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Hurricane Ida Triggered Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
Clean-up efforts are already underway in response to a sizeable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which was...
Constant Tedder
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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The True Cost of US Food System is Three Times What Americans Pay
A new report released by The Rockefeller Foundation in July 2021, shows that the true cost of the US food system is actually three times...
Constant Tedder
Sep 7, 20214 min read
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Explainer: What Is Space Junk and How Does It Affect the Environment?
Space junk is classified by NASA according to whether it is of natural or artificial origin, with the latter defined as ‘any man-made...
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Sep 7, 20214 min read
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Was Japan’s Release of Radioactive Contaminated Water Truly Safe?
Japan’s decision to release the radioactive contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi site into the ocean has caused controversial...
Constant Tedder
Sep 3, 20215 min read
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Studies Debunk “Nature is Healing’ Narrative from 2020 Lockdowns
Several new studies have tried to tally up the costs and benefits to the environment as a result of 2020 lockdowns around the world in...
Constant Tedder
Sep 2, 20216 min read
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Hong Kong is Making Residents Pay for Their Trash in New Waste-Charging Scheme
Hong Kong households will be charged based on the amount of waste they produce under a newly passed waste-charging scheme, but won’t be...
Constant Tedder
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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Era of Leaded Petrol Officially Over as UN Declares Milestone Victory
Global use of leaded petrol has finally been eradicated, marking a major milestone for the environment and human health. — What is...
Constant Tedder
Aug 31, 20212 min read
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The Environmental Costs of the Space Tourism Business
On July 20, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, flew into space along with three other companions in one of Blue Origin’s human-rated...
Constant Tedder
Aug 31, 20214 min read
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UK to Ban Single Use Plastic Plates, Cutlery and Polystyrene Cups
The UK government looks to implement a ban on single use plastic plates and cutlery, but it will unlikely be enforced until April of...
Constant Tedder
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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Maersk Shifts to Carbon Neutral Methanol Fuel for New Shipping Fleet
The world’s largest shipping business Maersk announces a new shipping fleet that runs on carbon neutral methanol, paving the way for...
Constant Tedder
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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How Do Hong Kong and Taiwan Compare in Solving Outdoor Air Pollution?
Air pollution has been one of the biggest environmental problems the world has faced for years. Hong Kong and Taiwan, adjacently located,...
Constant Tedder
Aug 24, 20215 min read
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In Saving the O Zone Layer, We Avoided Even More Intense Global Warming
The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 agreement to stop using o zone-depleting chemicals, also helped combat climate change in more ways than...
Constant Tedder
Aug 23, 20214 min read
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The Climate Crisis is A Child Rights Crisis – UN Report
The UN introduces the new Children’s Climate Risk Index and found that half of the world’s children currently live in extremely high-risk...
Constant Tedder
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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Why South Korea Still Has A Need for Coal
Despite being a fundamental cause of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), coal still seems to be indispensable to South Korea. The country is...
Constant Tedder
Aug 18, 20215 min read
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India to Ban Manufacturing and Use of Single Use Plastics from July 2022
In a major move to tackle the significant plastic pollution problem in the country, India has announced a ban on all manufacture, sale...
Constant Tedder
Aug 17, 20212 min read
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Blue Hydrogen Has No Role To Play in the Clean Energy Transition – Study
Blue Hydrogen may not be the answer to our clean energy transition. Researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities claim that blue...
Constant Tedder
Aug 16, 20212 min read
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Japanese Drinks Shift Towards Aluminium Cans, Replacing Plastic Bottles
More and more Japanese drinks and beverage vendors are switching out plastic bottles for aluminium cans to help reduce plastic trash in...
Constant Tedder
Aug 13, 20212 min read
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New Zealand Plans to Phase Out Most Single Use Plastics by 2025
New Zealand bans most single use plastics including straws and utensils while ongoing leveraging of plastic use of the commercial...
Constant Tedder
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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How Air Pollution Contributes to the Spread of COVID-19
Preliminary studies have identified a positive correlation between COVID-19-related mortalities and air pollution. There is also a...
Constant Tedder
Aug 11, 20214 min read
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Rethinking How We Reduce Packaging and Packaging Waste in Hong Kong
The plastic waste effect on the environment has long been recorded and discussed. The world at large produces about 419 million tons of...
Constant Tedder
Aug 10, 20213 min read
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