The American West is breathing a collective sigh of relief after Colorado River basin states resolved months of tensions with a pivotal plan for water consumption cutbacks earlier this week. Yet both state officials and water experts are raising concerns that this conservation proposal may just be a short-term solution to a long-term crisis. “I think they […]
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Located some 190 km from the Cuban capital of Havana is the municipality of Marti in the western province of Matanzas, where a sustainable development program is underway. The project, involving over 20,000 inhabitants, has been joined by the Ciro Redondo agricultural cooperative dedicated to growing grains and vegetables as well as producing food for […]
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French offshore oil and gas services company Bourbon is teaming up with Newfoundland and Labrador-based Horizon Maritime to launch a new joint venture company focusing on the North Sea and Canadian offshore markets. The new company, named Bourbon Horizon AS, will be based out of Norway with offices in Fosnavåg and St. John’s. It will […]
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On a stormy evening in mid-November, a huge, abandoned cargo ship broke free of its moorings and slowly floated into the massive concrete bridge that carries cars across Brazil’s Guanabara Bay to Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s navy said the 200-meter-long (660-ft.) Sao Luiz, a rust-spattered bulk carrier built in 1994, had been anchored in the bay for […]
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The group tasked by Gov. Josh Shapiro with developing a state-level plan to fight climate change met for the first time this week, a step the Democrat promised to take when he questioned his predecessor’s strategy to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt carbon pricing. The group met Tuesday, unannounced, at a time […]
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Manufacturers, assemblers, sellers and spare part dealers are also going to benefit. Currently, he stated, there are over 20 startup companies dealing with different aspects of e-mobility. The government intends to offer financial incentives to private companies involved in the importation of electric cars to help promote the adoption of electric mobility in the country. […]
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Livestock farms in England polluted rivers 300 times last year, causing 20 major incidents, according to the latest government figures. Yet only six farms were prosecuted in 2021, with the Environment Agency giving out warning letters instead. The dairy industry – mostly thanks to the waste its millions of cows produce – is the worst […]
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GENEVA: Climate change will end up killing people by fuelling infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Tuesday. Executive director Peter Sands said that in 2022, the fund had witnessed the “escalating impact” of climate change on health. While upsurges in malaria had hitherto been seen due […]
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Whether it’s a college student playing a roommate their favorite song or a child showing their parent a dirty rock they found on the ground (“Not again!”), humans love sharing things we find fascinating just for the sake of it. The desire to sit your loved ones down and force them to watch your favorite […]
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