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Toxic air pollution particles found in lungs and brains of unborn babies

Toxic air pollution particles found in lungs and brains of unborn babies

Particles breathed by mothers pass to their vulnerable foetuses, with potentially lifelong consequences Toxic air pollution particles have been found in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies, long before they have taken their first breath. Researchers said their “groundbreaking” discovery was “very worrying”, as the gestation period of foetuses is the most vulnerable stage …

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Journalists Are Making The Same Mistake With Dietary Change They Made With Climate Change: Study

Journalists Are Making The Same Mistake With Dietary Change They Made With Climate Change: Study

Scientists agree that developed nations need to eat less meat and shift to a plant-based diet, according to a new study in the journal Sustainability, but newspapers cover the issue as an open debate. Newspaper coverage of dietary change is reminiscent of widely criticised coverage of climate change earlier in this century, the study says, which presented the human …

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Meat Consumption Is Down in These Countries. Here’s What’s Happening

Meat Consumption Is Down in These Countries. Here’s What’s Happening

As climate change continues to become an even bigger cause for concern among savvy consumers who are linking their purchase choices at the store to contributions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the meat and dairy industries are finding themselves in the line of fire, since animal agriculture accounts for about one-third of all greenhouse gases produced …

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Earlier in 2018, the court had expressed concern over the changing colour of Taj Mahal’s marble — from white, to yellowish, to brownish-green

How pollution, insects are threatening Taj Mahal, and what Supreme Court has said

The apex court has repeatedly called attention to the failures in protecting the Taj Mahal, even saying that the government could ‘demolish it if you like’. The Supreme Court on Monday (September 26) directed the Agra Development Authority to stop all commercial activities within a 500-metre radius of the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage …

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Google’s Eco-Friendly Routing Comes to Europe

Google’s Eco-Friendly Routing Comes to Europe

Google expanded its eco-friendly routing on its Google Maps to 40 countries across Europe. With Google Map’s eco-friendly routing, drivers can choose a route that’s optimized for lower fuel consumption by showing the most fuel-efficient routes. This helps users save money on fuel and cut carbon emissions, too. The ability to reduce emissions is a great concern among …

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