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19/02/2020

Social Entrepreneurship This AI might possibly maybe reunite families after an earthquake By Ubuntu.News February 19, 2020 0 2 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Must read Social Entrepreneurship This AI might possibly maybe reunite families after an earthquake A new AI prototype could tran...

19/02/2020

19/02/2020

Would you sign up for this adventure?

Science & Nature SpaceX will launch private citizens into orbit – The Verge By Ubuntu.News February 18, 2020 0 1 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Must read Science & Nature Did birds unexcited migrate throughout ice ages? – Ars Technica Winging it — Model simulation tests idea that ...

19/02/2020

Milkweed Floss!? Learn more about this amazing material

Green Technologies The Future of Sustainable Materials: Milkweed Floss By Ubuntu.News February 19, 2020 0 2 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Must read Science & Nature Did birds unexcited migrate throughout ice ages? – Ars Technica Winging it — Model simulation tests idea that staying...

13/02/2020

Researchers found the newly described bee nests, Cellicalichnus krausei, in the rocks of Argentina’s Castillo Formation.

Nature & Wildlife Oldest proof of new bees found in Argentina By Ubuntu.News February 12, 2020 0 1 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Must read Science & Nature Astronaut shares breathtaking represent of Louisiana from dwelling – WBRZ Ubuntu.News - February 13, 2020 0 Baton Rouge - NASA ast...

01/10/2019

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27/09/2019

"There is no plannet B"

09/07/2019

We don't have enough words to explain the damage that plastics causes to our Environment.

⚠️🛑SAY NO to single plastic use.

03/07/2019

It’s no secret that oil and gas have long been Houston’s lifeblood. The energy industry runs through Space City’s veins, cushioning us while other cities struggle, propelling us ever forward. But there’s something to keep in mind — energy encapsulates far more than oil and gas, from solar to wind. And the City of Houston is all about sustainability. In fact, Houston is a straight-up… [ 989 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/houston-ranks-no-1-in-america-in-renewable-energy-use-no-really/

It’s no secret that oil and gas have long been Houston’s lifeblood. The energy industry runs through Space City’s veins, cushioning us while other cities

03/07/2019

Dan McCready, the Democratic congressional candidate in North Carolina, sat on the board of a nonprofit organization that lobbied for policies that benefited his solar energy business while allowing electric companies to raise consumer rates to offset state clean energy mandates. Critics of the North Carolina renewable energy law claim the mandate could cost consumers up to $149 million per year in extra fees, while supporters of the law say it has created clean energy jobs and the actual consumer impact of the policy has been minimal so far. [ 778 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/house-candidates-nonprofit-group-pushed-policies-that-aided-his-business-interests-while-raising-energy-bills/

Dan McCready, the Democratic congressional candidate in North Carolina, sat on the board of a nonprofit organization that lobbied for policies that b

03/07/2019

**Phnom Penh, 3 July 2019 **– With the goal of realising safer, more climate-resilient, more equitable communities, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia has entered into a new partnership with the NGO ActionAid focused on enhancing gender equality in early warning system and disaster risk reduction. The partnership is the latest in a series forged by UNDP under a project… [ 634 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/raising-women-up-undp-and-action-aid-cambodia-partner-to-empower-women-in-climate-action-and-disaster-management-cambodia/

**Phnom Penh, 3 July 2019 **– With the goal of realising safer, more climate-resilient, more equitable communities, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Ca

03/07/2019

Like the Ents marching on Mordor, renewables are coming for both coal and gas. (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images) picture alliance via Getty Images Renewables will dominate energy markets in the United States because of their economics, even without the support of policy, some analysts agree. The low price of renewables has driven the news this week not only of… [ 582 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/4-reasons-renewables-will-continue-to-dominate-fossil-fuels/

Like the Ents marching on Mordor, renewables are coming for both coal and gas. (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)picture alliance vi

03/07/2019

THE Scottish Government has demonstrated its commitment to the management of white-tailed eagles in a recent visit to a monitor farm near Oban. Local hill farmer and NFUS member David Colthart, who chairs the Argyll and Lochaber Sea Eagle Stakeholder Group, invited Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Roseanna Cunningham, to meet with local farmers as part of a drive by the union to ensure eagle management is taken seriously. [ 441 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/farmers-tell-cunningham-about-lamb-losses-to-sea-eagles/

THE Scottish Government has demonstrated its commitment to the management of white-tailed eagles in a recent visit to a monitor farm near Oban. Local hill

03/07/2019

Makhanda, South Africa // The annual arts festival in the Eastern Cape town of Makhanda brings thousands of visitors and with them an influx of revenue to local business. This year, the festival also brings water. “The organisers have said we’d have enough water, at least for the week,” says Belinda Meyer, who runs a small bed and breakfast in the usually quiet town in the Eastern Cape province. [ 1,332 more word ]
https://ubuntu.news/in-south-africa-basic-needs-become-a-scarcity/

