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As the world prepares for football fever during this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Greenpeace is highlighting the toxic dangers of the chemicals lurking in the Beautiful Game’s merchandise.
Football merchandise produced by adidas, Nike and Puma ahead of the...
Just when I was feeling good about recycling cardboard, I found out that any section of soiled cardboard on a pizza box can ruin a whole batch of recycled paper. In fact, many recycling centers have employers just remove all...
Recently, researchers have been baffled by Antarctica's sluggish response to greenhouse gases, stating that the melt off should be far more advanced than it is. However, today they may have found the answer, though it spells bad news for other...
The Hong Kong government will begin to burn an astonishing 28 tonnes of confiscated ivory on Thursday.
This will be the largest destruction of seized ivory in history.
Recent figures show that the population of African elephants dropped from between three to...
The Utah Division of Air Quality has given Emery Refining permission to build Utah’s first new oil refinery in 30 years.
The refinery in eastern Utah would be within miles of Canyonlands and Arches national parks – two of the state’s...
Since the 1970s, I've loved Crayola crayons and it wasn't until my daughter was born that I discovered what an exemplary company Crayola is. Not only did they partner with utility companies to build a massive 15 acre solar farm,
Since water pollution became a worry, the mighty Mississippi River seemed impervious to it due to its natural filtration system. However, new evidence suggests that the rivers natural ability to filter out nitrates is being overwhelmed and leading to adverse...
Did you know that more people whale watch from shore than from boats? But how on earth do you find the best location, and how do you know what you're looking for?
It’s no secret that California's coast offers some of...
This is a world of cause and effect; one cannot do an action without causing a ripple which affects something else. Currently, the world is desperately seeking alternative energy sources to help keep this planet living and liveable. However, while...
If you ever find yourself hiking through the western part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, be careful not to drop any spare change...
Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños have discovered a new plant species with an...
In the wake of McDonald’s announcement that it plans to start purchasing “sustainable beef”, the Center for Biological Diversity conservation organization has released an open letter from its polar bear personality, Frostpaw, to Ronald McDonald urging the fast-food giant to...
For years, it was widely believed that the ice in Western Antarctica was unstable, but a new study suggests that scientists overestimated the stability of the ice that hold millions of gallons of water in Wilkes Basin in East Antarctica.