A six-year-old sniffs asparagus suspiciously as his father grapples with a grapefruit and several women admire a selection of cabbages, in search of a bargain. “Everyone pays 20 kroner (about £2) for a reusable bag to fill with whatever they like,” says Bettina Bach, 31, of Bo Welfare, a social housing project in the Danish city…
Par : Vladyslav Semendyayev Selon de récentes statistiques, la Norvège a un taux d’incarcération de seulement 72 personnes pour 100 000. Il s’agit d’un des taux les plus bas en Occident. En comparaison, le Canada et les États-Unis ont respectivement un taux de 118 et de 707 personnes pour 100 000. Plus impressionnant encore est le taux de…
The city plans to wean its homes off domestic natural gas by 2050, starting now. (Zoetnet/Flickr) By 2050, Amsterdam hopes to put its gas-heated days behind it. In a city where natural gas warms 90 percent of all homes and contributes 30 percent of all carbon emissions, removing all those boilers won’t be easy—but it could very…
As the European Union threatens to unravel in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave, the African Union is pursuing a path of closer integration through the launch of a common passport that will grant visa-free access to all 54 member states. The first of the electronic passports were unveiled at theAU summit in Kigali, Rwanda,…
Martin Meissner/Associated Press A world greatly concerned about how the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president could stall global climate policy received a major dose of welcome news Sunday, when scientists published a projection suggesting that for the third straight year, global carbon dioxide emissions did not increase much in 2016. The news…
Scientist have developed an ingenious means of converting nuclear power plant waste (76,430 metric tons in the US alone) into sustainable diamond batteries These long-lasting batteries could be a clean and safe way to power spacecraft, satellites, and even medical devices. Scientists from the University of Bristol Cabot Institute are hitting two birds with…
Earlier in the month the Government announced plans to renovate Buckingham Palace. The 10-year overhaul will cost an estimated £369 million, that will be used on essential works to replace heating systems, water pipes and electrical wiring which were installed following World War II. And these same proposals are now also said to include numerous solar panels…
Around seven million people (or over 10% of the population) in Thailand live below the national poverty line. So in a bid to combat this and kickstart the weakening economy, the government have approved plans to give low-income families a one-time payout. People who earn less than 30,000 baht (£680) each year will be given 3,000…
Patagonia tend to make millions during Black Friday sales, while Mother Nature continues to receive nothing but coal, oil and a shit-ton of pollutants. So in a bid to show love for the planet and turn the bedrock of this consumer extravaganza on its head, the outdoor clothes brand plan to give all its proceeds to…
MICHAEL BELL / REGINA LEADER-POST In the eyes of some, today’s youth are more connected to the devices in their hands than the world that surrounds them. Tell that to a group of young people gathered this weekend in Regina and Saskatoon. Take Faraz Khan. At just 16, the well-spoken Campbell Collegiate student is involved with his school’s…