The widely used environmentally unfriendly packaging material will soon, we expect, be replaced by a biodegradable alternative which has recently been developed in a Chinese university. They embed water-absorbing resin particles within the polymer, which then expand when in contact with water, breaking the entire structure down into a powder which will then biodegrade. This [...]
Dumped - a new reality documentary series was aired, featuring 11 members of the public with different views on the environment whom were placed on one of Britain’s biggest landfills for three weeks. Their mission: to live off the garbage that we all throw out everyday. They have to eat off, wear and build shelter [...]
The Scottish Executive want to introduce a bill next year to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050, according to an article in the Guardian. They are launching a drive today to raise awareness of the effect of climate change in Scotland, to prepare for it and ensure that Scotland does it part in preventing [...]
The UN climate conference held last week in Vienna finally bound industrialized nations to accept a commitment to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 25%. The Environment News Service reports that the talks among the 158 nations that were present showed a positive response to the climate problem. The talks have made way for the [...]
