Image: Jenny Sturm Shutterstock Plastic is drowning our seas and oceans. The greatest evidence of this fact is found in the Cocos Islands, where there is disproportionately more plastic waste than people. Nature gives us beautiful places but the beauty of the beaches is increasingly affected by plastic pollution. An example is the Cocos Islands … Read more
Britain has launched a 12-month emissions capture pilot project, during which they want to capture 300kg of carbon dioxide a day. Britain’s Drax and Japan’s Mitsubishi are preparing to launch a CO2 capture pilot project in the autumn for the British company’s biomass plants in North Yorkshire. Drax, one of the UK’s largest coal-fired power … Read more
Sargassum on the beach. Image: Playa del Carmen Shutterstock The record bloom of algae in the Atlantic Ocean could be explained by the volumes of biomass and fertilizers discharged by the Amazon River. Sargassum algae, in the right amount, produce oxygen and become habitats for marine wildlife, but excessive bloom compromises the health of corals, … Read more