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Global Briefs

Saving Arctic Ice Using Glass Beads

November 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The California nonprofit Arctic Ice Project is proposing to scatter a thin layer of reflective silica glass particles over parts of the [&hellip

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California Passes Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

November 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act into law, which bans 24 ingredients from cosmetics and personal care products [&hellip

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Amazon Climate Label Facilitates Greener Choices

November 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Amazon is labeling approximately 25,000 products with a Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) designation to meet a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040. [&hellip

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Discarded Solar Panels Result In Toxic Pollution

October 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Photovoltaic panels, used to produce renewable solar power, become complex pieces of electronic waste at the end of their functional [&hellip

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Climate Change Impedes Wildfire Reforestation Efforts

October 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A study published in Global Ecology and Biogeography of 22 burned areas across the southern Rocky Mountains found that forests are becoming less [&hellip

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Canadian Species Extinction Risk Looms

October 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has determined that species of global conservation concern have declined in Canada by 42 [&hellip

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Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Surging in California

October 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The state of California has approved a $437 million campaign devoted to building thousands of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, making it the [&hellip

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Short Circuit

September 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Electronic Waste is Out of Control A partnership formed in 2017 between the United Nations International Telecommunication Union, the International Solid Waste Association and other [&hellip

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Corporate Hero

September 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Apple Seeks 2030 Carbon Neutrality Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming [&hellip

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Oarweed Odyssey

September 30th, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Scottish Kelp Provides Clues To Climate Change The BBC reports that experts from Heriot-Watt University, in Orkney, Scotland, have discovered kelp off the [&hellip