Pollution

‘Green Nobel’ winner warns oil majors may abandon Nigeria on pollution cleanup

‘Green Nobel’ winner warns oil majors may abandon Nigeria on pollution cleanup

Leave a Comment / Brand, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution / By / May 26, 2022

(Bloomberg) — A Nigerian lawyer awarded a top prize for grassroots environmental activism has warned that international oil companies divesting from the West African country will abandon their obligations to compensate and clean up communities polluted by decades of crude production.  Multinationals such as Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE have been selling onshore and shallow …

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Air pollution linked to deadly heart rhythm disorder, says new study

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Global Warming, Health, Pollution, research / By / May 24, 2022

Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study. Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study. The research, presented last week at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Madrid, Spain was conducted …

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‘Renewable energy superpower’: Australia votes for climate action

‘Renewable energy superpower’: Australia votes for climate action

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Efforts, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution / By / May 23, 2022

The choosing of politicians running to tackle climate change is a remarkable shift for Australia, one of the world’s biggest per-capita carbon emitters and top coal and gas exporters. Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions. The election result, with the pivotal role …

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Declines in Air Pollution Have Made Hurricanes Stronger

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution, Save Earth / By / May 13, 2022

Without the cooling effect of aerosols, warmer oceans have provided more fuel to storms CLIMATEWIRE | Hurricane activity is shifting worldwide in large part because of climate change. Cyclones are getting stronger, intensifying faster, dumping more rain and migrating into different regions of the oceans. But global warming isn’t the only human activity at play. Air …

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Schools Shut in Tehran Due to Air Pollution

Schools Shut in Tehran Due to Air Pollution

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Pollution, Save Earth / By / May 10, 2022

The province of Tehran’s local officials made a belated decision to close kindergartens and elementary schools on Sunday morning to protect children from a thick smog of pollution hanging in the air.   “High school students should be prevented from outdoor physical activities … considering the ‘very unhealthy’ air quality index,” Abed Maleki, a senior …

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