Saline lakes are one of the most unique inland water bodies. They account for 44% of all lakes worldwide, including Antarctica—a fact I honestly didn’t...
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Another Case on The Importance of Community Engagement in Transitioning to Clean Energy: Wind Power Gets Resistance in Brazil
In the impoverished part of the Northeast Region of Brazil, there’s a vast land. For the neighboring rural communities here, unfortunately, it’s a rugged land...
Australia May Have Found a Win-win Solution to Cut Stray/Feral Cat Numbers
When we look at cats in Turkey, Japan, or some parts of the world where the majority of the people adore cats, it feels like...
Climate Change Has Caused Damage to Small Islands, But They’re Fighting Back
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been under the threat of rising sea levels, which is a concerning thing considering that much of the population,...
Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Is Caused by Deforestation, A Study Says
We know that large-scale deforestation, especially for agriculture, is not a good thing ecologically, which eventually affects us. Well there’s one more thing that shows...
Trash Hermits: More Hermit Crabs Favor Plastic Waste as Their Homes
Think of hermit crabs. Some images that we have are those little critters coming out of their shells to move to larger ones. But nowadays,...
Do Shocking and ‘Disruptive’ Protests Attract the Public to a Climate Cause?
Do you remember the viral video about a climate group’s protest by throwing soup at Van Gogh’s painting? Some became outraged, some were on the...
Wind Turbine Blades Aren’t Recyclable, but We Can Upcycle or Repurpose Them
When it comes to renewable energy, wind turbines are quite well-loved. There is more wind-generated energy thanks to them. But as we know, not everything...
We Want No More Coal Power Stations to be Eco-Friendly, but What Will Become of the Workers?
In 2017, Australia bode farewell to its—as people dubbed it—dirtiest coal-fired power plant, Hazelwood, in Victoria. When a plant had been responsible for a good...
Beware of Fake Biodegradables: Products with False Claims are Found at Supermarkets
In 2017, there was a renowned study published in the journal Science which reported environmental issues. Here, the researchers revealed that throughout human history, we...