Makhanda, South Africa // The annual arts festival in the Eastern Cape town of Makhanda brings thou

03/07/2019

An Indigenous-led group plans to offer to buy a majority stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from the Canadian government this week or next, a deal that could help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mitigate election-year criticism from environmentalists. The group, called Project Reconciliation, aims to submit the $6.9 billion offer as early as Friday, managing director Stephen Mason told Reuters, and start negotiations with Ottawa two weeks later. [ 961 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/canadas-indigenous-pipe-dream-might-end-trudeaus-trans-mountain-nightmare/

An Indigenous-led group plans to offer to buy a majority stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from the Canadian government this week or next, a dea

03/07/2019

Last Monday, a group of Jewish activists started planning a demonstration with Movimiento Cosecha, an organization advocating for permanent protection for undocumented immigrants. Disturbed by reports they had heard of detention centers along the southern border, where migrant children were held without access to basic necessities like soap and toothbrushes, they felt they had to do something. By Sunday afternoon, they were standing with a crowd of approximately 200 Jews, 36 of whom would later be arrested, outside an ICE detention center in Elizabeth, N.J., to block entrances to the facility and call for the abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement federal agency. [ 1,391 more word ]
https://ubuntu.news/stepped-up-activism-on-immigration-moral-crisis/

Last Monday, a group of Jewish activists started planning a demonstration with Movimiento Cosecha, an organization advocating for permanent protection for

03/07/2019

Aldi has backed the New South Wales Government to follow the private sector and ban single-use plastic bags. The German supermarket giant says it has never offered single-use carrier bags and announced to stakeholders last week a wide-ranging plan to dramatically decrease the amount of plastic used by it and its partners. The strategy aims to reduce the amount of plastic packaging by 25 per cent by 2025 through a number of steps, including replacing the packaging of fresh produce to more sustainable alternatives and phasing out unnecessary single-use plastics by the end of next year. [ 560 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/aldi-announces-plastic-bag-ban-support-will-phase-out-single-use-plastic-by-2020/

Aldi has backed the New South Wales Government to follow the private sector and ban single-use plastic bags.The German supermarket giant says it has never offer

03/07/2019

The US produces far more garbage and recycles far less of it than other developed countries, according to a new analysis by the global risk consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft. The figures emerge as the world faces an escalating waste crisis driven largely by plastics piling up in developing countries and the oceans. The US is at a crossroads as China and other developing countries refuse to… [ 527 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/us-produces-far-more-waste-and-recycles-far-less-of-it-than-other-developed-countries-us-news/

The US produces far more garbage and recycles far less of it than other developed countries, according to a new analysis by the global risk consulting firm Ver

03/07/2019

Ayu Eza Tiara, one of the lawyers working on the case, said that 31 people had joined the lawsuit in the past week, which will be filed against President Joko Widodo, as well as the country's Home Affairs Minister, Health Minister, Environmental Minister and the Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan. Those joining the lawsuit are ordinary citizens, including artists, academics and businessmen, according to Ayu Eza Tiara, from the Jakarta Legal Institute. [ 467 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/angry-citizens-sue-indonesian-government-over-growing-air-pollution/

Ayu Eza Tiara, one of the lawyers working on the case, said that 31 people had joined the lawsuit in the past week, which will be filed against President Joko W

03/07/2019

In response to the removal of glass from curbside recycling programs across Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host two pop-up glass recycling collection events this month. The first one, sponsored by Murrysville in Westmoreland County, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 13 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. The second, sponsored by Upper St. [ 298 more words ]
https://ubuntu.news/pop-up-glass-recycling-collections-planned-this-month-local-news/

In response to the removal of glass from curbside recycling programs across Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host two pop-up glass recycling collection events this month.

03/07/2019

It’s an issue that has been challenging household budgets and occupying much of the political narrative (before Brexit at least) for years; energy prices. Throughout this decade, and much of the last, the UK’s political parties have made claims and counter claims, floated policies, amended policies, and even ditched their own policies. The result of which is a situation where it is very difficult for companies to exist profitably, leading to knock on affects for consumers. [ 1,270 more word ]
https://ubuntu.news/inside-the-uks-broken-energy-market/

It’s an issue that has been challenging household budgets and occupying much of the political narrative (before Brexit at least) for years; energy prices. Throughout this decade, and much of the last, the UK’s political parties have made claims and counter claims, floated policies, amended polic...

03/07/2019

Letter: More facts on the march of renewables toward a better world Manitoulin Expositor Already well ahead of the targets set out by David MacKay in his 2009 book so often cited by David Desjardins. To the Expositor: 'Sustainable Energy – Without ...
https://ubuntu.news/letter-more-facts-on-the-march-of-renewables-toward-a-better-world-manitoulin-expositor/

Letter: More facts on the march of renewables toward a better world  Manitoulin ExpositorAlready well ahead of the targets set out by David MacKay in