Year: 2022

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Argentina Gets $500M Loan for Mitigating Climate Crisis

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will give Argentina credit worth $500 million to mitigate and fight the effects of climate change. The loan approval was published by the Economy Ministry in November.  According to Reuters, the loan will be issued in a single payment in December. “This loan focuses on supporting climate planning capacity, promoting green finance […]

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Argentina’s Jaguar Population Makes A Comeback

Wildlife conservationists have released a mother jaguar and her two cubs to Argentinian wetlands, where they disappeared 70 years ago. Jaguars are possibly one of the most mysterious and beautiful big cats in the Americas, and wildlife conservationists have released a mother and two cubs to Argentinian wetlands, where they disappeared 70 years ago.  This […]

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FDA Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Human Consumption

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lab-grown meat for the first time. According to CNN Health, Upside Foods, a company from California that manufactures meat from cultured chicken cells, can start selling their products once their facilities are inspected and approved by the Department of Agriculture. “Advancements in cell culture technology are enabling food […]

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EU Proposes To Certify the Removal of CO2 From Atmosphere

The EU announced its plans for the certification of the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. If the proposal is approved by EU countries, it will lay the base for a certificate of carbon removal provided by the government. According to Reuters, the removals include carbon in soils and forests and CO2 stored underground and in construction […]

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German Whirlpool Technology Is Cleaning Up Oceans

Micro-plastic pollution is possibly one of the worst environmental disasters in the making. And the scale of the problem is growing every year despite large efforts to limit plastic pollution in the first place.  That means that between the existing and new plastic waste floating around oceans, rivers, and lakes, there is a major need […]

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GM To Build EV Charging Network in Rural America

While there is a great supply of EV charging stations in urban areas, anyone living or regularly traveling to more rural parts of America will know how difficult it can be to get a charge. This is especially the case when it comes to the distances and locations of charge points.  But GM has now […]

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U.S. Voters Want to Ban Plastics from National Parks

Recently, the well-known ocean conservation group Oceana released the results of a poll, indicating the perspective of the U.S. registered voters on different environmental issues.  And, the good news is that the results clearly show that the U.S. voters stand strongly against plastic usage, especially, the single-use plastics. A staggering 82% of the registered voters said that […]

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New Zealand to Ban Common Single-Use Plastic by 2025

New Zealand is currently in the top 10 per-capita producers of landfill waste globally. They are making an effort to change this by announcing a ban on single-use plastics. This includes cotton buds, straws, bags, fruit labels, and cutlery. According to The Guardian, people in New Zealand throw away 159g of plastic waste per person daily.  […]

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Greece To Turn Abandoned Airport into Coastal Eco Park

Greece is a large dry country with not a lot of green vegetation, and that means there are even greater risks to vegetation and wildlife from climate change.  But an old abandoned airport will now be redesigned into an eco-park and cultural center on over 600 acres. It will be located near Athens, and development […]

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Danish Wind Turbine Maker Commits To Recyclable Turbines

Vestas Wind Systems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, and the Danish company has stepped up to the challenge even further, reducing carbaon emissions in the production processes.  The company has also committed to making more of the materials used in its wind turbines recyclable and reusable to reduce the amount […]

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