Cigarette butts found as top polluters of Jeju beaches
Oct 31, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Cigarette butts are the most common items polluting Jeju beaches, according to a non-profit environmental group that is staging a coastal cleanup campaign. According to the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement of...
Oct 31, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The global consumer goods industrys project of unearthing plastic rubbish in a Jakarta landfill to provide fuel to power a nearby cement plan is criticized for emitting harmful air emissions. Scientists say incinerated...
S. Korean researchers turn CO2 into industrial gas
Oct 31, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy
A South Korean research team has developed a catalyst and processing technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), an industrial gas. Carbon monoxide is used in metal fabrication, electronics,...
Oct 31, 2021 23:29 pm UTC| Nature
Glaciers are not just spectacular indicators of climate change as they shrink and disappear due to global warming. They are also, for many communities, an irreplaceable source of fresh water. During the melting season...
Coca-Cola Philippines vows to phase out plastic sachets, straws
Oct 30, 2021 23:23 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) pledged to stop the production of plastic sachets for its powdered concentrates brand, Eight OClock, and to replace plastic straws with paper straws for its Nutriboost dairy...
Disney to drop environment-friendly Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars NFTs via Veve app
Oct 30, 2021 14:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Nature Economy
The Walt Disney Company will launch environment-friendly non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles from Disney Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more via the Veve app on November 12 to celebrate the first annual Disney+ Day....
Seoul to replace gas-powered delivery motorcycles with electric models
Oct 30, 2021 07:34 am UTC| Nature Economy
Seoul will replace all 215,000 combustion engine delivery motorbikes and old diesel-fueled parcel trucks with electric models by 2025 in cooperation with the central government and related industries. There are 215,000...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects