Decoded : Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor air pollution is defined as the contamination of indoor air by pollutants such as carbon monoxide, particulate matter (PM 2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), radon, mold, and ozone. FOLLOW…
Study says 40% of Amazon region is potentially conserved — more than officially recorded
A larger portion of the Amazonian region might be under protection or potentially conserved than official records indicate, according to a new study published in the journal One Earth. A…
Saudi visa crackdown left heatwave-hit Hajj pilgrims scared to ask for help
Pilgrims without the right type of visa were denied medical treatment, survivors say, during a 52C heatwave which killed hundreds A Saudi visa crackdown left Hajj pilgrims feeling unable to…
3 essential building blocks for businesses aiming to protect biodiversity
It’s been almost two years since the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 in Montreal elevated biodiversity as a focus area for companies and financial institutions. Since…
Building climate resiliency through corporate philanthropy
This article is sponsored by Wells Fargo. Another incredibly hot summer with record and near-record highs has hit across the United States even before school was out. Heat-related health and…
Biodiversity loss is a bigger risk to businesses than carbon emissions
Memory chipmaker Micron is pausing construction on a manufacturing facility in northern New York state by at least six months because the wetlands it plans to destroy on the site…
A lesson in collective buying power: How to use your voice to drive climate policy
Note: This column is based on a talk Weihl gave at the CEBA Summit in May. I’ve been involved in corporate sustainability and clean energy work for almost two decades.…
A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
Photo by Caleb Miller on Unsplash ) By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis decreed Wednesday that an area of northern Rome, long the source of controversy…
Brazil’s new pro-agribusiness pesticide law threatens Amazon biodiversity
The bill went into effect as the use of pesticides banned long ago in the European Union exploded in the Brazilian Amazon...Read More