Funnily enough, both whales and washing machines including other household items can help reduce greenhouse gases. I don’t expect anything other than a tiny change. But...
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Reforestation can go wrong: some golden rules for effective reforestation
COMMENT AND NEWS: The desire by governments in any country to reforest their landscape because it has been deforested for commercial reasons is admirable as it...
Continue reading...Camels teach scientists how to keep things cool without electrical power
Scientists have learned from the camel about how to keep things cool. They’ve developed a product which can keep objects such as shipping containers at 7°C...
Continue reading...Leaving fish in the sea helps brake global warming
An interesting research paper has recently been published in Science Advances, which is co-written by Gael Mariani, a PhD student at Montpelier University France (he’s the...
Continue reading...Limescale in kettles is bad for the environment
Boiling too much water in a kettle because of limescale contributes to global warming.
Continue reading...Weight of Colonel Armstrong Tree
The weight of the Colonel Armstrong Tree is 110 tonnes which is more than they had thought. Previous estimates were 70 to 90 tonnes. Scientist used...
Continue reading...Controversy over plug-in hybrid car emissions
Plug-in hybrid cars are meant to have a much reduced level of carbon dioxide emissions compared to petrol or diesel cars. It is said they that...
Continue reading...Glossy wildlife film documentaries can cover up the realities
Wildlife documentary makers do wonderful work. The quality of their filming is astonishing sometimes. It looks unbelievable and sometimes it actually is. I guess they have...
Continue reading...Scientists have messed up the planet with global warming and plastic
Giles Coren, The Times columnist, makes a very good point in his usual highly amusing way in his article today Saturday, May 9, 2020. He wants...
Continue reading...Plant-based drinks are becoming more popular
Plant-based drinks are becoming more popular with women and the under-25s in particular, in Britain. A quarter of Britons are drinking almond, oat, rice and other...
Continue reading...Colourful creatures have colonised Great Britain because of climate change
Climate change has caused dozens of colourful species to colonise new areas of Great Britain over the past 10 years, a study has discovered. Red mullet...
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