People visit the immersive video experience hosted by the National Geographic Society during a press event during COP15 in Montreal on December 7.ANDREJ IVANOV/Getty Images Anyone who shows up at the UN biodiversity conference, known as COP15, will find that it takes time to get through the door. After first showing proof of vaccination in …
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The countries of the South demand that rich nations share the benefits of the biological resources extracted from their lands which are then used for medical, agricultural or industrial purposes. Known as “biopiracy”, the issue is a major stumbling block at the UN’s COP15 talks on biodiversity. In 2016, Indian environmental activist Vandana Shiva spoke …
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Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear and Northeastern University have discovered a previously unidentified immune response inside the nose that fights viruses responsible for upper respiratory tract infections. Further testing revealed that this protective response is inhibited at colder temperatures, making infection more likely to occur. New studypublished on December 6 in The Journal of …
Low-tech “natural” flood management, such as using natural materials to slow river flows and storing floodwater in grassland, will play a role, according to the chief executive of the Environment Agency. key role in preventing future floods. Sixty natural flood management pilot projects have helped protect 15,000 homes and store up to 1.6 million cubic …
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Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) is looking for other ways to push through licensing reform. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has a new rule proposal for federal building emissions, and the first offshore wind lease sale on the West Coast is winding down. It’s the night of energy and the environment, your source for the latest news …
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The federal government has committed to a historic overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws in a move that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says will reverse the decline of Australia’s environment and “leave it in a better state. than the one in which we found it”. Key points: The review of Australia’s environmental laws was initially given …
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The UN’s environment chief has warned ‘we are at war with nature’ and must ‘make peace’ as countries gather at Cop15 in Montreal to agree a deal to protect nature biodiversity of the planet. “We have just welcomed the 8 billionth member of the human race to this planet. It’s a wonderful birth of a …
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A reported effort to get Sen. Joe Manchin’s (DW.Va.) license reform agreement on a defense spending bill is generating pushback from the left. Plus: North Carolina is experiencing power outages after an alleged attack and a cap on Russian oil prices goes into effect. It’s the night of energy and the environment, your source for …
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Just a few small issues to fix. Photo: Eveleyn Hockstein (Reuters) The landmark Inflation Reduction Act is the largest U.S. contribution yet to meeting global emissions reduction goals. And the American allies are not happy about it. Certainly, they are happy to see that the United States is (finally) spending hundreds of billions of dollars …
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Conservationists have long worried that green sea turtles face the existential threat of a “human drought”. Key points: There is hope Heron Island is bucking a trend of rapidly feminizing the world’s green sea turtle population New research, using drones, has found that the sex ratio of the adult mating population is equal This is …
