Yesterday, climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and said that world leaders are basically doing nothing to lower carbon emissions, despite the proof of a climate crisis. Speaking only several hours before President Donald Trump at the annual gathering of the political, business, […]
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New Study Links Air Pollution with Higher Risk of Depression & Suicide
According to a study that was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, air pollution increases the rates of depression and suicide. Unfortunately, as more than 90 percent of the world population is exposed to air pollution above the WHO-recommended levels, reducing the excessive amounts of polluted air may be […]
Our Oceans Are Losing Oxygen at a Dangerous Rate due to Temperature Increase, Finds a Study
Our oceans are struggling to breathe and running out of oxygen at a fast rate and climate change is speeding up the problem, claims a new study. According to the latest report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature created by 67 scientists from 17 countries, the oxygen levels […]
Costa Rica Aims To Become Carbon And Plastic-Free Country By 2021
There have been a lot of articles in the last months featuring titles that were claiming that Costa Rica will become carbon-free and plastic-free country. According to these articles, Costa Rica was set to remove single-use plastic by the year of 2021 and thus, the first country to be dedicated […]