EDOARDO GIACOVAZZO – This time the coronavirus has nothing to do with it, it is not the pandemic that has brought down the morale of our fish fauna, but more. In fact, the theme of this article is the intensive exploitation that our friends with gills undergo. Like all large-scale productions, animals do not have
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LECCE – Le micro e nanoplastiche invadono anche il corpo umano. Lo hanno scoperto i ricercatori dell’Università dell’Arizona, analizzando decine di campioni di tessuti umani. I risultati, presentati al convegno virtuale della Società americana di chimica (ACS), sollevano nuovi interrogativi sulle conseguenze per la salute di questo fenomeno ancora tutto da decifrare. “Non vogliamo essere
di ISIDOROS KARDERINIS – Il cambiamento climatico, cioè il cambiamento del clima globale e in particolare i cambiamenti delle condizioni meteorologiche che si estendono su larga scala temporale, rappresentano una grande minaccia esistenziale globale. L’effetto serra provoca l’aumento della temperatura del pianeta principalmente a causa dell’enorme aumento del biossido di carbonio, che è aumentato del
DAVOS – “Nessuno se lo sarebbe aspettato, c’è una maggiore consapevolezza e il cambiamento climatico è diventato un tema ‘caldo’. Ma da un altro punto di vista non è stato fatto nulla, le emissioni di Co2 non sono state ridotte ed è questo il nostro obiettivo”. Così la giovane attivista per il clima Greta Thunberg
NEW YORK – E’ l’ambientalista svedese Greta Thunberg la ‘Persona dell’Anno’ di Time. La sedicenne ha conquistato la copertina che dal 1927 ogni dicembre il magazine americano attribuisce alla persona che, nel bene o nel male, ha segnato l’anno che sta per concludersi. Greta ha battuto il presidente Donald Trump, la speaker della Camera Nancy
ABERSOCH – L’elenco è straziante: una “grande quantità di teli di plastica blu” e “masse di corda” insieme ad altri “detriti” marini nello stomaco del capodoglio spiaggiato ormai senza vita all’inizio di questa settimana sulla spiaggia di Hell’s Mouth ad Abersoch nel Galles. Secondo il British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) è il primo capodoglio
di PIERO CHIMENTI – La piccola Greta, divenuta simbolo per la lotta a tutela dell’ambiente, ha fatto gli auguri a tutti i giovani che sono scesi in piazza di tutto il mondo, tra cui l’Italia, per il WeekendForFuture. Nella sola Nuova Zelanda si stima che sono circa 170mila le persone che stanno manifestando, che equivalgono a
di PIERO CHIMENTI – In tutto il mondo è stato proclamato lo ‘Sciopero Globale’, una marcia di giovani per sensibilizzare il problema dell’inquinamento atmosferico. Gli studenti marceranno tra le altre nelle strade di Australia, Germania, Thailandia, Indonesia ed India, in Giappone, Filippine e Birmania, oltre che negli Stati Uniti, dove si trova Greta Thunberg, che
di PIERO CHIMENTI – Un chiaro allarme è stato lanciatoda Alson Philips, relatore speciale Onu, in merito al cambiamentoclimatico in atto nel nostro pianeta, in cui le misure prese dai Paesiaderenti alle Nazioni Unite risultano inadeguate. Questo potrebbe provocare l’aumento della povertà oltre 120 milioni di persone entro il 2030. Il cambiamento climatico, che Philips
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany should shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2038 at the latest, a government-appointed commission said on Saturday, proposing at least 40 billion euros ($45.7 billion) in aid to regions affected by the planned phase-out. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the coal power plant in Jaenschwalde, Germany February 3,
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, the second major dam disaster involving the company in just over three years. Seven bodies had been recovered by nightfall, said Avimar de Melo Barcelos,
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, with seven bodies recovered but the death toll expected to rise sharply. Avimar de Melo Barcelos, the mayor of the town of Brumadinho where the
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s agricultural industry body AgriSA will approach banks, agribusiness and government to raise 3 billion rand ($220 million) to help farmers hit by severe drought, its executive director said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Sand blows across a normally submerged area at Theewaterskloof dam near Cape Town, South Africa, January 21, 2018.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Scorching temperatures suspended play at the Australian Open tennis grand slam in Melbourne on Friday, expected to be the hottest day in a decade, as a week-old heat wave brought power outages and left streets bare in the business district. Tennis – Australian Open – Semi-final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The global solar power industry is about to lose a major competitive windfall as prices of Chinese-made solar panels begin to recover after a collapse last year, the leader of one of the world’s top manufacturers said on Thursday. Eric Luo, president of China’s GCL System Integration Technology Co a maker
