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Jan 30 2023January 30, 2023

How supermarket freezers are heating the planet, and how they could change

1 Comment / Climate Change, Global Warming, Pollution / By SLSV / January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023

Grocery chains under pressure to switch from HFCs to natural refrigerants to curb climate change Climate-conscious shoppers may buy local food and try to cut packaging waste, but those efforts could be negated by potent greenhouse gases leaking from supermarket fridges. Refrigerants called hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs are widely used to keep food cold or frozen at …

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Jan 25 2023January 25, 2023

Traffic pollution impairs brain function

Leave a Comment / Global Warming, Pollution, research, Save Earth / By SLSV / January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023

First-in-the-world study suggests that even brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on the brain A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The peer-reviewed findings, published …

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Jan 19 2023January 19, 2023

Climate change is adding to a growing infectious disease burden – we need coordinated action now

1 Comment / Climate Change, Health, Information, Pollution, research, Save Earth / By SLSV / January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is curable and preventable. Yet in 2021, around 1.6 million people died from the disease. Worldwide measles cases spiked by 79% in the first two months of 2022, despite a licensed vaccine against the disease being available since 1963. In refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, an outbreak of diphtheria – another disease preventable through vaccines – saw nearly …

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Jan 13 2023January 13, 2023

Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Global Warming, Health, Pollution / By SLSV / January 13, 2023 January 13, 2023

The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds fell out of the sky. In 1992, the United Nations declared the city the most polluted in the world, with its unregulated diesel engines, factory production, fossil-fuel powered energy plants, and widespread use of internal-combustion engines, all trapped in a …

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Jan 11 2023January 11, 2023

Nexans CSR performance recognized in 2022

Leave a Comment / Brand, Brand CSR, CSR, CSR Reporting, Pollution, Save Earth, sustainability / By SLSV / January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023

Throughout 2022, Nexans has been recognized for its performance in Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR) and for tackling climate change, mainly thanks to its actions to reduce CO2 emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy. From developing products and services with minimised impact on the environment to adopting stricter environmental norms and ensuring compliance …

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