them to the core in contrary, some wise hooded scientists from the University of Essex have created a school of...
made popular Mar 25 2009
Eco Factor: Pollutant sniffing robotic fish developed to monitor water pollution.
Marine life is tottering under the heavy burden of toxic waste, which as a result of...
made popular Mar 20 2009
Kolkata is unable to breath.The great mass of people living here and commuting everyday for work are silently chocking to death.But see,in spite of taking such...
made popular Mar 18 2009
Eco Factor: Device rates air quality according to the amount of pollutants.
Cutting yourself from society and keeping your doors shut will not help you breathe pure...
made popular Mar 5 2009
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Eco Factor: Water cleaner absorbs garbage and oil from the surface of water to keep it clean.
Freshwater sources are on a decline, and with global warming taking...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Eco Factor: Small solar powered robotic unit can purify contaminated water in areas with limited volumes of water.
RIPPLE is a small size robot specially designed to...
made popular May 29 2009
A fact-finding committee was assigned recently to investigate an incident of contamination which affected King Abdullah’s water Canal. The committee’s...
made popular Apr 22 2009
After humans failing to keep waters clean, polluting them to the core in contrary, some wise hooded scientists from the University of Essex have created a school of...
made popular Mar 25 2009
Eco Factor: Pollutant sniffing robotic fish developed to monitor water pollution.
Marine life is tottering under the heavy burden of toxic waste, which as a result of...
made popular Mar 20 2009
By Ranjan Kumar Amritnidhi,Delhi
“Under CSE’s guidance, KPSS will continue to do monitoring in Pali on a monthly basis. The results of the monitoring will be...
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Environmentally unsound dairy farming practices in New Zealand are beginning to come under increased scrutiny after a recent Environment Court fine handed down to a...
made popular Sep 12 2008
Eco Factor: Uses foils under the hull of the vehicle, which reduce water and noise pollution and give a quiet and clean ride.
The FoilJet MR1, designed by Matt De...
made popular Sep 11 2008
Hindu women who prayed their husbands lived till the times water flowed in the Holy Ganga may no more sing the song–Ganga maiyya main jab tak ke pani rahe, mere...
made popular Jul 24 2008
Agricultural run offs have resulted in the formation of hundreds of dead zones (also known as hypoxic zones) in the oceans and seas all over the world. One such dead...
made popular Jun 21 2008
Vast stretches of China’s coastal waters are seriously polluted, and the country’s coastal wetlands and mangrove forests are vanishing, Xinhua news agency...
made popular Jun 8 2008
We have been hearing and reading about animals and natural resources being in danger due to human activities from a long time. Many animal species have vanished from...
made popular Feb 16 2008
Coal is used to generate roughly half of all electricity produced in the United States. Besides electric utility companies, industries and businesses with their own...
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It’s a deadly cocktail of air and water pollution, food additives and pesticides which made cancer the most lethal disease in China last year, according to health...
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China is the world’s top fishing nation and has vast resources available. It is the largest fishery producer in the world and has the largest number of fishing...
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Scientists have developed a new flood-tolerant rice variety that can also be a potential weapon to fight against both crop-ravaging weeds and water pollution.
Ready...
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Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus. It is the year’s most major Hindu festival mostly celebrated in Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Assam and other...
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Potomac river-shed has surprised the scientists - they have found that some species of male fish in the river and its tributaries are developing female sexual traits!...
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You can call it a radical and effective effort towards improving the safety of produce! Yes, I am talking about the law passed by China’s legislature. This is...
made popular May 2 2006
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