Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain,…
8 years ago
Pollution
Researchers turn to oysters as pollution-tracking sentinels
by Régine LAMOTHE Agence France Presse ARCACHON, France (AFP) -- French researchers hoping to get an early warning on pollution…
8 years ago
The Ocean Cleanup project sails out to sweep Pacific plastic
https://youtu.be/NzqWZzlPM6E SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A supply ship towing a long floating boom designed to corral ocean…
8 years ago
In Kenya, rubbish reborn as art
by Zina DESMAZES Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- In a room that is both home and studio, Evans…
8 years ago
Storms halt Pacific swim record attempt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Powerful storms have forced a Frenchman attempting to become the first person to swim cross the…
8 years ago
Sanofi shuts down factory over toxic waste outcry
by Etienne Balmer Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi announced late Monday an immediate halt in…
8 years ago
Seattle bans plastic straws, but US still has a long way to go
by Ivan Couronne © Agence France-Presse Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils…
8 years ago
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
PARIS, France (AFP)--Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which…
8 years ago
Japan passes anti-plastic law but with no sanctions for polluters
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A bill intended to reduce the volume of microplastics dumped into the ocean was approved by…
8 years ago
Bad air day: Indian city chokes on world’s worst pollution
by Bhuvan Bagga © Agence France-Presse KANPUR, India (AFP) -- Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma's face…
8 years ago
Microplastics in Arctic sea ice – ‘nowhere is immune’
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Researchers warned Tuesday of a "troubling" accumulation of microplastics in…
8 years ago
Pagkakaroon ng Green ‘Smart City’ sa labas ng Metro Manila, target ng PHL
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Plano ng Pilipinas na magkaroon ng Green 'Smart City' bilang panlunas sa nararanasang matinding trapiko…
8 years ago
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