10 Things You Should Know About Tree ‘Offsets’
Forest and climate change campaigner Jutta Kill explains why planting trees is no substitute for reducing pollution. [...more]
Forest and climate change campaigner Jutta Kill explains why planting trees is no substitute for reducing pollution. [...more]
Analysis of tap water supplies in major metropolitan areas conducted by the Associated Press has revealed that the water supply in 24 major U.S. cities -- serving over 40 million people -- are contaminated with trace amounts of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-seizure medications, anti-inflammatory drugs, psychotropic drugs, pain medications and even caffeine. [...more]
Climate change is rapidly transforming the world's oceans by increasing the temperature and acidity of seawater, and altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation, reported a panel of scientists this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston. [...more]