A satellite is expected to fall into the earth very soon. The Huffington Post in its USa edition reported Sunday that the European Space Agency’s Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE), satellite is falling to Earth.
Tag: pollution
Row over US mobile phone ‘cockroach backpack’ app
A US company that has developed an “electronic backpack” that fits onto a cockroach allowing its movements to be controlled by a mobile phone app has defended itself against cruelty claims.
Hazaribagh among world’s 10 worst polluted places
By by Megan Gannon, News Editor Remote industrial towns, e-waste processing centers and the site of an infamous nuclear disaster top 2013’s worst polluted places, according to a new list from the New York-based nonprofit Blacksmith Institute.
Bat virus clues to origins of Sars
By Keeren Flora Researchers have found strong evidence that the Sars virus originated in bats. Two novel Sars-like coronaviruses were found in Chinese horseshoe bats which are closely related to the pathogen that infects humans.
Greenpeace man fears ‘losing years of life’ in Russia
A British journalist detained in Russia after a Greenpeace protest has said he fears “losing years of his life” being kept away from his family and friends.
The benefits of allergies
From: Editor, ENN For those of us that suffer from seasonal allergies, or even from indoor allergens like dust or mold, the symptoms that we have to these allergens is actually a positive reaction as two new studies show that…
Air pollution ‘still harming Europeans’ health’
By Mark Kinver Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens’ health and the environment, latest figures show.
Nations adopt landmark mercury pollution convention
By Mark Kinver Nations have begun signing a legally binding treaty designed to curb mercury pollution and the use of the toxic metal in products around the globe.
Who is exposed to more pesticides, rural or urban dwellers?
From: s.e. smith, Care2
Bees’ foraging for flowers ‘hampered by diesel exhaust’
By Victoria Gill
What have we learned from Fukushima?
Since moving to Japan in 2012, I have reported on the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster – speaking to experts, visiting the site and watching the clean-up. For the Editors, a programme which sets out to ask challenging questions,…
Russia urged to drop piracy charges against Greenpeace
Russian authorities should immediately release from custody all 30 people arrested in connection with a Greenpeace protest in the Barents Sea, said Human Rights Watch.
Raise voice against polluters, land grabbers
Environment and Forests Minster Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday urged people to raise their voice against polluters and grabbers to protect the country’s rivers from rampant pollution and grabbing.
Is war becoming less frequent?
Nations have been going to war against other nations since before recorded history. There have been periods of peace, and then periods of war. As our societies become more advanced, do they become more civilized, does war decrease as less…
E-cigarettes ‘as effective’ as nicotine patches
By James Gallagher
Mozena for using advanced, clean cookstoves
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Saturday laid emphasis on using advanced and clean cookstoves and pledged that the US government will work with Bangladesh government and other stakeholders to help flourish the use of such cookstoves.
Fukushima nuclear plant still ‘unstable’, regulator says
The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant “has not ended”, the country’s nuclear watchdog has warned, saying the situation there is “unstable”.
Fukushima leaks: Japan pledges $470m for ‘ice wall’
Japan is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into building a frozen wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant to stop leaks of radioactive water.
More tank leaks found at Japan nuke plant
TOKYO — Japan’s top nuclear regulator raised safety concerns Monday about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations after signs of more leaks of radiation-contaminated water at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
Tanzania: Hazardous life Of child gold miners
Children as young as eight years old are working in Tanzanian small-scale gold mines, with grave risks to their health and even their lives, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Tanzanian government should curb child labor…
Is nuclear disaster looming in Japan?
Holly Ellyatt
Bangladesh nod to Bt brinjal, panics Indian environmentalists
Bharati Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times
Fukushima leak is ‘much worse than we were led to believe’
By Matt McGrath
Pollution warning app for swimmers and surfers launched
An app that gives bathers and surfers real-time warnings about pollution incidents on beaches has been launched.
China’s arsenic contamination risk is assessed
Nearly 20 million people in China could be exposed to water contaminated with arsenic, a study suggests.
Toxic nanoparticles may be entering human food supply
Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries has increased. For example, farmers have used silver nanoparticles as a pesticide because of their capability to suppress the growth of…
The ‘whole’ problem with recycling
Jennifer Argo, a marketing professor in the U of A’s Alberta School of Business, says that people are psychologically hard-wired to believe that products that are damaged or that aren’t whole—such as small or ripped paper or dented cans—are useless,…
Water leaks may become new Japan nuclear disaster
TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear watchdog said a leak of highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant could be the beginning of a new disaster — a series of leaks of contaminated water from storage tanks.
Pay compensation for non-compliant car air conditioning: Greenpeace
Environmental lobby group says that despite supporting Daimler in its quest for CO2 air conditioning, the ‘polluter pays’ principle should be applied to it for not complying with the MAC Directive