By Population Connection Sixteen U.S. and one Belgian student earned the top spots in the World of 7 Billion video contest sponsored by Population Connection. The competition included nearly 2,000 video submissions from middle and high school students from 28 countries and 44 U.S. states and territories. The videos explored population growth as it relates […]
Pumpkin seeds may be small, but they’re packed full of valuable nutrients. Eating only a small amount of them can provide you with a substantial quantity of healthy fats, magnesium and zinc. Because of this, pumpkin seeds have been associated with several health benefits. These include improved heart health, prostate health and protection against certain […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned fracking wastewater from public sewage plants, citing the inability of these plants to handle toxic and radioactive pollutants. Clean water and public health advocates, along with more than 30,000 Americans, had submitted comments in favor of the EPA rule, finalized earlier this week. A water impoundment at […]
Aquaponics is an emerging urban farming trend that’s ideal for big cities since it’s relatively low-maintenance and can be set up just about anywhere, from rooftops to formerly abandoned lots and buildings. And Brooklyn is now home to not one, but three aquaponic farms: Verticulture, Edenworks and OKO farms. [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BEQnYt5MFDB expand=1] Aquaponics, simply, is […]
A rising tsunami of U.S. nuke shut-downs may soon include California’s infamous Diablo Canyon double reactors. But it depends on citizen action, including a statewide petition. Five U.S. reactor closures have been announced within the past month. A green regulatory decision on California’s environmental standards could push the number to seven. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The […]
A video of a Pakistan fisherman is going viral after saving a sea turtle entangled in a plastic bag in the Arabian Sea. Rahim jumps into the water to help the struggling turtle. Photo credit: WWF, Facebook Amir Rahim was on a tuna fishing boat about 180 nautical miles off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan, […]
This summer, hundreds of homes Brooklyn and Queens will be recruited in an experiment to create a “clean virtual power plant” that feeds the utility grid with solar energy. SPWR & @ConEdison launch largest virtual power plant in US with ~300 #solar + storage homes. https://t.co/h0Te45aaJg pic.twitter.com/YPqJAG0FB2 — SunPower (@SunPower) June 13, 2016 New York utility Consolidated Edison […]
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), the regulatory body for biotechnology in Nigeria, has issued two permits to Monsanto Agriculture Nigeria Limited for the commercial release and market placement of genetically modified (GMO) cotton and the confined field trial of GMO maize. The two permits were signed by NBMA director-general Rufus Ebegba on May 1, which […]
California’s 2015 methane leak was so large it could be seen from space, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) statement released Tuesday. Comparison of detected atmospheric methane over Aliso Canyon, acquired 11 days apart in January 2016. The left picture was taken by NASA’s Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer on a NASA ER-2 […]
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