Stories tagged "emissions"

May 15, 2019

Plastic production a growing contributor to climate change

  We know that plastic pollution is a problem so rampant that if we don’t drastically act we can expect to see more plastic in the world’s oceans than fish by 2050. However, a new study by the Center of International Environmental Law has revealed...

March 4, 2019

Could high-speed rail remedy housing shortages and curb emissions?

Last year, for the first time in 40 years, emissions from vehicles rose to become the United States’ highest source of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time that more Americans are living in cities and our average commute times are growing each year, the...

February 1, 2019

Green Wave Rising in Europe Fueled by Kidpower

By Cate Calogero and Monica Medina Yesterday, 30,000 school children again turned out for protests in three cities across Belgium after an open letter to the government from 3,450 Belgian scientists saying “the activists are absolutely right”. ...

January 9, 2019

Toyota goes “pedal to the metal” on electric vehicle plans

Toyota Motor Corporation announced last month that it intends to speed its development and introduction of additional electric vehicles (hybrids, battery electric models and fuel-cell electric), with a goal of having every Toyota and Lexus model include an...

April 6, 2018

Our Daily Planet: #ShellKnew, Toxic Algae in the Great Lakes, ESA under threat, Exclusive Interview w/Johan Bergenas, Hero OFW Jane Lubchenco, The Rock and Gorillas

Our Daily Planet: #ShellKnew, ESA Under Threat, and The Rock Campaign URL Copy Facebook 0 likes Twitter 0 tweets Google +1 Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate English العربية Afrikaans беларуская мова български català 中文（简体） 中文（繁體） Hrvatski Česky Dansk eesti keel...