Greenpeace’s worldwide investigation shows hazardous chemicals in outdoor clothing
Greenpeace, dopo aver dimostrato la presenza di PFC nell’abbigliamento outdoor, sta cercando di capire quanto questo possa aver inquinato l’ambiente.
Camilla Soldati
Digital Editor
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COP21: corporate sponsorship shocks French NGOs
Tra le aziende partner della conferenza mondiale sul clima Cop21 figurano multinazionali che inquinano e investono in energie fossili. Insorgono le associazioni.
Hope the rhino survives poachers’ attack to hack off her horns
La storia di una giovane femmina di rinoceronte, Hope, incredibilmente sopravvissuta all’attacco dei bracconieri che le hanno tagliato il corno.
11 new chameleon species discovered in Madagascar
Grazie allo studio del DNA si è scoperto che il variopinto camaleonte pantera si divide in undici specie geograficamente separate.
Gorillas could become extinct within 10 years
Secondo i dati diffusi dal Wwf le popolazioni di gorilla si sono ridotte dell’85 per cento negli ultimi 65 anni.
Nebraska is the 19th US state to abolish the death penalty
Nebraska, American conservative state governed by Republicans, abolished the death penalty. The decision to retire executioners for good was made thanks to the vote of the Parliament that overrode a veto by Governor Pete Ricketts, who was in favour of capital executions. The veto has been overridden thanks to 30 votes out of
Why the Japanese city of Minamata is linked to mercury
The Minamata Convention on Mercury was adopted by 139 countries and signed by 92 of them during the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) that was held on 10 and 11 October 2013 in Kumamoto and Minamata, Japan. About the Convention The international treaty aims to regulate mercury trade and
French chefs gather in the name of organic cuisine
I cuochi promotori chiedono ai ristoranti di fare la loro parte per difendere l’ambiente, con una cucina che privilegi le produzioni locali e di stagione.
World hunger has dropped. Next target? Zero-hunger rate
People suffering from hunger in the world have dropped, registering a decrease of 10 million people, moving from 805 to 795 million people over the last 2 years. Data are even more significant due to the fact that between 1990 and 1992 the number of hungry people exceeded 1 billion. The new figures
French supermarkets will be banned from throwing away food
French supermarkets, larger than 400 square metres, can no longer throw away or destroy edible food. The French national assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, approved unanimously a law against food waste of shops and supermarkets. Lawbreakers will be sanctioned up to 75,000 euros or 2 years in jail. Supermarkets are thus