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Seaweed’s making a splash in the food and textile industries Source: BBC News A seaweed cultivation rig in the Faroe island (Danish territory) has been growing seaweed in it’s deep, nutrient-rich waters for a while now. Olavur Gregarsen, the managing directo of Ocean Rainforest, a seaweed producer, explain that seaweeds […]
Aliens in the Arctic: how the earthworm is altering the North Presence of geoengineering earthworms in the ArcticSource: Nature Communications According to a recent study the gardener’s best friend, the earthworm, is making Arctic soil too fertile. Earthworms are not usually regarded as an invasive species because they typically help […]
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Plastic Free July Series (Volume 4 of 5)
Dear 2014 Greta,
When the moon is in the Seventh House, And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets, And love will steer the stars (LYRICS: “Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In” (#1 Hit, 1969, from musical HAIR) These great Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions happen only every 20 years. The last […]
Last month I came across an article posted by The Guardian on June 17 which piqued my interest titled: “Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia”. A heatwave in Siberia? Siberia, a place where the only thing I knew about was the cruelty of its winters, was having record […]
Source: Ethique Plastic Free July Series (Volume 2 of 5) It’s time to break free from our plastic dependency. Environmentally-friendly alternatives to plastic exist and we can all make small changes in our daily lives to promote the sustainability of our environment.
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Study Finds Ocean Vessels a Threat to Small Marine Animals
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space!
