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The point of archelogy is radically changing. Until the last few decades, archaeology has all been about the important finds — temples, palaces, hopefully spectacular finds like King Tut’s tomb. But today its focus is turning to the common people, “a switch from the 1 percent to the 99 percent ,” as one researcher put…
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Scientists have discovered that plastic pollution is changing entire earth system. It is affecting the climate, biodiversity, ecosystems, ocean acidification, human health and the use of freshwater and land. The solution, they say, is to view the pollution not only as a waste problem, but more importantly as a product that poses harm to human…
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Solar lights are perfect for outdoor decor because they are eco-friendly, versatile, and cost-efficient. To know how much you can save with these solar lights check out this free Solar Lighting Cost Savings Calculator. Whether you put them in your pathway, create an outdoor ambiance, or just want to enhance the look and feel of…
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Around the world, farmers are turning waste biomass into biochar, which improves soils, boosts yields, creates a new source of income, and buries significant amounts of carbon for thousands of years. This simple farming technique can capture carbon for thousands of years https://grist.org/climate/biochar-farming-capture-carbon-thousands-of-years Related Reading
Mounting evidence shows that EV charging stations are not only good for businesses, but they’re good for the planet as well. Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business. https://grist.org/business/public-ev-chargers-are-good-for-the-planet-theyre-also-good-for-business/ Related Reading
The nation of Cyprus has become a world leader in solar heating, and it’s working for everyone. It’s providing people with free hot water, and it’s creating numerous jobs for people to install rooftop systems across the country . ‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/cyprus-solar-thermal-heating-water-rooftop-renewable-energy-climate…
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Organic waste such as wood, food waste, agricultural waste and, perhaps most important of all, coffee grounds, usually ends up in landfills where it emits large amounts of greenhouse gases, including methane and carbon dioxide, that contribute to climate change. However, Australian scientists have found a way to use the waste instead of sand to…
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The demand for nickel is growing rapidly due to the growing popularity of electric vehicles, but mining nickel is energy-intensive and powered by carbon-emitting fossil fuels. But there is a solution: phytomining, which is a process that involves growing plants that suck nickel out of the ground. Power from flower: Albanian farm plants suck EV…
New computer models suggest that the notorious Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a gargantuan mass of plastic and other garbage twice the size of Texas that is floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii, could be cleaned up in five years. Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be eliminated in 10 years, cleanup organization says…
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Until recently, areas contaminated by industrial operations were either left alone or bulldozed with the contaminated material hauled off to a landfill. But the former was wasteful and the latter was expensive and dangerous, so a California ecologist found an inexpensive way to turn those areas into flowering meadows – by planting mushrooms Mushrooms Help…