Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
rivers, Tag
- Colombian tribe calls for action on alleged effects of UK oil firm Fri, 22 Feb 19, 6:00pmIn part two of our series, indigenous Siona people claim their health is being affected by apparent contamination of river
- Pipeline leaks 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana river Tue, 11 Sep 18, 7:30amAn oil company based out of Texas has confessed to a faulty pipeline leaking 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into an Indiana river. Buckeye Pipe Line, based out of Houston, admitted that it detected a pressure loss in its fuel...
- 'We have become guardians': Turkey's accidental forest protectors Sat, 21 Jul 18, 3:15pmBirhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal wanted to ‘get away from it all’ but are now leading a campaign to protect rivers and trees from hydropower plants
- Lost rivers could heat London to cut capital's emissions Mon, 9 Jul 18, 9:01amCampaigners propose using buried rivers as source of fossil fuel-free heat
- Leaked report warns Cambodia's biggest dam could 'literally kill' Mekong river Wed, 16 May 18, 4:00pmGovernment-commissioned report says proposed site at Sambor reach is the ‘worst possible place’ for hydropower due to impact on wildlife
- Balkan dam projects could result in loss of one in 10 European fish species Wed, 18 Apr 18, 11:07pmExclusive: Plans for a network of hydropower plants in three countries would cause ‘chain reaction’ for endangered species, report warns
- Urban Rivers designs a multiplayer Trashbot Game to clean the Chicago River Fri, 16 Mar 18, 1:35amThe non-profit organization Urban Rivers is currently fundraising to deploy a remote-controlled, trash-cleaning robot on the Chicago River. Urban Rivers already has a prototype out in the water and hopes to expand this into...
- Balkan hydropower projects soar by 300% putting wildlife at risk, research shows Mon, 27 Nov 17, 7:00pmMore than a third of about 2,800 planned new dams are in protected areas, threatening rivers and biodiversity
- New subway-style map shows how US rivers connect cities and national parks Wed, 26 Jul 17, 9:52pmWhen we think of transportation in the United States, we don't always think of rivers. But according to designer Theo Rindos, the country's waterways once were and still worthy of travel. He designed a subway-style map of...
- The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers Thu, 8 Jun 17, 2:55amHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- First estimate of plastic entering oceans from rivers yields shocking results Wed, 7 Jun 17, 11:08pmHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- Why is Latin America so obsessed with mega dams? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmProtests against Latin America’s pursuit of hydropower are increasing as the environmental costs mount up. Is the end of the region’s mega dams in sight?
- Por que a América Latina tem tamanha obsessão por mega-hidrelétricas? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmFrequentemente tida como motivo de orgulho nacional, a matriz hídrica da América Latina gera custos ambientais cada vez maiores e é alvo de protestos crescentes...
- ¿Por qué la obsesión de Latinoamérica por las represas? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmSon símbolos de orgullo nacional, pero dado el aumento en las protestas y los costos medioambientales ahora se cuestiona el futuro de las mega represas
- Why is Latin America so obsessed with mega dams? Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmProtests against Latin America’s pursuit of hydropower are increasing as the environmental costs mount up. Is the end of the region’s mega dams in sight?