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Jul 23, 2020

Il caso Capannori – Estathé

Un avvenimento in qualche modo minore, non certamente adatto a riempire le prime pagine delle cronache nazionali, eppure quanto avvenuto attorno allo storico bicchierino dell’Estathé merita una menzione perché indicativo della nuova coscienza ambientale (soprattutto riguardo al problema dell’inquinamento provocato dalla plastica) e dei rinnovati rapporti tra aziende e consumatori in una nuova

Jul 22, 2020

Health or environment: Plastic dilemma over Covid-19

Researchers believe that disposable products are recyclable, so if this waste is collected properly, there will not be any environmental issues. Reased plastic consumption driven by Covid-19 related health concerns leads to a dilemma as people create more waste to protect their health while paving the way for a risk to environmental health

Jul 22, 2020

Why rural electrification won’t fix deforestation in Zimbabwe

Reliance on biomass such as fuelwood for energy in rural areas has a strong bearing on Zimbabwe’s environment. Rural communities in Zimbabwe meet 94% of their cooking energy requirements by using traditional fuels, mainly fuelwood, and 20% of urban households use wood as the main cooking fuel. For this reason, unsustainable fuelwood use

Jul 21, 2020

Our future must be green

World Environment Day comes this year to a planet that is preoccupied with the effects of COVID-19, a pandemic that has played with the lives of millions and affected some two-thirds of the people that share this planet. And as nations emerge from the darkest days of the coronavirus crisis, there is a

Jul 20, 2020

Il sogno e la ricerca di materiali alternativi

L’effetto “Greta Thunberg” ha travolto l’opinione pubblica e contribuito a far aumentare il livello di attenzione sui temi dello sviluppo sostenibile e dei cambiamenti climatici. Lo stiamo notando nei crescenti spazi riservati all’argomento da parte dei media ma anche nelle sollecitazioni a comportamenti virtuosi che si avvertono, di conseguenza, nell’opinione pubblica e, ragionando

Jul 20, 2020

I rischi dell’inquinamento indoor

Si è accennato, nel numero di MAG di gennaio-febbraio, all’inquinamento presente nelle nostre abitazioni, del grande tempo che passiamo all’interno di queste e di quanto la nostra coscienza ambientale, attenta all’aspetto della qualità dell’aria esterna, non abbia percezione dell’esistenza del fenomeno. Esaminiamo ora nello specifico quali possono essere realmente i veleni che troviamo

Jul 19, 2020

About planet SOS

Every part of the globe is feeling the heat of the climate and ecological emergency. Many of the world’s leading scientists are warning of an existential crisis in the face of irreversible and adverse changes to the earth’s climate. Al Jazeera’s environmental show Planet SOS explores the issues around climate, nature and pollution

Jul 17, 2020

I numeri della Plastic Pollution

Ci sia augura che, a fronte della notevole attenzione dedicata dai media e delle frequentazioni di luoghi vacanzieri, quella del 2019 possa esser definita l’estate della definitiva presa di coscienza dell’inquinamento causato dalla plastica (Plastic Pollution). Una battaglia, quella contro ciò che deriva dalla dispersione di questo materiale nell’ambiente, che vede impegnate istituzioni,

Jul 16, 2020

With an eye on the environment, New Zealand

The New Zealand government unveiled plans for a program which aims to tackle greenhouse gas emissions in the building and construction sector, and potentially futureproofs the built environment against the impacts of climate change. Initially, the Building for Climate Change program will focus on the expansion of insulation and glazing requirements in new

Jul 14, 2020

Why making small, green changes to your lifestyle

How can something as simple and homely as making raspberry juice in Peckham have anything to do with saving the planet? Many writers and environmental campaigners argue that greening our own lifestyles is a waste of time as we should be devoting all efforts on pressing for government action. If changing our own