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Thursday that Europe should be more ambitious on issues such as climate change as a way to unite the bloc around a single
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California power company PG&E Corp, which expects to soon file for bankruptcy, said on Wednesday it would cost between $75 billion and $150 billion to fully comply with a judge’s order to inspect its power grid and remove or trim trees that could fall into power lines and trigger wildfires. FILE
Street artist Bordalo II poses next to one of his creation “Half Lion” (2018) prior to the opening of his exhibition in Paris, France, January 22, 2019.REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) – A lemur made of damaged car bumpers and bin lids. An owl made from plastic junk. Colorful animals have popped up in Paris as
BERLIN (Reuters) – Shares in RWE (RWEG.DE), Germany’s largest power producer, rose to the top of Germany’s blue-chip index on the prospect of higher compensation should coal-fired power stations be shut down early. FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind high-voltage power lines and electricity pylons in Wall near Warngau, Germany, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) is planning a new fund for investors looking to park their cash safely while helping the environment, expanding options for “socially responsible” investments, a filing with U.S. market regulators showed on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York U.S., July
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – As the rubbish built up on the rubble of Mogadishu’s wrecked streets, Ahmed Abdullahi saw a business opportunity. A man sorts plastic litter collected from a garbage dump to be recycled into roofing tiles at the Envirogreen recycling plant in Mogadishu, Somalia January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar He recruited a team of
OSLO (Reuters) – Apple, L’Oreal and Mitsubishi Electric are among more than 120 global firms which scored top marks in a ranking of corporate efforts to slow climate change. FILE PHOTO: An Apple company logo is seen behind tree branches outside an Apple store in Beijing, China December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Many companies
FILE PHOTO: President of Chile Sebastian Pinera speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018. Fazry Ismail/Pool via REUTERS SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced on Monday a bill to set stiffer fines and jail time for serious violations of the country’s environmental laws,
(Reuters) – Winter winds brought extreme cold and ice-slicked roads to the Midwestern and Eastern United States on Monday, with the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and an ongoing government shutdown allowing many to heed official advice to stay indoors. Time square is seen during the rainy day in the Manhattan borough of
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will order detailed punishment measures for officials in regions that miss air quality targets this winter, refusing to accept unfavorable weather or mounting economic pressure as excuses, an environment ministry official said on Monday. A woman wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a bridge in front of the financial
LA SERENA, Chile (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with authorities reporting as many as 200,000 without power and two people dead of heart attacks. People outside their houses are seen along a street after an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile January
(Reuters) – A winter storm that has blanketed the U.S. Midwest with snow advanced on the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of flights and train service during a holiday weekend when many Americans were traveling. FILE PHOTO: A jogger makes her way through snow at the Washington Monument following a winter storm, Jan.
FILE PHOTO: A jogger makes her way through snow at the Washington Monument following a winter storm, Jan. 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A major winter storm was expected to clobber a large swath of the northern United States with heavy snow, gusty winds and frigid temperatures making travel difficult and dangerous
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tellurian Inc is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world’s biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (Reuters) – Tellurian Inc’s proposed Driftwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Louisiana took a major step forward on Friday as the U.S. federal energy
(This January 17 story fixes attribution in 8th paragraph to GAO’s David Gootnick instead of anonymous GAO official) FILE PHOTO: The remains of a dead tree are pictured at the almost empty Maria Cristina water reservoir during a severe drought near Castellon, Spain, September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Heino Kalis/File Photo By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
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