Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest demanding urgent environmental action to protect Lough Neagh. Former MP and civil rights campaigner Bernadette McAliskey addressed the event, which had received support from TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham . The lough, the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake by surface area, has been blighted…
CARY — Cotton Incorporated has released a new life cycle assessment (LCA) of US cotton fibre production which claims a net negative cradle‑to‑gate carbon footprint once biogenic carbon is taken fully into account. The study, conducted by WSP USA Inc., draws on primary data from 753 growers across 17 states, covering around 9.2% of US…
While AI is making all the headlines for its heavy use of water for cooling its servers, everything we do online has an environmental impact Source link
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest demanding urgent environmental action to protect Lough Neagh. Source link
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest demanding urgent environmental action to protect Lough Neagh. Former MP and civil rights campaigner Bernadette McAliskey addressed the event, which had received support from TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham. The lough, Ireland and the UK’s largest freshwater lake by surface area, has been blighted by…
South Australia’s ban on fracking was meant to last another two years. But farmers, environmentalists and communities have expressed shock and dismay over laws that will open up the Limestone Coast for unconventional gas development, with some calling the move “deeply regrettable” and “environmentally disastrous”. A 10-year moratorium on unconventional gas was introduced by the…
A WARRINGTON school nursery is capturing the imaginations of its youngest learners with magical adventures. Source link
Although it may seem improbable, the surface of this lake is actually lower than sea level. Lake Vostok in Antarctica is buried under 4,000 metres of ice. The intense pressure created by this, alongside geothermal heat from the Earth’s interior, prevent the freshwater lake from freezing, even though its temperature is a chilly minus 3…
The Gran Canaria Island Council continues to advance in the digitalization and intelligent management of the Maspalomas Dunes Special Nature Reserve through the implementation of sensors, environmental information systems and security devices aimed at improving the conservation of the space and the experience of those who visit it. The Minister of Environment, Climate,…
The deepest place on Earth is the Marianas Trench. Far out in the Pacific Ocean, this 2550km long crescent-shaped canyon on the seabed falls, at its deepest, to a mind-boggling 11,000m below sea level. But what about the deepest place on land? It’s tempting to plump for the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet, which…
