The UK government announced plans Wednesday to end to the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs in England. “Single-use plastics are a scourge on our seas and lethal to our precious environment and wildlife so it is vital we act now,” Environment Secretary Michael Gove said. “We have already banned harmful […]
The UK government announced plans Wednesday to end to the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs in England. “Single-use plastics are a scourge on our seas and lethal to our precious environment and wildlife so it is vital we act now,” Environment Secretary Michael Gove said. “We have already banned harmful […]
The Earth Day Network has announced that this year’s Earth Day, on Sunday, April 22, will focus on ending plastic pollution by Earth Day 2020, the 50th anniversary of the world’s first Earth Day in 1970, which led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Water, […]
By Courtney Lindwall Earth Day 2018 is here—and the Earth needs us more than ever. The Trump administration is waging a no-holds-barred assault on our clean energy future, the air we breathe and water we drink, our public lands, and our endangered species. But the grassroots environmental movement is energized, and every action each of […]
This Saturday’s March for Science is inherently connected to the April 29 People’s Climate March, climate scientists and environmentalists say: one march is about listening to science, the other is about acting on it. The March for Science, taking place on Earth Day, will march in defense of truth and scientific fact. A week later, […]
April 22 is called Earth Day, but we ought to spend more time looking in the mirror today. It could help us understand what we have done and are doing to the planet. Elsevier Connect, a digital resource of science, health and technology journals and data, helps us with that process by releasing an infographic entitled, […]
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