Despite Two Bans, Styrofoam Trash Still Plagues Haiti
Despite two government decrees making their import and usage illegal, styrofoam cups and plates are used and littered all over the capital, as well as bought and sold, wholesale and retail, completely out in the open.
Changing Climate May Have Driven Collapse of Civilizations in Late Bronze Age
Climate change may have driven the collapse of once-flourishing Eastern Mediterranean civilizations towards the end of the 13th century BC.
Scientists Have a Moral Obligation to Take Action on Climate Change
Scientists and technologists are paving the way for an age of safe energy. The clean energy revolution brings together science, design, social enterprise and the aspirations of the estimated 1.4bn or 1.6bn people who could be lifted out of energy poverty by solar power.
Years Of Illegal Sand Mining Take Its Toll On Tuticorin Coast, South Eastern India
People from Viapar, a coastal village in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district, say they have never seen sea waves reach so close to their homes. Several neighbouring villages echo the same story as years of illegal mining have led to heavy beach erosion across the region.
Hurricane Sandy Raised Risk Awareness in Eastern Cuba
Nine months after Hurricane Sandy, the worst disaster to hit this city in eastern Cuban in decades, local residents say they are now better prepared for catastrophes. According to the authorities, every new building must take into account the risk of hurricanes and earthquakes.
Photographer Captures Waves of Trash in Indonesia
Waves for days. Trash for eternity. That’s what photographer Zak Noyle discovered on a recent trip to Java, Indonesia. The waves of Java, always known for being pristine and barreling, were now rolling swells of disgusting trash and debris…
Waste To Waves
The creation of one standard surfboard produces nearly 600 pounds of CO2. In 2012, determined to find a solution to this, Michael Stewart and Kevin Whilden cofounded Waste to Waves and challenged surfers to help cut that footprint in half.
U.S. Declares Unusual Mortality Event As Dolphin Deaths Rise
Federal scientists investigating an unusually high number of dead bottlenose dolphins washing up on the East Coast said the carcasses are showing up at a rate that is seven times higher than usual.
California Offshore Fracking Prompts Request For Investigation
A group of state lawmakers has asked the federal government to investigate hydraulic fracturing off the California coast where new oil leases have been banned since a disastrous oil spill in 1969.