WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After a tumultuous few years, the political landscape might just be returning to normal this week. Following a glut of stories about a variety of issues directly impacting everyday Australians, a semblance of normality returned to the news cycle on Friday afternoon. That came in the form of a tinny…
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Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit | Delhi | The Guardian
Air quality in Delhi hit severe levels on Friday and a thick toxic smog cloaked the city, marking the beginning of a pollution season that has become an annual catastrophe for India’s capital. Schools were shut and non-essential construction was banned around Delhi as the air quality index in the city almost hit 500 –…
Another Nail In the Global Warming Coffin
Statistics Norway, the government agency that produces official statistics for that country, released a report last month titled “To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions?” The report concludes: [T]he results imply that the effect of man-made CO2 emissions does not appear to be sufficiently strong to cause systematic changes in…
Robbinsville High School Sophomore Stitches Sustainability and Style into Her Own Clothing Line – MidJersey.News
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–With a love of fashion and passion for sustainability, Robbinsville High School sophomore Megana Madhurakavi has weaved the two into her own business – LIILA, an eco-chic, non-profit clothing line. As the visionary behind LIILA, 15-year-old Megana imagines a world where fashion is a force for good. She hopes to encourage consumers “to…
Greta Thunberg deletes a 2018 tweet that said humanity is going to be extinct by 2023 because of climate change
Recently, the infamous environment activist Greta Thunberg deleted an old 2018 tweet where she had said humanity would go extinct by 2023 because of climate change. She has not provided any explanation for deleting the tweet. It was available at least till March 7, 2023, as captured by Archive.org. The last capture of the tweet…
Ather 450X electric scooter owner fined for ‘no Pollution Under Check’ certificate
We have seen some bizarre challans in the past. Here is one more. Traffic police have issued a challan for not having a valid Pollution Under Control or PUC certificate to an electric scooter owner. The incident is from Kerala and is becoming viral on the Internet. The incident is posted on a Facebook group…
Opinion | Climate Change Has Made Deadly Heat Waves Normal – The New York Times
A U.N. report published in April suggested that by just 2030 the world would be experiencing more than 500 major disasters each year. And the quickening frequency of what were once called “generational disasters” or “500-year storms” or even “acts of God” disorients us, too, so that it becomes hard to distinguish once-a-decade events from…
Fast & Futuristic: Mercedes-Benz EQC is Leading the Sustainability Race – The Hindu
The times are slowly changing. With growing consciousness around climate change, conventional cars are giving way to electric vehicles (EVs). Not only do these cars reduce greenhouse emissions, but they also prove to be more prudent in the long run. EVs are no passing trend, they are here to stay, ushering the most significant revolution…
LANXESS Again With Leading Positions In Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
First rank in Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe; second rank in DJSI World Outstanding results in the areas of product stewardship, management of water-related risks and human rights Germany/India: LANXESS once again convinces in terms of sustainability: The specialty chemicals company placed first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe in the “Chemicals”…
