Here are all the posts about the water and air quality, the recycling and other miscellaneous topics that are not in Sustainable development or Energy
I never have been a fan of coal as it is by very far the most carbon dioxide emitting energy solution. It is also the most polluting as what occurred on December 22nd in Tennessee shows. Indeed 48 times in volume of what was spilled by the Exxon Valdez was accidentally released over 160 hectares […]
A massive coal sludge accident in Tennessee Read More »
According to a recent news by the WWF, the region of the Greater Mekong (left) is a biological treasure trove, as it enabled to discover more than a thousand new species in only ten years. Nonetheless, all these species are threatened by economic growth and the lack of environmental protection in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and
The Greater Mekong is a biodiversity treasure Read More »
One of the most worrying consequences of climate change is the decreasing amounts of snow. At the end of winters, snow melts and thus brings water to billions people during the drier seasons. Thus the snow of the Himalayas brings water to nearly 1.5 billion people, a quarter of Mankind. As climate change increases dramatically
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According to a poll carried out and published by the HSBC Climate Partnership, 43 percent of people believes that climate change is a bigger problem than the economy. This survey also highlights how the public of the largest countries (including the USA and China) want their governments to act fast and big on climate change.
Poll: the environment is more important than the economy Read More »
I was reading the Arctic Circle, the comics strip (left) provided by the Daily Green, and this reminded me I never wrote about what is referred to as the Pacific Trash Vortex. Spreading from California to Japan and Hawaii, it is the world’s largest dump and the biggest sign – with the billion tonnes of
Plastic, a curse of our time Read More »
I already wrote about how air pollution in China is a major issue as it kills thousands of people. Little did I know that this problem is far worse than I previously reported and that it is spreading. Indeed atmospheric brown clouds are increasing throughout Asia and are also seen in Europe or in the
Huge air pollution: atmospheric brown clouds Read More »
Coal is by far the most polluting and most greenhouse gases energy source. We have seen that China has became the world’s most CO2 emitting country because of this. But did you know that much nearer to us, Eastern European countries like Poland are plagued by the massive use of coal, which is the origin
Eastern European countries are plagued by coal Read More »
This is the title of the latest e-mail I received from the WWF. To them, the economic turmoil pales in comparison with the environmental one and its possible outcome if not tackled fast. Indeed, we are currently using one third more than our Planet can sustain. If this was to continue, by the mid-2030s we
The ecological credit crunch Read More »
Lester Brown, the famous US environmentalist – founder of the Worldwatch Institute and President of the Earth Policy Institute – was interviewed by the French Magazine Terra Economica. Everything from climate change to the current crises we are facing is tackled and Mr. Brown’s opinions on what he calls the first 21st century ecological crisis
Lester Brown’s interview in Terra Economica Read More »
The IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is currently meeting in Barcelona, Spain for ten days of discussions gathering thousands of experts and officials. I already wrote on how biodiversity is largely threatened by our consumption and population increase. It seems that after primates, some mammals could also disappear. IUCN’s
A fourth of mammals are at risk of extinction Read More »
