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May 31 2022May 31, 2022

On World No Tobacco Day, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Highlights Efforts to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Tobacco

Leave a Comment / Efforts, Environment, Health, Pollution, sustainability / By SLSV / May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022

The Foundation is Supporting Initiatives to Help Smallholder Farmers Transition Away from Tobacco to More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Alternatives and Livelihoods NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — More than one billion individuals still smoke combustible cigarettes, with dire consequences for individual health and our global environment. More needs to be done to address this …

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May 26 2022May 26, 2022

‘Green Nobel’ winner warns oil majors may abandon Nigeria on pollution cleanup

Leave a Comment / Brand, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution / By SLSV / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022

(Bloomberg) — A Nigerian lawyer awarded a top prize for grassroots environmental activism has warned that international oil companies divesting from the West African country will abandon their obligations to compensate and clean up communities polluted by decades of crude production. Multinationals such as Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE have been selling onshore and shallow …

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May 24 2022May 24, 2022

Air pollution linked to deadly heart rhythm disorder, says new study

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Global Warming, Health, Pollution, research / By SLSV / May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022

Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study. Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study. The research, presented last week at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Madrid, Spain was conducted …

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May 23 2022May 23, 2022

‘Renewable energy superpower’: Australia votes for climate action

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Efforts, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution / By SLSV / May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022

The choosing of politicians running to tackle climate change is a remarkable shift for Australia, one of the world’s biggest per-capita carbon emitters and top coal and gas exporters. Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions. The election result, with the pivotal role …

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May 16 2022May 13, 2022

Declines in Air Pollution Have Made Hurricanes Stronger

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution, Save Earth / By SLSV / May 16, 2022 May 13, 2022

Without the cooling effect of aerosols, warmer oceans have provided more fuel to storms CLIMATEWIRE | Hurricane activity is shifting worldwide in large part because of climate change. Cyclones are getting stronger, intensifying faster, dumping more rain and migrating into different regions of the oceans. But global warming isn’t the only human activity at play. Air …

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